Homestead High School basketball senior guard Myah Epps sustained critical injuries in a horrible car accident while on her way to school on Friday, according to a GoFundMe donation page.
Epps — a 5-foot-10 senior who committed to Louisville in November — underwent back surgery on Sunday, per her family.
“According to family, Dr.’s reported that her back surgery went well. Continued prayers for Myah as she begins her recovery,” the Homestead High School girls basketball X account shared on Sunday.
The school, which has been sharing updates on Epps since the accident, shared a statement from the team’s head coach, Rod Parker, with permission from her family, to “address inaccurate rumors currently circulating online” regarding Epps.
“On behalf of the Epps family, Coach Parker has been given permission to address inaccurate rumors currently circulating online. Myah, an HHS athlete, was involved in a car accident and is currently in stable condition. Other information being shared is inaccurate,” Homestead Athletics shared on Saturday.
Epps “has a long recovery ahead of her,” according to the GoFundMe.
“Once taken to a local hospital in Ft Wayne she was then airlifted to Indianapolis,” the donation page states. “By the Grace of God she is still with us!
“However she sustained critical injuries and has a long recovery ahead of her. Many people have asked how they can help. This GofundMe has been created to help the family with the extensive healthcare expenses, hotel stays, food, and necessities.”
Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs donated $5,000.
Epps is one of Indiana’s top 2026 prospects.
During a Selection Sunday party, University of Louisville women’s basketball coach Jeff Walz said he has been on the phone with Epps and her family and that “they’re expecting a fully recovery.”
In the 2025-26 season, she averaged 15 points on 42 percent shooting while helping the Spartans to a 24-3 record, and a 9-0 mark in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) — Homestead’s seventh consecutive sectional championship.
Epps previously explained that she fit right in with the Cardinals from the beginning of the recruitment process.
“This has been my dream for as long as I can remember,” Epps told WANR 15 News last November, adding that Louisville gave her a sense of family.
“… I feel like they have just been there for me since day one and it has been consistent — it’s been love and support throughout the whole time of recruiting and when I committed… I fit right in. When I’m there it just feels that’s where I’m meant to be at.”
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
