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EJ Kapihe
23 EJ Kapihe
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    225
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Kaneohe, Hawaii
  • High School:
    Kamehameha Schools
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Business Economics
  • gp
    28
  • pts/g
    7.1
  • fg %
    54.4
  • 3pt %
    25.0
  • ft %
    75.0
  • reb/g
    3.9
  • a/g
    0.9
Bio

2023-24: Played in all 28 games with five starts … One of the team’s top reserves … Played the most minutes per game – 17.1 – outside of the starting five … Averaged 7.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game … Shot 54.4 percent (74-of-136) from the floor … Scored career-high 21 points against Oberlin (Feb. 7), finishing a perfect 9-of-9 from the floor in what marked first time parents watched play in person at Wooster … Showcased significant growth from 2022-23 against Rowan (Nov. 11) with 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting … Logged eight double-digit scoring games, including 16 at DePauw (Dec. 10) … Secured career-high eight rebounds against Rose-Hulman (Nov. 17) and hit that total again against Suffolk (Dec. 19).

2022-23: Made most of opportunities, entering 12 games on the varsity level … Averaged 0.8 points and 0.8 rebounds per game … Called upon in the NCAC Tournament and was the glue holding the eventual semifinal victory over Denison (Feb. 24) together late in the first half … Scored four points and had a rebound in 7:36 of action against Denison … Scored two points, had three rebounds, and an assist in collegiate debut versus Mount Aloysius (Nov. 18).

Prior to Wooster: First-team all-state honoree as a senior at Kamehameha Schools … First-team all-conference selection as a senior … Coached by Larry Park. 

