2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team

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.

2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	9–8 (7–6 Big West)
Head coach	Laura Beeman (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Alex Delanian Khalilah Mitchell Jason Hill
Home arena	Stan Sheriff Center (Capacity: 10,300)

2020–21 Big West women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UC Davis †	9	–	1		.900			13	–	3		.813
UC Irvine	11	–	4		.733			15	–	9		.625
Long Beach State	11	–	7		.611			12	–	9		.571
Hawaiʻi	7	–	6		.538			9	–	8		.529
Cal State Bakersfield	7	–	6		.538			9	–	9		.500
Cal Poly	8	–	8		.500			13	–	11		.542
UC Santa Barbara	7	–	9		.438			7	–	14		.333
UC San Diego*	6	–	9		.400			6	–	9		.400
UC Riverside	5	–	9		.357			7	–	12		.368
Cal State Fullerton	2	–	14		.125			4	–	18		.182
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2021 Big West tournament winner As of May 2, 2024 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. They did not play any other games beyond that as the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Departures

Name	Number	Position	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure	Source
Julissa Tago	0	G	5' 9"	Senior	Medford, Oregon	Graduated
Courtney Middap	2	G	5' 10"	Senior	Wynyard, Tasmania	Graduated
MaKayla Edwards	3	F	5' 10"	Freshman	Vallejo, California	Transferred to Jacksonville
Savannah Reier	4	G	5' 7"	Senior	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Graduated
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
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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Daejah Phillips 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Centennial HS (NV) Las Vegas, Nevada G 1 Kelsie Imai 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Waiakea HS Pahoa, Hawaii G 2 Teionni McDaniel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Centennial HS (NV) Las Vegas, Nevada F 4 Nnenna Orji 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Etiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, California G 10 Dakota Viena 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Maryknoll School Hope International Waipahu, Hawaii G 11 Olivia Davies 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Mat-Su Career Tech Anchorage, Alaska F 15 Jadynn Alexander 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Monroe HS (WA) Monroe, Washington C 20 Alicja Falkowska 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Panola College Kosów Lacki, Poland F 21 Kasey Neubert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Highlands Ranch HS Elizabeth, Colorado G 22 Kylie Yung 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr ʻIolani School Honolulu, Hawaii G 23 Meilani McBee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Kennewick HS Kennewick, Washington G 24 Nae Nae Calhoun 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So John W. North HS Riverside, California F 25 Amy Atwell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Penrhos College South Perth, Western Australia C 35 Channel Noah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Francois Combes South Plains College Cameroon C 44 Barbara Rangel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Ventura High School Moorpark College Ventura, California	Head coach Laura Beeman (Cal State San Bernardino) Assistant coach(es) Alex Delanian (USC) Khalilah Mitchell (LSU) Jason Hill (USC) Support staff Teneshia Ruff (Jacksonville) Director of Operations Athletic trainer(s) Erin Tillman Assistant Athletic Trainer Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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: