Chapter 122: To the United States
――I'm sorry, I have a cold, fever and sore throat in the past two days, please forgive me~~~
"The following is a notice that the Organizing Committee of the National Contest has discussed this issue in view of the record results achieved by Kanagawa Prefecture at the national competition this year. The conclusion is as follows: next year, an exception will be made to add a national competition, and the third place in the Kanagawa Prefecture Prefectural Contest and the second place in Akita Prefecture will compete for this spot!"
As soon as the representative of the organizing committee announced the announcement, the four teams, both the players and the coaches, looked at each other, but the next moment, the members of the two teams in Kanagawa Prefecture showed a smile from the heart. Obviously, Kanagawa has entered the battle for supremacy this year, and they have finally come here from the fight, and the release of this announcement is obviously a relief for them.
Of course, this does not include Ikegami, but he knows very well what Lingnan will be like next year, and when it really comes, I am afraid that it will be difficult for other teams in Kanagawa Prefecture to compete.
Of course, Chigami is also very happy, but he is happy for other teams in the same county, and he feels very sorry when he thinks that this year's strength is not so weaker than that of Xiangyang and Buri in Lingnan. In terms of strength, the overall strength of these two teams that cannot participate in the national competition is faintly above Fengyu, that is, they have the level of the top eight in the national competition, and if they are lucky, they may be able to enter the top four.
It's a pity that these two teams didn't get a place in the national competition, which has to be said to be a great pity.
As for the members of Sanno Industries, who are located in Akita Prefecture, they don't care, there is no way, they have been dominating the championship of Akita Prefecture, and the rest of the colleges and universities in Akita Prefecture have no hope of competing at all.
Similarly, Sanno Industry is also very aware of the level of basketball in Akita Prefecture, which can only be described as weak, and it is basically dead to compete for the third place in the competition with Kanagawa Prefecture, a strong basketball county.
The audience who stayed behind didn't care about it, but a few people from Xiangbei who came here to feel the atmosphere of the finals were inexplicably excited, such a decision was almost the same as giving it away for nothing, and this situation also gave a few people some hope in their hearts.
Perhaps, next year there will be that possibility!
Not mentioning the thoughts of a few people in Xiangbei, the chairman of the organizing committee on the stage continued to announce the next one after announcing this announcement.
"In order to improve the level of basketball competition in Japan, in recent years, our organizing committee has arranged three teams of players to go to the United States for free every year to compete against the college basketball team there, and the time is set for tomorrow afternoon!"
The so-called three-squad players are actually the best three squads, with a total of 15 players.
As soon as he heard that he could go to the United States, which was the hall of basketball, Ikegami was obviously excited, which was undoubtedly good news for him who wanted to play in the professional basketball league, mainly because he wanted to see the strength of American basketball players, and there was a good comparison. The second is to feel the atmosphere and the difference in the rules of basketball between the two countries.
Compared to Ikegami's excitement, most of the senior players of the other three teams who have been to the United States have a bitter gourd face, but there are exceptions, and Kaede Frost, the captain of the mountain king, who has always been lazy, shows a belligerent expression, which is inevitably a little surprising.
As for the few players who went to the United States for the first time, even if they heard rumors from their predecessors, they basically looked eager to try, including Lingnan captain Yusaku Ozawa.
"It's a pity that I didn't enter the third team this year!" Yuzhu shrugged his head, feeling pity in his heart, everyone wants to see the country outside, especially the United States, which is known as the temple of basketball.
"Come on, I'm sure you'll be able to enter next year!"
Seeing that Yuzhu was a little lonely, Chishang couldn't help patting Yuzhu's thick arm to show encouragement.
"I will definitely do it! I must work hard this summer and try to win three teams next year!"
The honest and honest fish lives very well, and the whole person becomes energetic after having a goal.
After getting the fish to live, Ikegami couldn't help muttering: "But the organizing committee of the national competition is quite generous." ”
"Come on, it's not as good as the public's money, they just need to do a good job of organization and contact!" "Shigeru Taoka, who knows the inside story better, flashed a touch of disdain in his eyes and said softly.
"That's right, Coach, I don't know which university in the United States is you contacting?"
"If you ask me, I'll ask who's going, and I'll know the answer when I get there. ”
After the chairman of the organizing committee continued to explain a few words on the stage, the curtain was drawn for the speech, and the speech time was only about five minutes, which could not help but make Ikegami, who was ready to open his eyes and recuperate, feel ashamed.
The next afternoon, Tokyo Airport.
"Yusaku, Ikegami, we'll send it here, and when we get to the United States, learn from their strengths and prepare for the autumn country after March!"
In the waiting hall, Coach Tian Gang saw that the time was approaching, and couldn't help but admonish.
As for the autumn national sports in the mouth of Coach Tagaoka, it is another college basketball game in Japan, but the rules are obviously different from the national competition.
The reason why Yusaku Ozawa, who is about to graduate, still wants to participate in the Autumn National Sports Competition, is not for anything else, but because his academic performance is average, and if he wants to enter a better school, he can only use the power of basketball. He hopes to get more accolades so that he can be favored by some universities.
Yusaku Ozawa's idea is actually the same as Mitsui Shou in SD, to increase exposure so that it can enter the eyes of those university coaches who come to the game site to investigate. At that time, you basically don't have to worry about any college credits, and you can directly enter a university as a sports student.
"I see, Coach!"
"Don't worry, Coach!"
After the two said goodbye to Coach Tian Gang, they entered the plane under the leadership of the members of the organizing committee.
In addition to the two of them, they were accompanied by the starting five and sixth of the Mountain King, the starting four of Hakata except for the point guard, and the Hainan three. And these 15 people are the candidates for players to go to the United States.
"It's a pity that the stars are big for them!"
Looking at these players, Chi Shang couldn't help but feel a little regretful in his heart, the strength of Zhuxing Da and others was no worse than many players present, but it was a pity that he did not enter the threshold of the top four, and he did not win any awards.
Due to the relationship with the county, even if Takamiya Motoyu was a little unhappy with Chishang, he still sat in the front row of the two of them, chatting without a word, after all, they were familiar with each other.
The other side is also divided into two camps, one side is the Sanno player, the other side is the Hakata player, they regard each other as mortal enemies, naturally do not take the initiative to talk to each other, but chat with the players of their own team.
Although they are all young people, when discussing topics, they are mostly discussing basketball issues, rather than those ups and downs.
"By the way, which university is the opponent in the United States this time?"