The secret is out, and Hyunjung Lee knows it.
First came the crowds of Korean fans, who showed up whenever he was playing, often waiting with posters and memorabilia for the 21-year-old guard to sign. Then came the features in American news outlets and Korean publications reporting Lee could be drafted by an NBA team. Finally came the star treatment on defense, with opposing teams hounding the 6-foot-7 junior on and off the ball.
No longer is Lee just one of the few Asian basketball players who pops up on nationally televised games. He has become one of the centerpieces of a Davidson Wildcats' offense that finished the 2021-22 regular season atop the Atlantic 10 standings and hopes to re-create the magic of its Elite Eight run with Stephen Curry in 2008.