HONOLULU, HI – Chaminade Head Men's Basketball Coach
Eric Bovaird is pleased to announce the addition of Long-Mao Hu of Taipei, Taiwan for the 2012-13 season.
Hu, a versatile 6'5 forward, had a very successful high school career in Taiwan. He competed in the prestigious Nike Global Challenge in 2010 as well as the 2011 U19 FIBA Basketball Championships. Long-Mao Hu, who goes by Kevin, has a variety of skills that allow him to play multiple positions.
Coach Bovaird is excited with the signing. “I am really thrilled to have Kevin sign the NLI to attend Chaminade next year and to have him as our first official signee of the 2012-13 class. He is a very explosive player that can handle the ball, shoot from the outside, and has great footwork inside. He is very versatile, just the type of player we need to play the style of basketball we want to play in the future. Kevin had a great coach in high school, Roman Huang, that has helped develop Kevin into a great all-around player. I am looking forward to coaching Kevin and I am sure he will be a true asset to Chaminade University and our men's basketball program.”
Hu will be joining a program who plays some of the best teams in the country, as the Swords will prove again next week. Chaminade is set to face UCLA in the opening round of the 2011 EA Sports Maui Invitational. The Swords will face the Bruins at 4:30 PM HT on November 21
st at the Lahaina Civic Center. The game will be televised live on ESPNU.
