2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record9–8 (7–6 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Alex Delanian
  • Khalilah Mitchell
  • Jason Hill
Home arenaStan Sheriff Center
(Capacity: 10,300)
2020–21 Big West women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UC Davis †9–1 .90013–3  .813
UC Irvine11–4 .73315–9  .625
Long Beach State11–7 .61112–9  .571
Hawaiʻi7–6 .5389–8  .529
Cal State Bakersfield7–6 .5389–9  .500
Cal Poly8–8 .50013–11  .542
UC Santa Barbara7–9 .4387–14  .333
UC San Diego*6–9 .4006–9  .400
UC Riverside5–9 .3577–12  .368
Cal State Fullerton2–14 .1254–18  .182
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2021 Big West tournament winner
As of January 9, 2024
Rankings from AP poll
NOTE: Cal State Northridge will not play in the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns.

The 2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rainbow Wahine, led by ninth-year head coach Laura Beeman, will play their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hawaii is a member of the Big West Conference, and participates in their 9th season in that conference.

Previous season

The Rainbow Wahine finished the 2019–20 season 15–17 (10–6 in Big West play), to finish fourth in the Big West standings. They defeated Cal State Fullerton in the first round of the Big West Conference tournament, 72–59.[1] They did not play any other games beyond that as the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Departures

Name Number Position Height Year Hometown Reason for departure Source
Julissa Tago 0 G 5' 9" Senior Medford, Oregon Graduated [3]
Courtney Middap 2 G 5' 10" Senior Wynyard, Tasmania Graduated [3]
MaKayla Edwards 3 F 5' 10" Freshman Vallejo, California Transferred to Jacksonville [4]
Savannah Reier 4 G 5' 7" Senior Tuscaloosa, Alabama Graduated [3]
Myrrah Joseph 5 F 5' 10" Sophomore Carson, California Transferred to Long Beach State
Lauren Rewers 14 C 6' 4" Junior Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Transferred to Michigan State [5]
Lamarria Johnson 22 G 5' 8"
Redshirt
Redshirt
Freshman		 Chicago, Illinois Transferred to Wabash Valley College

Incoming transfers

Name Position Height Year Hometown Notes
Alicja Falkowska C 6' 5" Junior Łomianki, Poland Junior college transfer from Panola College
Channel Noah C 6' 4" Junior Cameroon Junior college transfer from South Plains College
Dakota Viena G 5' 8" Junior Waipahu, Hawaii Transferred from Hope International University

