Once again, a Texas-bound talent is competing for a spot on the Team USA U18 national team with prized power forward signee Kamaka Hepa becoming the latest to represent the Longhorns, as he is one of 32 players who were invited to training camp in Colorado.
A four-star prospect, Hepa is one of five members of Shaka Smart’s latest top 10 recruiting haul, and he’s set to arrive this summer as a three-time Gatorade Player of the Year honoree. Hepa won the award as a freshman and sophomore in Alaska, and most recently, as a senior standout at Portland (Ore.