2021–22 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team

The 2021–22 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rainbow Wahine, led by Laura Beeman in her 10th season as head coach, played their home games at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu as a member of the Big West Conference.

2021–22 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball
Big West regular season champions Big West tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	20–10 (13–3 Big West)
Head coach	Laura Beeman (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Alex Delanian Khalilah Mitchell Derrick Florence
Home arena	Stan Sheriff Center (Capacity: 10,300)

2021–22 Big West women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Hawaiʻi †	13	–	3		.813			20	–	10		.667
UC Irvine	14	–	4		.778			21	–	12		.636
Long Beach State	12	–	6		.667			19	–	9		.679
UC Riverside	10	–	6		.625			14	–	11		.560
UC San Diego*	10	–	8		.556			13	–	14		.481
UC Santa Barbara	9	–	8		.529			15	–	12		.556
UC Davis	8	–	8		.500			15	–	13		.536
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	12		.294			11	–	18		.379
Cal State Northridge	5	–	12		.294			9	–	19		.321
Cal State Bakersfield	3	–	11		.214			5	–	20		.200
Cal Poly	2	–	13		.133			3	–	22		.120
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2022 Big West tournament winner

The Rainbow Wahine finished the season with a 20–10 record, including a 13–3 mark in Big West conference play that netted them the regular season championship and the top overall seed in the Big West Conference tournament. The team won the conference tournament and the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Baylor in the first round.

Previous season

See also: 2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team

The Rainbow Wahine finished the 2020–21 season with an overall record of 9–8 (7–6 in Big West play), to finish fifth in the Big West conference standings. The team beat Cal State Bakersfield in the first round of the Big West Conference tournament 81–67 before losing to the eventual conference champions UC Davis in the semifinal round, 64–52.

