Fifteen-year-old phenom Shawn Marion Williams is determined to reach the same heights as NBA star Rui Hachimura.
Williams was among the players who turned heads during the 2020-21 B. League U-15 Championship, which wrapped up on Tuesday at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
The 196-cm forward led Earthfriends Tokyo Z to to a third-place finish in his last tournament with the team. Williams will enroll at basketball powerhouse Sendai University Meisei High School, Hachimura’s alma mater, later this month.