2024–25 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team

2024–25 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball
Big West regular season champions
WBIT, First round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record22–10 (16–4 Big West)
Head coach
Associate head coachAlex Delanian
Assistant coaches
  • Derrick Florence
  • Khalilah Mitchell
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
2024–25 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
16 – 4   .800 22 – 10   .688
UC Irvine 15 – 5   .750 21 – 10   .677
UC Davis 13 – 7   .650 21 – 12   .636
UC San Diego † 13 – 7   .650 20 – 16   .556
UC Santa Barbara 12 – 8   .600 18 – 13   .581
Long Beach State 12 – 8   .600 16 – 14   .533
UC Riverside 12 – 8   .600 17 – 15   .531
Cal Poly 8 – 12   .400 14 – 18   .438
Cal State Fullerton 5 – 15   .250 7 – 23   .233
Cal State Bakersfield 2 – 18   .100 2 – 28   .067
Cal State Northridge 2 – 18   .100 4 – 25   .138
† 2025 Big West tournament winner

The 2024–25 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team represents the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rainbow Wahine, led by 13th-year head coach Laura Beeman, play their home games at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Rainbow Wahine finished the 2023–24 season 20–11, 17–3 in Big West play to finish as Big West regular season champions.[1] They were upset by UC Davis in the semifinals of the Big West tournament.[2] They received an automatic bid to the WBIT,[3] where they would be defeated by California in the first round.[4]

