291:
269:
383:, where he played under head coach Pat Strickland. As a junior, Hepa averaged 16.4 points and 11.3 rebounds per game, leading Jefferson to its first Class 6A state title. In his senior season, he led his team to a Class 6A runner-up finish. After averaging 16.5 points, 10.4 rebounds and 6.2 blocks per game, he was named Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year. On October 31, 2017, Hepa committed to playing
27:
403:
In
February 2019, as a freshman, Hepa suffered a head injury in practice and missed two games in concussion protocol. On February 27, 2019, in his first career start, he scored a freshman season-high 11 points in an 84–83 loss to
449:. In early December, he temporarily returned to the United States due to the sudden death of his father. He was supposed to return, but he officially parted ways with team by mutual agreement on January 14, 2024.
408:. He finished the season averaging 1.9 points and 1.6 rebounds in 10.3 minutes per game. On January 15, 2020, in his sophomore season, Hepa scored a career-high 15 points and four rebounds in a 76–64 win over
999:
1661:
458:
303:
848:
803:
754:
709:
662:
1161:
1711:
759:
714:
667:
412:. As a sophomore, he averaged 2.9 points and two rebounds in 13.5 minutes per game. In his junior season, he played nine games and averaged 2.9 points in 6.4 minutes per game.
853:
808:
1686:
1676:
352:(now known as Utqiagvik), the northernmost community in the United States. He grew up playing club basketball for the Alaska Mountaineers, with whom he won tournaments in
1596:
274:
1666:
1074:
1671:
1328:
1236:
1721:
462:
380:
297:
127:
1028:
1681:
1569:
1716:
1210:
1696:
1636:
1539:
1187:
1382:
388:
337:
282:
227:
147:
1431:
423:
365:
333:
325:
153:
1258:
409:
1485:
1133:
1051:
405:
1305:
965:
from
Utqiagvik. His mother played basketball for Barrow High School, while his father was a multi-sport athlete in high school.
1355:
223:
55:
1512:
968:
Hepa's older sister, Lynette, was a standout basketball player for Barrow High School before playing collegiately at
1102:
1079:
446:
1626:
1052:"From Alaska to Austin (and Portland in between), it's been a long journey for Texas men's signee Kamaka Hepa"
1706:
1701:
1691:
506:
1656:
515:
442:
376:
195:
172:
1631:
1283:
1000:"From the Top of the World to the Edge of a Dream: Kamaka Hepa's journey from Alaska to Division I hoops"
1651:
1138:
535:
435:
321:
205:
544:
1547:
1409:
1540:"From the Northern Tip of Alaska, Kamaka Hepa Is Showing the North Has Its Share of Hoops Talent"
969:
564:
553:
392:
384:
361:
329:
120:
1456:
973:
1188:"The Alaskan Longhorn: Kamaka Hepa's long-range shooting welcome after long journey to Texas"
372:
132:
1214:
1162:"Jefferson claims its first 6A boys basketball title, outlasting Clackamas 70-67 in final"
320:(born January 27, 2000) is an American professional basketball player who last played for
1597:"The odyssey of Kamaka Hepa, from a remote town in Alaska to four-star Longhorns recruit"
1432:"New Orleans Pelicans announce 2023 NBA 2K24 Summer League roster presented by TripADeal"
1543:
1165:
1106:
466:
353:
349:
168:
82:
972:. On November 23, 2015, his half-brother, Radford Kawika Hepa, was shot and killed in
1645:
1333:
954:
45:
976:. Kamaka’s younger brother, Keoni, is a collegiate football player at Simon Fraser.
1601:
364:. In each season, he led his team to the Class 3A state title and was named Alaska
1103:"Jefferson HS basketball star Kamaka Hepa leaves Portland for Alaskan homecoming"
1003:
962:
524:
357:
257:
958:
163:
469:. He averaged 3.3 points and five rebounds per game, winning a gold medal.
1383:"Hawaii men's basketball gains commitment from Texas transfer Kamaka Hepa"
953:
Hepa's father, Roland Hepa, died in
December 2023. He was originally from
26:
1387:
375:
to gain more exposure and to play for
Portland Basketball Club on the
1211:"4-Star PF Recruit Kamaka Hepa Commits to Texas over Gonzaga, Others"
1570:"Hepa: "I'm proudly representing my community, Alaska and the USA""
1515:[Michał Pluta and Kamaka Hepa leave the club. Thank you].
1237:"Texas F Kamaka Hepa in concussion protocol after practice injury"
1029:"Fabulous freshman: Barrow's Hepa is one of nation's rising stars"
426:. In 27 games, Hepa averaged 9.4 points in 28.1 minutes per game.
1573:
1488:[Michał Pluta and Kamaka Hepa officially left Zastal].
415:
In 2021, Hepa was named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports
Scholar by
422:
On April 25, 2021 Hepa announced that he would transfer to
1513:"Michał Pluta i Kamaka Hepa odchodzą z klubu. Dziękujemy"
1486:"Michał Pluta i Kamaka Hepa oficjalnie odeszli z Zastalu"
1259:"Men's Basketball drops OT heartbreaker at Baylor, 84-83"
1075:"Texas freshman Kamaka Hepa the next 'Alaskan Assassin'"
625:
1306:"Men's Basketball posts 76-64 win at Oklahoma State"
1134:"Kamaka Hepa's shot, from behind the Arctic Circle"
215:
201:
191:
186:
178:
162:
141:
114:
109:
101:
93:
66:
61:
51:
41:
36:
1261:. University of Texas Athletics. February 27, 2019
961:descent. Hepa's mother, Taqulik (née Opie), is an
1308:. University of Texas Athletics. January 15, 2020
290:
1662:American expatriate basketball people in Poland
360:. As a freshman and sophomore, Hepa played for
630:
620:
8:
19:
1687:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball players
1480:
1478:
1022:
1020:
593:
476:
434:On July 3, 2023, Hepa was included in the
248:
25:
18:
1677:American sportspeople of Filipino descent
1329:"Kamaka Hepa enters NCAA Transfer Portal"
993:
991:
989:
635:
263:
1712:Texas Longhorns men's basketball players
1278:
1276:
1127:
1125:
1123:
640:
615:
463:2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship
1381:Shimabuku, Christian (April 25, 2021).
985:
907:
655:
650:
645:
1511:Sadłowski, Tomasz (January 14, 2024).
1595:Barnhouse, Wendell (April 17, 2018).
1412:. Sports Reference. December 26, 2022
1235:Eberts, Wescott (February 18, 2019).
610:
7:
605:
1027:Williams, Van (December 10, 2014).
441:On August 19, 2023, he signed with
417:Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
1672:American people of Ilocano descent
1457:"Kamaka Hepa z rocznym kontraktem"
1186:Davis, Brian (December 14, 2018).
1050:Gardner, Hayes (January 4, 2018).
326:Latvian-Estonian Basketball League
97:6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
14:
1667:American men's basketball players
1209:Nathan, Alec (October 31, 2017).
1073:Moyle, Nick (December 13, 2018).
344:Early life and high school career
1160:Daschel, Nick (March 11, 2017).
1101:Schmidt, Brad (March 22, 2018).
348:Hepa was born and brought up in
289:
267:
1722:21st-century American sportsmen
1286:. University of Texas Athletics
1682:Basketball players from Alaska
1362:. Cox, Matthews and Associates
1327:Gates, Riley (April 6, 2021).
1132:Lester, Marc (March 1, 2018).
998:Dauster, Rob (July 20, 2017).
283:FIBA Americas U18 Championship
1:
1697:People from Utqiagvik, Alaska
1538:Ringo, Kyle (June 13, 2018).
