L.J. Hepp, Camp Director- Head Coach: Holly Springs High School Boys' Basketball and Girls’ Lacrosse
- Experience as a NCAA D-1 Assistant Coach for Men’s Basketball (UNC/Graduate Assistant Coach, USC/Director of Basketball Operations, Stanford University/Assistant Coach) as well as experience as a Professional League Head Coach overseas (Oita HeatDevils/BJ League/Japan)
- In 18 seasons as a high school coach, 47 of Coach Hepp’s student-athletes have advanced to play college sports. 30 of those 47 have been to NCAA Division-I schools. Coach Hepp’s high school teams have won 12 Conference Championships in his 18 seasons as a high school coach.
- In Coach Hepp’s first year at Holly Springs HS (2019), he helped guide both the boys’ basketball team and the girls’ lacrosse team to their first winning seasons in the 13-year history of the school. Within his first three years, both programs completed undefeated Conference Championship seasons, advanced deep into the NCHSAA State Playoffs, and Coach Hepp was named Conference Coach of the Year in both boys’ basketball and girls’ lacrosse.
- During the 2021-22 school year, Coach Hepp's fourth year at Holly Springs, both the boys' basketball team and the girls' lacrosse team broke the school record for wins in a season. The girls' lacrosse team reached the NCHSAA 4A Final Four for the first time in school history.
- In the 2022-23 school year, the boys' basketball team again broke the school record for wins, became back-to-back Conference Champions, and reached the NCHSAA 4A Final Four for the first time in school history. The girls' lacrosse team became Conference Champions for 3rd season in a row and advanced to the 3rd Round in the NCHSAA State Playoffs.
- Coach Hepp grew up in North Carolina playing basketball and baseball at Leesville Road High School in Raleigh. He attended UNC-Chapel Hill earning an undergraduate degree in Business Administration while playing JV Basketball for the Tar Heels. He then continued with UNC Basketball as a graduate assistant after playing, earning a masters degree in Sport Administration, and pursuing a career in coaching.
The Hepp Family
Coach Hepp and his wife Sondra are blessed with 4 children: Colby (12), Jacob (10), Luke (6), and baby girl Casey (welcomed Fall 2022!). With a recent move, the Hepp's are excited to now call Holly Springs "home" with the kiddos attending Holly Ridge Middle and Elementary and Coach Hepp in his 7th school year teaching and coaching at Holly Springs High. Sondra was a middle school math teacher for six years prior to the arrival of the children. She is an avid runner, in addition to
being Supermom. The kids are an active (and loud) crew that enjoy playing basketball and lacrosse when they have down time from their surfing careers.
