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Isaiah Kimbrough shoots near the basket.

Kinnick senior center Isaiah Kimbrough averaged 27.2 points, 10.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game. (Photo by Jeunei Bodnar/Special to Stripes)

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan – What a whirlwind pair of basketball seasons it’s been for Isaiah Kimbrough.

The Nile C. Kinnick senior center has been a central part of the Red Devils’ success the last two seasons. Two of Kinnick’s three consecutive Far East Division I Tournament titles. Back-to-back Most Valuable Player awards.

He even got featured in late January on ESPN’s Top 10 plays on Jan. 28. And in the D-I championship game, life imitated art, as Kimbrough scored the winning points in overtime and blocked a potential game-tying field goal as the buzzer sounded.

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