Roster

2021–22 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) Fr Waiakea HS Pahoa, HI G 2 Ashley Thoms (W) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Campolindo HS Weber State Lafayette, CA F 11 Kallin Spiller (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Lakeside School (WA) Columbia Seattle Seattle, WA G 13 Hallie Birdsong (W) 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Kalani HS Honolulu, HI F 14 Nnenna Orji 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Etiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA G 15 Daejah Phillips 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Centennial HS (NV) Las Vegas, NV G 20 McKenna Haire  (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Myers Park HS Princeton Charlotte, NC G 23 Meilani McBee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Kennewick HS Kennewick, WA G 24 Nae Nae Calhoun (C) 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So John W. North HS Riverside, CA F 25 Amy Atwell (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Penrhos College South Perth, AUS G 32 Eva Ongoongotau 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Pleasant Grove HS (UT) Pleasant Grove, UT C 33 Maeve Donnelly  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Susquehanna Valley HS Massachusetts Vestal, NY F 34 Jacque David 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr William Chrisman HS Independence, MO G 45 Olivia Davies 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Mat-Su Career Tech Anchorage, Alaska	Head coach Laura Beeman (Cal State San Bernardino) Assistant coach(es) Alex Delanian (USC) Khalilah Mitchell (LSU) Derrick Florence (Morehouse) Support staff Teneshia Ruff (Jacksonville) Director of Operations Jason Hill (USC) Director of Player Development Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 1, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2021 7:00 p.m.		Hawaii Pacific	W 86–76		23 – Atwell	15 – Phillips	3 – Calhoun	Stan Sheriff Center (457) Honolulu, HI
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 3:00 p.m.		at San Diego	L 53–86	0–1	20 – Phillips	8 – Spiller	2 – Calhoun	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, CA
November 11, 2021* 5:00 p.m.		at USC	L 50–90	0–2	14 – Spiller	10 – Spiller	4 – Imai	Galen Center (1,147) Los Angeles, CA
November 19, 2021* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Portland Bank of Hawaii Classic	L 77–91	0–3	30 – Atwell	8 – Haire	6 – Calhoun	Stan Sheriff Center (1,123) Honolulu, HI
November 20, 2021* 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Portland State Bank of Hawaii Classic	W 71–68	1–3	29 – Atwell	8 – Spiller	8 – Calhoun	Stan Sheriff Center (1,029) Honolulu, HI
November 26, 2021* 2:30 p.m.		Eastern Illinois Rainbow Wahine Showdown	W 71–50	2–3	16 – Atwell	10 – Orji	6 – Phillips	Stan Sheriff Center (981) Honolulu, HI
November 27, 2021* 2:30 p.m.		Utah Rainbow Wahine Showdown	L 57–73	2–4	19 – Phillips	5 – Orji	5 – Calhoun	Stan Sheriff Center (1,026) Honolulu, HI
November 28, 2021* 2:30 p.m.		Gonzaga Rainbow Wahine Showdown	L 49–68	2–5	16 – Atwell	7 – Phillips	4 – Phillips	Stan Sheriff Center (1,017) Honolulu, HI
December 5, 2021* 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Loyola Marymount	W 76–63	3–5	24 – Atwell	6 – Davies	6 – Calhoun	Stan Sheriff Center (1,032) Honolulu, HI
December 21, 2021* 12:00 p.m.		at UNLV	L 63–70	3–6	28 – Atwell	6 – Atwell	6 – Calhoun	Cox Pavilion (649) Paradise, NV
December 30, 2021 5:00 p.m.		at UC Riverside	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues					SRC Arena  Riverside, CA
January 1, 2022 12:00 p.m.		at UC Davis	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues					University Credit Union Center  Davis, CA
January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m.		Long Beach State	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues					Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
January 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Cal State Fullerton	W 54–52	4–6 (1–0)	20 – Atwell	12 – Atwell	5 – Imai	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
January 13, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC San Diego	L 58–82	4–7 (1–1)	16 – Atwell	12 – Atwell	9 – Imai	RIMAC Arena  La Jolla, CA
January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Irvine	W 77–73	5–7 (2–1)	20 – Atwell	8 – Phillips	3 – 3 players	Bren Events Center (290) Irvine, CA
January 20, 2022* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Cal State Bakersfield	W 69–52	6–7	16 – Phillips	9 – Phillips	5 – Phillips	Stan Sheriff Center (892) Honolulu, HI
January 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Cal State Bakersfield	W 73–66	7–7 (3–1)	33 – Atwell	10 – Atwell	4 – Atwell	Stan Sheriff Center (974) Honolulu, HI
January 27, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	L 51–65	7–8 (3–2)	11 – David	5 – Phillips	4 – Calhoun	Thunderdome (150) Santa Barbara, CA
January 29, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge	W 76–67	8–8 (4–2)	15 – 2 players	6 – Phillips	2 – 4 players	Matadome (120) Northridge, CA
February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		UC Davis	W 57–50	9–8 (5–2)	17 – Davies	12 – Spiller	2 – 2 players	Stan Sheriff Center (1,126) Honolulu, HI
February 5, 2022 6:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		UC Riverside	W 76–57	10–8 (6–2)	21 – Atwell	8 – Atwell	3 – Davies	Stan Sheriff Center (1,079) Honolulu, HI
February 10, 2022 5:00 p.m.		at Cal State Fullerton	W 55–46	11–8 (7–2)	18 – Atwell	12 – Spiller	5 – Davies	Titan Gym (214) Fullerton, CA
February 11, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Long Beach State	W 72–64	12–8 (8–2)	25 – Atwell	12 – Atwell	5 – Phillips	Walter Pyramid (554) Long Beach, CA
February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		UC San Diego	L 60–62	12–9 (8–3)	24 – Phillips	8 – Atwell	3 – Phillips	Stan Sheriff Center (1,121) Honolulu, HI
February 19, 2022 3:30 p.m., Spectrum Sports		UC Irvine	W 67–57	13–9 (9–3)	25 – Atwell	13 – Atwell	6 – Phillips	Stan Sheriff Center (1,171) Honolulu, HI
February 24, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. Cal State Bakersfield	W 75–61	14–9 (10–3)	19 – 2 players	7 – 2 players	3 – Imai	Icardo Center (421) Bakersfield, CA
February 26, 2022 12:00 p.m.		at Cal Poly	W 73–49	15–9 (11–3)	22 – Phillips	7 – Phillips	6 – Imai	Mott Athletics Center (681) San Luis Obispo, CA
March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Cal State Northridge	W 75–62	16–9 (12–3)	26 – Atwell	7 – Phillips	5 – Phillips	Stan Sheriff Center (1,276) Honolulu, HI
March 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		UC Santa Barbara	W 58–52	17–9 (13–3)	10 – Davies	11 – Atwell	5 – Atwell	Stan Sheriff Center (1,607) Honolulu, HI
Big West tournament
March 9, 2022 10:00 a.m., ESPN+	(1)	vs. (9) Cal State Bakersfield Quarterfinals	W 48–47	18–9	11 – Davies	7 – David	3 – Davies	Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV
March 11, 2022 10:00 a.m., ESPN+	(1)	vs. (4) UC Riverside Semifinals	W 69–55	19–10	22 – Atwell	13 – Atwell	4 – Davies	Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV
March 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	vs. (2) UC Irvine Championship	W 59–48	20–9	14 – Davies	10 – Phillips	5 – Phillips	Dollar Loan Center  Henderson, NV
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022* 10:00 a.m., ESPN2	(15 W)	at (2 W) No. 7 Baylor First Round	L 49–89	20–10	29 – Atwell	13 – Atwell	3 – Phillips	Ferrell Center  Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time. Source: