MANILA, Philippines — Kamaka Hepa, a 6-foot-9 high schooler whose blip appeared on Philippine coaches’ radars last year, has been named into the Under-18 squad of the United States basketball team. beyond blessed to have the opportunity to be a part of the USA U18 National Team:the_horns::skin-tone-5::us: thankful for the people who supported me throughout this process:pray::skin-tone-4: https://t.co/VzGunAJnqQ — kamaka q. The Portland-born cager traces his roots through his Filipino-American father Roland, whose dad is from Asingan, Pangasinan. He put Filipinos on notice when he visited the country March last year for the NBTC where he played for the Filam Sports USA selection. Hepa is joining a college basketball program that produced eventual National Basketball Association players Cory Joseph, Tristan Thompson, Myles Turner, PJ Tucker and most importantly, Kevin Durant.

Source: Philippine Star June 06, 2018 03:00 UTC