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Laynee Torres-Kahapea

Guard
PUNAHOU SCHOOL
HONOLULU, HAWAII
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

15.6

Average Points (per game)
“Laynee is the consummate student-athlete. She’s a scorer, defender, distributor. Her court vision has improved a lot. Teams struggled to defend Laynee even when they keyed into double-teaming her.”
Gary Pacarro
Head Coach - Punahou head coach Gary Pacarro
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 senior guard led the Buff n’ Blue (9-9) with 15.6 points per game and averaged more than 17 points per game in Interscholastic League of Honolulu play. Torres-Kahapea was named the league MVP by coaches. She was also a 2023 Hawaii Star-Advertiser Fab 15 Selection.

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Academic Achievement

Torres-Kahapea has maintained a 3.74 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at Portland State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Torres-Kahapea volunteers locally at a beach club, a hospital and on behalf of a youth basketball association.