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2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster

Paora Winitana #45 F

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Ht. / Wt.:
    6-6 / 260
  • Hometown:
    Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
  • High School:
    American Heritage (Utah) HS
  • Prev School:
    Arizona Western

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Biography

PRIOR TO StMU
Played 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons at Arizona Western… Redshirted the 2021-22 season at BYU before going on his two-year LDS mission… Played in 59 games at AWC, starting in 31, where he averaged 6.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game… Averaged almost a double-double as a sophomore with 9.0 points and 8.3 boards a night… Also averaged 2.2 assists over his two years.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended American Heritage School in American Fork, Utah... Named to Utah 2A First Team All-State as a senior in 2021… Helped school to a third place finish in Utah State playoffs as a junior in 2020... Averaged 26 points per game and 15.5 rebounds per game in high school... Member of team that won the 2017 New Zealand National U15 Championship... Was named the 2017 New Zealand National MVP before moving to Utah for his final two years of high school.
 
PERSONAL
Father, Paul “Paora” was a New Zealand NBL star, playing over 300 games, earning the league’s MVP in 2006 and was a member of the New Zealand Olympic team in 2004.
 

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