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Jersey Number 23
Shon Tupuola
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Brownsburg, Ind.
- High School:
- Brownsburg HS
- Prev School:
- Valparaiso / Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
2025-26 (at Valparaiso): Started all 33 games, the only player on the roster to do so… Shot a team-best 58 percent from the field (87-of-150), ranking tied for ninth in Valpo program history for season field-goal percentage... Averaged 6.4 points per game and 5.8 rebounds per game while blocking 42 shots… In MVC play, averaged 6.0 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game while blocking 24 shots in 20 games and shooting 60.5 percent (49-of-81)… Ranked fifth in the league in blocked shots per game at 1.27… Ranked fourth in the league in offensive rebounds per game at 2.33… In league-only games, ranked tied for 13th in rebounds per game at 5.2, seventh in blocked shots per game at 1.2 and tied for sixth in offensive rebounds per game at 2.0… Had eight double-figure scoring outputs and three double-figure rebounding efforts… Had season-best 21 points against Cleveland State (Nov. 19) while sharing the team lead with seven boards... Blocked a season-high four shots at Southern Illinois (Jan. 1)... Season-high 12 rebounds at Murray State (Jan. 10)... Went 4-of-4 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line on his way to 12 points, his highest scoring output in league play, against Belmont (Jan. 28).
2023-25 (at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods): Averaged 14.5 points per game and 12.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore in 2024-25… Played a key role on a team that won conference regular-season and tournament titles before going on to beat nationally-ranked opponents in each of the first two rounds of the NAIA National Championship… Scored in double figures 23 times in 2024-25 and 35 times in his two seasons at SMWC… Played in 61 games and made 59 starts over two years… Posted 26 double-doubles in his two seasons, totaling 710 points, 743 rebounds and 124 blocked shots over the two years… Scored a career-high 28 points in a game and his single-game rebounding peak was 26.
Notes: Prepped at Brownsburg High School in Indiana, where he emerged as one of the state's top defensive post players. He helped lead the Bulldogs to a 50-20 record over his final three seasons, including two IHSAA sectional championship game appearances. As a senior, he averaged 7.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game... A late bloomer on the grassroots circuit, did not begin playing AAU basketball until the summer following his senior high school season... Has credited that unconventional path with helping shape his work ethic and perspective
2023-25 (at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods): Averaged 14.5 points per game and 12.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore in 2024-25… Played a key role on a team that won conference regular-season and tournament titles before going on to beat nationally-ranked opponents in each of the first two rounds of the NAIA National Championship… Scored in double figures 23 times in 2024-25 and 35 times in his two seasons at SMWC… Played in 61 games and made 59 starts over two years… Posted 26 double-doubles in his two seasons, totaling 710 points, 743 rebounds and 124 blocked shots over the two years… Scored a career-high 28 points in a game and his single-game rebounding peak was 26.
Notes: Prepped at Brownsburg High School in Indiana, where he emerged as one of the state's top defensive post players. He helped lead the Bulldogs to a 50-20 record over his final three seasons, including two IHSAA sectional championship game appearances. As a senior, he averaged 7.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game... A late bloomer on the grassroots circuit, did not begin playing AAU basketball until the summer following his senior high school season... Has credited that unconventional path with helping shape his work ethic and perspective
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