"We have shot a lot of threes this year. He has free range as long as it's a shot he can make. Rasshan has been given the Murray-like green light to fire away from three-point range, continuing a tradition established by coach LeDuc decades earlier when Tracy Murray became the state's all-time scoring leader with 3,053 points."
"In the Southern California Division I regional playoffs, LeDuc has watched his Damien players make threes in bunches. First the Spartans eliminated Inglewood with 13 threes. On Thursday night, they defeated Crespi 59-55 thanks to 11 three-pointers. Junior Zaire Rasshan finished six of 11 from three-point range and had 18 points."
Mike LeDuc has established a long-standing tradition of encouraging three-point shooting at his programs. Tracy Murray exemplified this approach in the 1980s at Glendora, becoming the state's all-time scoring leader with 3,053 points and a 44.3 scoring average. Currently, Damien's junior Zaire Rasshan operates under similar freedom, shooting six of 11 from three-point range for 18 points in a 59-55 victory over Crespi. The Spartans eliminated Inglewood with 13 threes and defeated Crespi with 11 three-pointers. Damien advances to face Crean Lutheran in Saturday's regional semifinal. Crespi, despite the loss, features five underclassmen starters suggesting future competitiveness.
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