UH Wahine Basketball

The University of Hawai‘i women’s basketball team’s season ended Thursday with a 63-46 loss to UNLV in the first round of the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT) at Cox Pavilion. The Big West regular-season champions finished 22-10 after their fourth straight postseason appearance. UH started strong but trailed 27-20 at halftime before UNLV (26-7) pulled […]

By Wes Nakama HENDERSON, Nev. — After first running into a buzzsaw, and then becoming one, top-seeded Hawai’i eventually lost to UC San Diego by a single basket in the final second Friday afternoon in the Big West Conference women’s basketball semifinals. Sumayah Sugapong’s driving layup with 0.1 seconds remaining was the killer blow after a […]

‘Ahahui Koa Ānuenue hosted a rally for the no.1 seed Hawaii Women’s Basketball Team ahead of their semi-final round game on Friday, March 14, 2025 at The Oak Room in Henderson, NV. Mahalo to those who came out to support the team!

The University of Hawai’i women’s basketball team took home three major Big West awards and had four players recognized in the 2024-25 all-conference teams. Senior guard Lily Wahinekapu was named Big West Player of the Year, becoming just the third Rainbow Wahine to earn this honor. Center Ritorya Tamilo earned Big West Freshman of the […]

Sistahhood Grindz and Giovanni Pastrami hosted a food and networking event for the University of Hawai’i Wahine Basketball team! The event kicked off year three of this Sistahhood Grindz program with many business leaders rallying behind the cause by providing players valuable networking and career advice. This event also raised over $20,000 in giveaways! This […]

We kicked off Season 2 of the Student Section with an ALL-RAIDER lineup! 🔥 Iolani alums Jovi Lefotu and Lily Wahinekapu joined current football stars CJ Villanueva and Keon Preusser for an epic episode! Bekyk hierdie plasing op Instagram 'n Plasing gedeel deur ESPN Honolulu (@espnhonolulu) Mahalo to these sponsors for making this show possible!

Friday, July 26, 2024 Local University of Hawai‘i basketball players and coaches from both the men’s and wāhine teams partnered with the aio fellows to host a special basketball clinic for the children of Kahauiki Village last Friday.  The clinic provided Kahauiki Village children the opportunity to learn basketball fundamentals from experienced university players and […]

The University of Hawai’i Athletics Department has launched The Aloha Spirit Collection – Fan Edition Uniform Design Contest, inviting fans to design a special uniform for the Rainbow Wahine Basketball Program. The winner will receive $1,500, roundtrip airfare to Honolulu for a game on January 25, and accommodation. O’ahu residents will get a roundtrip neighbor […]

The Wahine Basketball team honored and celebrated seniors Ashley Thoms and Olivia Davies with a big win on Senior Night to stay on top of the Big West Conference and clinched a top-two seed in the upcoming Big West Tournament.

The second “Student Section” show at AutoSource featured another set of three standout athletes: MeiLani McBee from Wahine Basketball, and Anelu Lafaele & Sitani Mikaele from Farrington Football. The show celebrated their success as athletes thus far and provided insight into their team and coaches and their future goals! Mahalo to Autosource Hawaii and Raising […]