2025–26 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team

2025–26 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball
2025–26 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	6–8 (0–4 Big West)
Head coach	Laura Beeman (14th season);
Associate head coach	Alex Delanian
Assistant coaches	Derrick Florence; Khalilah Mitchell; Jason Hill;
Home arena	Stan Sheriff Center

2025–26 Big West women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Irvine	17	–	3	.850	26	–	6	.813
UC San Diego †	17	–	3	.850	24	–	8	.750
UC Davis	15	–	5	.750	23	–	10	.697
Hawai'i	14	–	6	.700	22	–	11	.667
Cal State Fullerton	13	–	7	.650	18	–	14	.563
UC Santa Barbara	12	–	8	.600	20	–	10	.667
UC Riverside	8	–	12	.400	11	–	21	.344
Cal State Northridge	6	–	14	.300	10	–	20	.333
Long Beach State	4	–	16	.200	5	–	25	.167
Cal State Bakersfield	2	–	18	.100	7	–	23	.233
Cal Poly	2	–	18	.100	4	–	26	.133

† 2026 Big West tournament winner As of March 14, 2026

The 2025–26 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team represents the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rainbow Wahine, led by 14th-year head coach Laura Beeman, play their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Rainbow Wahine finished the 2024–25 season 22–10, 16–4 in Big West play, to finish as Big West regular season champions.^[1] They were upset by eventual tournament champions UC San Diego in the semifinals of the Big West tournament.^[2] They received an automatic bid to the WBIT,^[3] where they would be defeated by UNLV in the first round.^[4]

Preseason

On October 16, 2025, the Big West released their preseason poll. Hawai'i was picked to finish atop in the conference, with four first-place votes.^[5]

Preseason rankings

Big West Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Hawai'i	91 (4)
2	UC Irvine	90 (4)
3	UC Davis	83 (1)
4	UC San Diego	77 (2)
5	UC Santa Barbara	61
6	Long Beach State	57
7	UC Riverside	51
8	Cal Poly	34
9	Cal State Northridge	27
10	Cal State Fullerton	20
11	Cal State Bakersfield	14
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[5]

Preseason All-Big West Team

Preseason All-Big West Team
Player	Year	Position
Imani Perez	Senior	Forward
Ritorya Tamilo	Sophomore	Center

Source:^[5]

Roster

2025–26 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Kira-May Filemu	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Westfields Sports High School	Wattle Grove, Australia
G	2	Teyahna Bond	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	St Monica's College	Cairns, Australia
G	3	Bailey Flavell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Takapuna Grammar School	Auckland, New Zealand
G	4	Jovi Lefotu	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	ʻIolani School	Kāneʻohe, Hawaii
G	6	Kyra Webb	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Padua College	Melbourne, Australia
G	7	Ella Collins	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	St Clare's College	Canberra, Australia
F	8	Rebecca Moors	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Westlake Girls High School	Auckland, New Zealand
F	10	Danijela Kujovic	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Fr	Our Lady of Mercy College	Bulleen, Australia
G	11	Keiara Curtis	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Bellarmine Prep	Seattle, Washington
F	12	Imani Perez	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Mullen High School	Denver, Colorado
F	17	Fiamma Serra	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	IIS G. Bertacchi	La Spezia, Italy
G	20	Izzy Forsyth	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	UC San Diego	Vancouver, British Columbia
G	22	Jade Peacock	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Hillcrest Christian College	Gold Coast, Australia
C	24	Ritorya Tamilo	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Baradene College	Auckland, New Zealand
F	33	Saniyah Neverson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Northern Arizona	Surprise, Arizona

Head coach

Laura Beeman (Cal State San Bernardino)

Assistant coach(es)

Alex Delanian (USC)
Derrick Florence (Morehouse)
Khalilah Mitchell (LSU)
Jason Hill (USC)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 1, 2026

