WHO IS RUI HACHIMURA?
For some reason, this article got a lot of visits. This week, from ABC News:
Hachimura dribbled into the lane, did a 180-degree spin and flipped the ball over his shoulder with his back to the basket for an impressive layup that quieted the raucous Leavey Center crowd.
Hachimura finished with 16 points, Josh Perkins had 18 points and eight assists, and every Gonzaga starter scored in double figures as Gonzaga rolled past Santa Clara 98-39 on Thursday night.
"We talked before the game and we made the statement that we're the No. 1 team in the country," Hachimura said. "From the jump to the end, we were really trying to dominate every position."
Actually, they only rank #4 nationally, but Hachimura, who turns 21 next week, leads Gonzaga in scoring at 20 points per game, with just about a 60% shooting accuracy. Above, Hachimura with Japanese family. His father is from the Republic of Benin in West Africa.
The rarity of a world-class part-Japanese basketball player is exceeded by 21-year old Naomi Osaka in tennis, who stands an inch under 6 feet. Like Rui, Naomi's mother is Japanese, but her father, Leonard Francois, comes from Haiti. Athletics, one benefit for Japan opening up immigration. However, she has lived in the USA from the age of three.
She recently was portrayed in a Nissin Cup Noodle advertisement as whitish, as was Kei Nishikori, an outstanding Japanese male tennis player, who is ranked #8 in the world.
I'm Tan, it's pretty obvious.
She said that her Japanese sponsor apologized to her. Here, a photo of Osaka with Serena Williams after the 2018 US Open.
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