Roster

2024–25 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kelsie Imai 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Waiakea High School Pahoa, Hawaii
G 2 Mia 'Uhila 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Portland State Anchorage, Alaska
G 3 Lily Wahinekapu 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Cal State Fullerton Kaneohe, Hawaii
G 4 Jovi Lefotu 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So ʻIolani School Kaneohe, Hawaii
F 8 Rebecca Moors 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Westlake Girls High School Auckland, New Zealand
F 10 Danijela Kujovic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Our Lady of Mercy College Victoria, Australia
G 11 Kira-May Filemu 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Westfields Sports High School Wattle Grove, Australia
F 12 Imani Perez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Mullen High School Denver, Colorado
G 13 Hallie Birdsong 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Sr Kalani High School Honolulu, Hawaii
F/C 14 Brooklyn Rewers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Michigan State Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
G 15 Daejah Phillips 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Centennial High School Las Vegas, Nevada
G 22 Jade Peacock 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Hillcrest Christian College Gold Coast, Australia
G 23 MeiLani McBee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Kennewick High School Kennewick, Washington
C 24 Ritorya Tamilo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Baradene College Auckland, New Zealand
F 34 Jacque David 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr William Chrisman High School Independence, Missouri
C 53 Vivienne Berrett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Stanwood High School Stanwood, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 23, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024*
2:00 pm 		at Hawaii–Hilo W 69–50  –
  13 – Rewers   9 – Perez   3 – Tied  Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,291)
Hilo, HI
November 2, 2024*
2:00 pm 		vs. Chaminade W 73–31  –
  16 – Tamilo   5 – Tamilo   3 – Tied  Ka'ulaheanuiokamoku Gym (202)
Pukalani, HI
Regular season
November 7, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Portland L 65–76  0–1
  19 – Phillips   4 – Phillips   3 – Lefotu  Chiles Center (512)
Portland, OR
November 9, 2024*
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Portland State W 72–50  1–1
  12 – McBee   6 – 'Uhila   3 – Tied  Viking Pavilion (437)
Portland, OR
November 22, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe
Bank of Hawai‘i Classic 		W 69–64  2–1
  20 – Wahinekapu   8 – Tamilo   6 – Phillips  Stan Sheriff Center (2,694)
Honolulu, HI
November 24, 2024*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Washington
Bank of Hawai‘i Classic 		W 67–55  3–1
  12 – McBee   8 – Wahinekapu   4 – Wahinekapu  Stan Sheriff Center (1,744)
Honolulu, HI
November 29, 2024*
2:30 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+ 		Fresno State
Rainbow Wahine Showdown 		W 50–47  4–1
  16 – Tamilo   7 – Tied   6 – Phillips  Stan Sheriff Center (1,658)
Honolulu, HI
November 30, 2024*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Martin
Rainbow Wahine Showdown 		W 47–39  5–1
  10 – Wahinekapu   10 – Wahinekapu   3 – Wahinekapu  Stan Sheriff Center (1,552)
Honolulu, HI
December 1, 2024*
2:30 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+ 		No. 1 UCLA
Rainbow Wahine Showdown 		L 49–70  5–2
  10 – Wahinekapu   6 – Rewers   3 – Imai  Stan Sheriff Center (2,481)
Honolulu, HI
December 7, 2024
7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+ 		Long Beach State L 69–73 OT 5–3
(0–1) 		 20 – Wahinekapu   9 – Tied   3 – Tied  Stan Sheriff Center (1,762)
Honolulu, HI
December 16, 2024*
7:00 pm, SPECTSN/ESPN+ 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 56–15  6–3
  13 – Rewers   8 – Rewers   4 – Imai  Stan Sheriff Center (1,610)
Honolulu, HI
December 20, 2024*
1:30 pm, BallerTV 		vs. Clemson
San Diego Classic 		L 58–72  6–4
  16 – Rewers   3 – Tied   6 – 'Uhila  Viejas Arena (205)
San Diego, CA
December 21, 2024*
1:30 pm, MWN 		at San Diego State
San Diego Classic 		L 52–54  6–5
  11 – Phillips   5 – Tied   6 – Wahinekapu  Viejas Arena (1,410)
San Diego, CA
January 2, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Santa Barbara L 62–72  6–6
(0–2) 		 17 – Wahinekapu   7 – Phillips   3 – Wahinekapu  The Thunderdome (622)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 4, 2025
11:00 am, SPECTSN/ESPN+ 		at Cal Poly W 62–50  7–6
(1–2) 		 14 – Tied   8 – Tamilo   7 – Wahinekapu  Mott Athletics Center (448)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+ 		UC Riverside W 61–47  8–6
(2–2) 		 15 – Rewers   9 – 'Uhila   5 – Wahinekapu  Stan Sheriff Center (1,562)
Honolulu, HI
January 11, 2025
7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+ 		Cal State Fullerton W 54–44  9–6
(3–2) 		 14 – Perez   6 – Tied   5 – Lefotu  Stan Sheriff Center (1,951)
Honolulu, HI
January 16, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Northridge W 75–47  10–6
(4–2) 		 19 – Perez   8 – 'Uhila   7 – 'Uhila  Premier America Credit Union Arena (160)
Northridge, CA
January 18, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Bakersfield W 66–37  11–6
(5–2) 		 15 – Rewers   6 – Tamilo   2 – Tied  Icardo Center (251)
Bakersfield, CA
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+ 		UC Davis W 56–46  12–6
(6–2) 		 12 – Rewers   9 – Perez   2 – Wahinekapu  Stan Sheriff Center (1,652)
Honolulu, HI
January 25, 2025
7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+ 		UC Irvine W 46–42  13–6
(7–2) 		 13 – Wahinekapu   11 – Tamilo   4 – 'Uhila  Stan Sheriff Center (3,695)
Honolulu, HI
January 30, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC San Diego W 65–63  14–6
(8–2) 		 19 – Wahinekapu   8 – Wahinekapu   4 – Imai  LionTree Arena (435)
La Jolla, CA
February 1, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Fullerton W 54–47  15–6
(9–2) 		 11 – Rewers   5 – Tied   2 – Tied  Titan Gym (307)
Fullerton, CA
February 6, 2025
7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+ 		Cal Poly W 67–43  16–6
(10–2) 		 15 – Lefotu   9 – Rewers   3 – 'Uhila  Stan Sheriff Center (1,672)
Honolulu, HI
February 8, 2025
7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+ 		UC Santa Barbara W 65–58  17–6
(11–2) 		 23 – 'Uhila   7 – 'Uhila   4 – 'Uhila  Stan Sheriff Center (2,129)
Honolulu, HI
February 13, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Long Beach State W 72–65  18–6
(12–2) 		 15 – Tamilo   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  Walter Pyramid (591)
Long Beach, CA
February 15, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Irvine W 49–44  19–6
(13–2) 		 12 – Imai   10 – Tamilo   3 – Imai  Bren Events Center (949)
Irvine, CA
February 22, 2025
7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+ 		UC San Diego W 49–44  20–6
(14–2) 		 13 – Wahinekapu   9 – Perez   7 – Imai  Stan Sheriff Center (2,781)
Honolulu, HI
February 27, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Riverside L 51–61  20–7
(14–3) 		 12 – Perez   7 – Wahinekapu   4 – Perez  SRC Arena (237)
Riverside, CA
March 1, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Davis L 66–74  20–8
(14–4) 		 15 – Lefotu   8 – Tamilo   3 – Tied  University Credit Union Center (1,198)
Davis, CA
March 6, 2025
7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+ 		Cal State Bakersfield W 66–51  21–8
(15–4) 		 12 – Imai   6 – Tamilo   4 – Filemu  Stan Sheriff Center (1,886)
Honolulu, HI
March 8, 2025
7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+ 		Cal State Northridge W 62–36  22–8
(16–4) 		 18 – Wahinekapu   13 – Rewers   3 – Tied  Stan Sheriff Center (3,579)
Honolulu, HI
Big West tournament
March 14, 2025
9:00 am, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (4) UC San Diego
Semifinals 		L 49–51  22–9
  12 – Wahinekapu   7 – Wahinekapu   6 – Wahinekapu  Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
WBIT
March 20, 2025*
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at (2) UNLV
First Round 		L 46–63  22–10
  18 – Wahinekapu   4 – Rewers   2 – Wahinekapu  Cox Pavilion (800)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  2. ^ "UC Davis stuns top-seeded Hawaii in Big West women's baskejantball semifinals". Spectrum News. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  3. ^ "2024 WBIT: Bracket, schedule, TV channels for the women's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  4. ^ "Cal ends Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine season in WBIT opener, 65-60". Hawaii Sports Radio Network. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  5. ^ "2024-2025 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  6. ^ "Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
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