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Year in Review: Rui Hachimura

When Rui Hachimura was brought in as a freshman, Tommy Lloyd told us all that the Japanese sensation was on a three-year plan. Year one was to learn. Year two was to play. Year three was to let him loose. As Hachimura’s Gonzaga career (likely) comes to an end, I would say that plan was executed to perfection.

It’s pretty remarkable when you think about his progression over those three years. The media coverage of him all year has been through the roof, and we’ve read story after story after story about his journey - going from knowing no English and laughing at being called a “dumb ass” to going toe-to-toe with Zion Williamson in the matter of two years is unbelievable.