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2024-25 Men's Basketball

23 EJ Kapihe

23 EJ Kapihe

  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    225
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Kaneohe, Hawaii
  • High School:
    Kamehameha Schools
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Business Economics

Summary

Biography

2024-25: Again Wooster’s top reserve forward … Played in all 28 games and made a pair of starts when playing in Hawaii … Averaged 17.9 minutes, 6.8 points, and 4.5 rebounds per game … Finished the year with a 55.4 field-goal percentage (77-of-139) … Dropped in a career-high 24 points against Pitt.-Bradford (Dec. 29), in what marked program’s 11th straight win to start the year … Went 8-of-11 from the floor against Pitt.-Bradford and 8-of-8 from the charity stripe … Added 15 points at Hiram (Dec. 4) and was a perfect 7-of-7 from the floor … Scored 13 points in late-season win at Denison (Feb. 19), denying the Big Red an opportunity to clinch the NCAC title outright.

2023-24: Played in all 28 games with five starts … One of the team’s top reserves … Played the most minutes per game – 17.1 – outside of the starting five … Averaged 7.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game … Shot 54.4 percent (74-of-136) from the floor … Scored career-high 21 points against Oberlin (Feb. 7), finishing a perfect 9-of-9 from the floor in what marked first time parents watched play in person at Wooster … Showcased significant growth from 2022-23 against Rowan (Nov. 11) with 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting … Logged eight double-digit scoring games, including 16 at DePauw (Dec. 10) … Secured career-high eight rebounds against Rose-Hulman (Nov. 17) and hit that total again against Suffolk (Dec. 19).

2022-23: Made most of opportunities, entering 12 games on the varsity level … Averaged 0.8 points and 0.8 rebounds per game … Called upon in the NCAC Tournament and was the glue holding the eventual semifinal victory over Denison (Feb. 24) together late in the first half … Scored four points and had a rebound in 7:36 of action against Denison … Scored two points, had three rebounds, and an assist in collegiate debut versus Mount Aloysius (Nov. 18).

Prior to Wooster: First-team all-state honoree as a senior at Kamehameha Schools … First-team all-conference selection as a senior … Coached by Larry Park.

Personal: Parents are Ellice and Rebecca Kapihe … Business economics major and religious studies minor.

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  • 23

    2022-23First-Year

    F
    6'6" 240 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2023-24Sophomore

    F
    6'6" 225 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2024-25Junior

    F
    6'6" 225 lbs
    23