Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Hawaii

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Pupu Sepulona

Forward
SAINT LOUIS SCHOOL
HONOLULU, HAWAII
SOPHOMORE
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

18.2

Average Points (per game)

8

Average Rebounds (per game)

2

Average Assists (per game)
“Sepulona has the unique ability to be crafty and physical. He has great touch around the basket. He’s a throwback post player you don’t really see too often in the game nowadays. He’s a great student-athlete.”
Wyatt Tau
Head Coach - Campbell head coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 225-pound sophomore forward led the Crusaders to a 27-7 record and their second consecutive Division I state championship this past season, earning state tournament MVP honors in the process. Sepulona averaged 18.2 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. He clicked for 27 points against nationally ranked Montverde Academy at the Iolani Classic. 

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Academic Achievement

Sepulona has maintained a 3.59 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his junior year of high school this fall. 

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Exemplary Character

Sepulona has volunteered locally as part of an annual holiday food-donation drive for the homeless in downtown Honolulu in addition to donating his time to neighborhood trash cleanup in Kalihi as well as frequent beach clean-ups.