"Sledding, Skyway, Aurora, Alaska, here we come!"

"Aurora, Aurora, Aurora!"

This Alaska Challenge is important for the team's first-year players.

But most of the first-year players on the team are eighteen or nineteen-year-olds.

No amount of tension, stress, or excitement can compare to the excitement of coming to a new city.

And it's such a special new city.

Not to mention these excited Americans, Chen Xiao, a Chinese, is actually more excited than them.

Alaska is a very distant and unfamiliar name for Chen Xiao.

Throughout his life, he never thought he would have anything to do with the name.

Because it's really out of reach.

But this time, because I came here to play with the team, I had the opportunity to check in at this tourist destination that is considered famous all over the world.

"Is this Alaska?"

"To be precise, this is Alaska Fairbanks, the famous aurora capital of the world, this time our competition is at Alaska Fairbanks, and the time of the game is just right to see the aurora, no, see, in front of the lake across the school, is the best place to observe the aurora, in October, Alaska enters the winter, we go there after 10 o'clock in the evening, 90% probability can see the aurora explosion."

"Awesome, awesome!"

Seeing Ron Howard's eloquent appearance of talking about this place, Chen Xiao and Wade, the two guys who exuded the sour smell of poverty all over their bodies, were already full of envy at this time.

Even Diner, who is considered a middle-class American family, is shining with the light of a big guy.

"Ahem, I used to come here with my family a few times a year, so I'm a little familiar with this place."

Ron Howard said with a smile.

Young man, you don't call this a little familiar, you came prepared!

Chen Xiao remembered the pile of various camera lenses in Luo Ge's backpack when he set off.

Traveling to Alaska is not cheap even for Americans.

Alaska is an enclave of the United States, not on its own soil, but also in the extremely cold Arctic Circle.

Being able to treasure this place is like entering your own back garden......

In Ron Howard's temperamental laughter, Chen Xiao and Wade, as well as Dina who came out with them this time, felt the magic of money......

According to Ron Howard, Alaska is coming to Alaska in October, and when the winter begins, the number of tourists here will become very, very large.

Wealthy people all over the world, as long as they have time, will choose to bring their families here to see the aurora at this point in time.

Aurora, for Chen Xiao and Wade, is just a photo in a textbook.

But for these wealthy people, it's a sight to come up with in their back garden.

"It's nice to have money."

Chen Xiao thought silently in her heart, hoping that one day, she could be like Ron Howard and turn the world's strangeness into an ordinary superpower.

If you have money, you can use the whole world as your own backyard!

The hotel where Chen Xiao and Marquette University stayed in Alaska this time is next to the Alaska Fairbanks.

It's the peak season for Fairbanks again, and with 32 NCAA teams gathered in the Alaska Challenge, the entire Alaska University campus is particularly lively.

Before coming to Alaska, Chen Xiao always felt that it might be a small country suitable for tourism compared to Milwaukee.

After coming here, Chen Xiao discovered that this is actually a modern city.

Although Fairbanks Alaska is located in the midst of a lush forest, there are white tiles and snow-colored domes everywhere, and Chen Xiao can't see any wooden buildings as far as the eye can see.

This is completely different from the fantasy of Snow White and the cabin in the woods in the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs that Chen Xiao has always imagined.

With the aurora borealis, it is indeed a fairytale place.

However, this is a modern fairytale city.

Chen Xiao, Wade and Diner all want to see the aurora.

But it's daytime, and the aurora isn't there for the time being.

In the end, Chen Xiao, Wade and Diner, led by Ron Howard's 'tour guide', began to visit Alaska Fairbanks.

Usually Chen Xiao, Wade and Ron Howard have the best relationship, and they are often together in and out.

Sometimes, though, Dina comes over.

Chen Xiao and Ron Howard didn't know that Diner was recruited by Wade.

So, the relationship between Diner and Wade is actually quite good.

He and Howard had always thought that Diner had come because the head coach had promised Marquette the position of college boss.

Marquette University's Fairbanks campus is not very large, much smaller than Marquette University's campus.

Although the air here is unusually fresh, the sky is much clearer.

But for Wade and Diner, who were originally born in the Northlands of the United States, Fairbanks' daytime scenery is not so unusual.

Chen Xiao had a good time.

But Wade and Dina were clearly feeling a little impatient.

"I thought there were sleds here."

"The school is not allowed to play sledding right now, and to play sledding, we need to go over that mountain, and there is a special field there, but the coach does not allow us to go too far from the school."

Well, Alaska is also the United States, and it is not so safe to go out without permission.

Especially now that Alaska Fairbanks is flooded with so many people who come here to play.

Now Fairbanks is lively, but it is also mixed.

Therefore, after the freshness of coming to the new city passed, Chen Xiao and the others returned to basketball itself.

Especially this Alaska Challenge.

In this Alaska Challenge, Marquette University is the eighth seed, and among the 32 teams invited, the strength is relatively high.

However, compared to teams such as the No. 1 seed University of Kentucky and No. 2 seed Michigan State University, it seems that the difference in strength is a bit large.