Personal: Parents are Ellice and Rebecca Kapihe … Business economics major.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 10 at Wittenberg W, 80-70
Feb 14 at Hiram W, 83-54
Feb 17 at Wabash L, 91-81
Feb 20 DePauw W, 83-80
Feb 23 vs. Wittenberg W, 79-62
Feb 24 at Wabash L, 75-64
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 28 16
Games started 5 0
Minutes 480 264
Minutes per game 17.1 16.5
FG 74-136 47-74
FG Pct 54.4 63.5
3PT 4-16 1-6
3PT Pct 25.0 16.7
FT 48-64 26-35
FT Pct 75.0 74.3
Off rebounds 46 30
Def rebounds 63 25
Total rebounds 109 55
Rebounds per game 3.9 3.4
Personal fouls 59 26
Disqualifications 1 0
Assists 24 11
Turnovers 33 18
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 0.6
Steals 25 11
Blocks 14 6
Points 200 121
Points per game 7.1 7.6
Points per 40 min 16.7 18.3
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 10 at Rochester W, 78-60 1 6 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 11 vs. Rowan L, 78-77 1 26 7-14 50.0 2-4 50.0 4-4 100.0 20
Nov 17 Rose-Hulman L, 82-80 1 29 5-7 71.4 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 11
Nov 18 Widener L, 72-68 1 18 0-5 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 22 at Mount Union L, 75-51 1 15 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 3
Nov 29 Ohio Wesleyan W, 79-42 - 13 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 5-7 71.4 11
Dec 2 at Denison L, 91-75 - 15 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Dec 10 at DePauw L, 60-58 - 26 4-6 66.7 0-1 0.0 8-8 100.0 16
Dec 19 vs. Suffolk W, 75-55 - 23 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 6
Dec 20 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 93-90 - 18 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 11
Dec 29 Edgewood W, 84-61 - 13 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Dec 30 John Carroll L, 91-86 0 18 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 3 at Kenyon W, 79-65 - 14 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 6 Wabash L, 78-64 0 12 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 10 Hiram W, 104-48 - 15 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Jan 13 Wittenberg W, 78-77 - 18 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 17 at Oberlin W, 72-62 - 17 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Jan 20 Denison W, 82-67 0 21 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Jan 24 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 76-72 - 14 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 9
Jan 27 DePauw W, 87-86 0 13 2-5 40.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 3 Kenyon W, 77-53 0 18 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 6
Feb 7 Oberlin W, 97-69 - 15 9-9 100.0 1-1 100.0 2-3 66.7 21
Feb 10 at Wittenberg W, 80-70 - 13 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
Feb 14 at Hiram W, 83-54 - 22 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Feb 17 at Wabash L, 91-81 - 18 7-10 70.0 0-1 0.0 1-3 33.3 15
Feb 20 DePauw W, 83-80 - 15 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Feb 23 vs. Wittenberg W, 79-62 - 17 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 7-10 70.0 11
Feb 24 at Wabash L, 75-64 - 18 2-6 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 10 at Rochester W, 78-60 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 11 vs. Rowan L, 78-77 1 26 0 5 5 2 2 1 0
Nov 17 Rose-Hulman L, 82-80 1 29 3 5 8 1 2 1 0
Nov 18 Widener L, 72-68 1 18 0 5 5 0 1 0 1
Nov 22 at Mount Union L, 75-51 1 15 1 2 3 0 0 1 0
Nov 29 Ohio Wesleyan W, 79-42 - 13 3 1 4 1 1 0 0
Dec 2 at Denison L, 91-75 - 15 1 1 2 0 1 1 1
Dec 10 at DePauw L, 60-58 - 26 3 4 7 0 1 0 2
Dec 19 vs. Suffolk W, 75-55 - 23 3 5 8 1 3 1 1
Dec 20 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 93-90 - 18 2 3 5 2 0 0 0
Dec 29 Edgewood W, 84-61 - 13 0 1 1 1 0 2 0
Dec 30 John Carroll L, 91-86 0 18 2 4 6 4 0 2 2
Jan 3 at Kenyon W, 79-65 - 14 1 1 2 2 1 1 0
Jan 6 Wabash L, 78-64 0 12 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Jan 10 Hiram W, 104-48 - 15 4 2 6 0 3 1 2
Jan 13 Wittenberg W, 78-77 - 18 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
Jan 17 at Oberlin W, 72-62 - 17 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Jan 20 Denison W, 82-67 0 21 3 2 5 1 1 1 0
Jan 24 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 76-72 - 14 3 1 4 1 1 1 0
Jan 27 DePauw W, 87-86 0 13 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
Feb 3 Kenyon W, 77-53 0 18 5 2 7 2 2 0 0
Feb 7 Oberlin W, 97-69 - 15 0 2 2 1 1 3 0
Feb 10 at Wittenberg W, 80-70 - 13 1 1 2 2 1 0 0
Feb 14 at Hiram W, 83-54 - 22 0 2 2 1 1 0 0
Feb 17 at Wabash L, 91-81 - 18 2 2 4 0 0 2 0
Feb 20 DePauw W, 83-80 - 15 2 2 4 2 2 2 2
Feb 23 vs. Wittenberg W, 79-62 - 17 2 2 4 0 2 2 0
Feb 24 at Wabash L, 75-64 - 18 1 3 4 0 3 2 2
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 10 at Rochester W, 78-60 1 5 1 -
Nov 11 vs. Rowan L, 78-77 1 2 0 1.0
Nov 17 Rose-Hulman L, 82-80 1 3 0 0.5
Nov 18 Widener L, 72-68 1 1 0 0.0
Nov 22 at Mount Union L, 75-51 1 2 0 -
Nov 29 Ohio Wesleyan W, 79-42 - 0 0 1.0
Dec 2 at Denison L, 91-75 - 4 0 0.0
Dec 10 at DePauw L, 60-58 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 19 vs. Suffolk W, 75-55 - 2 - 0.3
Dec 20 vs. Saint Joseph (Conn.) W, 93-90 - 3 - -
Dec 29 Edgewood W, 84-61 - 2 0 -
Dec 30 John Carroll L, 91-86 0 3 0 -
Jan 3 at Kenyon W, 79-65 - 4 0 2.0
Jan 6 Wabash L, 78-64 0 0 0 0.0
Jan 10 Hiram W, 104-48 - 2 - 0.0
Jan 13 Wittenberg W, 78-77 - 4 0 -
Jan 17 at Oberlin W, 72-62 - 2 0 0.0
Jan 20 Denison W, 82-67 0 2 0 1.0
Jan 24 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 76-72 - 2 0 1.0
Jan 27 DePauw W, 87-86 0 0 0 -
Feb 3 Kenyon W, 77-53 0 0 0 1.0
Feb 7 Oberlin W, 97-69 - 0 0 1.0
Feb 10 at Wittenberg W, 80-70 - 0 0 2.0
Feb 14 at Hiram W, 83-54 - 2 - 1.0
Feb 17 at Wabash L, 91-81 - 3 0 -
Feb 20 DePauw W, 83-80 - 4 0 1.0
Feb 23 vs. Wittenberg W, 79-62 - 4 0 0.0
Feb 24 at Wabash L, 75-64 - 2 0 0.0
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2022-23 12 2.8 0.3-0.8 0.0-0.1 0.2-0.2 0.8
2023-24 28 17.1 2.6-4.9 0.1-0.6 1.7-2.3 7.1
2024-25 28 18.0 2.8-5.0 0.1-0.6 1.2-1.7 6.8
Total 68 15.0 2.3-4.2 0.1-0.5 1.2-1.7 5.9

