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Hanna Rutland looks to pass.

Hanna Rutland is one of two returning Osan seniors. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

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CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea – With most of the basketball and wrestling teams in DODEA-Korea putting the “Help Wanted” shingle at their doors, Humphreys boys basketball may be one team that bucks the rebuilding trend.

The Blackhawks, who finished last in the 2024 Far East Division I Tournament, have Brandon Howell returning, a senior guard hungry for his team to leap much higher than it did a season ago.

“How high is going to be up to them,” said Ashley Gooch, in her seventh season with the program and second as Blackhawks head coach.

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