1492:(in Polish). January 14, 2024
379:circuit. He also enrolled at
371:In March 2016, Hepa moved to
1463:(in Polish). August 19, 2023
216:Career highlights and awards
37:No. 44 – Rīgas Zeļļi
1717:Zastal Zielona Góra players
1627:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors bio
438:2023 Summer League roster.
366:Gatorade Player of the Year
1738:
16:American basketball player
908:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
601:
598:
281:
255:
251:
240:
236:
220:
211:
24:
1080:San Antonio Express-News
957:and was of Hawaiian and
447:Polish Basketball League
105:215 lb (98 kg)
467:St. Catharines, Ontario
334:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
88:(now Utqiagvik, Alaska)
377:Amateur Athletic Union
1239:. Burnt Orange Nation
489: GS
457:Hepa represented the
381:Jefferson High School
31:Hepa in November 2018
1550:on November 29, 2021
1139:Anchorage Daily News
453:National team career
436:New Orleans Pelicans
62:Personal information
1632:Texas Longhorns bio
595:
479:
443:Zastal Zielona Góra
430:Professional career
196:Zastal Zielona Góra
21:
1637:USA Basketball bio
970:Fort Lewis College
594:
516:3-point field goal
477:
385:college basketball
362:Barrow High School
330:college basketball
318:Kamaka Qapqan Hepa
110:Career information
974:Anchorage, Alaska
946:
945:
587:
586:
498:Minutes per game
473:Career statistics
315:
314:
309:
308:
1729:
1614:
1613:
1611:
1609:
1592:
1586:
1585:
1583:
1581:
1566:
1560:
1559:
1557:
1555:
1546:. Archived from
1535:
1529:
1528:
1526:
1524:
1508:
1502:
1501:
1499:
1497:
1482:
1473:
1472:
1470:
1468:
1453:
1447:
1446:
1444:
1442:
1428:
1422:
1421:
1419:
1417:
1406:
1400:
1399:
1397:
1395:
1378:
1372:
1371:
1369:
1367:
1352:
1346:
1345:
1343:
1341:
1324:
1318:
1317:
1315:
1313:
1302:
1296:
1295:
1293:
1291:
1280:
1271:
1270:
1268:
1266:
1255:
1249:
1248:
1246:
1244:
1232:
1226:
1225:
1223:
1221:
1206:
1200:
1199:
1197:
1195:
1183:
1177:
1176:
1174:
1172:
1157:
1151:
1150:
1148:
1146:
1129:
1118:
1117:
1115:
1113:
1098:
1092:
1091:
1089:
1087:
1070:
1064:
1063:
1061:
1059:
1047:
1041:
1040:
1038:
1036:
1024:
1015:
1014:
1012:
1010:
995:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
596:
573:Points per game
570: PPG
561: BPG
550: SPG
541: APG
532: RPG
521: FT%
512: 3P%
503: FG%
495: MPG
480:
373:Portland, Oregon
300:
293:
292:
277:
273:
271:
270:
249:
133:Portland, Oregon
124:(Barrow, Alaska)
89:
80:
77:January 27, 2000
76:
74:
29:
22:
1737:
1736:
1732:
1731:
1730:
1728:
1727:
1726:
1642:
1641:
1623:
1618:
1617:
1607:
1605:
1594:
1593:
1589:
1579:
1577:
1576:. June 15, 2018
1568:
1567:
1563:
1553:
1551:
1537:
1536:
1532:
1522:
1520:
1510:
1509:
1505:
1495:
1493:
1484:
1483:
1476:
1466:
1464:
1455:
1454:
1450:
1440:
1438:
1430:
1429:
1425:
1415:
1413:
1408:
1407:
1403:
1393:
1391:
1380:
1379:
1375:
1365:
1363:
1354:
1353:
1349:
1339:
