# Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball

The Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team competes in the Big West Conference for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

## Season-by-season results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Patsy Dung (1974–1979) ||||||
| 1974–75 | Patsy Dung | 4–2 | | | |
| 1975–76 | Patsy Dung | 5–2 | | | |
| 1976–77 | Patsy Dung | 4–4 | | | |
| 1977–78 | Patsy Dung | 7–6 | | | |
| 1978–79 | Patsy Dung | 11–6 | | | |
| Patsy Dung: | Patsy Dung: | 31–20 (.608) | | | |
| Milo Griffin (1979–1982) ||||||
| 1979–1980 | Milo Griffin | 9–16 | | | |
| 1980–1981 | Milo Griffin | 8–15 | | | |
| 1981–1982 | Milo Griffin | 8–18 | | | |
| Milo Griffin: | Milo Griffin: | 25–49 (.338) | | | |
| Jerry Busone (1982–1984) ||||||
| 1982–83 | Jerry Busone | 18–12 | | | |
| 1983–84 | Jerry Busone | 17–11 | | | |
| Jerry Busone: | Jerry Busone: | 35–23 (.603) | | | |
| Bill Nepfel (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1984–1987) ||||||
| 1984–85 | Bill Nepfel | 20–12 | 2–6 | 4th | |
| 1985–86 | Bill Nepfel | 12–16 | 5–9 | 6th | |
| 1986–87 | Bill Nepfel | 21–7 | 13–5 | 2nd | |
| Bill Nepfel: | Bill Nepfel: | 53–35 (.602) | 20–20 (.500) | | |
| Vince Goo (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1987–1988) ||||||
| 1987–88 | Vince Goo | 14–14 | 8–10 | 7th | |
| Vince Goo (Big West Conference) (1988–1996) ||||||
| 1988–89 | Vince Goo | 20–10 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NCAA First Round |
| 1989–90 | Vince Goo | 26–4 | 16–2 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round |
| 1990–91 | Vince Goo | 12–15 | 6–12 | 8th | |
| 1991–92 | Vince Goo | 25–7 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NWIT Final |
| 1992–93 | Vince Goo | 28–4 | 17–1 | 1st | |
| 1993–94 | Vince Goo | 25–5 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 1994–95 | Vince Goo | 6–20 | 4–14 | 9th | |
| 1995–96 | Vince Goo | 23–6 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA First Round |
| Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (Western Athletic Conference) (1996–2004) ||||||
| 1996–97 | Vince Goo | 21–8 | 12–4 | T–2nd | |
| 1997–98 | Vince Goo | 24–4 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 1998–99 | Vince Goo | 17–10 | 9–5 | T–3rd | |
| 1999–2000 | Vince Goo | 20–9 | 11–3 | 2nd | WNIT First Round |
| 2000–01 | Vince Goo | 26–8 | 12–4 | 2nd | WNIT Semifinals |
| 2001–02 | Vince Goo | 23–8 | 14–4 | T–2nd | WNIT First Round |
| 2002–03 | Vince Goo | 16–14 | 9–9 | T–4th | WNIT First Round |
| 2003–04 | Vince Goo | 8–20 | 6–12 | 8th | |
| Vince Goo: | Vince Goo: | 334–116 (.742) | 194–96 (.669) | | |
| Jim Bolla (Western Athletic Conference) (2004–2009) ||||||
| 2004–05 | Jim Bolla | 11–15 | 7–11 | 7th | |
| 2005–06 | Jim Bolla | 18–10 | 9–7 | 3rd | |
| 2006–07 | Jim Bolla | 15–14 | 9–7 | T–4th | |
| 2007–08 | Jim Bolla | 12–18 | 6–10 | 6th | |
| 2008–09 | Jim Bolla | 8–23 | 4–12 | 8th | |
| Jim Bolla: | Jim Bolla: | 64–80 (.444) | 35–47 (.427) | | |
| Dana Takahara-Dias (Western Athletic Conference) (2009–2012) ||||||
| 2009–10 | Dana Takahara-Dias | 10–20 | 6–8 | 8th | |
| 2010–11 | Dana Takahara-Dias | 11–19 | 5–11 | 7th | |
| 2011–12 | Dana Takahara-Dias | 11–19 | 6–8 | 6th | |
| Dana Takahara-Dias: | Dana Takahara-Dias: | 32–58 (.356) | 17–27 (.386) | | |
| Laura Beeman (Big West Conference) (2012–present) ||||||
| 2012–13 | Laura Beeman | 17–14 | 13–5 | T–2nd | WNIT First Round |
| 2013–14 | Laura Beeman | 17–14 | 10–6 | 3rd | WNIT First Round |
| 2014–15 | Laura Beeman | 23–9 | 14–2 | 1st | WNIT First Round |
| 2015–16 | Laura Beeman | 21–11 | 12–4 | T–2nd | NCAA First Round |
| 2016–17 | Laura Beeman | 12–18 | 7–9 | T–6th | |
| 2017–18 | Laura Beeman | 12–18 | 5–11 | 8th | |
| 2018–19 | Laura Beeman | 15–17 | 10–6 | T–2nd | WNIT First Round |
| 2019–20 | Laura Beeman | 16–14 | 9–7 | T–2nd | |
| 2020–21 | Laura Beeman | 9–8 | 7–6 | 5th | |
| 2021–22 | Laura Beeman | 20–10 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA First Round |
| 2022–23 | Laura Beeman | 18–15 | 13–7 | 3rd | NCAA First Round |
| 2023–24 | Laura Beeman | 20-11 | 17-3 | 1st | WBIT First Round |
| 2024–25 | Laura Beeman | 22-9 | 16-4 | 1st | WBIT |
| Laura Beeman: | Laura Beeman: | 222–168 (.569) | 146–73 (.667) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 796–549 (.592) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||