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 12 0 34 4-9 44.4 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 10
2023-24 28 5 480 74-136 54.4 4-16 25.0 48-64 75.0 200
2024-25 28 2 505 77-139 55.4 2-16 12.5 34-47 72.3 190
Total 68 7 1019 155-284 54.6 6-33 18.2 84-113 74.3 400

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2022-23 12 34 2.8 4.7-10.6 0.0-1.2 0.0 2.4-2.4 11.8
2023-24 28 480 17.1 6.2-11.3 0.3-1.3 25.0 4.0-5.3 16.7
2024-25 28 505 18.0 6.1-11.0 0.2-1.3 12.5 2.7-3.7 15.0
Total 68 1019 15.0 6.1-11.1 0.2-1.3 18.2 3.3-4.4 15.7

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2022-23 12 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1
2023-24 28 1.6 2.3 3.9 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.5
2024-25 28 1.7 2.9 4.5 1.0 1.1 0.6 0.4
Total 68 1.4 2.2 3.6 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.4

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2022-23 12 0 4 6 10 3 0 0 1
2023-24 28 5 46 63 109 24 33 25 14
2024-25 28 2 47 80 127 29 30 18 11
Total 68 7 97 149 246 56 63 43 26

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 12 4.7 7.1 11.8 3.5 0.0 0.0 1.2
2023-24 28 3.8 5.3 9.1 2.0 2.8 2.1 1.2
2024-25 28 3.7 6.3 10.1 2.3 2.4 1.4 0.9
Total 68 3.8 5.8 9.7 2.2 2.5 1.7 1.0

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 28 17.1 2.6-4.9 0.1-0.6 1.7-2.3 7.1
Conference 16 16.5 2.9-4.6 0.1-0.4 1.6-2.2 7.6
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 13 16.8 2.6-4.5 0.2-0.7 1.0-1.4 6.4
Away 11 16.2 2.5-4.5 0.0-0.3 1.4-2.0 6.3
Neutral 4 21.0 3.2-7.0 0.5-1.0 5.0-6.0 12.0
Result            
Wins 18 15.8 2.4-4.2 0.1-0.2 1.9-2.6 6.7
Losses 10 19.5 3.1-6.1 0.3-1.3 1.4-1.8 7.9
Month            
November 6 17.8 2.7-6.2 0.5-1.5 1.7-2.3 7.5
December 6 18.8 2.3-4.5 0.0-0.2 3.0-3.3 7.7
January 8 15.5 2.0-3.1 0.0-0.4 0.4-0.8 4.4
February 8 17.0 3.5-5.9 0.1-0.4 2.1-3.0 9.3

