2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
THIS YEAR: Senior guard Makaio “Kai” Morphy begins his first season with the Azusa Pacific men’s basketball program after spending the previous 2 seasons at Western Oregon University and the 2025-26 season at Cal Lutheran ... A 6-foot-5 shooting guard, Morphy brings 3 seasons of collegiate playing experience to the Cougar backcourt.
CAL LUTHERAN: Played the 2025-26 season with the Kingsmen ... Appeared in 26 games with 7 starts, scoring 114 points and averaging 4.4 points per game ... Added 34 rebounds, 26 assists, 13 steals and 4 blocks ... Scored a season-high 20 points against George Fox and recorded 3 steals in the same game ... Also posted a season-high 4 assists against Whittier.
WESTERN OREGON: Played 2 seasons for Western Oregon from 2023-25 under Head Coach Wes Pifer, competing at shooting guard. ... Appeared in 25 games during the 2023-24 season, with notable performances including 11 points against Academy of Art, 10 points against Western Washington and 9 points against Simon Fraser ... During the 2024-25 season, appeared in 24 games and produced double-figure scoring efforts against Dallas Baptist, Cal State Monterey Bay, Academy of Art and Northwest Nazarene ... Earned GNAC All-Academic honors during the 2024-25 season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Bishop García Diego High School in Santa Barbara, Calif., in 2022 ... Played 4 varsity seasons of basketball under Head Coach James Coronado and served as a team captain as a senior ... Competed as a combo guard and also played varsity volleyball from 2020-22, serving as a team captain in 2022 ... Earned Santa Barbara Round Table Athlete of the Week and All-CIF Division 5 First Team honors during his sophomore season ... As a senior, again earned Santa Barbara Round Table Athlete of the Week recognition and helped Bishop García Diego capture the CIF Southern Section Division 3 championship ... Also played club basketball for BTI in 2021 under Head Coach Chad Mazone.
PERSONAL: Born Dec. 31, 2003, in Santa Barbara, Calif. ... Parents are Matthew Morphy and Malia Kresser ... Has one brother (Reilly) and one sister (Shelagh) ... His father played collegiate volleyball at Pepperdine ... Majoring in Business ... Plans to continue playing basketball after graduation ... Enjoys golf, beach volleyball and movies.
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