2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team

The 2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team represents 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.

2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
2020–21 record1–3 (0–2 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Long Beach State6–0 1.000  7–1  .875
UC Irvine2–0 1.000  5–5  .500
UC Santa Barbara2–2 .500  2–6  .250
Cal Poly1–1 .500  5–3  .625
UC San Diego*1–1 .500  1–1  .500
Cal State Bakersfield1–2 .333  3–4  .429
UC Davis0–0 –  1–0  1.000
Hawaiʻi0–1 .000  1–2  .333
UC Riverside0–2 .000  2–5  .286
Cal State Fullerton0–4 .000  0–7  .000
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
† 2021 Big West Tournament winner
As of February 4, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: Cal State Northridge will not play in the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns.

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
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)
    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 positive COVID-19 tests Mott Athletic Center 
    San Luis Obispo, CA
    December 28, 2020
    		 at Cal Poly Cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests Mott Athletics Center 
    San Luis Obispo, CA
    January 8, 2020
    		 UC Riverside Cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, HI
    January 9, 2020
    		 UC Riverside Cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests 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 COVID-19 issues Bren Events Center 
    Irvine, CA
    February 5, 2021
    2:00 p.m.    		 Cal Poly     Mott Athletics Center 
    San Luis Obispo, CA
    February 6, 2021
    2:00 p.m.    		 Cal Poly     Mott Athletics Center 
    San Luis Obispo, CA
    February 12, 2021
    		 at UC Santa Barbara     The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, CA
    February 13, 2021
    		 at UC Santa Barbara     The Thunderdome 
    Santa Barbara, CA
    February 19, 2021
    		 Cal State Northridge Cal State Northridge has opted out of the 2020–21 season Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, HI
    February 20, 2021
    		 Cal State Northridge Cal State Northridge has opted out of the 2020–21 season Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, HI
    February 26, 2021
    		 at Long Beach State     Walter Pyramid 
    Long Beach, CA
    February 27, 2021
    		 at Long Beach State     Walter Pyramid 
    Long Beach, CA
    March 5, 2021
    		 UC Davis     Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, HI
    March 6, 2021
    		 UC Davis     Stan Sheriff Center 
    Honolulu, HI
    Big West Tournament

    		 vs.      Honda Center 
    Anaheim, CA
    *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 16 November 2020.
    2. Carlson, Kainoa. "Big West tournament cancelled amid Coronavirus concerns". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
    3. "UH Athletics Honors School's Newest Graduates". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved 18 November 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 18 November 2020.
    6. "2020-2021 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.