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2018-2019 Women's Basketball Roster

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11 Tia Kanoa

11 Tia Kanoa

  • Position:
    Point Guard
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Honolulu, O'ahu
  • Prev School:
    Arizona State

Summary

Biography

2018-19 (Senior):
• Named academic all-Big West.
• Garnered Big West second-team honors and earned team’s Ah Chew Goo Most Valuable Team Player Award.
• Tallied Big West Conference Player of the Week accolades (Jan. 14).
• The only Rainbow Wahine to start all 32 games on the season.
• Fourth on the team in scoring (7.4) and finished third on the team in rebounds (3.8), while leading the team in minutes per game (31.9).
• Paced the team and finished third in the conference with 4.9 assists per game.
• Recorded the most steals on the team with 42 takeaways.
• Fourth on the team in free throw percentage, connecting on 77.8 percent (49-63) from the charity stripe.
• Scored double digits in eight games and registered 16 games of five or more assists.
• Had four points and notched a season-high 10 assists in a win at CSUN (Mar. 9).
• Crafted a career-high 19 points and dished out nine assists in 38 minutes of action to lead UH over UC Riverside in the semifinals of the Big West Tournament (Mar. 15).
• Followed that performance, posting 15 points, two assists, two rebounds, two steals and a block in the Big West Championship (Mar. 16)

2017-18 (Junior):
• Played in all 30 games, starting in 29 of 30 contests.
• Averaged 33.5 minutes, 6.4 points, 5.1 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game.
• Led the Big West Conference in assists per game (5.1) and total assists (154).
• Finished 3rd in the Big West Conference with a 1.9 assists/turnover ratio.
• Tied a UH record with 12 assists in a game in the Big West Conference tournament against CSUN (Mar. 6). 
• Handed out five assists or more in a game on 15 occasions.
• Scored a career-high 14 points while dishing out 9 assists at UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 3).
• Named academic all-Big West.

2016-17 (Redshirt): Sat out the 2016-17 season per NCAA transfer rules.

Prior to UH:
• Kanoa spent the previous two seasons at Arizona State University.
• She appeared in seven games for the Sun Devils in 2015-16 and had two assists.
• Appeared in two games during her freshman season in 2014-15 before a season-ending injury.
 
Prep:
• A 2014 graduate of Kamehameha schools Kapalama.
• Spent her first two high school seasons at La Jolla Country Day in California.
• Won 2012 State (CA) and CIF Southern Region championships before winning 2013 Hawai‘i State and ILH championships.
• Was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2013 Hawai‘i State Tournament.
• Averaged 14.4 points, 4.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game her senior season, but played just eight games due to injury.
 
Personal:
• Born Lihu‘e, Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i.
• Daughter of Derek and Kelly Kanoa.
• Has three sisters, Tasha, Tiffany and Camille.
• Intended major is pacific island studies.

2017-18 Game-by-Game Statistics
2018-19 Game-by-Game Statistics

Career Highs
Points: 19, last at UC Riverside (3/15/19)
FG Made: 7, last at UC Riverside (3/15/19)
3-pt FG Made: 3 (2x), vs. UC Riverside (3/7/19)
FT Made: 7, vs. Seattle (11/18/18)
Rebounds: 9, vs. UNLV (12/19/18)
Assists: 12, vs. CSUN (3/6/18)
Steals: 4 (2x), vs. Portland (11/16/18)
Blocked Shots: 1, vs. Pepperdine (11/16/18)
Turnovers: 7, vs. Nevada (12/29/18)
Minutes: 45, vs. Idaho State (12/8/17)
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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2016-2017Redshirt Sophomore

    Point Guard
    5'8"
    11
  • 11

    2017-2018Redshirt Junior

    Point Guard
    5'8"
    11
  • 11

    2018-2019Redshirt Senior

    Point Guard
    5'8"
    11