Our series of 2019 NBA Draft prospects continues as we write about prospects who could feasibly be the Wizards’ first round pick at ninth overall. Today, we will write about Rui Hachimura, a junior forward from Gonzaga.
Where is he from? — Hachimura was born in Toyama, Japan. He was under the radar until the FIBA U17 World Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and became only the fifth Japanese player to play NCAA Division I men’s basketball.
How did he do in college? In 2018-19, Hachimura averaged 19.