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Kupaa Harrison

  • Award
    KTA Super Stores Superstar
  • Week Of
    4/21/2020
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • Bio
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Kupaa HarrisonĀ had one of the best all-around Vulcan basketball seasons in recent memory. The senior captain led the Vulcans in points (461) and points per game (17.7), rebounds (7.1), steals (42), starts (26) and minutes played (34.2). He was also second on the team in assists (58), and shot 49 percent from the field and 76 percent from the free throw line. Those totals placed him in the Pacific West Conference top 10 in five different categories, including third in scoring and fourth in minutes played. It also landed him Second Team All-Pacific West Conference honors. But "Koop" will probably be remembered most for his heroics and game winning shots--three different times he scored the game-clincher in the final moments.Ā Ā His most memorable perhaps was on January 27 when No. 24 drained a three-pointer with one second left in overtime to top Holy Names, just one day after his basketball hero (No. 24) Kobe Bryant passed away. His coachĀ GE ColemanĀ called him "one of the best players in the league, if not the best." Harrison was a model of consistency, scoring in double figures in all but one game (he was sick, had one point vs. Point Loma). He will be a two-time All-PacWest Scholar Athlete and will graduate this spring with a degree in Psychology. Harrison won two state championships in high school before spending his first year of college at Lewis & Clark (Portland) and second at Orange Coast College (Costa Mesa, Calif.).Ā 



Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
5/5/2020 Brinell Kaleikini Softball
5/5/2020 Billi Derleth Softball
4/27/2020 Keely Kitamura Women's Golf
4/27/2020 Chyann Gabriel Women's Basketball
4/21/2020 Kaleb Gilmore Men's Basketball
4/21/2020 Kupaa Harrison Men's Basketball
3/8/2020 Valerie Alvarado Softball
3/8/2020 Brandyn Lee-Lehano Baseball
3/1/2020 Leah Gonzales Softball
3/1/2020 Martin Soukal Men's Tennis
2/18/2020 Arturo Dell'Eva Men's Tennis
2/18/2020 Allie Navarette Women's Basketball
2/11/2020 Allie Navarette Women's Basketball
2/11/2020 Kupaa Harrison Men's Basketball
2/3/2020 Christian Sadler Baseball
2/3/2020 Allie Navarette Women's Basketball
1/29/2020 Allie Navarette Women's Basketball
1/29/2020 Kupaa Harrison Men's Basketball
1/20/2020 Kupaa Harrison Men's Basketball
1/20/2020 Kim Schmelz Women's Basketball
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