Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball

This article is about University of Hawaii women's basketball. For Hawaii men's basketball, see Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball.

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

Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball
2024–25 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team
University	University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Athletic director	Craig Angelos
Head coach	Laura Beeman (13th season)
Conference	Big West (Mountain West in 2026–27)
Location	Honolulu, Hawaii
Arena	SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center (capacity: 10,000)
Nickname	Rainbow Wahine
Colors	Green, black, silver, and white
Uniforms
Home 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, 2024 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	20–12	2–6	4th
1985–86	Bill Nepfel	12–16	5–9	6th
1986–87	Bill Nepfel	21–7	13–5	2nd
Bill Nepfel:		53–35 (.602)	20–20 (.500)
Vince Goo (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1987–1988)
1987–88	Vince Goo	14–14	8–10	7th
Vince Goo (Big West Conference) (1988–1996)
1988–89	Vince Goo	20–10	13–5	T–2nd	NCAA First Round
1989–90	Vince Goo	26–4	16–2	2nd	NCAA Second Round
1990–91	Vince Goo	12–15	6–12	8th
1991–92	Vince Goo	25–7	13–5	T–2nd	NWIT Final
1992–93	Vince Goo	28–4	17–1	1st
1993–94	Vince Goo	25–5	16–2	1st	NCAA First Round
1994–95	Vince Goo	6–20	4–14	9th
1995–96	Vince Goo	23–6	15–3	2nd	NCAA First Round
Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (Western Athletic Conference) (1996–2004)
1996–97	Vince Goo	21–8	12–4	T–2nd
1997–98	Vince Goo	24–4	13–1	1st	NCAA First Round
1998–99	Vince Goo	17–10	9–5	T–3rd
1999–2000	Vince Goo	20–9	11–3	2nd	WNIT First Round
2000–01	Vince Goo	26–8	12–4	2nd	WNIT Semifinals
2001–02	Vince Goo	23–8	14–4	T–2nd	WNIT First Round
2002–03	Vince Goo	16–14	9–9	T–4th	WNIT First Round
2003–04	Vince Goo	8–20	6–12	8th
Vince Goo:		334–116 (.742)	194–96 (.669)
Jim Bolla (Western Athletic Conference) (2004–2009)
2004–05	Jim Bolla	11–15	7–11	7th
2005–06	Jim Bolla	18–10	9–7	3rd
2006–07	Jim Bolla	15–14	9–7	T–4th
2007–08	Jim Bolla	12–18	6–10	6th
2008–09	Jim Bolla	8–23	4–12	8th
Jim Bolla:		64–80 (.444)	35–47 (.427)
Dana Takahara-Dias (Western Athletic Conference) (2009–2012)
2009–10	Dana Takahara-Dias	10–20	6–8	8th
2010–11	Dana Takahara-Dias	11–19	5–11	7th
2011–12	Dana Takahara-Dias	11–19	6–8	6th
Dana Takahara-Dias:		32–58 (.356)	17–27 (.386)
Laura Beeman (Big West Conference) (2012–present)
2012–13	Laura Beeman	17–14	13–5	T–2nd	WNIT First Round
2013–14	Laura Beeman	17–14	10–6	3rd	WNIT First Round
2014–15	Laura Beeman	23–9	14–2	1st	WNIT First Round
2015–16	Laura Beeman	21–11	12–4	T–2nd	NCAA First Round
2016–17	Laura Beeman	12–18	7–9	T–6th
2017–18	Laura Beeman	12–18	5–11	8th
2018–19	Laura Beeman	15–17	10–6	T–2nd	WNIT First Round
2019–20	Laura Beeman	16–14	9–7	T–2nd
2020–21	Laura Beeman	9–8	7–6	5th
2021–22	Laura Beeman	20–10	13–3	1st	NCAA First Round
2022–23	Laura Beeman	18–15	13–7	3rd	NCAA First Round
2023–24	Laura Beeman	20-11	17-3	1st	WBIT First Round
Laura Beeman:		200–159 (.557)	130–69 (.653)
Total:		774–540 (.589)
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	#12	First Round	#5 Washington	L 79–87
1990	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Montana #1 Stanford	W 83–78 L 76–106
1994	#12	First Round	#5 San Diego State	L 75–81
1996	#11	First Round	#6 Auburn	L 53–73
1998	#8	First Round	#9 Arkansas	L 70–76
2016	#14	First Round	#3 UCLA	L 50–66
2022	#15	First Round	#2 Baylor	L 49–89
2023	#14	First Round	#3 LSU	L 50-73

WBIT appearances

The Rainbow Wahine have appeared in one Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament, with a record of 0–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2024	Unseeded	First Round	#2 California	L 60–65

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
2000	First Round	Saint Mary's	L 60–75
2001	First 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
2002	First Round	Oregon State	L 50–62
2003	First Round	Arizona State	L 44–57
2013	First Round	San Diego	L 49–61
2014	First Round	Washington	L 50–67
2015	First Round	Saint Mary's	L 88–92 OT
2019	First Round	Saint Mary's	L 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
1992	First 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.

Hawaii Rainbow Wahine retired numbers
No.	Player	Career	Year retired
32	Judy Mosley-McAfee	1986–1990	2015

External links

• Official website