If you want to beat the University of Kentucky or Michigan State University and win the championship, it's basically no play.

Therefore, the task of the team here this time is to inspect the newcomers, and by the way, to train the newcomers, and prepare for the official NCAA competition that will start in half a month.

Of course, this is the manager's arrangement.

For Chen Xiao, the young players who have been examined, this is not the case.

Young man, who doesn't have a heart against the sky?

If you win the championship and win the MVP in this Alaska Challenge, you can not only establish the team's position, but also make a name for yourself in the United States, which is also very important for the future NBA draft.

The NBA draft battle is so fierce, and the focus of the media is on the star players of star teams such as North Carolik and Jae Williams.

"According to the ranking of our seeds, we still have hope to enter the Final Four in this competition, as long as we enter the Final Four, we can attack the MVP!"

"The University of Kentucky and Michigan State University have a lot of stars, but that's exactly what they do, and their team's player numbers aren't going to be too good."

"Although the championship is stronger, the MVP is not so strong, and the star is not as good as the team."

Listening to Wade, Ron Howard and Diner talking about the MVP of this competition, Chen Xiao was also quite envious on the side.

Something like MVP has nothing to do with him.

He is not even complete with basketball now.

It belongs to the kind of beginner who stands on the court, can't defend, can't attack, can't shoot, and even the position on the court is messed up.

Well, what it's like to throw a twelve- or thirteen-year-old into the NCAA is where he is now.

Of course, what makes him more powerful than a twelve- or thirteen-year-old child is that he has an old man's body, and others can't bully him like a child if they want to.

It can be said that he can't be on the court for a long time now, otherwise he will be a hole in both offensive and defensive ends.

Chen Xiao's expectation for this game is not MVP, but hopes that there will be one or two shining moments for the head coach to see his potential, so that he can stay in the team's regular player lineup.

Now Chen Xiao's plan for herself has not changed.

Build a foundation in one year, start in the second year, shine in the third year, and see if the time is right away to enter the NBA, or wait for the senior year to graduate.

Therefore, Chen Xiao can only envy the MVP expectations of the three 'big guys' around him.

"I hope that by this time next year or the year after, I can also talk to MVP!"

Chen Xiao silently looked forward to it in her heart.

"Huh? Why are there so many people over there? ”

"Those people are all participating in the Alaska Challenge?"

Chen Xiao followed Ron Howard, Wade and Diner curiously followed over.

Discover an open-air basketball court where two teams are playing 3-on-3.

"They're playing here......"

After Chen Xiao and Wade squeezed to the front, the game on the court had entered the white heat.

"Who is that person?"

"Xiaotai, do you know?"

"Cedric Banks, the most talented guard player in Chicago of our time, ranked 19th in the nation on high school, should now attend the University of Illinois at Chicago."

19th in the U.S. high school rankings?!

Five-star high school student?!

Chen Xiao was stunned.

Seriously, it's the first time he's seen a live five-star high school student so close!

You know, Diner is ranked 40th in the United States, and it is already the first day of Milwaukee and Wisconsin!

The top 20 in the United States, a five-star genius, what a strong genius should be?

And when Chen Xiao was ready to appreciate how this genius shone on the court, but he only looked at it for a while, and his brows furrowed.

If I'm not mistaken, this 19-year-old five-star talent in the United States is in the midst of a beating with his team?

Am I not mistaken?

Chen Xiao looked at Wade next to him uncertainly, wanting to seek some answers.

But at this time, he found that whether it was Wade, Ron Howard or Diner, they all looked at the three people on the opposing team on the court with excitement.

"Xiaotai, who are they?"

"University of Kentucky!"

University of Kentucky?!

The No. 1 seed in this tournament?!

"The tall, skinny guy standing under the basket was Tyshawn Prince, the 12th No. 12 player in the nation in the class of 1998."

Another five-star player?!

"The guy standing on the left is Rashad Carrus, the star player of Oak Hill Academy, the No. 20 player in the nation in the class of 2001."

And a five-star? One team actually has two five-stars?!

"The defender standing on the outermost ......"

Wade paused, then looked at Ron Howard next to him.

"The guard standing on the outermost is called Keith Bogans, the second-best player in the 2000 class."

After Ron Howard finished speaking in a calm and deep voice, Chen Xiao felt that his head exploded a little.

All, second in the United States?!

And it's still the class of 2000?

I remember Jay Williams was only the third in the class of 2000, right?!

"This guy is even more genius than Jay Williams?!"

Chen Xiao subconsciously exclaimed.

Because of Ron Howard, Jay Williams is definitely one of the most talented players in Chen Xiao's heart.

"Boy, you're so uninformed!"

At this time, a torture on the court had ended, and Chen Xiao felt as if he was being targeted by a pair of excited eyes like a prey.

"Jay Williams is something, but I'm just a loser!"

He actually said, what kind of thing is Jay Williams?

This Luo Ge's biggest object of revenge is so disdainful?

Chen Xiao was stunned.

And Ron Howard, who was next to Chen Xiao, was already clenching his fists tightly at this time.