Several University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at Hilo basketball players earned All-PacWest awards for the 2022–23 season. The six Vulcans recognized were Nadjrick Peat, Carlos Ramsey Jr., Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones and Darren Williams on the team, and Mandi Kawaha and Kamalu Kamakawiwoʻole from the team.
Men¡¯s basketball
Peat and Ramsey Jr. earned PacWest Defender of the Year and Newcomer of the Year awards, respectively. They are the first players at UH Hilo to ever win All-PacWest men¡¯s basketball season awards.
Peat was a disruptive force in the middle of the paint on defense, leading the PacWest with 62 blocked shots. He was also a three-time PacWest Defender of the Week recipient this season, with his most recent honor being on February 13.
Ramsey Jr. averaged 16.7 points per game and shot 54% from the field. He was also named to the All-PacWest men¡¯s basketball second team.
Tait-Jones and Williams were both named to the All-PacWest first team. Tait-Jones averaged 17.7 points, 9.1 rebounds and almost four assists per game, while Williams averaged 15.9 points and 4.6 assists per game, and converted 84% of his free throw attempts.
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Women¡¯s basketball
Kawaha landed a spot on the All-PacWest first team. She this season (1,485 points) and was second in the PacWest in points (17.8 per game) and assists (3.9 per game).
Kamakawiwoʻole was named to the All-PacWest third team. This is her first All-PacWest selection. She was also named PacWest Defender of the Week on December 5, 2022.
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