Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball

The Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team competes in the Big West Conference for the University of Hawaii at Manoa.[2]

This article is about University of Hawaii women's basketball. For Hawaii men's basketball, see Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball.
Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball
2022–23 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Athletic directorDavid Matlin
Head coachLaura Beeman (11th season)
ConferenceBig West
LocationHonolulu, Hawaii
ArenaSimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center
(Capacity: 10,000)
NicknameRainbow Wahine
ColorsGreen, black, silver, and white[1]
       
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament round of 32
1990
NCAA tournament appearances
1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2016, 2022, 2023
Conference tournament champions
1996, 2016, 2022, 2023
Conference regular season champions
Big West: 1993, 1994, 2015, 2022
WAC: 1998

Season-by-season results
Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Patsy Dung (1974–1979)
1974–75 Patsy Dung 4–2
1975–76 Patsy Dung 5–2
1976–77 Patsy Dung 4–4
1977–78 Patsy Dung 7–6
1978–79 Patsy Dung 11–6
Patsy Dung: 31–20 (.608)
Milo Griffin (1979–1982)
1979–1980 Milo Griffin 9–16
1980–1981 Milo Griffin 8–15
1981–1982 Milo Griffin 8–18
Milo Griffin: 25–49 (.338)
Jerry Busone (1982–1984)
1982–83 Jerry Busone 18–12
1983–84 Jerry Busone 17–11
Jerry Busone: 35–23 (.603)
Bill Nepfel (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1984–1987)
1984–85 Bill Nepfel 20–122–64th
1985–86 Bill Nepfel 12–165–96th
1986–87 Bill Nepfel 21–713–52nd
Bill Nepfel: 53–35 (.602)20–20 (.500)
Vince Goo (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1987–1988)
1987–88 Vince Goo 14–148–107th
Vince Goo (Big West Conference) (1988–1996)
1988–89 Vince Goo 20–1013–5T–2ndNCAA First Round
1989–90 Vince Goo 26–416–22ndNCAA Second Round
1990–91 Vince Goo 12–156–128th
1991–92 Vince Goo 25–713–5T–2ndNWIT Final
1992–93 Vince Goo 28–417–11st
1993–94 Vince Goo 25–516–21stNCAA First Round
1994–95 Vince Goo 6–204–149th
1995–96 Vince Goo 23–615–32ndNCAA First Round
Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (Western Athletic Conference) (1996–2004)
1996–97 Vince Goo 21–812–4T–2nd
1997–98 Vince Goo 24–413–11stNCAA First Round
1998–99 Vince Goo 17–109–5T–3rd
1999–2000 Vince Goo 20–911–32ndWNIT First Round
2000–01 Vince Goo 26–812–42ndWNIT Semifinals
2001–02 Vince Goo 23–814–4T–2ndWNIT First Round
2002–03 Vince Goo 16–149–9T–4thWNIT First Round
2003–04 Vince Goo 8–206–128th
Vince Goo: 334–116 (.742)194–96 (.669)
Jim Bolla (Western Athletic Conference) (2004–2009)
2004–05 Jim Bolla 11–157–117th
2005–06 Jim Bolla 18–109–73rd
2006–07 Jim Bolla 15–149–7T–4th
2007–08 Jim Bolla 12–186–106th
2008–09 Jim Bolla 8–234–128th
Jim Bolla: 64–80 (.444)35–47 (.427)
Dana Takahara-Dias (Western Athletic Conference) (2009–2012)
2009–10 Dana Takahara-Dias 10–206–88th
2010–11 Dana Takahara-Dias 11–195–117th
2011–12 Dana Takahara-Dias 11–196–86th
Dana Takahara-Dias: 32–58 (.356)17–27 (.386)
Laura Beeman (Big West Conference) (2012–present)
2012–13 Laura Beeman 17–1413–5T–2ndWNIT First Round
2013–14 Laura Beeman 17–1410–63rdWNIT First Round
2014–15 Laura Beeman 23–914–21stWNIT First Round
2015–16 Laura Beeman 21–1112–4T–2ndNCAA First Round
2016–17 Laura Beeman 12–187–9T–6th
2017–18 Laura Beeman 12–185–118th
2018–19 Laura Beeman 15–1710–6T–2ndWNIT First Round
2019–20 Laura Beeman 16–149–7T–2nd
2020–21 Laura Beeman 9–87–65th
2021–22 Laura Beeman 20–1013–31stNCAA First Round
2022–23 Laura Beeman 18–1513–73rdNCAA First Round
Laura Beeman: 180–148 (.549)113–66 (.631)
Total:754–529 (.588)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason appearances

NCAA Tournament appearances

The Rainbow Wahine have appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 1–8.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1989#12First Round#5 WashingtonL 79–87
1990#9First Round
Second Round		#8 Montana
#1 Stanford		W 83–78
L 76–106
1994#12First Round#5 San Diego StateL 75–81
1996#11First Round#6 AuburnL 53–73
1998#8First Round#9 ArkansasL 70–76
2016#14First Round#3 UCLAL 50–66
2022#15First Round#2 BaylorL 49–89
2023#14First Round#3 LSUL 50-73

WNIT appearances

The Rainbow Wahine have appeared in eight Women's National Invitation Tournaments, with a combined record of 3–8.

Year Round Opponent Result
2000First RoundSaint Mary'sL 60–75
2001First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		Santa Clara
BYU
Oklahoma State
New Mexico		W 73–57
W 77–73 OT
W 52–51
L 43–68
2002First RoundOregon StateL 50–62
2003First RoundArizona StateL 44–57
2013First RoundSan DiegoL 49–61
2014First RoundWashingtonL 50–67
2015First RoundSaint Mary'sL 88–92 OT
2019First RoundSaint Mary'sL 67–43

NWIT appearances

The Rainbow Wahine competed in one National Women's Invitational Tournament in 1992 losing to Georgia Tech in the final 72—90.

Year Round Opponent Result
1992First Round
Semifinals
Final		Florida International
Arkansas State
Georgia Tech		W 83–73
W 83–73
L 72–90

Retired numbers

The Rainbow Wahine retired their first number in 2015, honoring number 32 for the program's all-time leader in points and rebounds, Judy Mosley-McAfee.[3]

Hawaii Rainbow Wahine retired numbers
No. Player Career Year retired
32Judy Mosley-McAfee1986–19902015

References
  1. "Campus Signature Examples". University of Hawaii Office of Communications. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. "Hawaii Athletics" (PDF). hawaiiathletics.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  3. "Mosley-McAfee's Jersey To Be Retired on Alumnae Game Night". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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