1337:
1326:
1325:
1321:
1311:
1309:
1304:
1303:
1299:
1289:
1287:
1282:
1281:
1274:
1264:
1262:
1257:
1256:
1252:
1242:
1240:
1234:
1233:
1229:
1219:
1217:
1215:Bleacher Report
1208:
1207:
1203:
1193:
1191:
1185:
1184:
1180:
1170:
1168:
1159:
1158:
1154:
1144:
1142:
1131:
1130:
1121:
1111:
1109:
1100:
1099:
1095:
1085:
1083:
1072:
1071:
1067:
1057:
1055:
1049:
1048:
1044:
1034:
1032:
1026:
1025:
1018:
1008:
1006:
997:
996:
987:
982:
951:
592:
483: GP
475:
455:
432:
401:
391:as a four-star
346:
338:Texas Longhorns
311:
310:
296:
268:
266:
265:
246:
245:
130:
123:
87:
86:
81:
78:
72:
70:
32:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1735:
1733:
1725:
1724:
1719:
1714:
1709:
1707:Small forwards
1704:
1702:Power forwards
1699:
1694:
1692:Inupiat people
1689:
1684:
1679:
1674:
1669:
1664:
1659:
1654:
1644:
1643:
1640:
1639:
1634:
1629:
1622:
1621:External links
1619:
1616:
1615:
1587:
1561:
1544:USA Basketball
1530:
1503:
1490:sport.zgora.pl
1474:
1448:
1423:
1401:
1373:
1347:
1319:
1297:
1272:
1250:
1227:
1201:
1178:
1166:OregonLive.com
1152:
1119:
1107:OregonLive.com
1093:
1065:
1042:
1016:
984:
983:
981:
978:
955:Kapa'a, Hawaii
950:
947:
944:
943:
940:
937:
934:
931:
928:
925:
922:
919:
916:
913:
910:
906:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
877:
874:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
845:
844:
841:
838:
835:
832:
829:
826:
823:
820:
817:
814:
811:
806:
800:
799:
796:
793:
790:
787:
784:
781:
776:
771:
768:
765:
762:
757:
751:
750:
747:
744:
741:
738:
735:
732:
729:
726:
723:
720:
717:
712:
706:
705:
702:
699:
696:
693:
690:
685:
682:
679:
676:
673:
670:
665:
659:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
600:
591:
588:
585:
584:
581:
574:
571:
568:
562:
558:
557:
551:
548:
542:
539:
533:
529:
528:
522:
519:
513:
510:
504:
500:
499:
496:
493:
492:Games started
490:
487:
484:
474:
471:
454:
451:
431:
428:
410:Oklahoma State
400:
399:College career
397:
354:North Carolina
350:Barrow, Alaska
345:
342:
313:
312:
307:
306:
301:
294:
286:
285:
279:
278:
261:
260:
253:
252:
247:
243:
242:
241:
238:
237:
234:
233:
232:
231:
218:
217:
213:
212:
209:
208:
203:
199:
198:
193:
189:
188:
187:Career history
184:
183:
180:
179:Playing career
176:
175:
166:
160:
159:
158:
157:
151:
143:
139:
138:
137:
136:
125:
116:
112:
111:
107:
106:
103:
99:
98:
95:
91:
90:
83:Barrow, Alaska
68:
64:
63:
59:
58:
53:
49:
48:
43:
39:
38:
34:
33:
30:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1734:
1723:
1720:
1718:
1715:
1713:
1710:
1708:
1705:
1703:
1700:
1698:
1695:
1693:
1690:
1688:
1685:
1683:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1673:
1670:
1668:
1665:
1663:
1660:
1658:
1657:Living people
1655:
1653:
1650:
1649:
1647:
1638:
1635:
1633:
1630:
1628:
1625:
1624:
1620:
1604:
1603:
1598:
1591:
1588:
1575:
1571:
1565:
1562:
1549:
1545:
1541:
1534:
1531:
1518:
