Khalilah Mitchell
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Hawaii |
| Conference | MW |
| Record | 0–0 (–) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 25, 1985 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2008 | LSU |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2009–2011 | UCF (GA) |
| 2011–2014 | UCF (assistant) |
| 2018–2022 | Hawaii (assistant) |
| 2022–2023 | San Jose State (assistant) |
| 2023–2026 | Hawaii (assistant) |
| 2026–present | Hawaii |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–0 (–) |
Khalilah Renee Mitchell (born December 25, 1985) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the University of Hawaiʻi women's basketball team.[1]
Playing career
Mitchell played college basketball at LSU from 2003 to 2008, redshirting her true freshman season due to a practice injury.[2] LSU made the Final Four all five seasons Mitchell was with the program, making her and her teammate Marian Whitfield one of the few players to be part of five Final Four teams.[3]
Coaching career
Mitchell began her coaching career at UCF as an graduate assistant before being elevated to an assistant coach in 2011 and remaining in that role until the 2013–14 season. Mitchell was an AAU assistant coach from 2014 to 2016 before being named an assistant coach at Hawaii prior to the 2018–19 season under Laura Beeman.[4] She left after the 2021–22 season to join the coaching staff at San Jose State as an assistant coach.[5]
Hawaii (second stint)
Mitchell returned to Hawaii prior to the 2023–24 season as an assistant coach. She was promoted to head coach on April 21, 2026, following the retirement of Beeman.[1][6]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (Mountain West Conference) (2026–present) | |||||||||
| 2026–27 | Hawaii | 0–0 | |||||||
| Hawaii: | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | |||||||
| Total: | 0–0 (–) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ a b "Khalilah Mitchell Named Rainbow Wahine Basketball Head Coach". University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Athletics. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ^ "Mitchell to Miss the Rest of the Season for Lady Tigers". LSUsports.net. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ^ Marse, R.J. "Five For Two: Mitchell, Whitfield Make Final Four History". LSUsports.net. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ^ "Mitchell Added to Rainbow Wahine Basketball Staff". University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Athletics. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ^ "San José State adds Mitchell to WBB Staff". whoopdirt.com.
- ^ "Mitchell named new Wahine basketball coach". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 22 April 2026.