Rui Hachimura
Japanese basketball player · Japan · Basketball Players · Born 1998 · age 28
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Something wrong?He became the first Japanese player drafted in the first round of the NBA, breaking through a barrier that had stood for decades. The Wizards took him ninth in 2019, and he's since moved to the Clippers - a power forward whose college run at Gonzaga made him a Naismith finalist.
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Born in Toyama Prefecture on February 8, 1998, Hachimura dominated Japanese high school ball, leading Meisei to three consecutive All-Japan Tournament titles while starring for the under-17 and under-19 national teams. He arrived at Gonzaga in 2016 as the fifth Japanese-born man to play Division I, then in 2017 became the first Japanese national to suit up in the NCAA tournament. By his sophomore year he'd earned first-team All-WCC honors and a Naismith Player of the Year finalist nod. The Washington Wizards drafted him ninth overall in 2019 - a historic first-round selection - and he made the All-Rookie Second Team in 2020. He now plays for the Los Angeles Clippers, still repping Japan on the international stage.
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Corey KispertBoth received Julius Erving Award
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