1514:
1507:
1504:
1491:
1487:
1481:
1479:
1475:
1467:September 23,
1462:
1458:
1452:
1449:
1437:
1433:
1427:
1424:
1411:
1410:"Kamaka Hepa"
1405:
1402:
1390:
1389:
1384:
1377:
1374:
1361:
1357:
1356:"Kamaka Hepa"
1351:
1348:
1336:
1335:
1330:
1323:
1320:
1307:
1301:
1298:
1285:
1284:"Kamaka Hepa"
1279:
1277:
1273:
1260:
1254:
1251:
1238:
1231:
1228:
1216:
1212:
1205:
1202:
1189:
1182:
1179:
1167:
1163:
1156:
1153:
1141:
1140:
1135:
1128:
1126:
1124:
1120:
1108:
1104:
1097:
1094:
1082:
1081:
1076:
1069:
1066:
1053:
1046:
1043:
1030:
1023:
1021:
1017:
1005:
1001:
994:
992:
990:
986:
979:
977:
975:
971:
966:
964:
960:
956:
949:Personal life
948:
941:
938:
935:
932:
929:
926:
923:
920:
917:
914:
911:
904:
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
878:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
846:
842:
839:
836:
833:
830:
827:
824:
821:
818:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
801:
797:
794:
791:
788:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
769:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
752:
748:
745:
742:
739:
736:
733:
730:
727:
724:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
707:
703:
700:
697:
694:
691:
689:
686:
683:
680:
677:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
660:
597:
589:
582:
579:
575:
572:
569:
566:
563:
560:
559:
555:
552:
549:
546:
543:
540:
537:
534:
531:
530:
526:
523:
520:
517:
514:
511:
508:
505:
502:
501:
497:
494:
491:
488:
486:Games played
485:
482:
481:
472:
470:
468:
464:
460:
459:United States
452:
450:
448:
444:
439:
437:
429:
427:
425:
420:
418:
413:
411:
407:
398:
396:
394:
390:
386:
382:
378:
374:
369:
367:
363:
359:
355:
351:
343:
341:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
319:
305:
302:
299:
295:
288:
287:
284:
280:
276:
275:United States
264:Representing
262:
259:
254:
250:
239:
235:
229:
225:
222:
221:
219:
214:
210:
207:
204:
200:
197:
194:
190:
185:
181:
177:
174:
170:
167:
165:
161:
155:
152:
149:
146:
145:
144:
140:
134:
129:
126:
122:
119:
118:
117:
113:
108:
104:
102:Listed weight
100:
96:
94:Listed height
92:
84:
79:(age 24)
69:
65:
60:
57:
54:
50:
47:
46:Power forward
44:
40:
35:
28:
23:
1606:. Retrieved
1602:The Athletic
1600:
1590:
1578:. Retrieved
1564:
1552:. Retrieved
1548:the original
1533:
1521:. Retrieved
1516:
1506:
1494:. Retrieved
1489:
1465:. Retrieved
1460:
1451:
1439:. Retrieved
1435:
1426:
1416:December 26,
1414:. Retrieved
1404:
1392:. Retrieved
1386:
1376:
1366:September 7,
1364:. Retrieved
1359:
1350:
1338:. Retrieved
1332:
1322:
1310:. Retrieved
1300:
1288:. Retrieved
1263:. Retrieved
1253:
1241:. Retrieved
1230:
1218:. Retrieved
1204:
1192:. Retrieved
1190:. Hookem.com
1181:
1169:. Retrieved
1155:
1143:. Retrieved
1137:
1110:. Retrieved
1096:
1084:. Retrieved
1078:
1068:
1056:. Retrieved
1054:. Hookem.com
1045:
1033:. Retrieved
1007:. Retrieved
