HIGHLIGHTS
» Program All-Time Career Rank No. 5: 1,061 Points
» Program All-Time Career Rank No. 5: 270 Free Throws
» Program All-Time Career Rank No. 5: 528 Rebounds
» Career Point No. 1,000 vs Fresno Pacific (Feb. 11, 2023)
» Single-Game Program Rank No. 3: 15 Field Goals vs Dominican (Jan. 27, 2023)
» Career High: 37 Points (15-23 FG, 6-7 FT, 14 Rebounds) vs Dominican (Jan. 27, 2023)
» Single-Game Program Rank No. 4: 16 Free Throws vs Alaska Anchorage (Nov. 14, 2022)
» Single-Game Program Record: 7 Steals vs Holy Names (Feb. 15, 2022)
» Single-Game Program Rank No. 4: 18 Rebounds vs Chaminade (Feb. 21, 2021)
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
» 2022-23 NABC All-District West Second Team
» 2022-23 D2 CCA All-West Region Second Team
» 2022-23 All-PacWest First Team
» PacWest Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 23-29, 2023)
» KTA Super Stores Superstar of the Week (Dec. 14-27, 2022)
» 2022 Big Island Holiday Classic Most Valuable Player
» PacWest Conference Player of the Week (Nov. 14-20, 2022)
» 2021-22 D2 CCA All-West Region Second Team
» 2021-22 PacWest Conference Freshman of the Year
» 2021-22 All-PacWest First Team
» PacWest Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 10-16, 2022)
» Pepsi Athlete of the Week (Jan. 4-10, 2022)
» Pepsi Athlete of the Week (Dec. 7-13, 2021)
» PacWest Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 6-12, 2021)
» Pepsi Athlete of the Week (Nov. 30 - Dec. 6, 2021)
» Pepsi Athlete of the Week (Nov. 8-14, 2021)
» 2021 Outrigger Resort Rainbow Classic All-Tournament Team
» 2020-21 PacWest Conference Newcomer of the Year
» 2020-21 All-PacWest Hawai‘i Pod Team
» PacWest Conference Hawai‘i Pod Player of the Week (Feb. 22-28, 2021)
» Pepsi Athlete of the Week (Feb. 2-8, 2021)
STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2022-23 NABC Team Academic Excellence Award
» 2022-23 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2021-22 Academic All-PacWest Team
» 2020-21 Academic All-PacWest Team
2022-23 (Junior): Made 23 starts. Led team with 405 points (17.6 average), 211 rebounds (9.2 per game) and 110 free throws (.701) ... Totaled 28 points (16-21 FT) and 13 rebounds in a 87-82 overtime-win over Alaska Anchorage (Nov. 14). Notched a double-double on 25 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in a loss to Colorado-Colorado Springs (Nov. 23). Selected as Big Island Holiday Classic MVP after finishing the two-day tournament with 21 points and 11 boards for a double-double in a 92-70 victory against Central Methodist (Dec. 18). Grabbed his 14th-career double-double with 28 points (12-16 FG) and 10 rebounds in a 84-64 win over CUI (Jan. 7). Scored 25 points and grabbed 11 boards in a 68-59 win over Azusa Pacific (Jan. 16). Notched a third consecutive double-double with 14 rebounds and 10 points in a loss to Biola (Jan. 18). Put up a career-high 37 points (15-23 FG (.652), 6-7 FT, 14 REB) in 79-70 win vs Dominican (Jan. 27). Surpassed the 1,000 career points mark with 22 points and 10 rebounds in a 74-65 overtime win vs Fresno Pacific (Feb. 11) ... Voted to All-PacWest First Team, D2 Conference Commissioners Association All-West Region Second Team, and National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District West Second Team. Selected as PacWest Conference Player of the Week for Nov. 14-20 and Jan. 23-29.
2021-22 (Sophomore): Started all 27 games, leading the team in points (458), points per game (17.0), rebounds (215), rebounds per game (8.0), steals (42) and assists (18). Second on team with 65 assists and 2.4 assists per game. Totaled seven double-doubles ... Named to the 2021 Outrigger Resort Rainbow Classic All-Tournament Team. Finished just shy of a triple-double after tallying 12 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in a thrilling 100-97 overtime-loss to Alaska Anchorage (Nov. 28). Shot 81.8 percent from the field (9-11 FG), totaling 21 points in a 79-67 win over HPU (Dec. 12). Scored a season-high 30 points (11-19 FG, 8-10 FT) in a narrow 86-84 loss to CUI (Jan. 24). Tallied seven steals to set a new single-game program record in a 86-77 loss to Holy Names (Feb. 15) ... Named to D2 Conference Commissioners Association All-West Region Second Team, PacWest Conference Freshman of the Year and to All-PacWest First Team. Selected twice as PacWest Conference Player of the Week for Dec. 6-12 and Jan. 10-16.
2020-21 (Freshman*): Started all 12 games, leading the Vulcans with 16.5 points per game and 14 blocked shots, and was second on the team with 8.5 rebounds per game and third in total assists (21). Finished all but one game with double-digit scoring figures while totaling three double-doubles ... Poured in 21 points and fell one rebound shy of a double-double in his Vulcans debut in a 79-71 win over HPU (Jan. 16). Totaled 18 rebounds in a 71-67 win over Chaminade (Feb. 21) .Scored a season-high 26 points (9-14 FG, 2-3 3FG, 6-6 FT) in a 64-53 win over HPU (Feb. 25) ... Named PacWest Conference Newcomer of the Year and to the All-PacWest Hawai‘i Pod Team. Selected as PacWest Hawai‘i Pod Player of the Week for Feb. 22-28.
*Student-athletes were not charged with use of a season of eligibility for the 2020-21 academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» 2018 graduate of St. Patrick's College (New Zealand)
» Played three seasons of varsity basketball
» Played on 2019 Wellington Saints team that won the National Basketball League title
» Junior Tall Black Team selection
PERSONAL
» Born May 2001 in New Zealand
» Parents: Aaron Tait-Jones
» Major: Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences
MEDIA
» Hilo's Tait-Jones named to All-PacWest Conference Team (March 10, 2021) - KHON2 News
