Laura Beeman’s 10th season as the University of Hawaii Hawaii women’s basketball coach opens with a trip to Southern California and includes the return of two early-season tournaments.
The Rainbow Wahine announced their 2021-22 schedule on Friday and will officially tip off the season at San Diego on Nov. 9. They’ll face USC two days later in Beeman’s return to her last coaching stop before taking over the UH program in 2012.
The Wahine make their home debut against Portland on Nov. 19 and Portland State on Nov. 21 in the Bank of Hawaii Classic. UH has matchups with Eastern Illinois, Utah and Gonzaga in the Rainbow Wahine Showdown over Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 26-28.
After a home game against Loyola Marymount on Dec. 5, the Wahine will have a two-week break leading into a road game at UNLV on Dec. 21 to close the nonconference schedule.
UH opens the Big West season with road games at UC Riverside on Dec. 30 and UC Davis on Jan. 1. The regular season concludes at home against UC Santa Barbara on March 5 with the Big West tournament to follow in Henderson, Nev., starting March 9.
The Wahine will face Hawaii Pacific University in an exhibition game on Nov. 3. They went 9-8 in a truncated 2020-21 season that included just two nonconference games.
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Nov. 3—Hawaii Pacific at Hawaii (exhibition), 7 p.m.
Nov. 9—Hawaii at San Diego, 4 p.m.
Nov. 11—Hawaii at USC, 5 p.m.
Bank of Hawaii Classic
At Stan Sheriff Center
Nov. 19—Prairie View A&M vs. Portland State, 4:30 p.m.; Portland vs. Hawaii, 7 p.m..
Nov. 21—Prairie View A&M vs. Portland, 2:30 p.m.; Portland State vs. Hawaii, 5 p.m.
Rainbow Wahine Showdown
At Stan Sheriff Center
Nov. 26—Utah vs. Gonzaga, noon; Eastern Illinois vs. Hawaii, 2:30 p.m.
Nov. 27—Gonzaga vs. Eastern Illinois, noon; Utah vs. Hawaii, 2:30 p.m.
Nov. 28—Utah vs. Eastern Illinois, noon; Gonzaga vs. Hawaii, 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 5—LMU at Hawaii, Time TBA.
Dec. 21—Hawaii at UNLV, 2 p.m.
Big West
Dec. 30—Hawaii at UC Riverside, 5 p.m.
Jan. 1—Hawaii at UC Davis, noon.
Jan. 6—Long Beach State at Hawaii, 7 p.m.
Jan. 8—Cal State Fullerton at Hawaii, 7 p.m.
Jan. 13—Hawaii at UC Irvine, 5 p.m.
Jan. 15—Hawaii at UC San Diego, Time TBA.
Jan. 20—Cal Poly at Hawaii, 7 p.m.
Jan. 22—CSU Bakersfield at Hawaii, 7 p.m.
Jan. 27—Hawaii at UC Santa Barbara, 5 p.m.
Jan. 29—Hawaii at CSUN, Time TBA.
Feb. 3—UC Davis at Hawaii, 7 p.m.
Feb. 5—UC Riverside at Hawaii, 7 p.m.
Feb. 10—Hawaii at Cal State Fullerton, Time TBA.
Feb. 12—Hawaii at Long Beach State, 2 p.m.
Feb. 17—UC San Diego at Hawaii, 7 p.m.
Feb. 19—UC Irvine at Hawaii, 3:30 p.m.
Feb. 24—Hawaii at CSU Bakersfield, Time TBA.
Feb. 26—Hawaii at Cal Poly, 2 p.m.
March 3—CSUN at Hawaii, 7 p.m.
March 5—UC Santa Barbara at Hawaii, 7 p.m.
Big West Tournament
At Henderson, Nevada
March 9—Teams TBA, Time TBA
