University of Hawaii, Manoa Women's Basketball
University of Hawaii, Manoa fields a women's basketball team in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 20 players, above the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,835,193, above the median of $2.2M — $141,759 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 5 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (145 of 360 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 964, about the median of 986, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,941,234 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $17,460 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster20 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 5 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,835,193 for the year
- Operating expenses$688,602 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$141,759 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate964 multi-year; 948 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$4,941,234 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$17,460 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$296,598 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Khalilah Mitchell head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Derrick Florence | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chris Straker | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mi'Cole Cayton | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Noah Brown | Assistant Coach / Director of Player Development | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 1 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division I roster spots6,175 360 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 58 1.7% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $2,835,193 $141,760 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $4,941,234
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $296,598
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $12,186 in-state · $34,218 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 26 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 13 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Hawaii, Manoa
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminade University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 1 | 15 | $282k | — | 93% | |
| Hawaii Pacific University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 3 | 13 | $466k | — | 84% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico room for 1 | 14 | $3.1M | $220,820 | 973 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas 8 over cap | 23 | $2.9M | $124,492 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Hawaii, Manoa 5 over cap | 20 | $2.8M | $141,759 | 964 | vs | |
| Grand Canyon University at cap | 15 | $2.8M | $184,466 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Reno 1 over cap | 16 | $2.6M | $163,701 | 986 | vs | |
| University of Wyoming 14 over cap | 29 | $2.5M | $85,906 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of California, Davis 8 over cap | 23 | $2.3M | $100,377 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Texas at El Paso room for 1 | 14 | $2.1M | $150,280 | 975 | vs | |
| San Jose State University at cap | 15 | $2.1M | $138,988 | 991 | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 992 | vs |
Every Mountain West Conference women's basketball program · Women's Basketball budgets ranked