2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster

Tafara Gapare

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-9
  • Weight:
    215
  • Class:
    Fifth Year
  • Hometown:
    Wellington, New Zealand
  • Highschool:
    South Kent (Conn.) School
  • Prev School:
    Villanova

Summary

Biography

As a Senior at Villanova (2025-26):
  • Appeared in nine games while averaging 2.9 points and 2.9 rebounds in 16.3 minutes per game.
  • Added four assists, five steals and seven blocks.
  • Made 9-of-11 free throws and hit three 3-pointers.
  • Tallied two points, three rebounds, an assist and a block in season opener against BYU (11/3).
  • Finished with five points, three rebounds, a block and a steal against La Salle (11/19).
  • Followed up with six points, six rebounds and three assists (all season-highs vs. Old Dominion (11/25).
  • Put up three points in games against Temple, Penn and Wisconsin, and two points in back-to-back matchups with Michigan and Pittsburgh.
  • Blocked three shots against the Wolverines (12/9).
As a Junior at Maryland (2024-25):
  • Played in 32 games while averaging 3.4 points and 1.9 rebounds
  • Third on the team with 24 blocks... also had 12 steals
  • Averaged 10.4 minutes per game and shot .470 from the floor, while also shooting .371 from behind the arc.
  • Contributed four points, two blocks, and one steal in the quarterfinal of the Big Ten Tournament against #24 Illinois (3/14).
  • Finished with three points, three rebounds, and one block in a big win over #17 Wisconsin (1/29).
  • Posted nine points and one rebound in 13 minutes of playing time against Northwestern (1/16).
  • Dropped eight points, two rebounds, two blocks, and one steal in a big win over #22 UCLA (1/10).
  • Put up three rebounds, two blocks, one assist, and one steal in a game against #9 Oregon (1/5).
  • Added six points alongside three rebounds, a block, and a steal in a win over Syracuse (12/21).
  • Scored nine points and pulled down eight rebounds along with one block against Saint Francis (12/17).
  • Contributed 12 points and three rebounds in a home win against Ohio State (12/4).
  • Finished with nine points, eight rebounds, and a career-high six blocks against Alcorn (12/1).
  • Scored a season-high 19 points with six rebounds at home against Bucknell (11/27).
  • Recorded five points and a game-high four steals against Mount St. Mary’s (11/8).
  • Made Maryland debut against Manhattan scoring five points with a block and one steal (11/4).
As a Sophomore at Georgia Tech (2023-24):
  • Played in 29 games, starting 15, and averaged 18.2 minutes
  • Started Tech’s final nine games and played 20 or more minutes in nine of the last 12, filling the void created by the absence of Ebenezer Doquona (who was injured the final nine games)
  • Last seven games, averaged 7.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 20-of-48 FG, 11-of-13 FT, 8 blocks
  • Scored in double digits against Syracuse, Clemson and Wake Forest during that stretch, pulled 10 rebounds and blocked three shots against Florida State
  • Started nine ACC games total, including Duke on Dec. 2
  • Averaged 5.1 points, 3.7 rebounds with a team-high 20 blocked shots in conference games
  • Key off the bench in Tech’s win over No. 3 North Carolina (6 points, career-high 8 rebounds, 3 blocks)
  • Had a team-high 33 blocked shots for the season and ranked 10th in the ACC in blocks per game (1.14) despite his limited minutes
  • Returned from a three-game absence early in the season to score 35 points with 11 rebounds in Tech’s three games against Georgia, Alabama A&M and Penn State
  • Went 13-26 from the floor with three blocks and two steals in 61 total minutes
  • Scored career-high 20 points with six boards in 28 minutes in Tech’s win over Penn State
  • Scored nine points with seven rebounds and four blocks to help Tech defeat Hawaii in the Diamond Head Classic
As a Freshman at UMass (2022-23):
  • Averaged 12.4 minutes per game over 30 games
  • Averaged 3.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game, while shooting 31.2 percent from the field for the Minuteman, who finished the season 15-16 overall
  • Despite limited playing time, he led the team in blocked shots (20) and went to the free throw line 40 times
  • Scored a season-high 15 points against Albany
  • Played a season-high 24 minutes against Rhode Island in which he scored 11 points, made a pair of three-point field goals and grabbed a season-best seven rebounds
  • Had one other double-figure game – 13 points vs. Hofstra
Before College:
  • Reclassified from the Class of 2023 to the Class of 2022
  • Spent the 2021-22 year at the South Kent School in Connecticut
  • Ranked as the No. 1 player in Connecticut and No. 10 power forward by 247Sports for the Class of 2023
  • Top-50 recruit nationally by 247Sports
  • Rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals
  • Tabbed 81st-nationally and as the No. 18-ranked power forward by Rivals.
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