Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

HIGHLIGHTS
» Program Single-Season (24-25) Rank No. T6 (129 Field Goals)
» Program Single-Season (24-25) Rank No. 7 (350 Points)
» Career High: 28 Points (11-16 FG; 5 Rebounds) vs Point Loma (Jan. 9, 2025)
» 2023-24 Big West Conference Tournament Champion (UC Irvine)

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
» 2024-25 All-PacWest Third Team

STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2024 (Spring) B.A. Education Sciences (UC Irvine)

2024-25 (Fifth Year): Scored 16 points (6-8) with seven rebounds in season-opening loss to HPU (Nov. 10). Totaled 19 points and seven boards in 56-49 win vs Western Oregon (Nov. 27). Scored 19 points in a four-point loss to Western Washington (Dec. 20). Finished 7 of 11 (.636) for 16 points in a 68-61 win vs Truman State (Dec. 21). Tallied 16 points and eight rebounds in a 74-64 win vs Concordia (Jan. 2). Posted a career-high 28 points (11-16 FG) in a three-point loss to Point Loma (Jan. 9). Grabbed first career double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds in a three-point loss to Menlo (Feb. 1). Recorded second career double-double with 25 points (4-6 3PT) and 11 rebounds in a loss to Menlo (Feb. 17).

2020-2024* (UC Irvine): Played in 92 games over four seasons with the Anteaters (NCAA D-I), contributing to 64 total wins. Helped capture the 2023-24 Big West Conference Tournament Championship.

*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
» Spent four years at University of California, Irvine playing for coach Tamara Inoue
» 2020 graduate of Konawaena High School (Hawai‘i)
» Played four seasons of varsity basketball for coach Bobbie Awa
» Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association Division I State Champion (x2), Big Island Interscholastic Federation Division I Champion (x3)
» Honors: 2019-20 HHSAA Hall of Honor, 2019-20 Hawai‘i Gatorade Player of the Year, 2019-20 BIIF Division I Player of the Year, All-BIIF First Team (x4)

PERSONAL
» Born March 2002 in Hawai‘i
» Parents: Marie and Silva Kaipo Kaupu Jr.
» Has two older siblings and a younger sibling
» Major: Communication

WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "To be closer to home and to be able to represent the University, the state and my family at this level of college sports."