Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

2019-20
Kupaa Harrison 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.  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 coach GE Coleman 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. 

2018-19
Played in all 26 games as a junior transfer for the Vulcans...Started in 22...Averaged 28 minutes a game...11 points a game and 5.7 rebounds a contest...Team best 53 percent from the field...Shot 75 percent from the free throw line...Team leader in offensive rebounds with 47...69 assists lists second best on squad...48 steals ranks third on the Vulcans...Fifth in the PacWest in steals...Season-best of 23 points against Azusa Pacific...18 games in double figures, including seven final games of the season...Season high of 10 rebounds in that same contest...Five assists versus Concordia and six steals...Named to PacWest All-Academic team...Selected by his teammates as Most Pono Vulcan.

BEFORE UHH
Played one season at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Calif...Was the 2017-18 Orange Empire Conference Co-MVP...California JUCO First-Team All-State selection...Team advanced to Elite Eight...Averaged 15.3 points and 7.4 rebounds a game...Played one season at Lewis & Clark College in Portland...Prepped at Kalaheo High School on Oahu, winning a state championship in 2013 and again in 2015 with current teammate Kaleb Gilmore...Twice a Fab-15 pick (Honolulu Advertiser)...Three-time all-conference selection...2015 Hawaii Gatorade Player of the Year...Also played high school volleyball in high school and at Orange Coast...OCC team won conference and California JUCO titles.

PERSONAL
Born February 11, 1997 in Honolulu...Psychology major...Desires a career in the mental health profession...Parents are Tim and Deidre of Kailua...Has five brothers and one sister...Enjoys going to the beach and hanging out with friends...Likes the LA Lakers and North Carolina Tar Heels...Favorite foods: french toast, pasta and tacos...Favorite TV shows: Archer, The Office, and Regular Show...Likes Step Brothers and Superbad...Likes hip hop, R&B and reggae.