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HONOLULU — University of Hawai'i women's basketball head coach Khalilah Mitchell announced the additions of two assistant coaches to the Rainbow Wahine program for the 2026-27 season.]]>WBB Assistant Coaches hiredMon, 1 Jun 2026 10:00:00 875149https://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2026/5/16/general-hawai-i-athletics-celebrates-graduation-of-144-student-athletes.aspxhttps://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2026/5/16/general-hawai-i-athletics-celebrates-graduation-of-144-student-athletes.aspxBaseball, Men's Basketball, Football, Men's Golf, Men's Swimming & Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Softball, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Sailing, Women's Indoor Track & Field, Women's Water Polo, Women's Volleyball, Cheerleading, Sailing, General, Women's Track & Field, Women's Beach Volleyball

HONOLULU – A total of 133 current and former University of Hawai'i student-athletes were among the hundreds of graduates at the 115th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 16 at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.]]>2026 Graduation ListSat, 16 May 2026 09:00:00 2175105https://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2026/4/21/womens-basketball-khalilah-mitchell-named-rainbow-wahine-basketball-head-coach.aspxhttps://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2026/4/21/womens-basketball-khalilah-mitchell-named-rainbow-wahine-basketball-head-coach.aspxWomen's Basketball

HONOLULU — University of Hawai'i Athletics Director Matt Elliott announced on Tuesday the appointment of Khalilah Mitchell as the ninth head coach of the Rainbow Wahine basketball program.]]>WBB Khalilah Mitchell Head CoachTue, 21 Apr 2026 15:05:00 875021https://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2026/4/15/womens-basketball-celebrates-season-with-awards-banquet.aspxhttps://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2026/4/15/womens-basketball-celebrates-season-with-awards-banquet.aspxWomen's Basketball

HONOLULU — The University of Hawai'i women's basketball team wrapped up the 2025-26 season and celebrated the career of head coach Laura Beeman at the annual Rainbow Wahine Basketball Banquet on Tuesday at the Bank of Hawai'i Main Tower in downtown Honolulu.]]>WBB Banquet 2026Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:15:00 874988https://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2026/4/14/general-more-than-two-dozen-uh-student-athletes-gain-academic-all-big-west-honors.aspxhttps://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2026/4/14/general-more-than-two-dozen-uh-student-athletes-gain-academic-all-big-west-honors.aspxMen's Basketball, Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Basketball, Women's Swimming & Diving, General

HONOLULU – Twenty-nine University of Hawai'i student-athletes earned places on the 2025-26 Big West Winter Academic All-Conference teams announced on Tuesday. The winter season includes men's and women's basketball and men's and women's swimming and diving.]]>2025-26 All-Big West AcademicTue, 14 Apr 2026 09:00:00 2174973https://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2026/3/30/womens-basketball-laura-beeman-announces-retirement-as-womens-basketball-head-coach.aspxhttps://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2026/3/30/womens-basketball-laura-beeman-announces-retirement-as-womens-basketball-head-coach.aspxWomen's Basketball

HONOLULU – University of Hawai'i head women's basketball coach Laura Beeman has announced her retirement from coaching. Beeman, the eighth head coach in program history, departs after 14 seasons at the helm of the Rainbow Wahine. She will remain with the university to lead the program during the transition period until a new head coach is named.]]>Mahalo Coach BeemanMon, 30 Mar 2026 14:20:00 874905https://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2026/3/30/womens-basketball-laura-beeman-timeline.aspxhttps://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2026/3/30/womens-basketball-laura-beeman-timeline.aspxWomen's Basketball

]]>Laura Beeman coachingMon, 30 Mar 2026 14:20:00 874903https://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2026/3/24/womens-basketball-moors-tamilo-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspxhttps://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2026/3/24/womens-basketball-moors-tamilo-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspxWomen's Basketball

HONOLULU — University of Hawai'i sophomores Rebecca Moors and Ritorya Tamilo were named to the College Sports Communicators Women's Basketball Academic All-District team on Tuesday in recognition for their work on the court and in the classroom.]]>WBB CSC Academic All-District 2025-26Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:05:00 874848https://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2026/3/14/womens-basketball-women-basketball-falls-to-uc-san-diego-in-big-west-title-game.aspxhttps://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2026/3/14/womens-basketball-women-basketball-falls-to-uc-san-diego-in-big-west-title-game.aspxWomen's Basketball

HENDERSON, Nev. — The University of Hawai'i women's basketball team's bid for glory in its final Big West season fell short with a 60-48 loss to UC San Diego in the 2026 Credit Union 1 Big West Basketball Championship title game Saturday afternoon at Lee's Family Forum.]]>Saniyah NeversonSat, 14 Mar 2026 13:57:00 874809https://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2026/3/13/womens-basketball-takes-on-uc-san-diego-for-big-west-crown.aspxhttps://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2026/3/13/womens-basketball-takes-on-uc-san-diego-for-big-west-crown.aspxWomen's Basketball

HENDERSON, Nev. — Victories in back-to-back overtime thrillers earned the University of Hawai'i women's basketball team a place in the Credit Union 1 Big West Women's Basketball Championship final and a matchup with UC San Diego for the conference title.]]>Jovi LefotuFri, 13 Mar 2026 15:00:00 874800