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© Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Rui Hachimura's popularity continuing to rise at Gonzaga
By JOHN MARSHALL SALT LAKE CITY©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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lostrune2
Btw, here's some Rui Hachimura interviews where he talks about his journey from Japan to the US:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl2jIgvUR6Vz_Qs71YhL_DTVbjqN2aLz2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbqmfRavkSo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehDAAWgVlUQ
"When Rui (@Twitter Rui "Louis" Hachimura) first got to Gonzaga, he didn't even know it existed on the map; haven't heard of March Madness; the body of Tarzan but played like Jane...."
lostrune2
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Good luck!
Lizz
I still think Gonzaga is a bit overrated but they are definitely motivated after that horrific loss to St Marys last week.
Tony G
Finally some homegrown talent. Unlike Philippines's Andray Blatche...
jcapan
Read a great write-up about him a few weeks back:
https://theundefeated.com/features/gonzaga-nba-prospect-rui-hachimura-wants-to-inspire-biracial-athletes-in-japan/
Tokyo-Engr
Good for him!! Look forward to following him in the NBA as well. Also sounds like a polite and classy young man!
There is another young kid from Japan standing out at a U.S. Division 1 University as well. Kai Toews is a guard out of Tokyo/Kobe who led the Colonial Athletic Conference in assists and broke the Conference's single season assist record.......as a freshman! Toews is at a smaller school but had an outstanding record breaking freshman year at UNCW in North Carolina.
Nice to see Japan basketball move forward.
socrateos
Go Hachimura! I've been waiting for this.
oldman_13
Great for him, hope the Zags make it far.
And if he makes the NBA, wonder how long before the mainstream media once again goes with their tried and true cliche reports of "do Japanese view Ru as a 'real' Japanese."
PTownsend
At minimum first round.