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Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones
No. 5 – Valmiera Glass ViA
PositionSmall forward
LeagueLatvian-Estonian Basketball League
European North Basketball League
Personal information
Born (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 24)
Wellington, New Zealand
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt Patrick's College
(Wellington, New Zealand)
College
NBA draft2025: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019Wellington Saints
2025–presentValmiera Glass VIA
Career highlights

Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones (born 5 January 2001) is a New Zealand basketball player. He plays for Valmiera Glass VIA of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League and European North Basketball League. He played college basketball for the UC San Diego Tritons and the Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans. He previously played for the Wellington Saints of the NBL.

Career

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Tait-Jones attended St Patrick's College in Wellington, New Zealand.[1] After graduating, Tait-Jones played for the Wellington Saints for a season, before committing to play college basketball in the United States at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.[2] After three seasons with Hawaii–Hilo, he transferred to the University of California, San Diego.[3] In his second season with the Tritons, he was named the Big West Player of the Year and selected in the 2024-25 All Big West First Team.[4][5][6]

Professional career

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On June 27, 2025, after going undrafted in the 2025 NBA draft, Tait-Jones signed an NBA Summer league contract with the Toronto Raptors.[7] On August 26, 2025, he signed a contract with Valmiera Glass VIA in Latvia.[8]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Hawaii-Hilo 12 12 29.9 .503 .313 .688 8.5 1.8 1.2 1.2 16.5
2021–22 Hawaii-Hilo 27 27 30.1 .497 .242 .739 8.0 2.4 1.5 .7 17.0
2022–23 Hawaii-Hilo 23 23 32.7 .466 .259 .701 9.2 3.5 1.2 .4 17.6
2023–24 UC San Diego 33 33 29.6 .561 .346 .731 5.8 2.9 1.1 .3 13.8
2024–25 UC San Diego 35 35 29.6 .576 .313 .751 5.4 3.6 1.2 .4 19.1

References

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  1. ^ "Back in Business - Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones". College Sport Media. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  2. ^ Jakahi, Kevin. "UHH men's basketball preview: Freshman Tait-Jones takes hits, misses in stride". Hawaii Tribune Herald.
  3. ^ Lee, George (30 January 2025). "UH game will be a homecoming for UCSD's Tait-Jones". West Hawaii Today. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Former UH Hilo standout Tait-Jones wins Big West men's basketball Player of Year". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  5. ^ Vigil, Jennifer (12 March 2025). "UCSD Nearly Sweeps Big West Honors, Including Top Player for Tait-Jones, Coach for Olen". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball All-Big West Teams and Award Winners Revealed". The Big West. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Pair of Tritons Head to Vegas for NBA Summer League". UC San Diego Tritons. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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