"Year One: Life at ASU" is a periodic photo series following five freshmen navigating their first year at ASU. This installment checks in on Shuo Zhang, who came to ASU from China, as he plays pick-up basketball with his friend Gary Lee. They're both students at ASU's Polytechnic campus.
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Freshmen Shuo Zhang (blue shirt) and classmate Gary Lee scramble for a loose ball.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Gary Lee goes around Shuo Zhang (blue shirt) during a game of one-on-one after classes at the Polytechnic campus' Sun Devil Fitness Center.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Shuo Zhang (right) wipes some sweat off his forehead after playing a friendly game of one-on-one with his classmate Gary Lee.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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They're done for the day and Shuo Zhang acknowledged his classmate Gary Lee was the winner.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Freshman Shuo Zhang (blue shirt) drives past Gary Lee on the way to a layup, after classes on Feb. 19, at the Polytechnic campus' Sun Devil Fitness Center. The two share a couple of classes this semester, though Zhang is studying automotive engineering and Lee is on the robotics-engineering track.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Freshmen Shuo Zhang (blue shirt) is about to take off for a layup while playing classmate Gary Lee at the Polytechnic campus' Sun Devil Fitness Center.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Gary Lee shoots a free throw as he and Shuo Zhang (blue shirt) play one-on-one after classes at the Polytechnic campus' Sun Devil Fitness Center.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Freshmen Shuo Zhang (blue shirt) and classmate Gary Lee scramble for a loose ball.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Gary Lee goes around Shuo Zhang (blue shirt) during a game of one-on-one after classes at the Polytechnic campus' Sun Devil Fitness Center.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Shuo Zhang (right) wipes some sweat off his forehead after playing a friendly game of one-on-one with his classmate Gary Lee.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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They're done for the day and Shuo Zhang acknowledged his classmate Gary Lee was the winner.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Freshman Shuo Zhang (blue shirt) drives past Gary Lee on the way to a layup, after classes on Feb. 19, at the Polytechnic campus' Sun Devil Fitness Center. The two share a couple of classes this semester, though Zhang is studying automotive engineering and Lee is on the robotics-engineering track.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Freshmen Shuo Zhang (blue shirt) is about to take off for a layup while playing classmate Gary Lee at the Polytechnic campus' Sun Devil Fitness Center.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Gary Lee shoots a free throw as he and Shuo Zhang (blue shirt) play one-on-one after classes at the Polytechnic campus' Sun Devil Fitness Center.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Freshmen Shuo Zhang (blue shirt) and classmate Gary Lee scramble for a loose ball.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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