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Official Twitter account of the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Basketball Team
Honolulu, HI
Joined August 2016
HPU AND COACH NAK’S FIRST WIN!! A NEW ERA IS HERE!!
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You put a smile on all of our faces every single day. We are going to miss you so much. Rest In Peace Emil ❤️Love you so much
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We got our guy‼️. We are excited to announce Jesse Nakanishi as the next head coach of the Hawaii Pacific University Men’s Basketball team. #TheSharkWay 🦈
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We are excited to announce that Jesse Nakanishi is back with the men’s basketball program at HPU! Coach Nak was a key piece of the 2016-17 team that went 29-3 and won the PacWest Conference Championship. Please help us welcome Coach Nak back to the Ohana! #FearTheFin 🦈
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Not everyday you get the #3 pick in the NBA draft working out at The Shark Tank! Pleasure having Scoot Henderson in the gym today! . #TheSharkWay 🦈
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𝘾𝙇𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙃𝙀𝘿. With the win tonight, the Sharks have officially clinched their first PacWest Conference tournament berth since 2017. ✅. #TheSharkWay 🦈
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A special win here in Washington! Congratulations Coach Nak!
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Congrats to our guy Charlie Weber on his graduation today from East Tennessee State University! Charlie graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Geoscience! . #TheSharkWay 🦈
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Next up in our #AboutMe series is point guard Roman Young! Stay tuned for more featured players. #FearTheFin 🦈
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Our next #MeetTheSharks post features grad transfer Jack Ammerman! Get to know the OG, or as some of his teammates call him, “Grandpa Jack”! #Ohana 🦈
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Huge year from freshman Melo Sanchez! Melo finished conference play 6th in scoring and his 3PT% ranked 7th in all of NCAA DII‼️. #TheSharkWay 🦈
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Year 1 of the Nakanishi era is complete ✅ . Mahalo for all the amazing support! 👏 . More to come…. #TheSharkWay 🦈
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𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥. ✍️. Introducing your newest Shark, Jack Ammerman! Jack had a very successful 4 year career at Northwood University, where he most recently averaged 16.6 PPG and shot 43% from 3. Please help us welcome him to the ‘Ohana! . #FearTheFin 🦈
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Our deepest condolences to Nikola and his family 💙
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𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥. ✍️. Help us welcome Kemp Van Es to the ‘Ohana! Kemp is is 6’2 sharpshooting guard from PHHoenix Prep. We’re glad he is a Shark! . #FearTheFin 🦈
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What a 𝗪𝗜𝗡!!! 🏀. The Sharks pulled off the improbable last night. HPU trailed by 7 points with 45 seconds left. The next sequence of events included a few free throws, a key offensive rebound, forced turnovers, and two DEEP threes from senior Jalen Chandler to win the game.
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𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙. 🖊️ . Excited to announce the signing of 4 freshmen to the Sharks! Please help us welcome Nil, Justin, J, and Casey to the squad! . Click the link in our bio to read more! . #TheSharkWay 🦈
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It has been an incredible year with this team! Sad it had to come to an end, but you'll forever be remembered in HPU Athletics history!
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𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥. ✍️. Please welcome Melo Sanchez to the Shark ‘Ohana! Melo is a 6’4 guard from Veritas Prep. #FearTheFin 🦈
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𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙. 🖊️ . Please help us welcome Miles Lewis to the ‘Ohana! Miles spent the previous 2 years at Contra Costa College where he was a First Team All Conference player. Can’t wait to get him out on the island! . Link in bio to read more!. #TheSharkWay 🦈
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San Diego bound this week ✈️ . Your #3 Sharks will take on #6 Azusa Pacific in the first round of the tournament this Thursday at 12:30PM PST. #TheSharkWay 🦈
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𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥. ✍️. Please help us welcome Mason Landdeck to the ‘Ohana! Mason is a transfer guard from Eastern Washington University. #FearTheFin 🦈
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Spent the day at Ka Papa Lo’i ‘O Punalu’u volunteering in the taro fields! Mahalo for having us! 🤙 . #TheSharkWay 🦈
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Trey Chapman is headed to England! The former Shark has signed a professional contract with the Essex Rebels, located in Colchester, Essex. The Rebels compete in the Basketball England National League Division 1. Good luck Chappy! . #ForeverAShark | #TheSharkWay 🦈
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We have recently relocated our coaches offices to the Shark Tank! The new offices, just feet from the gym, have been deemed, “The Shark Reef”. Today our new sign came in! 🤩 #FearTheFin 🦈
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Kicked off the 2023-24 school year with a team dinner with one of our biggest supporters and alumni, Nash Subotic! . #TheSharkWay 🦈
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Finishing strong. 💪 . 📊HPU: 65% FG.📊HPU: 54 Points in Paint.🦈 M. Moore: 31 PTS, 12-16 FG, 5 REB, 4 AST.🦈 T. Chapman: 18 PTS, 8-9 FG, 7 REB, 1 BLK.🦈 J. Chandler: 16 PTS, 7-7 FG, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL. #TheSharkWay 🦈
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Mahalo to the Special Education Center of Hawaii (@secoh_hi) for allowing us to come and help out with their March Madness event! 🏀. We had a blast getting to hang out with the clients and help them with their basketball (and dancing) skills! 🤙🕺 . #TheSharkWay 🦈
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𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙. 🖊️ . Welcome Tyrease Terrell to the Shark family! Tyrease is a grad transfer from Nicholls State where he served as the team captain for 2 years and was a key part of 2 regular season conference championship teams. Link in bio to read more. #TheSharkWay 🦈
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Hawaii Pacific University student and Men’s Basketball Player Kameron Steinhoff continues to be remembered at HPU with the annual Kam’s Helmets Drive. Steinhoff, who had just finished his third year at HPU, passed away on May 18, 2011 after a skateboarding accident.
