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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Girls Basketball - Hawaii

Gatorade Player of the year

Nihoa Dunn

Forward
KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS- KAPALAMA HS
HONOLULU, HAWAII
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-0
Press Release

Peak Performance

17.2

Average points (per game)

9.3

Average rebounds (per game)
“Nihoa Dunn is unstoppable. She’s dominant in the paint and on the boards, and she’s surrounded by players who know their roles.”
Bobbie Awa
Head Coach - Konawaena High School

Athletic Excellence

The state’s reigning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 6-foot senior forward averaged 17.2 points and 9.3 rebounds per game this past season, leading the Warriors (24-4) to their second consecutive Division I state championship. Dunn led all scorers with 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting in Kamehameha’s 50-39 state final win over Iolani to earn Hawaii High School Athletic Association State Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors. She was also named the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Player of the Year.

Academic Achievement

Dunn has maintained a 3.54 weighted GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play basketball at Portland State this fall.

Exemplary Character

Dunn has volunteered locally with the Hawaii Food Bank. She’s also a member of the Awana Youth Group and the Sinfonietta, Kamehameha’s highest level of orchestra.