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Hugo Gonzalez - Basketball

Hugo Gonzalez —

Fresno Pacific University

“I’m excited to announce my commitment to Fresno Pacific University

First and foremost I wanna acknowledge my mum, I can’t thank you enough for the endless love, support, and sacrifices you’ve made throughout my journey. Your unwavering belief in me has been my biggest motivation. Without you I wouldn’t be where I am today, Your hard work showed me that things are not given to you easily but they have to be earned thank you very much, I love you.

To my grandparents and family in Spain, without you guys I would have never even been able to survive when I first came to New Zealand, in Spain family is a big thing and being away from you guys made me feel empty but you learned how to be there for me even though you guys are 20,000 kilometres away, having you guys in the back of my head was one of the reasons I worked so hard, I love you.

To my Dad although distance has been a factor you have done your best to be one of my biggest supporters for whatever, thank you very much I miss you and love you.

To my STC brotherhood and basketball team, The constant support I received over my 5 years at St Thomas was unreal, ranging from the teachers, coaches and all my brothers that I had while at the college. You guys helped me keep my head up when it dropped and celebrated even my smallest achievements, I will never Forget St Thomas

To my Step Dad I want to thank you for always being there for me, I love you

To my most influential coaches Joe, Mark, Lori and Adam Thank you for pushing me to my limits and helping me discover my true potential. Your expertise, patience, and dedication have been instrumental in my growth as an athlete.
Not only did you guys focus on my basketball development but made sure I was a good person off the court and constantly check up on me and see how I am doing, without you guys I wouldn’t be where I am today.

I want to say a big thank you to Stevie cozens for helping me throughout my recruiting process, and bringing all your knowledge and expertise without you I wouldn’t know what to have done, I’m very grateful.

Thank you to Coach Haydock for giving me this opportunity I can’t wait to get to work.

Go Sunbirds!