UH Wahine Basketball

By: Kennedy Choo After dominating New Zealand secondary school basketball, standout guard Bailey Flavell found herself at a crossroads with her basketball future: deciding where to play in the United States. Flavell received offers from numerous schools along the West Coast and had just returned from a visit to the University of Hawai‘i, but was […]

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By: Kennedy Choo Gym 2 was filled with anticipation as the University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Wahine basketball team took the court to begin Fall Camp for the 2025–26 season. After winning back-to-back Big West titles, head coach Laura Beeman enters her 14th season with a new-look squad featuring eight newcomers and seven returners. The mission […]

The University of Hawai‘i women’s basketball team’s season ended Thursday with a 63-46 loss to UNLV in the first round of the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT) at Cox Pavilion. The Big West regular-season champions finished 22-10 after their fourth straight postseason appearance. UH started strong but trailed 27-20 at halftime before UNLV (26-7) pulled […]

By Wes Nakama HENDERSON, Nev. — After first running into a buzzsaw, and then becoming one, top-seeded Hawai’i eventually lost to UC San Diego by a single basket in the final second Friday afternoon in the Big West Conference women’s basketball semifinals. Sumayah Sugapong’s driving layup with 0.1 seconds remaining was the killer blow after a […]

‘Ahahui Koa Ānuenue hosted a rally for the no.1 seed Hawaii Women’s Basketball Team ahead of their semi-final round game on Friday, March 14, 2025 at The Oak Room in Henderson, NV. Mahalo to those who came out to support the team!

The University of Hawai’i women’s basketball team took home three major Big West awards and had four players recognized in the 2024-25 all-conference teams. Senior guard Lily Wahinekapu was named Big West Player of the Year, becoming just the third Rainbow Wahine to earn this honor. Center Ritorya Tamilo earned Big West Freshman of the […]

Sistahhood Grindz and Giovanni Pastrami hosted a food and networking event for the University of Hawai’i Wahine Basketball team! The event kicked off year three of this Sistahhood Grindz program with many business leaders rallying behind the cause by providing players valuable networking and career advice. This event also raised over $20,000 in giveaways! This […]

We kicked off Season 2 of the Student Section with an ALL-RAIDER lineup! 🔥 Iolani alums Jovi Lefotu and Lily Wahinekapu joined current football stars CJ Villanueva and Keon Preusser for an epic episode! Bekyk hierdie plasing op Instagram 'n Plasing gedeel deur ESPN Honolulu (@espnhonolulu) Mahalo to these sponsors for making this show possible!

Friday, July 26, 2024 Local University of Hawai‘i basketball players and coaches from both the men’s and wāhine teams partnered with the aio fellows to host a special basketball clinic for the children of Kahauiki Village last Friday.  The clinic provided Kahauiki Village children the opportunity to learn basketball fundamentals from experienced university players and […]