{"id":229150,"date":"2026-02-05T15:30:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T01:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=229150"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:30:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T01:30:47","slug":"wahine-basketball-assistant-top-leadership-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/05\/wahine-basketball-assistant-top-leadership-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Wahine basketball assistant coach selected for top leadership program"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/manoa-womens-basketball-WBCA.jpg\" alt=\"Khalilah Mitchell\" width=\"676\" height=\"376\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-229151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/manoa-womens-basketball-WBCA.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/manoa-womens-basketball-WBCA-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/manoa-womens-basketball-WBCA-130x72.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>University of <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\">women\u2019s basketball<\/a> assistant coach Khalilah Mitchell was selected to participate in the 2026 Women\u2019s Basketball Coaches Association (<abbr>WBCA<\/abbr>) Next Generation Institute, a leadership development program for experienced assistant coaches aspiring to become collegiate head coaches.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its fourth year, the program focuses on developing the <abbr title=\"Chief Executive Officer\">CEO<\/abbr>-level skills required to lead a college basketball program, including business operations, communications, marketing and personnel management.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell, in her seventh season with the Rainbow Wahine, has been part of multiple championship teams, contributing to three Big West regular-season titles, a conference tournament championship and four postseason appearances during her tenure at <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell joined the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> staff in 2018 and her selection reflects both her experience and leadership within the program, as well as <abbr>UH<\/abbr>\u2019s continued presence in national coaching development initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>The institute will take place in April in conjunction with the <abbr>WBCA<\/abbr> Convention in Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/news\/2026\/2\/5\/womens-basketball-uhs-mitchell-selected-to-wbca-next-generation-institute.aspx\">Hawaiiathletics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khalilah Mitchell was selected to participate in the 2026 <abbr>WBCA<\/abbr> Next Generation Institute, a national program for aspiring collegiate head 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