UC San Diego Tritons and the Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans. He previously played for the Wellington Saints of the NBL.
Career
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
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
| 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
| Year | Team | Games started</span>”}]]}’>GS | Field goal percentage</span>”}]]}’>FG% | Free-throw percentage</span>”}]]}’>FT% | Assists per game</span>”}]]}’>APG | Blocks per game</span>”}]]}’>BPG | 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
- ↑ “Back in Business – Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones”. College Sport Media. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ↑ Jakahi, Kevin. “UHH men’s basketball preview: Freshman Tait-Jones takes hits, misses in stride”. Hawaii Tribune Herald.
- ↑ Lee, George (30 January 2025). “UH game will be a homecoming for UCSD’s Tait-Jones”. West Hawaii Today. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ↑ “Former UH Hilo standout Tait-Jones wins Big West men’s basketball Player of Year”. spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ “2024-25 Men’s Basketball All-Big West Teams and Award Winners Revealed”. The Big West. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ↑ “Pair of Tritons Head to Vegas for NBA Summer League”. UC San Diego Tritons. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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