Thursday’s “Hoopla 2016” provided funds for the University of Hawaii women’s basketball program as well as reminders of accomplishments behind and goals ahead for the Rainbow Wahine. UH coach Laura Beeman said the event held at the Hukilau Restaurant raised $37,000, before expenses, with proceeds slated to go toward a planned trip to Australia in 2018 as well as summer school. “It was awesome. Unbelievable energy, fantastic crowd, great music. Just unbelievable support from the community,” Beeman said after Friday’s […]
Compared to a run of five games in 10 days to close November, the Rainbow Wahine basketball team’s schedule thins out considerably in December. Sunday’s 72-49 loss at UCLA was the first of just five games this month and the Wahine will have a full week to recharge before returning to the Stan Sheriff Center to face Hawaii Pacific University on Sunday. “The next week is going to be about getting this team healthy,” UH coach Laura Beeman said after […]
After returning from its weekend road trip to Los Angeles, the Rainbow Wahine basketball team will host its annual fundraiser next week with an eye on a long-range excursion. Tickets are on sale for the program’s “Hoopla” benefit set for Dec. 8 at the Hukilau Restaurant in downtown Honolulu with proceeds slated to aid with summer school expenses and a trip to Australia targeted for the summer or fall of 2018. “I think it would be a big step for […]
Thanksgiving weekend won’t be a holiday for the Rainbow Wahine basketball team. Coming off a 2-0 showing in the Bank of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Classic, UH returns to the Stan Sheriff Center for a challenging three-day Rainbow Wahine Showdown starting today. UH (2-2) annually schedules a high-powered field in an early-season tournament with South Carolina, Arizona State, Stanford and North Carolina among those making the trip in the last two years. The ‘Bows open this weekend’s tournament against San Jose […]
Two days after picking up win No. 1, the Rainbow Wahine basketball team takes on New Mexico State today in the finale of the Bank of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Classic. Tipoff at the Stan Sheriff Center is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. following today’s 2 p.m. opener between Youngstown State and Sacramento State. Both UH (1-2) and NMSU (2-1) opened the tournament with wins on Friday. NMSU pulled away from Sacramento State 99-73 and the Rainbow Wahine were in control throughout […]
A Rainbow Wahine basketball team in search of experience will get a hefty dose over the next two weekends. UH will play five games in the next 10 days while hosting two tournaments at the Stan Sheriff Center, starting today with a matchup against Youngstown State in the Bank of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Classic. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. The Rainbow Wahine take on New Mexico State on Sunday then have four days to recharge for the three-day Rainbow […]
As the current Rainbow Wahine basketball team prepared for Friday’s opener at USC, the program addressed future needs with its signing class for the 2017-18 season. UH added size and depth in the post with the addition of 6-foot-4 center Lauren Rewers from Lake City High School in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Australian forward Mackenzie Clinch Hoycard is slated to give UH an inside-outside scoring threat. Jadynn Alexander, a 5-10 guard from Monroe High School in Washington, was signed to add […]
Alex Delanian’s first road trip as Hawaii’s associate head coach will take him back to familiar surroundings. Delanian graduated from USC and began his coaching progression with the Trojans. Now in his fourth season with the Rainbow Wahine basketball program, he’ll have the seat next to head coach Laura Beeman when UH opens the season Friday against USC. Although returning to the Galen Center will surely bring back some memories, those thoughts have been largely blocked out by the task […]