Kainoa Wade Award Offensive Player of the Week Week Of 2/16/2026 Sport Men's Volleyball School Hawai'i Year Sophomore Position Opposite Hometown Kailua, O‘ahu High School Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama For the second time in three weeks, Hawai’i sophomore Kainoa Wade has claimed Big West Offensive Player of the Week. The opposite hitter averaged 4.50 kills and 5.00 points per set in a pair of straight-set road wins over No. 18 Stanford, leading the team in kills in both matches. Wade provided 12 kills while hitting .588 in Friday’s opener against the Cardinal. Saturday, the native of Kailua, O’ahu finished the rematch with 15 kills on .737 with just one attack error (15-1-19) along with two digs and two blocks. Wade currently rates third in national collegiate volleyball in hitting percentage (.464) and is in The Big West’s top five in aces (.457), kills (3.51) and points (4.20) per set.