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 28 5 480 74-136 54.4 4-16 25.0 48-64 75.0 200
Conference 16 0 264 47-74 63.5 1-6 16.7 26-35 74.3 121
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 13 2 218 34-58 58.6 2-9 22.2 13-18 72.2 83
Away 11 2 178 27-50 54.0 0-3 0.0 15-22 68.2 69
Neutral 4 1 84 13-28 46.4 2-4 50.0 20-24 83.3 48
Result                    
Wins 18 1 285 43-75 57.3 1-3 33.3 34-46 73.9 121
Losses 10 4 195 31-61 50.8 3-13 23.1 14-18 77.8 79
Month                    
November 6 5 107 16-37 43.2 3-9 33.3 10-14 71.4 45
December 6 0 113 14-27 51.9 0-1 0.0 18-20 90.0 46
January 8 0 124 16-25 64.0 0-3 0.0 3-6 50.0 35
February 8 0 136 28-47 59.6 1-3 33.3 17-24 70.8 74

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 28 480 17.1 6.2-11.3 0.3-1.3 25.0 4.0-5.3 16.7
Conference 16 264 16.5 7.1-11.2 0.2-0.9 16.7 3.9-5.3 18.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 13 218 16.8 6.2-10.6 0.4-1.7 22.2 2.4-3.3 15.2
Away 11 178 16.2 6.1-11.2 0.0-0.7 0.0 3.4-4.9 15.5
Neutral 4 84 21.0 6.2-13.3 1.0-1.9 50.0 9.5-11.4 22.9
Result                
Wins 18 285 15.8 6.0-10.5 0.1-0.4 33.3 4.8-6.5 17.0
Losses 10 195 19.5 6.4-12.5 0.6-2.7 23.1 2.9-3.7 16.2
Month                
November 6 107 17.8 6.0-13.8 1.1-3.4 33.3 3.7-5.2 16.8
December 6 113 18.8 5.0-9.6 0.0-0.4 0.0 6.4-7.1 16.3
January 8 124 15.5 5.2-8.1 0.0-1.0 0.0 1.0-1.9 11.3
February 8 136 17.0 8.2-13.8 0.3-0.9 33.3 5.0-7.1 21.8

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 28 1.6 2.3 3.9 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.5
Conference 16 1.9 1.6 3.4 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 13 1.9 2.2 4.2 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.6
Away 11 1.3 1.7 3.0 0.5 1.0 0.7 0.5
Neutral 4 1.8 3.8 5.5 1.3 1.8 1.0 0.3
Result                
Wins 18 1.8 1.7 3.5 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.3
Losses 10 1.4 3.2 4.6 0.7 1.2 1.0 0.8
Month                
November 6 1.2 3.2 4.3 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.2
December 6 1.8 3.0 4.8 1.3 0.8 1.0 1.0
January 8 1.9 1.3 3.1 0.5 1.3 0.6 0.4
February 8 1.6 2.0 3.6 1.0 1.5 1.4 0.5

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 28 5 46 63 109 24 33 25 14
Conference 16 0 30 25 55 11 18 11 6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 13 2 25 29 54 13 15 13 8
Away 11 2 14 19 33 6 11 8 5
Neutral 4 1 7 15 22 5 7 4 1
Result                  
Wins 18 1 32 31 63 17 21 15 6
Losses 10 4 14 32 46 7 12 10 8
Month                  
November 6 5 7 19 26 4 6 3 1
December 6 0 11 18 29 8 5 6 6
January 8 0 15 10 25 4 10 5 3
February 8 0 13 16 29 8 12 11 4

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 28 3.8 5.3 9.1 2.0 2.8 2.1 1.2
Conference 16 4.5 3.8 8.3 1.7 2.7 1.7 0.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 13 4.6 5.3 9.9 2.4 2.8 2.4 1.5
Away 11 3.1 4.3 7.4 1.3 2.5 1.8 1.1
Neutral 4 3.3 7.1 10.5 2.4 3.3 1.9 0.5
Result                
Wins 18 4.5 4.4 8.8 2.4 2.9 2.1 0.8
Losses 10 2.9 6.6 9.4 1.4 2.5 2.1 1.6
Month                
November 6 2.6 7.1 9.7 1.5 2.2 1.1 0.4
December 6 3.9 6.4 10.3 2.8 1.8 2.1 2.1
January 8 4.8 3.2 8.1 1.3 3.2 1.6 1.0
February 8 3.8 4.7 8.5 2.4 3.5 3.2 1.2

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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