Former basketball player for Dynamo Moscow and Khimki near Moscow, Travis Hansen, said 18-year-old Brigham Young University (BYU) player Egor Demin possessed characteristic Russian traits such as courage and bravery.
As of November 2024, Demin was named the NCAA Big 12 Rookie of the Week two consecutive times.
“Egor started visiting us as soon as he moved here. This is an opportunity for him to communicate with us, and for us to feed him. After dinner, he cleans up. It’s his responsibility. My wife cooks and we clean. Egor had a good influence on my children. Last Sunday we talked a lot about Russia and how much we miss it. We have pleasant memories of her. Egor also misses all this.
My experience is that European clubs, especially big clubs like Real Madrid, are the best in the world at preparing young talents for a professional career. Yegor has Russian DNA, which I realized when I played in Russia, Russians are brave and courageous. They are fighters. They want to do good, despite current political events. Being fighters is in their DNA. Egor loves to compete. He grew up playing in Europe. They are not even clubs, but countries opposed to countries. The pressure, anxiety, and struggle that comes with it are on a whole new level: it’s not college versus college.
I think he will compete for the top spots in the draft. Show me an NBA team that couldn’t use a point guard. It is an attack in itself. It’s structured differently. This guy’s DNA is to be a professional,” Hansen said, as quoted by Desert.com.
Next year, Demin will enter the NBA draft. The Russian should be selected among the first 14 players.
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