For the fourth consecutive year, the Hawaii women’s basketball team is picked to win the Big West according to a vote of the 11 conference coaches.

The conference announced today that the Rainbow Wahine finished with four first-place votes and 91 points to top UC Irvine by a single point. The Anteaters also received four first-place votes.

Senior forward Imani Perez and sophomore center Ritorya Tamilo were named to the seven person All-Big West preseason team.

Hawaii finished last season 22-10 overall and 16-4 in conference play to finish first in the regular season. UH was eliminated in the semifinals of the Big West Championships for the second consecutive season.

Perez, who made the All-Big West Defensive team last year, averaged 7.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game with 32 blocked

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