2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team

The 2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team represents the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rainbow Wahine, led by ninth-year head coach Laura Beeman, will play their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hawaii is a member of the Big West Conference, and participates in their 9th season in that conference.

2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
2020–21 record	1–3 (0–2 Big West)
Head coach	Laura Beeman (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Alex Delanian Khalilah Mitchell Jason Hill
Home arena	Stan Sheriff Center (Capacity: 10,300)

2020–21 Big West women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Long Beach State	6	–	0		1.000			7	–	1		.875
UC Irvine	2	–	0		1.000			5	–	5		.500
UC Santa Barbara	2	–	2		.500			2	–	6		.250
Cal Poly	1	–	1		.500			5	–	3		.625
UC San Diego*	1	–	1		.500			1	–	1		.500
Cal State Bakersfield	1	–	2		.333			3	–	4		.429
UC Davis	0	–	0		–			1	–	0		1.000
Hawaiʻi	0	–	1		.000			1	–	2		.333
UC Riverside	0	–	2		.000			2	–	5		.286
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	4		.000			0	–	7		.000
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
† 2021 Big West Tournament winner As of February 4, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll NOTE: Cal State Northridge will not play in the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns.

Previous season

The Rainbow Wahine finished the 2019–20 season 15–17 (10–6 in Big West play), to finish fourth in the Big West standings. They defeated Cal State Fullerton in the first round of the Big West Conference Tournament, 72–59.[1] They did not play any other games beyond that as the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Departures

Name	Number	Position	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure	Source
Julissa Tago	0	G	5' 9"	Senior	Medford, Oregon	Graduated	[3]
Courtney Middap	2	G	5' 10"	Senior	Wynyard, Tasmania	Graduated	[3]
MaKayla Edwards	3	F	5' 10"	Freshman	Vallejo, California	Transferred to Jacksonville	[4]
Savannah Reier	4	G	5' 7"	Senior	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Graduated	[3]
Myrrah Joseph	5	F	5' 10"	Sophomore	Carson, California	Transferred to Long Beach State
Lauren Rewers	14	C	6' 4"	Junior	Coeur d'Alene, Idaho	Transferred to Michigan State	[5]
Lamarria Johnson	22	G	5' 8"	Redshirt Freshman	Chicago, Illinois	Transferred to Wabash Valley College

Incoming transfers

Name	Position	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Alicja Falkowska	C	6' 5"	Junior	Łomianki, Poland	Junior college transfer from Panola College
Channel Noah	C	6' 4"	Junior	Cameroon	Junior college transfer from South Plains College
Dakota Viena	G	5' 8"	Junior	Waipahu, Hawaii	Transferred from Hope International University

2020 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kelsie Imai G	Pahoa, Hawaii	Waiakea High School	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Meilani McBee G	Kennewick, Washington	Kennewick High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Teioni McDaniel G	Las Vegas, Nevada	Centennial High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Nnenna Orji F	Rancho Cucamonga, California	Etiwanda High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Daejah Phillips G	Las Vegas, Nevada	Centennial High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kylie Yung G	Honolulu, Hawaii	ʻIolani School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Daejah Phillips 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Centennial HS (NV) Las Vegas, Nevada G 1 Kelsie Imai 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Waiakea HS Pahoa, Hawaii G 2 Teionni McDaniel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Centennial HS (NV) Las Vegas, Nevada F 4 Nnenna Orji 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Etiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, California G 10 Dakota Viena 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Maryknoll School Hope International Waipahu, Hawaii G 11 Olivia Davies 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Mat-Su Career Tech Anchorage, Alaska F 15 Jadynn Alexander 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Monroe HS (WA) Monroe, Washington C 20 Alicja Falkowska 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Panola College Kosów Lacki, Poland F 21 Kasey Neubert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Highlands Ranch HS Elizabeth, Colorado G 22 Kylie Yung 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr ʻIolani School Honolulu, Hawaii G 23 Meilani McBee 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Kennewick HS Kennewick, Washington G 24 Nae Nae Calhoun 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So John W. North HS Riverside, California F 25 Amy Atwell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Penrhos College South Perth, Western Australia C 35 Channel Noah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Francois Combes South Plains College Cameroon C 44 Barbara Rangel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Ventura High School Moorpark College Ventura, California	Head coach Laura Beeman (Cal State San Bernardino) Assistant coach(es) Alex Delanian (Southern California) Khalilah Mitchell (LSU) Jason Hill (Southern California) Support staff Teneshia Ruff (Jacksonville) Director of Operations Athletic trainer(s) Erin Tillman Assistant Athletic Trainer Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 16, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 13, 2020* 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Hawaii Pacific	L 74–82	0–1	21 – Atwell	9 – Atwell	2 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (0) Honolulu, HI
December 20, 2020* 2:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Hawaii–Hilo	W 71–54	1–1	22 – Phillips	11 – Atwell	4 – Phillips	Stan Sheriff Center (0) Honolulu, HI
Big West regular season
December 27, 2020		at Cal Poly	Cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests					Mott Athletic Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
December 28, 2020		at Cal Poly	Cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests					Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
January 8, 2020		UC Riverside	Cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests					Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
January 9, 2020		UC Riverside	Cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests					Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
January 15, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 57–64	1–2 (0–1)	12 – Alexander	5 – Phillips	5 – Imai	Icardo Center  Bakersfield, CA
January 16, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 43–51	1–3 (0–2)	23 – Atwell	10 – Tied	3 – Tied	Icardo Center  Bakersfield, CA
January 22, 2021 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Cal State Fullerton	W 49–47	2–3 (1–2)	17 – Davies	8 – Neubert	2 – Imai	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
January 23, 2021 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Cal State Fullerton	W 57–43	3–3 (2–2)	15 – Alexander	8 – Neubert	4 – Imai	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
January 29, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at UC Irvine	L 68–82	3–4 (2–3)	16 – Atwell	9 – Neubert	6 – Imai	Bren Events Center  Irvine, CA
January 30, 2021		at UC Irvine	Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues					Bren Events Center  Irvine, CA
February 5, 2021 2:00 p.m.		Cal Poly						Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m.		Cal Poly						Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
February 12, 2021		at UC Santa Barbara						The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, CA
February 13, 2021		at UC Santa Barbara						The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, CA
February 19, 2021		Cal State Northridge	Cal State Northridge has opted out of the 2020–21 season					Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
February 20, 2021		Cal State Northridge	Cal State Northridge has opted out of the 2020–21 season					Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
February 26, 2021		at Long Beach State						Walter Pyramid  Long Beach, CA
February 27, 2021		at Long Beach State						Walter Pyramid  Long Beach, CA
March 5, 2021		UC Davis						Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
March 6, 2021		UC Davis						Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
Big West Tournament
		vs.						Honda Center  Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time.

Source: [6]

References

1. "Rainbow Wahine Defeat Cal State Fullerton In Big West Quarterfinals". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
2. Carlson, Kainoa. "Big West tournament cancelled amid Coronavirus concerns". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
3. "UH Athletics Honors School's Newest Graduates". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
4. Jacksonville WBB [@JAX_WBB] (July 12, 2020). "It's Official!! Dolphin fans please join us in welcoming our newest Dolphin, MaKayla Edwards" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
5. "Spartan Women's Basketball Adds Lauren Rewers To 2020-21 Roster". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
6. "2020-2021 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved 16 November 2020.