Kainoa Wade Headshot 2026

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.