967:
952:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
868:
863:
858:
778:
773:
687:
583:Career high
577:
456:
440:
433:
421:
416:
414:
402:
370:
347:
328:. He played
317:
316:
182:2023–present
1652:2000 births
1523:January 20,
1519:(in Polish)
1517:basketzg.pl
1496:January 20,
1461:basketzg.pl
1436:www.nba.com
527:percentage
518:percentage
509:percentage
322:Rīgas Zeļļi
298:2018 Canada
206:Rīgas Zeļļi
156:(2021–2023)
150:(2018–2021)
115:High school
20:Kamaka Hepa
1646:Categories
1004:NBC Sports
980:References
525:Free throw
507:Field goal
358:California
258:basketball
226:champion (
73:2000-01-27
1394:April 26,
1340:April 26,
1334:247Sports
1031:. ASAA365
567:per game
556:per game
547:per game
538:per game
173:undrafted
164:NBA draft
128:Jefferson
1608:April 8,
1580:April 9,
1554:April 9,
1312:April 9,
1290:April 9,
1265:April 9,
1243:April 9,
1220:March 9,
1194:April 9,
1171:April 9,
1145:April 8,
1112:April 9,
1086:April 9,
1058:April 8,
1035:April 9,
1009:April 8,
959:Filipino
536:Rebounds
336:and the
332:for the
42:Position
1441:July 6,
1388:KHON-TV
963:Iñupiaq
909:Career
849:2022–23
804:2021–22
755:2020–21
710:2019–20
663:2018–19
590:College
580:
545:Assists
478:Legend
461:at the
445:of the
393:recruit
324:of the
142:College
854:Hawaii
809:Hawaii
576:
565:Blocks
554:Steals
424:Hawaii
406:Baylor
272:
256:Men's
244:Medals
154:Hawaii
121:Barrow
85:, U.S.
52:League
760:Texas
715:Texas
668:Texas
602:Team
599:Year
389:Texas
148:Texas
1610:2020
1582:2020
1574:FIBA
1556:2020
1525:2024
1498:2024
1469:2023
1443:2023
1418:2022
1396:2021
1368:2001
1360:2021
1342:2021
1314:2020
1292:2020
1267:2020
1245:2020
1222:2020
1196:2020
1173:2020
1147:2020
1114:2020
1088:2020
1060:2020
1037:2020
1011:2020
942:6.6
927:.808
924:.374
921:.413
918:20.9
903:11.5
879:.842
876:.387
873:.424
869:32.6
843:9.4
828:.804
825:.396
822:.440
819:28.1
798:2.9
783:.000
779:.500
774:.500
749:2.9
734:.667
731:.292
728:.361
725:13.5
704:1.9
688:.857
684:.310
681:.291
678:10.3
578:Bold
387:for
356:and
304:Team
228:2019
202:2024
192:2023
169:2023
67:Born
56:LEBL
930:3.8
912:118
888:1.5
883:6.6
834:1.4
831:5.0
786:1.0
770:6.4
737:2.0
692:1.6
656:PPG
651:BPG
646:SPG
641:APG
636:RPG
631:FT%
626:3P%
621:FG%
616:MPG
465:in
224:NIT
1648::
1599:.
1572:.
1542:.
1477:^
1459:.
1434:.
1385:.
1358:.
1331:.
1275:^
1213:.
1164:.
1136:.
1122:^
1105:.
1077:.
1019:^
1002:.
988:^
939:.6
936:.3
933:.9
915:72
898:.8
893:.5
864:33
859:33
840:.7
837:.4
816:27
813:27
795:.2
792:.1
789:.1
746:.6
743:.2
740:.6
722:10
719:22
701:.3
698:.0
695:.3
672:27
611:GS
606:GP
419:.
395:.
368:.
340:.
171::
75:)
1612:.
1584:.
1558:.
1527:.
1500:.
1471:.
1445:.
1420:.
1398:.
1370:.
1344:.
1316:.
1294:.
1269:.
1247:.
1224:.
1198:.
1175:.
1149:.
1116:.
1090:.
1062:.
1039:.
1013:.
767:1
764:9
675:1
230:)
135:)
131:(
71:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
