2018 Recruiting

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Congrats to our AZ Power Alaskan @kamaka_hepa4 on Offer #2 from University of Portland

@earlwatsonelite wrote:Congrats to our guy 2018 Riley Battin Oak Park on his offer from Portland. First of many. Leads sfate of CA in scoring. #production

Terry Cahill wrote:

@earlwatsonelite wrote:Congrats to our guy 2018 Riley Battin Oak Park on his offer from Portland. First of many. Leads sfate of CA in scoring. #production

6-9, 210 PF and apparently leads the state in scoring?

EvanDaniels wrote:Stopped by a @NikePortlandBC workout to check out 2018 Kamaka Hepa. Just moved to Portland. 6-8 versatile forward. High major prospect.

DoubleDipper wrote:But before he gets to college, he's now looking for a high school in the lower 48 that will give him more opportunity for his basketball development and greater competition.

Hmm, wouldn't it be nice if UP were to have graduate of La Salle Catholic College Prep, who has a deadly perimeter game, on it's roster in 2018.  I hope the La Salle principal knows that Kamaka Hepa is looking for high school.

LC_Recruiting wrote:Last night at Jefferson HS (OR) open gym: Oregon, Oregon State, Gonzaga and University of Portland all were in attendance.

DoubleDipper wrote:
I guess the folks at La Salle didn't read my recommendation......Hepa enrolled at Jefferson...

Dean Murdoch wrote:

EvanDaniels wrote:Stopped by a @NikePortlandBC workout to check out 2018 Kamaka Hepa. Just moved to Portland. 6-8 versatile forward. High major prospect.

Get after it, Coach Porter!

Pat Lawless from MADEHoops wrote:  Kamaka Hepa from Portland Basketball Club (OR) may have been the most intriguing prospect at the Spring Takeover yesterday. The class of 2018 forward recently moved from the state of Alaska to Jefferson, Oregon. A lot more exposure should come his way now. There were a couple of reasons why he and his family decided to move.

“I think it’s really going to help my game and my future as well,” said Hepa. “I’ll be able to see how I compare to the best competition in the nation.”

The style of play from basketball in Alaska is a lot different than it is in Oregon.

“The physicality is a lot more intense here and athleticism is on another level,” said the Alaskan native. “The tempo here is also a lot faster.”

Hepa does a lot on the floor, but finds a couple of things he does on the floor to be his best attributes.

“I think my best attribute is my versatility because I can bring the bigger guys outside and take them to the rim,” Hepa said. “If there is a little guard on me I’ll work him in the post. I would also say passing is another one of my best attributes.”

“I have offers from Colgate, Old Dominion, Grand Canyon, Northern Colorado, San Francisco, Portland and New Mexico,” he said.

Oregon, Gonzaga, Utah, Stanford, Washington, UCLA, Notre Dame, Virginia and Miami are some of the high major schools that have expressed interest in him. He will be doing some background information on each school that is recruiting him.

“I just want to see how each school’s style of play fits me and how they will let me further my basketball career,” said Hepa.

A lot of schools in close proximity to Hepa have been making him a priority.

“Gonzaga, Utah, Stanford, Arizona and a lot of other Pac-12 and WCC schools have been in contact with my Dad the most,” he told MADEHoops.

Portland Basketball Club is in its first year of existence so Hepa wants them to start out on the right foot.

“It’s a first year team and I think it’s going to be good for us just to see where we stand with other teams,” he said. “Hopefully we will pave the way for the future generations of Portland basketball.”  

DoubleDipper wrote:Nebraska and Miami today joined the list of schools that have offered scholarships to Hepa......

@LC_Recruiting wrote:Newly hired Terry Porter of University of Portland just offered Kamaka Hepa 2018 Portland Basketball Club Forward.

@JoshGershon wrote:Portland has offered 2018 Portland Basketball Club PF Kamaka Hepa.

@JoshGershon  
2018 Portland Basketball Club forward Kelton Samore was offered by Portland.  

Portand Basketball Club coach Reggie Walker wrote: “Samore is a long combo forward who projects well as a stretch four at the next level.  He's a willing passer and has a knack for scoring around the basket. A developing three-point shooter, Samore has all the tools to become an impact player on the circuit.”  

Kelton Samore wrote:  I consider myself a versatile player.  I can run the floor and see well. I’m not just a guy who wants to shoot every time; I want to get the ball to other players and facilitate. I’m working on my athleticism."

(I'm looking for a university with) "Good atmosphere, good campus and good academics."  

@Josh Gershon wrote: 2018 Earl Watson Elite PG Spencer Freedman added an offer from Portland.  

Larmar Bigby wrote:   2018 Guard 6"4 James Bridges of Clark HS (NV) picked up a offer from University of Portland BIGTIME SHOOTER  

DoubleDipper wrote:

Larmar Bigby wrote:   2018 Guard 6"4 James Bridges of Clark HS (NV) picked up a offer from University of Portland BIGTIME SHOOTER  

This is reportedly his first D1 offer....he's from Las Vegas, NV.

DoubleDipper wrote:With all the coaches out on the road it seemed only a matter of time before we'd hear of UP recruiting possibilities.....and the first name to surface is Majur Majak, a skinny 7-1/205 center.....a refugee from South Sudan who only recently started playing basketball, but who is now going to school at Village Christian Academy in Sun Valley, California.

NoPoNeighbor wrote:UP scholarship offer to 6'6" Jalen Green from the Seattle area.