Few called Holmgren 'one of the toughest guys” he’s ever coached
While helping prepare Team USA in Las Vegas for the 2023 FIBA World Cup last summer, Chet Holmgren approached Mark Few with a goal that is seldom attainable for NBA players these days — he wanted to play all 82 games his rookie season.standout and No. 2 overall pick had missed the 2022-23 campaign with a foot injury suffered during a pro-am tournament in Seattle. Such injuries have spelled doom for 7-footers in the past.
Holmgren didn’t take home NBA Rookie of the Year, but he still achieved his goal of playing all 82 games. Holmgren never missed a practice let alone a game during his one year at Gonzaga, where he was a consensus All-American, the West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year and WCC Freshman of the Year in the 2021-22 season. He tied Brandon Clarke for the most blocked shots in a single season with 117, which is an even crazier number considering Holmgren actually missed fewer field goal attempts than he did block shots.
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