The OIA released its OIA boys basketball all-star teams on Monday as voted on by the league coaches.
OIA East
Player of the year—Keoua Mahiko, Sr, Kaiser.
Co-Coaches of the year—Branden Kawazoe, Kaiser; Greydon Espinda, Kaimuki
FIRST TEAM
Keoua Mahiko, Sr, Kaiser
Chance Kalaugher, Sr, Kaiser
Captain Whitlock, Jr, Kalaheo
Huthifah Abdel Jawad, Sr, McKinley
Dan Villejo, Sr, McKinley
SECOND TEAM
Christian Mejia, Jr, Kailua
Alex Layi, Sr, Kalaheo
Christian Ono, Sr, Kaimuki
James Wilkins, Sr, Moanalua
Hirkley Latu, Sr, Kahuku
Honorable mention
Anuenue: Kamana’opono Grace-Kekawa
Castle: Jeremy McGoldrick
Farrington: LJ Gonzales
Kahuku: Keanu Akina, Kieran Spencer
Kailua: Noah Ah Yat, Zachary Marrotte
Kaimuki: Sifo Lauvao
Kaiser: Nic Tom
Kalani: Kapaa Nishimura, Kobe Ikari
Moanalua: Saige Pulu
Roosevelt: Micah Visoria, Jared Elwin
OIA West
Player of the year—Joseph Gouty, Sr, Leilehua
Coach of the year—Lionel Villarmia, Pearl City
FIRST TEAM
Joseph Gouty, Sr, Leilehua
Gilbert Tapat, Sr, Pearl City
Liam Fitzgerald, So, Leilehua
Stephen Park, So, Aiea
Douglas Mitchell, Jr, Waianae
SECOND TEAM
Zoar Nedd, So, Kapolei
Nicholas Duran, Sr, Leilehua
Isaac Liva, Sr, Mililani
Iverson Sione, Sr, Nanakuli
Fa’aolataga Sa’ilele, Sr, Waialua
Honorable mention
Aiea: Jayden Chaviera, Trent’n Lee Kim Choy-Keb-Ah Lo, Keysan Goins
Campbell: Reginald Knowles
Leilehua: Koalii Kauhi
Mililani: Micah Harrell
Nanakuli: Moustapha Wayne
Pearl City: Sape Tupuola, Ryan Yamamoto
Radford: Sean Musrasrik, Jeremy Ramos
Waialua: Lancen Kuni, Royce Tashiro
Waianae: Manu Taukolo, Natano Namulauti, Kade Ambrocio
Waipahu: Elijah Taimatuia, Jeminae Solomua, Airon Castaneda
This is why I hate All Star teams. They’re too subjective. You can’t tell me Bradley Anae and Kekai Smith aren’t 1st team all stars. I know Anae missed some time on football trips and Smith was out for a month or so with an injury but they showed in the state tourney that they’re 2 of the best. Anae was a man amongst boys. He dominated the post throughout the tourney. Smith was still a dominant defender this year but also took on the role of being the go to guy for the Stangs. He regularly scored 20+ pts but did it buy taking good shots in the flow of the offense. Villejo is a good player but didn’t really do much this yr due to his knee injury. And I didn’t see Ono play but I don’t think he’s better then Smith or Akina for that matter.
Showing up in states is important. I guess season stats count most if ya’ wanna make all-stars.
Akina Honorable Mention??? Wow….yeah this list lost credibility to me.
You have to wonder if the committee who selects these teams are actually people who know and have played the game. I agree with the comments above. Soon none of us will trust or even pay attention to who makes these teams. I wish the best for Bradlee and Kekai because they are humble, talented kids who were unfortunately missed because we have cartoons selecting our “best” players. You boys both deserve to be there. Good Luck to both of you!! I enjoyed watching you and go on and make Hawaii proud!!
The OIA coaches vote for these all stars
scoringlive reported that Anae averaged 9.7 PPG and shot 45.7% from the FT line. Nothing to be ashamed of. But that is not the stats of a first team all-star. You guys also need to remember that this all start team is based on regular season.
Scoring live also had a kid scoring 20 points with 10+ rebounds in a game that he didn’t even participate in.
The one statistic I wish they would keep is scoring percentage. You can have someone put up 25 points but also take 25 shots! Not very efficient and very misleading statistic. Obviously everyone looks at the points scored but if you really want to see how good a player look at his percentage!!!
Wonder why there’s no information on players height?