Exclusive unedited interview with Riku Segawa, Higashiyama High School
The 17-year-old guard participated in the NBA's Basketball Without The Bordars and NBA Global Academy's tryout.
Riku Segawa is one of the best Japanese high school prospects. He recently participated in the NBA's Basketball Without The Bordars, the U18 Japan National Team Camp, and the NBA Global Academy's tryout. His experiences are like a current NBA Global Academy player, Yuto Kawashima. Segawa agreed to this interview while participating in tryouts for the NBA Global Academy.
Q First of all, could you tell us about what the Winter Cup was like?
We were aiming to win the Inter-High School Championship but ended up in second place. We were disappointed. We all talked about trying to do it again in the Winter Cup. But we were really disappointed because we ended up with this result(quarterfinal loss against Fukuoka Daiichi).
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