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19 Days Until the State Girls Basketball Announcement
Gatorade 2021 - 2022: Player of the Year

Girls Basketball - Hawaii

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

Jovi Wahinekapu Lefotu

Guard
IOLANI SCHOOL
HONOLULU, HAWAII
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

15.2

Points per Game (average)

14

Points (State Championship Title Game)

8

Rebounds (State Championship Title Game)
“Jovi Wahinekapu Lefotu was clearly the best player in the state this year—she makes everyone around her better. She has no weaknesses. She can score inside and out, is a great passer, defends all positions and her leadership is off the charts. She has an extremely calm demeanor and doesn’t get flustered. It was a pleasure watching her play.”
Chico Furtado
Head Coach - head coach of Maryknoll High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9 senior guard led the Raiders to an 18-2 record and the Division I state championship that past season. Wahinekapu Lefotu averaged 15.2 points per game and scored 14 points to go with eight rebounds in Iolani’s 28-17 win over Konawaena in the title game. The sister of 2020-21 Hawaii Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year Lily Wahinekapu Lefotu, Jovi was named the Most Outstanding Player at the state tournament.

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Academic Achievement

Wahinekapu Lefotu has maintained a 3.38 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Hawaii this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Wahinekapu Lefotu has volunteered locally as a coach on behalf of Iolani basketball clinics, and she has donated her time to both Adopt-A-Highway and the Iolani Thanksgiving Food Drive.