Dallas Baptist University Athletics

CAREER HONORS
2022-2023:
NABC Honors Court
Spring Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2021-2022:
Fall Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Spring Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2020-2021:
Honorable Mention All-Lone Star Conference
2019-2020:
Fall Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
 
2022-2023 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
Saw action in 20 games ... Scored a season-high nine points at Colorado Christian (11/11) going 4-6 from the field ... Recorded a season-high five rebounds and dished out seven assists in a win against Dallas Christian (12/7). 
 
2021-2022 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
Saw action in 10 games and made nine starts before being lost for the season to injury … Averaged 9.4 points per game … Led DBU to an upset of No. 4 Colorado Mesa (11/12) in the season opener after scoring a career-high 21 points … Drained a career-high five three-pointers as part of a 19-point performance against Texas A&M-Commerce (12/9).
 
2020-2021 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Garnered Honorable Mention All-Lone Star Conference honors … Led DBU with a .638 field goal percentage, which ranked tied for second-best in a single-season in school history … His 27 blocks were the most in the LSC and tied for the sixth-most in a single-season in school history ... His 1.2 blocks per game was tied for the fourth-highest average in the league ... Ranked 10th in the LSC in assists (63) and his 2.9 assists per game was tied for 16th-best in the conference ... Averaged 10.1 points per game and 3.0 rebounds per game … Pulled down a season-best six rebounds at West Texas A&M (1/8) … Dished out a season-high eight assists at Oklahoma Christian (1/14) … Registered a career-best three blocks at UT Permian Basin (1/30) … Went 9-for-9 and scored a career-high 19 points in a win over A&M-Commerce (2/6).

2019-2020 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Played in 23 games and averaged 4.7 points per game … Made his Patriot debut in the season opener at Colorado Christian (11/8) … Helped key DBU to an overtime win at Angelo State (12/7) with a season-high 17-point performance … Grabbed a season-most eight rebounds versus Dallas Christian (12/10).
 
2018-2019 (FRESHMAN)
Took a redshirt season in his first year at DBU.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Rosmini College … Coached by Matthew Lacey … Key member of the Rosmini College Premier Basketball team that won the Secondary Schools National Championship in New Zealand … Selected for the New Zealand 3x3 team that attended the FIBA U18 3x3 Championships in Chengdu, China, where they finished fourth.

PERSONAL
Born on October 6, 1999 … Parents are Simon Heather and Makiakama Tuaputa … Earned his Bachelor's degree in Sports Management and is currently pursuing an MBA … Favorite Bible verse is Philippians 4:13.