Zach Buscher’s importance to the University of Hawai’i basketball team goes beyond any statistics.
As the only Hawai’i-raised player on the roster, Buscher often serves as a tour guide and a general source of island knowledge for his teammates – which happen to include 10 newcomers this season.
“I like it,” he said of his host role. “It’s hard to get guys to try different foods. They’re always scared of the fresh fish or the Hawaiian food. It’s something as a local, not that I have to do it, but I like to do it. Try to give them that experience.