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During his freshman year at Cal State Fullerton, Victor Panov was feeling lost.
It wasn’t because of homesickness. Unlike most college freshmen, Panov was familiar with living away from home. A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Panov relocated during high school to play basketball in the United States.
Panov has never struggled in basketball. Yet after committing to Cal State Fullerton out of high school, he was set to fulfill his dream of playing Division I basketball.