The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo women’s basketball team once again received recognition for academic excellence by earning a Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Academic Special Mention for the 2023–24 school year.
The Vulcans posted a 3.40 team grade point average to land in the top 70 among NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball programs. Among all other Pacific West Conference teams, the Vulcans ranked No. 4.
The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and two-year college women’s basketball teams across the nation that carry the highest combined GPAs inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season.