2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball none 2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Hawaii Warriors logo.svg 175 Big West Conference Big West 22–11 12–4 Laura Beeman 4th Mary Wooley associate head coach, 4th Dekita Williams 3rd Alex Delanian 2nd Stan Sheriff Center Big West tournament Champion NCAA tournament First round The 2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine women's basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wahine, led by fourth-year head coach Laura Beeman, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 22–11, including 12–4 in Big West play to finish tied for second place with Long Beach State. Hawaii won the Big West tournament. With that conference tournament title, Hawaii earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and lost in the first round to UCLA.Hawai'i vs. UCLA - Game Recap - March 19, 2016 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/400871572 2021-05-17 ESPN.com enWomen's Basketball vs Hawai'i on 3/19/2016 - Box Score https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats/2015-16/hawai-i/boxscore/10275 2021-05-17 UCLA en Previous season The Wahine finished the 2014–15 season 23–9 (14–2 Big West), good for first place in the conference.2014-15 Women's Basketball Standings https://bigwest.org/standings.aspx?standings=29 live 2021-05-17 bigwest.org en https://web.archive.org/web/20210517213402/https://bigwest.org/standings.aspx?standings=29 2021-05-17 After losing the championship round of the Big West tournament, Hawaii earned an automatic bid to the WNIT by virtue of winning its regular season conference title and lost in the first round.https://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2014-2015 2014-2015 Women's Basketball Schedule University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics Departures Shawna-Lei Kuehu, Morgan Mason, and Shawlina Segovia, all seniors from the 2014–15 team, departed from the team due to graduation.http://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2015/4/12/WBB_0412151912.aspx Women's Basketball Banquet Celebrates Championship Season University of Hawaii June 16, 2016 April 12, 2015 In addition, freshmen Breana Jones and Jasmine Redmon left the team.http://hawaiiathletics.com/roster.aspx?roster=533&path=wbball 2014-2015 Women's Basketball Roster University of Hawaii June 16, 2016http://hawaiiathletics.com/roster.aspx?roster=567&path=wbball 2015-2016 Women's Basketball Roster University of Hawaii June 16, 2016 Recruits On December 3, 2014, guard Olivia Crawford from Lakes High School in Lakewood, Washington signed her national letter of intent to play for Hawaii.Lakes senior Olivia Crawford signs a letter of Intent (LOI) to play basketball @ the University of Hawaii. https://twitter.com/lakeslancers/status/540293804092563456 Twitter user @LakesLancers June 16, 2016 December 3, 2014 On May 28, 2015, Hawaii announced the signings of combo guard Andrea Easley out of Horizon High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, as well as twin sisters and forwards Lahni and Leah Salanoa, both from Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, California.Women's Hoops Announces Signees For 2015-16 Season http://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2015/5/28/WBB_0528155503.aspx?path=wbball University of Hawaii June 16, 2016 May 28, 2015 Roster w 2015 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine y yes w Brianna Kennedy n 00 C 6 3 JR y La Verne, CA Bonita HSLoyola Marymount w Marissa Wimbley n 3 G 5 5 SR Elk Grove, CA Pleasant Grove HS w Briana Harris n 4 PG 5 7 JR Inglewood, CA Saint Monica Catholic HS w Sarah Toeaina n 5 G 5 11 SO Covington, WA Kentwood HS w Leah Salanoa n 12 F 5 10 FR Oxnard, CA Rio Mesa HS w Olivia Crawford n 20 G 5 5 FR Lakewood, WA Lakes HS w Lahni Salanoa n 21 F 5 11 FR Oxnard, CA Rio Mesa HS w Ashleigh Karaitiana n 22 G 6 0 SR y Hamilton, New Zealand Endeavour Sports HS w Dalayna Sampton n 24 F 6 0 SO Vallejo, CA Florin HS w Megan Huff n 31 C 6 3 SO Federal Way, WA Todd Beamer HS w Kalei Adolpho n 32 C 6 1 SR yes Hoʻolehua, HI Moloka'i HS w Connie Morris n 33 C 6 4 SR Mesquite, NV Virgin Valley HSSalt Lake CC w Destiny King n 34 G/F 5 9 SR Long Beach, CA Long Beach Poly HS Laura Beeman (Cal State San Bernardino) Mary Wooley (South Carolina–Aiken) Dekita Williams (University of Louisiana at Lafayette) Alex Delanian (USC) https://web.archive.org/web/20160316063826/http://hawaiiathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball& 2016-03-06 Schedule Sources:http://hawaiiathletics.