# 2022–23 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team

The 2022–23 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rainbow Wahine, led by Laura Beeman in her 11th 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.
The Wahine finished third in the Big West during the regular season and won the Big West tournament. They were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

## Previous season

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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Hawaii Pacific | W 73–49 | | Stan Sheriff Center (1,306) Honolulu, HI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 3:30 p.m. | | at Oregon State | L 60–61 | 0–1 | Gill Coliseum (3,663) Corvallis, OR |
| November 9, 2023* 3:00 p.m. | | at Portland | L 54–70 | 0–2 | Chiles Center (492) Portland, OR |
| November 18, 2023* 2:30 p.m. | | Florida Gulf Coast Bank of Hawaii Classic | L 45–65 | 0–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (1,239) Honolulu, HI |
| November 20, 2023* 2:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Lipscomb Bank of Hawaii Classic | L 69–73 $^{OT}$ | 0–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (1,416) Honolulu, HI |
| November 25, 2023* 2:30 p.m. | | Grambling State Rainbow Wahine Showdown | W 63–47 | 1–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (1,349) Honolulu, HI |
| November 26, 2022* 2:30 p.m. | | Florida Gulf Coast Rainbow Wahine Showdown | L 50–63 | 1–5 | Stan Sheriff Center (1,340) Honolulu, HI |
| November 27, 2022* 2:30 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | No. 2 Stanford Rainbow Wahine Showdown | L 39–68 | 1–6 | Stan Sheriff Center (2,152) Honolulu, HI |
| December 11, 2022* 2:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UNLV | L 66–76 | 1–7 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 21, 2022* 12:00 p.m. | | at San Jose State | W 54–43 | 2–7 | Provident Credit Union Event Center (402) San Jose, CA |
| Big West regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 4:00 p.m. | | at UC Davis | W 70–62 | 3–7 (1–0) | University Credit Union Center (494) Davis, CA |
| December 31, 2022 12:00 p.m. | | at Cal Poly | W 50–47 | 4–7 (2–0) | Mott Athletics Center (642) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UC San Diego | L 57–60 | 4–8 (2–1) | Stan Sheriff Center (1,265) Honolulu, HI |
| January 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Cal State Fullerton | W 66–53 | 5–8 (3–1) | Stan Sheriff Center (1,813) Honolulu, HI |
| January 14, 2023 1:00 p.m., SPECSN | | at Long Beach State | W 66–53 | 5–9 (3–2) | Walter Pyramid (688) Long Beach, CA |
| January 16, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Northridge | W 76–60 | 6–9 (4–2) | Premier America Credit Union Arena (211) Northridge, CA |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UC Irvine | L 67–71 $^{OT}$ | 6–10 (4–3) | Stan Sheriff Center (1,400) Honolulu, HI |
| January 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UC Riverside | W 55–51 | 7–10 (5–3) | Stan Sheriff Center (1,477) Honolulu, HI |
| January 26, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 69–72 | 7–11 (5–4) | The Thunderdome (313) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 28, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 51–47 | 8–11 (6–4) | Icardo Center (439) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UC Davis | L 47–57 | 8–12 (6–5) | Stan Sheriff Center (1,380) Honolulu, HI |
| February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Cal Poly | W 80–58 | 9–12 (7–5) | Stan Sheriff Center (1,641) Honolulu, HI |
| February 9, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC San Diego | W 61–58 | 10–12 (8–5) | LionTree Arena (429) San Diego, CA |
| February 11, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 60–54 | 11–12 (9–5) | Titan Gym (252) Fullerton, CA |
| February 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Long Beach State | L 47–48 | 11–13 (9–6) | Stan Sheriff Center (1,657) Honolulu, HI |
| February 20, 2023 2:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 65–52 | 12–13 (10–6) | Stan Sheriff Center (1,370) Honolulu, HI |
| February 23, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Riverside | W 60–49 | 13–13 (11–6) | SRC Arena (302) Riverside, CA |
| February 25, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Irvine | L 66–68 $^{OT}$ | 13–14 (11–7) | Bren Events Center (973) Irvine, CA |
| March 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | Cal State Northridge | W 66–58 | 14–14 (12–7) | Stan Sheriff Center (1,382) Honolulu, HI |
| March 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports | | UC Santa Barbara | W 68–58 | 15–14 (13–7) | Stan Sheriff Center (2,248) Honolulu, HI |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Cal State Fullerton Quarterfinals | W 82–75 $^{2OT}$ | 16–14 | Dollar Loan Center (959) Henderson, NV |
| March 10, 2023 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (2) Long Beach State Semifinals | W 67–62 | 17–14 | Dollar Loan Center (1,119) Henderson, NV |
| March 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (5) UC Santa Barbara Championship | W 61–59 | 18–14 | Dollar Loan Center (1,216) Henderson, NV |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2023* 11:30 a.m., ESPN2 | (14 G2) | at (3 G2) No. 9 LSU First Round | L 50–73 | 18–15 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,608) Baton Rouge, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G2=Greenville 2. All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time. Source: ||||||