1. Kamaka Hepa played college basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and the Texas Longhorns.
18 Facts About Kamaka Hepa
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Kamaka Hepa grew up playing club basketball for the Alaska Mountaineers, with whom he won tournaments in North Carolina and California.
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In March 2016, Kamaka Hepa moved to Portland, Oregon to gain more exposure and to play for Portland Basketball Club on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit.
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Kamaka Hepa enrolled at Jefferson High School, where he played under head coach Pat Strickland.
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On October 31,2017, Kamaka Hepa committed to playing college basketball for Texas as a four-star recruit.
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In February 2019, as a freshman, Kamaka Hepa suffered a head injury in practice and missed two games in concussion protocol.
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Kamaka Hepa finished the season averaging 1.9 points and 1.6 rebounds in 10.3 minutes per game.
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In 27 games, Kamaka Hepa averaged 9.4 points in 28.1 minutes per game.
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On July 3,2023, Kamaka Hepa was included in the New Orleans Pelicans 2023 Summer League roster.
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Kamaka Hepa was supposed to return, but he officially parted ways with team by mutual agreement on January 14,2024.
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Kamaka Hepa represented the United States at the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship in St Catharines, Ontario.
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Kamaka Hepa averaged 3.3 points and five rebounds per game, winning a gold medal.
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Kamaka Hepa was originally from Kapa'a, Hawaii and was of Hawaiian and Filipino descent.
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Kamaka Hepa's mother, Taqulik, is an Inupiaq from Utqiagvik.
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Kamaka Hepa's mother played basketball for Barrow High School, while his father was a multi-sport athlete in high school.
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Kamaka Hepa's older sister, Lynette, was a standout basketball player for Barrow High School before playing collegiately at Fort Lewis College.
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On November 23,2015, his half-brother, Radford Kawika Kamaka Hepa, was shot and killed in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Kamaka Hepa's younger brother, Keoni, is a collegiate football player at Simon Fraser.