Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus No. 9-Seed Cincinnati (1st Round) on March 10, 2026 , Loss , 66, to, 73
Final Score
Men's Basketball
66
vs No. 9-Seed Cincinnati (1st Round)
73
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David Katoa
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Hometown:
- Layton, Utah
- High School:
- Layton HS
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from Layton HS after spending previous 3 seasons at Utah Prep, formerly known as Real Salt Lake Basketball Academy (RSL Academy)
• Averaged 17.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.7 blocks his senior year
• Averaged 13.3 points and 4.0 rebounds before suffering a season-ending injury his junior year
PERSONAL
• Son of Fotu and Elizabeth Katoa
• Father played tight end at BYU (1988-90)
• Mother was a distance runner at BYU (1990)
• Sister Mariah played Division I volleyball at BYU (2011) and Weber State (2012-14)
• Sister Eliza played volleyball (2014-16) and beach volleyball (2017) at Utah
• Brother Taylor played football at USC (2017, 2020-22)
• Sister Lia competed in throws events at Weber State (2021-23) before transferring to BYU (2023-26)
• Served a two-year mission in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
• Graduated from Layton HS after spending previous 3 seasons at Utah Prep, formerly known as Real Salt Lake Basketball Academy (RSL Academy)
• Averaged 17.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.7 blocks his senior year
• Averaged 13.3 points and 4.0 rebounds before suffering a season-ending injury his junior year
PERSONAL
• Son of Fotu and Elizabeth Katoa
• Father played tight end at BYU (1988-90)
• Mother was a distance runner at BYU (1990)
• Sister Mariah played Division I volleyball at BYU (2011) and Weber State (2012-14)
• Sister Eliza played volleyball (2014-16) and beach volleyball (2017) at Utah
• Brother Taylor played football at USC (2017, 2020-22)
• Sister Lia competed in throws events at Weber State (2021-23) before transferring to BYU (2023-26)
• Served a two-year mission in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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