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💯 points in the Honolulu shootout 😃. 📊HPU: 51% FG.🦈 M. Moore: 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST.🦈 T. Chapman: 19 PTS, 7 REB.🦈 M. Landdeck: 21 PTS, 5 AST. #TheSharkWay 🦈
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Feels good to finally have the whole squad on island! 🏝 . Swipe to see how all the newcomers have gotten settled into their new homes! 🏠 . #Ohana #FearTheFin 🦈
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𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥. ✍️. Please welcome Marquis Moore to the Shark ‘Ohana! Marquis is a 6’6 wing who has spent 4 years at the Division I level (Southern Utah & University of Detroit Mercy). We are excited for him to be a Shark! . #FearTheFin 🦈
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Happy birthday to our guy, Coach Frost!! 🎉
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𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲! 👏. Thursday’s game at the Shark Tank will be the first ever HPU home game on Spectrum Sports. Come experience the game in-person or tune in live! . #TheSharkWay 🦈
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Sneak peek at your 2022-23 Sharks roster 🏀👀. Which jersey number is your favorite?. #FearTheFin #Ohana 🦈
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Media Day Behind The Scenes 📸📹. Content coming soon!! Thank you @JIGGY2FRESH and Heavenly Studios! Best in the business!. #TheSharkWay🦈
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Shoutout to Manoa and Noelani Elementary for bringing the energy to the 1st Annual Field Trip Game at the Shark Tank! . #TheSharkWay 📈🦈
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STUDENT-Athletes! 📚 . Congrats to our MBB team for a 3.3 Team GPA. 9 players had a 3.4 GPA or higher! . #TheSharkWay 🦈
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New look 🦈👀 . The MBB squad is loving our new HPU blue alternate jerseys! 🔥🏀. #TheSharkWay | #Ohana
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Bodi Nageli, a 6’3” shooting guard from West Herriman, Utah, has signed an NLI and will be joining the Sharks!.Nageli is a versatile athlete who averaged 19.5 ppg for Herriman HS this past season. Welcome to our Ohana!.#fearthefin
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Recently signed Shark Tyrease Terrell graduated from Nicholls State University today! Tyrease graduated with his Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing! Congrats Tyrease! . #TheSharkWay 🦈
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Our next #MeetTheSharks features the Red Mamba, Kemp Van Es! Get to know Kemp and stay tuned for our final two freshmen! 🦈.#TheSharkWay | #Ohana
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Busy day for the Sharks yesterday! Early morning beach workout, Media Day, and finished the day off with a team BBQ at the beach! 🏝️📸🥩.#TheSharkWay | #Ohana
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A HUGE mahalo to @BigCityDiner for feeding us after our community service project on Friday! We appreciate your support! #Ohana 🦈
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We were fortunate enough to have two very special guests at today’s workouts. We had a blast celebrating Thomas’ 5th Birthday! Miles and Thomas were introduced with their favorite Sharks, capped off with a jump ball and a bucket from Miles! #Ohana #FearTheFin 🦈
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𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧. 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘. 𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗥𝗬. • Prizes courtesy of @mopedgaragehawaii 🛵.• Free pizza for all students 🍕.• @og_808mangonadas food truck serving all day! 🌮.• Good vibes at the Shark Tank! 🕺. Game starts at 6:30PM! 🏀
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“I feel like we are going to have a great season this year, go sharks!” . Get to know our junior guard @Dominiquewin
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2024-2025 heat conditioning test finishers 🔥
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“I really want to make it to the NCAA tournament”. Get to know our senior guard @TyreaseTerrell! . #TheSharkWay 🦈
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The Shark Tank was rocking today! 🗣️. Manoa and Noelani are a part of our “Shark Bite Mentorship Program” where we visit 1x a month to discuss healthy living, the importance of good grades, play games together, and more!! . Mahalo to these schools for your continued support! 💙
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SHARKS WIN! Jackson Young with the put-back game winner. HPU starts the season 1-1 after a 65-63 win over University of Alaska 🦈🏀 #FearTheFin
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𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙. 🖊️ . Welcome your newest Shark, Charlie Weber, to the HPU ‘Ohana! Charlie has spent the previous 4 years at ETSU and will make an immediate impact for the Sharks! Big things to come!. Link in bio to read more!. #TheSharkWay 🦈
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Gameday at Fresno Pacific!. Looking to go 2-0 on the road this week 🧳
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𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿. 🆚: University of Alaska Fairbanks.📍: Fairbanks, Alaska.⏰: 6:00PM HST.🎥: 📊: #TheSharkWay 🦈
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𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙. 🖊️ . Please help us welcome Josh Niusulu to the Shark family! Josh comes to us from Ohlone College in California where he was named First Team All-Conference and First Team All Defense. We are excited to add his talents to the squad! . Story in bio. #TheSharkWay 🦈
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