2020 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kelsie Imai
G		 Pahoa, Hawaii Waiakea High School 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Meilani McBee
G		 Kennewick, Washington Kennewick High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Teioni McDaniel
G		 Las Vegas, Nevada Centennial High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Nnenna Orji
F		 Rancho Cucamonga, California Etiwanda High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Daejah Phillips
G		 Las Vegas, Nevada Centennial High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kylie Yung
G		 Honolulu, Hawaii ʻIolani School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Daejah Phillips 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrCentennial HS (NV) Las Vegas, Nevada
G 1 Kelsie Imai 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrWaiakea HS Pahoa, Hawaii
G 2 Teionni McDaniel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCentennial HS (NV) Las Vegas, Nevada
F 4 Nnenna Orji 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrEtiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, California
G 10 Dakota Viena 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrMaryknoll School
Hope International		 Waipahu, Hawaii
G 11 Olivia Davies 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrMat-Su Career Tech Anchorage, Alaska
F 15 Jadynn Alexander 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrMonroe HS (WA) Monroe, Washington
C 20 Alicja Falkowska 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrPanola College Kosów Lacki, Poland
F 21 Kasey Neubert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoHighlands Ranch HS Elizabeth, Colorado
G 22 Kylie Yung 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrʻIolani School Honolulu, Hawaii
G 23 Meilani McBee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrKennewick HS Kennewick, Washington
G 24 Nae Nae Calhoun 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoJohn W. North HS Riverside, California
F 25 Amy Atwell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrPenrhos College South Perth, Western Australia
C 35 Channel Noah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrFrancois Combes
South Plains College		 Cameroon
C 44 Barbara Rangel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrVentura High School
Moorpark College		 Ventura, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Alex Delanian (USC)
  • Khalilah Mitchell (LSU)
  • Jason Hill (USC)
Support staff
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Erin Tillman
    Assistant Athletic Trainer
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 16, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 13, 2020*
5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 Hawaii Pacific L 74–82  0–1
  21 – Atwell  9 – Atwell  2 – Tied  Stan Sheriff Center (0)
Honolulu, HI
December 20, 2020*
2:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 Hawaii–Hilo W 71–54  1–1
  22 – Phillips  11 – Atwell  4 – Phillips  Stan Sheriff Center (0)
Honolulu, HI
Big West regular season
December 27, 2020
 at Cal Poly Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Mott Athletic Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 28, 2020
 at Cal Poly Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 8, 2020
 UC Riverside Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 9, 2020
 UC Riverside Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 15, 2021
2:00 p.m.		 at Cal State Bakersfield L 57–64  1–2
(0–1)		  12 – Alexander  5 – Phillips  5 – Imai  Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
January 16, 2021
2:00 p.m.		 at Cal State Bakersfield L 43–51  1–3
(0–2)		  23 – Atwell  10 – Tied  3 – Tied  Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
January 22, 2021
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 Cal State Fullerton W 49–47  2–3
(1–2)		  17 – Davies  8 – Neubert  2 – Imai  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 23, 2021
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 Cal State Fullerton W 57–43  3–3
(2–2)		  15 – Alexander  8 – Neubert  4 – Imai  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 29, 2021
2:00 p.m.		 at UC Irvine L 68–82  3–4
(2–3)		  16 – Atwell  9 – Neubert  6 – Imai  Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 30, 2021
 at UC Irvine Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
February 5, 2021
2:00 p.m.		 at Cal Poly L 71–79 OT 3–5
(2–4)		  19 – McBee  7 – Phillips  8 – Imai  Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 6, 2021
2:00 p.m.		 at Cal Poly W 66–60  4–5
(3–4)		  16 – Alexander  8 – Neubert  7 – Imai  Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 12, 2021
3:00 p.m.		 at UC Santa Barbara W 72–62  5–5
(4–4)		  19 – Neubert  15 – Neubert  10 – Imai  The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
February 13, 2021
3:00 p.m.		 at UC Santa Barbara L 50–72  5–6
(4–5)		  16 – Phillips  8 – Neubert  2 – Tied  The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
February 19, 2021
 Cal State Northridge Cal State Northridge opted out of the 2020–21 season Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
February 20, 2021
 Cal State Northridge Cal State Northridge opted out of the 2020–21 season Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
February 26, 2021
2:00 p.m.		 at Long Beach State W 77–75  6–6
(5–5)		  25 – Atwell  11 – Neubert  5 – Imai  Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
February 27, 2021
2:00 p.m.		 at Long Beach State W 76–73 OT 7–6
(6–5)		  23 – Atwell  9 – Neubert  6 – Phillips  Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
March 5, 2021
7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 UC Davis W 70–60  8–6
(7–5)		  16 – Atwell  12 – Imai  4 – Imai  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
March 6, 2021
6:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		 UC Davis L 46–54  8–7
(7–6)		  13 – Davies  9 – Tied  3 – Imai  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Big West tournament
March 10, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN3		 (5) vs. (4) Cal State Bakersfield
Quarterfinals		 W 81–67  9–7
  17 – Alexander  9 – Phillips  3 – Phillips  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 12, 2021
10:00 a.m., ESPN3		 (5) vs. (1) UC Davis
Semifinals		 L 52–64  9–8
  14 – Atwell  8 – Atwell  2 – Phillips  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time.
Source: [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Rainbow Wahine Defeat Cal State Fullerton In Big West Quarterfinals". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  2. ↑ Carlson, Kainoa. "Big West tournament cancelled amid Coronavirus concerns". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "UH Athletics Honors School's Newest Graduates". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ Jacksonville WBB [@JAX_WBB] (July 12, 2020). "It's Official!! Dolphin fans please join us in welcoming our newest Dolphin, MaKayla Edwards" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "Spartan Women's Basketball Adds Lauren Rewers To 2020-21 Roster". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ "2020-2021 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
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