The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa women’s basketball team will continue its 2023–24 season by facing California in the first round of the inaugural Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT) on Thursday, March 21 in Berkeley, California.
The bracket for the new 32-team event was announced on March 17. The Rainbow Wahine (20-10) earned an automatic berth into the field as the Big West regular-season champion and will face the Golden Bears (18-14) at Haas Pavilion. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Pacific Time (4 p.m. Hawaiʻi Time) and the game will be streamed on ESPN+.
The first three rounds of the WBIT will be played at campus sites. The semifinals and final will be played at Butler University’s Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 1 and April 3. The winner of the UH-Cal game will advance to face St. Joseph’s or Seton Hall in the second round on March 24.
UH will make its third straight postseason tournament appearance, eighth under head coach Laura Beeman, and 19th overall. The ‘Bows made eight appearances in the NCAA Tournament and 10 in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament.
UH went 17-3 in Big West play this season and won its final seven regular-season games to claim the title for the second time in the last three seasons. The ‘Bows reached the 20-win mark for the 17th time in program history and fourth time in Beeman’s 12-year tenure at UH.
For more, visit the UH Mānoa Athletics website.
