Chapter Forty-Eight: Walker's Comeback

"What month is summer?" He asked.

"Mid-July." The professor replied.

"No problem." Tang Tian readily agreed, the draft is in June, there will be a summer league in early July, and it is estimated that the team will start training camp in September, but mid-July and August are the most leisurely.

"I'm fine." Foster agreed.

"Very well, then it's settled, you give me a contact information." The professor said and pulled out his phone.

Leave your contact information, and the matter will be settled.

Being able to make money and play street ball games with professors is actually quite cool to think about.

"I think you look like you're a little short of money?" After talking about things, the professor turned to Tang Tian and asked.

"Sort of." Tang Tian nodded, what he lacked was krypton gold value, but it was actually similar to a lack of money, but this money had to be earned by himself from normal channels.

"Go to New York, there are a lot of unexpected opportunities on the street courts in New York." The professor suggested.

"Thanks, I'll go." Tang Tian nodded.

New York is the birthplace of American streetball culture, and Queens, New York, is also the most thriving place for streetball culture today, and there are indeed many more opportunities there than in New Haven.

After chatting a few more words, Tang Tian went back to Kangda first.

"Professor, what league did you think he was from? He's yellow, so it's easy to remember, but I've never heard of such a person in the NBDL, CBA, or even Drew. Foster couldn't help but say curiously.

(Note: CBA here refers to the Continental Basketball Association, which was founded in 1946.) )

"He? He's not a professional. The professor smiled and shook his head.

"Isn't it?" Foster was even more puzzled, Tang Tian's defensive ability and physical confrontation could not be professional.

"I wasn't sure before, but he specifically asked me what month the competition was going to be and I was pretty much sure that he should be a student at the University of Connecticut."

"UConn? He's an NCAA player! Foster reacted.

By the way, he has always thought of Tang Tian as a professional player, but he has forgotten about the NCAA.

Tang Tian is so young, and the NCAA does not allow endorsements and commercial games, so he will go to the street court to make this small money.

This is the most correct explanation.

"Let's go, maybe it will be interesting to have a chance to watch the game at UConn." The professor said with a smile.

After the off-season, UConn hosts Syracuse University (Syracuse University).

Syracuse University is rich in scorers, most notably Anthony "Little Melon", who now also has Dion Vitesse, who has a good offensive prowess.

Vitesse was the No. 4 pick in 2012, but it was still his freshman year.

The last time the two teams suffered from him, they were defended by Tang Tian badly, and after the start of this game, it was almost the same, and he was forced by Tang Tian to rob him almost without a chance.

Vitesse was suppressed, Syracuse's offense was a little weak, and on UConn's side, Lamb continued his excellent form in the previous game, shooting inside and outside to help the team continue to increase the score.

The point difference was widened little by little, and Kangda suppressed the opponent from beginning to end, and finally won the game 63-50.

Tang Tian scored 4 three-pointers, scored 12 points, 4 boards, 3 steals and 1 block, Napier 10 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, and Lamb continued to play efficiently, scoring a game-high 25 points on 10-of-19 shooting.

The performance of a game may be just accidental, but the continuous high scores show that he has really broken through the barrier in his heart and played completely.

In a game where the opponent was suppressed all over the field, the morale of the team was getting higher and higher.

With this momentum, UConn ushered in February, which was also the last month of competition before the league championship.

This month, the respective positions of each team in the league are basically decided, and the teams that want to compete for the championship and the teams that want to improve their league rankings in order to have a better matchup advantage will be playing catch-up this month.

UConn's first opponent in February is DePaul University, who is currently ranked 10th in the Great East Conference and is making a last-ditch effort to make a place in the championship game.

Kangda's strength and state are stronger than their opponents, but they are extremely anxious after the game starts.

The NCAA is college basketball, and while there is talent, the gap is nowhere near as big as that of the NBA, which is why a civilian team like the University of Louisville can be the first in the league.

DePaul University showed 120% of its form in order to qualify for the championship, fighting fiercely on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and the scores of the two teams have been tight.

It was not until the last five minutes of the second half that DePaul University had physical problems because of the previous fight too hard, and Lamb and Tang Tianshu played a wave of 8-0 offensive to finally help Kangda win the game.

After three consecutive defeats, a wave of three consecutive wins is definitely good news for Kangda.

And after this wave of three consecutive wins, they are back in second place in the league.

What's even more gratifying is that Walker's injury recovery is as good as expected, and he can theoretically play in the next game.

UConn's next opponent is the University of Pittsburgh.

The University of Pittsburgh is a basketball powerhouse, but it has not performed well this season, and now only 13th in the Great East Conference, and has basically missed the championship game, which is a good time for Walker to make a comeback.

The game was played at home, and the night of Walker's comeback was also packed.

To be on the safe side, Cajon didn't put Walker in the starting lineup.

After the start of the game, Kangda played with momentum amid the cheers of the home fans, and after just over 8 minutes of the first half, it already led the opponent by double digits 15-5.

The game went into a timeout at the University of Pittsburgh, and Cajon came back from a timeout to replace Napier with Walker.

There was a lot of cheers from the crowd, considering that they hadn't seen Walker play in almost a month.

Walker came on, Oriage made a pick-and-roll for him, and Walker broke through the basket to get a one-on-one opportunity.

However, when he went to the basket, his shot was directly covered by the opposing center.

There was a stirring at the scene.

However, this is only the beginning, two missed free throws, three non-touches, and even free hands, which were rare before, all appeared in Walker.

At one point, fans thought they were seeing a fake Walker.

In the end, Kangda still relied on the advantage of overall strength and won the game with a 58-43 victory.

Lamb also continued to play with 19 points and 6 rebounds.

However, Walker's debut after his comeback was very bad, playing 10 minutes, shooting 1 of 6, 2 of 2 free throws, getting 4 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and 2 turnovers.

This is clearly not his normal level.

'It was his first game back and I never doubted him that he would find himself soon.' Cajon told reporters at the post-match press conference.