## Postseason appearances
### NCAA Tournament appearances

The Rainbow Wahine have appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 1–8.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1989 | #12 | First Round | #5 Washington | L 79–87 |
| 1990 | #9 | First Round Second Round | #8 Montana #1 Stanford | W 83–78 L 76–106 |
| 1994 | #12 | First Round | #5 San Diego State | L 75–81 |
| 1996 | #11 | First Round | #6 Auburn | L 53–73 |
| 1998 | #8 | First Round | #9 Arkansas | L 70–76 |
| 2016 | #14 | First Round | #3 UCLA | L 50–66 |
| 2022 | #15 | First Round | #2 Baylor | L 49–89 |
| 2023 | #14 | First Round | #3 LSU | L 50-73 |

### WBIT appearances

The Rainbow Wahine have appeared in two Women's Basketball Invitation Tournaments, with a record of 0–1.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2024 | Unseeded | First Round | #2 California | L 60–65 |
| 2025 | Unseeded | First Round | #2 UNLV | |

### WNIT appearances

The Rainbow Wahine have appeared in eight Women's National Invitation Tournaments, with a combined record of 3–8.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2000 | First Round | Saint Mary's | L 60–75 |
| 2001 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals | Santa Clara BYU Oklahoma State New Mexico | W 73–57 W 77–73 $^{OT}$ W 52–51 L 43–68 |
| 2002 | First Round | Oregon State | L 50–62 |
| 2003 | First Round | Arizona State | L 44–57 |
| 2013 | First Round | San Diego | L 49–61 |
| 2014 | First Round | Washington | L 50–67 |
| 2015 | First Round | Saint Mary's | L 88–92 $^{OT}$ |
| 2019 | First Round | Saint Mary's | L 67–43 |

### NWIT appearances

The Rainbow Wahine competed in one National Women's Invitational Tournament in 1992 losing to Georgia Tech in the final 72—90.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1992 | First Round Semifinals Final | Florida International Arkansas State Georgia Tech | W 83–73 W 83–73 L 72–90 |

## Retired numbers

The Rainbow Wahine retired their first number in 2015, honoring number 32 for the program's all-time leader in points and rebounds, Judy Mosley-McAfee.
Hawaii Rainbow Wahine retired numbers :
| No. | Player | Career | Year retired |
| 32 | Judy Mosley-McAfee | 1986–1990 | 2015 |