Hawaii Women's Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Hawaii Rainbow Wahine

Big West (18-14, 13-7)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/10 vs Long Beach State (67-62), 3/11 vs UC Santa Barbara (61-59)
Bad Losses: 1/6 UC San Diego (57-60), 2/2 UC Davis (47-57)
Coach: Laura Beeman
 
Probable Starters:
Imani Perez, Freshman, Forward, 4.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Kallin Spiller, Senior, Forward, 8.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg
Lily Wahinekapu, Sophomore, Guard, 12.6 ppg, 2.9 apg
Meilani McBee, Sophomore, Guard, 6.3 ppg
Kelsie Imai, Sophomore, Guard, 3.8 ppg, 2.1 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Nnenna Orji, Sophomore, Forward, 3.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Daejah Phillips, Sophomore, Guard, 11.0 ppg, 2.6 apg
Ashley Thoms, Junior, Guard, 1.7 ppg
McKenna Haire, Senior, Guard, 2.8 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 59.3 (282nd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.0 (53, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.3 (226, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.0 (119, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.4 (125, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 28.9 (256, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.6 (180, 8)
Rebound Margin: 1.2 (152, 4)
Assists Per Game: 11.7 (246, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.7 (175, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2022NCAARound of 64 loss to Baylor
2019NITFirst Round loss to Saint Mary's
2016NCAARound of 64 loss to UCLA
2015NITFirst Round loss to St. Mary's
2014NITFirst Round loss to Washington
2013NITFirst Round loss to San Diego
 
*all team stats through 3/2