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Brooklyn Nets' Rondae Hollis-Jefferson reacts after scoring and drawing a foul during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets at the Barclays Center, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Arizona’s 2015 All-Pac-12 basketball forward Rondae Hollis-Jefferson returned home to Chester, Pennsylvania, last week and was surprised (and emotional) when the Chester Community Charter Schools district told him it was naming the high school’s gymnasium the “Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Gymnasium.” His two seasons at Arizona didn’t result in a Final Four, but his character, hustle, good nature and the way he represented Sean Miller’s program went beyond wins and losses. 


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