{"id":211886,"date":"2025-03-06T14:48:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T00:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=211886"},"modified":"2025-03-06T14:48:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T00:48:32","slug":"vulcans-basketball-pacwest-postseason-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/06\/vulcans-basketball-pacwest-postseason-honors\/","title":{"rendered":"Vulcans earn 4 basketball PacWest postseason honors"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo men\u2019s basketball<\/a> players Jake Kosakowski, Julio Montes II<\/abbr> and Nadjrick Peat and women\u2019s basketball<\/a> player Caiyle Kaupu received 2024–25 Pacific West Conference postseason awards.<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s basketball<\/h2>\n

Jake Kosakowski and Julio Montes II<\/abbr> were named to the All-PacWest Third Team while Nadjrick Peat was selected as PacWest Conference Defender of the Year for the second time in his career.<\/p>\n

Montes II<\/abbr> led the Vulcans in scoring, averaging 13.7 points per game while finishing second in the PacWest with a .884 free-throw shooting percentage (conference-only contests).<\/p>\n

Kosakowski led the conference with 59 3-pointers for a league-best 3.0 3-pointers per game while finishing second with a .450 three-point shooting percentage.<\/p>\n

Peat, who was previously named Defender of the Year for the 2022–23 season, led all other players with 38 blocks and was second in total rebounding (160).<\/p>\n

The six-team PacWest Championships postseason tournament begins March 6 with the Vulcans seeded fourth to take on fifth-seed Concordia at 5:15 p.m. Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> time.<\/p>\n

For more go to HiloAthletics.com.<\/a><\/p>\n

Women\u2019s basketball<\/h2>\n

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Caiyle Kaupu was named to the 2024–25 All-Pacific West Conference Third Team.<\/p>\n

Kaupu led this year’s team in scoring and rebounding as the Vulcans posted a 6-14 conference record for a 10th-place finish. Kaupu totaled 350 points on the season, ranking No. 7 all-time for single-season totals scored by a Vulcan.<\/p>\n

Kaupu\u2019s PacWest rankings for conference-only contests: No. 6 points per game (15.8), No. 8 free throws (60), No. 8 rebounds per game (7.3) and No. 11 field-goal percentage (.425).<\/p>\n

For more go to HiloAthletics.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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