A top 50 high school prospect out of Suffolk, VA, Epps averaged 9.5 points and 1.5 assists per game as a freshman at Illinois in 2022-23 before entering the transfer portal after the 2023 NCAA tournament. At Georgetown, he became one of the most proficient scorers of the decade, beginning with a game versus American where he scored 20 of his game high 31 points in the final six minutes of the second half and 14 in the final 2:17. Six days later, he scored 34 against Jackson State, 24 after halftime. Epps led the 2023-24 team in scoring in 16 of 29 games, including seven games of 30 or more points, the most in a season by any player since 1996. Despite finishing third in the Big East in scoring, Epps was not selected to any Big East all-conference teams, as his shooting numbers sank to 35 percent from the field and 25 percent from three at season's end.

Epps' role became more complementary as a junior with the arrivals of Thomas Sorber and Micah Peavy. Though he only led the team in scoring in five games, Epps was a consistent option throughout the season, starting in 22 of 27 games with a season high of 22 versus Creighton. Epps' shooting visibly lagged towards the end of the season, shooting a combined 29 percent from the field over his final five games. His season ended in ignominy in the first round of the Big East tournament: trailing by three with under 15 seconds left, Epps stood at the foul line with a one and one to bring the Hoyas back to within one. He airballed the shot, with the Madison Square Garden crowd audibly groaning as both teams watched the ball roll harmlessly out of bounds.

"There are a million ways to lose a basketball game. Somehow, this was one of them," wrote the Washington Post.

Epps did not play in the College Basketball Crown. Although the basketball office had reported on a undisclosed "health incident" involving some of the players who did not play versus Washington State, online reports suggested Epps had opted out entirely. Asked in the post game about the status of the missing players, head coach Ed Cooley declined, citing privacy concerns.

A transfer in the spring of 2025 to Mississippi State, Epps' career scoring total at Georgetown was the most in a two year run since Jessie Govan from 2017 through 2019, while his average of 15.7 points per game ranks 17th overall.