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Caiyle Kaupu

Forward/Center
KONAWAENA HS
KEALAKEKUA, HAWAII
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

17.8

Points per game

6.4

Rebounds per game

2.3

Steals per game

1.0

Assists per game
“Caiyle carried her team. She has good skill, can play with her back to the basket and she’s effective fronting the basket. When it comes to crunch-time, you know they are going to go in to her, and she still gets it done.”
Gary Pacarro
Head Coach Head coach at Punahou High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10 senior low-post force led the Wildcats to a 21-4 record and the Division 1 state final this past season. Kaupu averaged 17.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.3 steals, 1.0 assist and 1.0 block per game. A three-time Big Island Interscholastic Federation First-Team All-Star entering this season, Kaupu was also a three-time Division 1 All-Tournament Team selection.

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Academic Achievement

Kaupu has maintained a B average in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of California, Irvine this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Kaupu has volunteered locally as a youth basketball coach and scorekeeper. She has also donated her time as a volunteer at Creative Day Preschool and Holualoa Elementary.