University of Hawaii at Hilo Women's Basketball

In April 2010, David Kaneshiro was announced as the Hawai‘i Hilo women's basketball program's first full-time head coach. In 2016, the Vulcans were presented with the Organization of the Year Award, presented by the Special Olympics State Board of Hawai‘i. HAWAI‘I HILO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD (Tap to Expand/Collapse) KANESHIRO VULCANS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SEASON TEAM RECORD NOTES 2010-11 9-15 Overall 6-11 PacWest (No. 6) » (1) All-PacWest Team Selection 2011-12 14-12 Overall 11-7 PacWest (No. 6) » (1) All-PacWest Team Selection 2012-13 13-11 Overall 10-7 PacWest (No. 7) » PacWest Championships First Round » (1) All-PacWest Team Selection 2013-14 9-16 Overall 8-12 PacWest (No. 9) » PacWest Championships First Round » (1) All-PacWest Team Selection 2014-15 10-14 Overall 9-11 PacWest (No. 8) 2015-16 10-15 Overall 10-10 PacWest (No. 7) 2016-17 8-15 Overall 8-12 PacWest (No. T8) 2017-18 7-16 Overall 5-15 PacWest (No. 12) 2018-19 8-18 Overall 5-17 PacWest (No. 10) » (1) All-PacWest Team Selection 2019-20 10-16 Overall 9-13 PacWest (No. 7) » (1) All-PacWest Team Selection 2020-21 6-6 Overall 6-6 PacWest (No. 2 Hawai‘i Pod) Shortened COVID Spring Season » (2) All-PacWest Team Selections 2021-22 14-10 Overall 11-8 PacWest (No. 6) » PacWest Championships First Round » PacWest Coach of the Year » (1) All-PacWest Team Selection 2022-23 10-16 Overall 7-13 PacWest (No. T8) » (2) All-PacWest Team Selections 2023-24 13-13 Overall 10-10 PacWest (No. 7) » (1) All-PacWest Team Selection 2024-25 8-18 Overall 6-14 PacWest » (1) All-PacWest Team Selection 2025-26 2-3 Overall 0-0 PacWest 16 Seasons 152-214 Overall 110-159 PacWest - Championships 1 Major Award YEAR BY YEAR (Tap to Expand) 2021-22 (13th Season): Earned a big non-conference win with a 76-73 overtime victory over then-ranked No. 5 Alaska Anchorage (Dec. 19). Started PacWest play at 4-1 and finished the season winning four of the last five games to earn a No. 6 seed in the PacWest Championships where they fell to eventual runner-up Academy of Art. Had one player named a First Team All-PacWest selection as Kaneshiro was selected PacWest Coach of the Year. COACHING CAREER » 2023-24 Hawai‘i Hilo Ramon Goya Academic Team » 2021-22 PacWest Conference Coach of the Year » 2020-21 Hawai‘i Hilo Ramon Goya Academic Team » 2011-12 Hawai‘i Hilo Head Coach of the Year » 2005-06 SLIAC Co-Coach of the Year (Blackburn) » 2005-06 SLIAC Regular Season Co-Champions (Blackburn) » 2004-05 SLIAC Tournament Champions (Blackburn) » 2001-02 SLIAC Coach of the Year (Webster) » 2001-02 SLIAC Regular Season Champions (Webster) VULCANS ACCOLADES » (13) All-PacWest Team Selections » 2022-23 Hawai‘i Hilo Sakai and Harue Wakakuwa Scholar-Athlete: Bree Olson » 2018-19 Hawai‘i Hilo Female Athlete of the Year: Allie Navarette » 2015-16 Hawai‘i Hilo Sakai and Harue Wakakuwa Scholar-Athlete: Alia Alvarez » 2010-11 Hawai‘i Hilo Female Athlete of the Year: Hillary Hurley PLAYING CAREER » Played three seasons at Beloit College (Wisconsin) where he was a team captain » Earned All-Conference honors for the 1993-94 season » Point guard at Hilo High School (1987-1989) ALMA MATER » Hilo High School (Hawai‘i) 1989 » Beloit College (Wisconsin) 1995 - B.A. Psychology » Webster University (Missouri) 1999 - Master's of Education PERSONAL » Has two children with his wife CAREER (MEN'S: 62-66 / WOMEN'S: 152-214) 2010-Present: University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (Women's: 152-214) 2006-2010: University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (Men's Assistant) 2003-2006: Blackburn College (Men's: 39-38) 2000-2002: Webster University (Men's: 23-28) 1999-2000: Stanislaus State (Assistant) 1998-1999: Webster University (Assistant) 1995-1998: University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (Assistant)