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=4106&path=wbball 2015-2016 Women's Basketball Schedule Hawaii Athletics June 15, 2016https://static.hawaiiathletics.com/custompages/Stats/Wbskb/2015-16/TEAMCUME.HTM Hawaii - Season Statistics static.hawaiiathletics.com 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#024731; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 10/28/2015 7:00 pm yes Hawaii–Hilo Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 1,738http://hawaiiathletics.com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2015/10/29/10282015.pdf Official Basketball Box Score - Game Totals - Final Statistics - UH-Hilo vs University of Hawai'i HawaiiAthletics.com October 28, 2015 April 29, 2022 86–39 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#024731; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 11:00 am yes Grand Canyon GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ 623 74–41 1–0 11/15/2015 11:00 am yes yes Northern Arizona Rolle Activity Center Flagstaff, AZ 378 61–52 2–0 11/20/2015 7:00 pm yes Loyola Marymount Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Wahine Classic 2,088 OC Sports 65–51 3–0 11/22/2015 5:00 pm yes Washington State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Wahine Classic 2,342 OC Sports 52–62 3–1 11/27/2015 5:00 pm yes Cal State Bakersfield Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Wahine Shootout 2,020 74–60 4–1 11/28/2015 4:00 pm yes Arizona State 16 Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Wahine Shootout 2,152 49–75 4–2 11/29/2015 5:00 pm yes South Carolina 2 Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Rainbow Wahine Shootout 2,073 51–67 4–3 12/03/2015 6:00 pm yes yes BYU Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI Tom Weston Classic 257 56–67 4–4 12/04/2015 5:00 pm yes yes Texas A&M 12 Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI Tom Weston Classic 150 41–82 4–5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#024731; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition |- 12/10/2015 7:00 pm yes BYU–Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 1,708http://hawaiiathletics.com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2015/12/11/12102015.pdf Official Basketball Box Score - Game Totals - Final Statistics - BYU-Hawaii vs University of Hawai'i HawaiiAthletics.com December 10, 2015 April 29, 2022 68–57 4–5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#024731; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season 12/20/2015 3:00 pm yes yes Sacramento State Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA 311 74–72 5–5 12/22/2015 1:00 pm yes yes San Jose State Event Center Arena San Jose, CA 1,236 76–73 6–5 12/30/2015 5:00 pm yes yes Cal State Bakersfield Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA 476 65–55 7–5 01/02/2016 8:00 pm yes Penn Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 1,810 OC Sports 54–64 7–6 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#024731; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big West regular season 01/07/2016 5:00 pm yes Long Beach State Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA 630 67–55 8–6 (1–0) 01/09/2016 12:00 pm yes UC Davis The Pavilion Davis, CA 508 58–60 8–7 (1–1) 01/14/2016 7:00 pm Cal State Northridge Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 1,881 OC Sports 77–50 9–7 (2–1) 01/16/2016 7:00 pm UC Riverside Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 2,405 OC Sports 74–77 9–8 (2–2) 01/21/2016 5:00 pm yes UC Irvine Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 175 83–65 10–8 (3–2) 01/23/2016 5:00 pm yes Cal State Northridge Matadome Northridge, CA 365 60–63 10–9 (3–3) 01/28/2016 7:05 pm Cal State Fullerton Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 1,773 OC Sports 62–53 11–9 (4–3) 01/30/2016 5:35 pm UC Irvine Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 10,300 OC Sports 59–35 12–9 (5–3) 02/04/2016 5:05 pm yes Cal Poly Mott Athletic Center San Luis Obispo, CA 382 64–58 13–9 (6–3) 02/06/2016 12:00 pm yes UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, CA 407 63–62 14–9 (7–3) 02/11/2016 5:30 pm Long Beach State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI OC Sports 60–42 15–9 (8–3) 02/18/2016 7:00 pm UC Davis Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 1,987 OC Sports 70–50 16–9 (9–3) 02/25/2016 5:00 pm yes Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 244 ESPN3 70–50 17–9 (10–3) 02/27/2016 5:00 pm yes UC Riverside UC Riverside Student Recreation Center Riverside, CA 623 77–81 17–10 (10–4) 03/03/2016 7:05 pm UC Santa Barbara Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 1,945 OC Sports 59–45 18–10 (11–4) 03/05/2016 7:05 pm Cal Poly Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI 2,884 OC Sports 68–47 19–10 (12–4) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#024731; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big West tournament 03/11/2016 12:30 pm yes 2 Long Beach State 3 Honda Center Anaheim, CA Semifinal 1,048 76–70 20–10 03/12/2016 1:00 pm yes 2 UC Davis 4 Honda Center Anaheim, CA Final 1,523 78–59 21–10 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#024731; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA Tournament 03/19/2016 1:30 pm yes yes 14 B UCLA 10 3 B Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA First Round 2,552Women's Basketball vs Hawai'i on 3/19/2016 - Box Score https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats/2015-16/hawai-i/boxscore/10275 2021-05-17 UCLA en ESPN2 50–66 21–11 AP Poll Hawaii–Aleutian Time B Bridgeport Region See also 2015–16 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team References Category:Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball seasons Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball