# 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.
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

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.

## 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 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | 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 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | 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 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | 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: |||||||||