Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 January 2001 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St Patrick's College (Wellington, New Zealand) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Position | Small forward |
| Career history | |
| 2019 | Wellington Saints |
| Career highlights | |
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Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones (born 5 January 2001) is a New Zealand basketball player who will join the Toronto Raptors during the 2025 NBA Summer League. He played college basketball for the UC San Diego Tritons and the Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans. He previously played for the Wellington Saints of the NBL.
Career
[edit]Tait-Jones attended St Patrick's College in Wellington, New Zealand.[1] After graduating, Tait-Jones played for the Wellington Saints for a season, before committing to play college basketball in the United States at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.[2] After three seasons with Hawaii–Hilo, he transferred to the University of California, San Diego.[3] In his second season with the Tritons, he was named the Big West Player of the Year and selected in the 2024-25 All Big West First Team.[4][5][6]
Professional career
[edit]On June 27, 2025 after going undrafted in the 2025 NBA draft, Tait-Jones signed a NBA Summer league contract with the Toronto Raptors.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Hawaii-Hilo | 12 | 12 | 29.9 | .503 | .313 | .688 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 16.5 |
| 2021–22 | Hawaii-Hilo | 27 | 27 | 30.1 | .497 | .242 | .739 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 1.5 | .7 | 17.0 |
| 2022–23 | Hawaii-Hilo | 23 | 23 | 32.7 | .466 | .259 | .701 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 1.2 | .4 | 17.6 |
| 2023–24 | UC San Diego | 33 | 33 | 29.6 | .561 | .346 | .731 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 1.1 | .3 | 13.8 |
| 2024–25 | UC San Diego | 35 | 35 | 29.6 | .576 | .313 | .751 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .4 | 19.1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Back in Business - Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones". College Sport Media. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ Jakahi, Kevin. "UHH men's basketball preview: Freshman Tait-Jones takes hits, misses in stride". Hawaii Tribune Herald.
- ^ Lee, George (30 January 2025). "UH game will be a homecoming for UCSD's Tait-Jones". West Hawaii Today. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "Former UH Hilo standout Tait-Jones wins Big West men's basketball Player of Year". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ Vigil, Jennifer (12 March 2025). "UCSD Nearly Sweeps Big West Honors, Including Top Player for Tait-Jones, Coach for Olen". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball All-Big West Teams and Award Winners Revealed". The Big West. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "Pair of Tritons Head to Vegas for NBA Summer League". UC San Diego Tritons. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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- Living people
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
- Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans
- New Zealand expatriate basketball people in the United States
- New Zealand men's basketball players
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Wellington City
- UC San Diego Tritons men's basketball players
- Wellington Saints players
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