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2025* 7:00 pm	Chaminade	W 90–33	–	16 – Filemu	7 – Tied	6 – Bond	Stan Sheriff Center (550) Honolulu, HI
October 28, 2025* 7:00 pm	Hawai'i Pacific	W 74–34	–	14 – Perez	7 – Perez	4 – Bond	Stan Sheriff Center (489) Honolulu, HI
Regular season
November 4, 2025* 7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+	Portland State	W 74–63	1–0	14 – Flavell	7 – Webb	5 – Bond	Stan Sheriff Center (2,001) Honolulu, HI
November 13, 2025* 7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+	Saint Martin's	W 46–41 ^OT	2–0	15 – Flavell	10 – Webb	3 – Webb	Stan Sheriff Center (1,707) Honolulu, HI
November 21, 2025* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Loyola Marymount Bank of Hawai‘i Classic	W 55–51	3–0	10 – Neverson	5 – Neverson	4 – Bond	Stan Sheriff Center (2,784) Honolulu, HI
November 23, 2025* 2:30 pm, ESPN+	Portland Bank of Hawai‘i Classic	W 66−61	4−0	16 – Tamilo	5 – Tied	4 – Bond	Stan Sheriff Center (1,957) Honolulu, HI
November 28, 2025* 2:30 pm, ESPN+	Vermont Rainbow Wahine Showdown	L 67−73	4−1	16 – Curtis	10 – Perez	4 – Flavell	Stan Sheriff Center (1,680) Honolulu, HI
November 29, 2025* 2:30 pm, ESPN+	Lindenwood Rainbow Wahine Showdown	L 59–68	4–2	20 – Flavell	7 – Tamilo	4 – Bond	Stan Sheriff Center (1,571) Honolulu, HI
November 30, 2025* 2:30 pm, ESPN+	Santa Clara Rainbow Wahine Showdown	L 57–76	4–3	10 – Flavell	8 – Perez	3 – Peacock	Stan Sheriff Center (1,594) Honolulu, HI
December 4, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Davis	L 63–68	4–4 (0–1)	22 – Flavell	7 – Tied	4 – Bond	University Credit Union Center (569) Davis, CA
December 6, 2025 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton	L 80–82	4–5 (0–2)	17 – Flavell	13 – Perez	9 – Bond	Titan Gym (163) Fullerton, CA
December 11, 2025* 7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+	Hawai'i–Hilo	W 61–47	5–5	9 – Tied	10 – Perez	3 – Flavell	Stan Sheriff Center (1,505) Honolulu, HI
December 19, 2025* 7:30 pm, YouTube	vs. Liberty Maui Classic	W 67–58	6–5	14 – Perez	6 – Tamilo	3 – Tied	Seabury Hall (1,357) Makawao, HI
December 20, 2025* 3:30 pm, YouTube	vs. Montana State Maui Classic	L 56–72	6–6	14 – Curtis	7 – Tamilo	2 – Tied	Seabury Hall Makawao, HI
January 1, 2026 7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+	UC Riverside	L 58–65	6–7 (0–3)	17 – Curtis	12 – Perez	3 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center (1,688) Honolulu, HI
January 3, 2026 7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+	UC San Diego	L 54–65	6–8 (0–4)	13 – Curtis	7 – Flavell	2 – Perez	Stan Sheriff Center (1,731) Honolulu, HI
January 10, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Irvine						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+	Cal Poly						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 17, 2026 7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+	UC Santa Barbara						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 22, 2026 4:30 pm, ESPN+	at Cal State Bakersfield						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 24, 2026 11:00 am, ESPN+	at Cal State Northridge						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+	UC Irvine						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 31, 2026 7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+	Long Beach State						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC San Diego						LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+	Cal State Bakersfield						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 14, 2026 6:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+	Cal State Northridge						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 19, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cal Poly						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
February 21, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Santa Barbara						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+	UC Davis						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
February 28, 2026 7:00 pm, SPECTS/ESPN+	Cal State Fullerton						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
March 5, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC Riverside						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
March 7, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Long Beach State						LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid Long Beach, CA
Big West tournament
March 11–14, 2026	vs.						Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
^ "Women's basketball upsets No. 1 Hawai'i to advance to first Big West title game". UCSD Guardian. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
^ "WBIT 2025 schedule, bracket: Game times, TV, streaming for women's tournament". USA Today. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
^ "UNLV Lady Rebels Dominate Hawaii, Advance to WBIT Second Round vs. Florida". UNLV Rebels On SI. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hawai'i Selected as Preseason Favorites for 2025–26 Women's Basketball Title". The Big West. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
^ "2025-2026 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
^ "Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 1, 2026.

[2] "Women's basketball upsets No. 1 Hawai'i to advance to first Big West title game". UCSD Guardian. Retrieved January 1, 2026.

[3] "WBIT 2025 schedule, bracket: Game times, TV, streaming for women's tournament". USA Today. Retrieved January 1, 2026.

[4] "UNLV Lady Rebels Dominate Hawaii, Advance to WBIT Second Round vs. Florida". UNLV Rebels On SI. Retrieved January 1, 2026.

[poll-5] "Hawai'i Selected as Preseason Favorites for 2025–26 Women's Basketball Title". The Big West. Retrieved January 1, 2026.

[6] "2025-2026 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2026.

[7] "Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2026.

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