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2022–23 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team

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2022–23 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record18–15 (13–7 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Alex Delanian
  • Derrick Florence
  • DeAudra Brown
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
(Capacity: 10,300)
Seasons
2022–23 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 16 2   .889 25 7   .781
Long Beach State 17 3   .850 23 10   .697
Hawai'i 13 7   .650 18 15   .545
UC Davis 12 7   .632 16 14   .533
UC Santa Barbara 12 8   .600 21 12   .636
UC San Diego* 10 10   .500 13 17   .433
Cal State Fullerton 9 11   .450 14 16   .467
Cal Poly 7 12   .368 10 18   .357
Cal State Northridge 6 14   .300 7 24   .226
Cal State Bakersfield 3 17   .150 8 23   .258
UC Riverside 3 17   .150 6 26   .188
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 Big West tournament winner
As of March 20, 2023

The 2022–23 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rainbow Wahine, led by Laura Beeman in her 11th season as head coach, played their home games at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu as a member of the Big West Conference.

The Wahine finished third in the Big West during the regular season and won the Big West tournament. They were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Previous season

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The Rainbow Wahine finished the season with a 20–10 record, including a 13–3 mark in Big West conference play that netted them the regular season championship and the top overall seed in the Big West Conference tournament.[1] The team won the conference tournament and the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Baylor in the first round.[2][3]

Roster

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2022–23 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Avery Watkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Kennedy Catholic HS Seattle, WA
G 1 Kelsie Imai 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Waiakea HS Pahoa, HI
G 2 Ashley Thoms 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Campolindo HS
Weber State
Lafayette, CA
G 3 Lily Wahinekapu 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So ʻIolani School
Cal State Fullerton
Kane‘ohe, O‘ahu
G 4 Jovi Lefotu 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr ʻIolani School Kane‘ohe, O‘ahu
F 11 Kallin Spiller (C[4]) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Lakeside School (WA)
Columbia/Seattle
Seattle, WA
F 12 Imani Perez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Mullen HS Seattle, WA
G 13 Hallie Birdsong 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) So Kalani HS Honolulu, HI
F 14 Nnenna Orji 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Etiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G 15 Daejah Phillips 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Centennial HS (NV) Las Vegas, NV
G 20 McKenna Haire (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Myers Park HS
Princeton
Charlotte, NC
G 23 Meilani McBee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Kennewick HS Kennewick, WA
G 32 Eva Ongoongotau 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Pleasant Grove HS (UT) Pleasant Grove, UT
F 34 Jacque David 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So William Chrisman HS Independence, MO
G 45 Olivia Davies 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Mat-Su Career Tech Anchorage, AK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Hawaii Pacific W 73–49 
Stan Sheriff Center (1,306)
Honolulu, HI
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
3:30 p.m.
at Oregon State L 60–61  0–1
Gill Coliseum (3,663)
Corvallis, OR
November 9, 2023*
3:00 p.m.
at Portland L 54–70  0–2
Chiles Center (492)
Portland, OR
November 18, 2023*
2:30 p.m.
Florida Gulf Coast
Bank of Hawaii Classic
L 45–65  0–3
Stan Sheriff Center (1,239)
Honolulu, HI
November 20, 2023*
2:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Lipscomb
Bank of Hawaii Classic
L 69–73 OT 0–4
Stan Sheriff Center (1,416)
Honolulu, HI
November 25, 2023*
2:30 p.m.
Grambling State
Rainbow Wahine Showdown
W 63–47  1–4
Stan Sheriff Center (1,349)
Honolulu, HI
November 26, 2022*
2:30 p.m.
Florida Gulf Coast
Rainbow Wahine Showdown
L 50–63  1–5
Stan Sheriff Center (1,340)
Honolulu, HI
November 27, 2022*
2:30 p.m., Spectrum Sports
No. 2 Stanford
Rainbow Wahine Showdown
L 39–68  1–6
Stan Sheriff Center (2,152)
Honolulu, HI
December 11, 2022*
2:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
UNLV L 66–76  1–7
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 21, 2022*
12:00 p.m.
at San Jose State W 54–43  2–7
Provident Credit Union Event Center (402)
San Jose, CA
Big West regular season
December 29, 2022
4:00 p.m.
at UC Davis W 70–62  3–7
(1–0)
University Credit Union Center (494)
Davis, CA
December 31, 2022
12:00 p.m.
at Cal Poly W 50–47  4–7
(2–0)
Mott Athletics Center (642)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
UC San Diego L 57–60  4–8
(2–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,265)
Honolulu, HI
January 7, 2023
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Cal State Fullerton W 66–53  5–8
(3–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,813)
Honolulu, HI
January 14, 2023
1:00 p.m., SPECSN
at Long Beach State W 66–53  5–9
(3–2)
Walter Pyramid (688)
Long Beach, CA
January 16, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Northridge W 76–60  6–9
(4–2)
Premier America Credit Union Arena (211)
Northridge, CA
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
UC Irvine L 67–71 OT 6–10
(4–3)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,400)
Honolulu, HI
January 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
UC Riverside W 55–51  7–10
(5–3)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,477)
Honolulu, HI
January 26, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Santa Barbara L 69–72  7–11
(5–4)
The Thunderdome (313)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 28, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Bakersfield W 51–47  8–11
(6–4)
Icardo Center (439)
Bakersfield, CA
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
UC Davis L 47–57  8–12
(6–5)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,380)
Honolulu, HI
February 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Cal Poly W 80–58  9–12
(7–5)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,641)
Honolulu, HI
February 9, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC San Diego W 61–58  10–12
(8–5)
LionTree Arena (429)
San Diego, CA
February 11, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton W 60–54  11–12
(9–5)
Titan Gym (252)
Fullerton, CA
February 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Long Beach State L 47–48  11–13
(9–6)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,657)
Honolulu, HI
February 20, 2023
2:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Cal State Bakersfield W 65–52  12–13
(10–6)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,370)
Honolulu, HI
February 23, 2023
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Riverside W 60–49  13–13
(11–6)
SRC Arena (302)
Riverside, CA
February 25, 2023
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Irvine L 66–68 OT 13–14
(11–7)
Bren Events Center (973)
Irvine, CA
March 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
Cal State Northridge W 66–58  14–14
(12–7)
Stan Sheriff Center (1,382)
Honolulu, HI
March 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports
UC Santa Barbara W 68–58  15–14
(13–7)
Stan Sheriff Center (2,248)
Honolulu, HI
Big West tournament
March 8, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) Cal State Fullerton
Quarterfinals
W 82–75 2OT 16–14
Dollar Loan Center (959)
Henderson, NV
March 10, 2023
12:30 p.m., ESPN+
(3) vs. (2) Long Beach State
Semifinals
W 67–62  17–14
Dollar Loan Center (1,119)
Henderson, NV
March 11, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
(3) vs. (5) UC Santa Barbara
Championship
W 61–59  18–14
Dollar Loan Center (1,216)
Henderson, NV
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2023*
11:30 a.m., ESPN2
(14 G2) at (3 G2) No. 9 LSU
First Round
L 50–73  18–15
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,608)
Baton Rouge, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G2=Greenville 2.
All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time.
Source: [5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kaneshiro, Jason. "University of Hawaii women's basketball team wins Big West regular-season title". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  2. ^ Tsai, Stephen. "Hawaii women's basketball team wins Big West title, earns NCAA berth". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Shimabuku, Christian. "Hawaii women's basketball eliminated by Baylor in NCAA Tournament". KHON2. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  4. ^ https://hawaiiathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=20125
  5. ^ "2022-2023 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2023.