The Gonzaga University men's basketball team is having a remarkable season — one of the best seasons in U.S. college basketball history. And freshman reserve forward Rui Hachimura has been along for the magical ride.

It's a taste of the big time early in the Toyama native's collegiate career.

The No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, the Bulldogs (commonly called the Zags) improved to 27-0 with a 96-61 shellacking of visiting University of San Francisco, a West Coast Conference rival, on Thursday.