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A recommendation: Gonzaga guard Josh Perkins is the 'pride of Park Hill'

Marc Spears with TheUndefeated.com wrote about Josh Perkins, the Gonzaga University guard who'll play in the NCAA championship game on Monday night.

<p><span style="color: rgb(26, 26, 26); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);">Josh Perkins of Gonzaga Bulldogs celebrates in the second half against the South Carolina Gamecocks during 2017 NCAA Men's Final Four Semifinal at University of Phoenix Stadium; April 1, 2017, Glendale, Arizona (Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)</span></p>

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Marc Spears with TheUndefeated.com wrote about Josh Perkins, the Gonzaga University guard who'll play in the NCAA championship game on Monday night.

We know there's one neighborhood in town guaranteed to be watching him: Park Hill.

Perkins was born and raised there, and he's proud of it. Instead of telling the world he's from Denver, Perkins chooses to be announced as No. 13 from Park Hill, Colorado.

He says that's place he identifies as home. "It means everything," he says.

Undefeated's article touches on other big names from that part of Denver - like Chauncey Billups - , as well as Park Hill's history, and why it's so special to Perkins. 

You can read the entire thing here.

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