On this day in early March, many Chinese fans were helplessly watching the NBA news. Yao Ming's comeback is still far away, and the Nets have secured the position of vice president. And Yi Jianlian, who only played seven minutes in yesterday's game, fell down again.

Since 2008, Chinese basketball seems to have been going badly. Although Yao Ming led the team to a historic breakthrough in the first round of the playoffs last season, his injury has cast a shadow over the eastern powerhouse.

Although Yi Jianlian has played more and more wonderful performances, his state of stopping and stopping has also made his position in the Nets become shaky.

However, even among the major NBA news websites, fans have found some different news.

"Chinese teenagers shine in the NCAA arena and beat American star guards!"

"An 18-year-old Chinese teenager has wreaked havoc on the NCAA and has signed up for the NBA draft!"

"ESPN: Yiyang's draft pick will not fall out of the 20th place in the first round."

"China's most promising outside star is born!"

These titles have undoubtedly greatly stimulated the nerves of Chinese fans. Now that Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian are not going well, Chinese fans are in dire need of a new hero. And Yiyang, who is still playing in college, took on this important task without knowing it.

Fans clicked on these headlines to see highlights of Yiyang's NCAA matches. Seeing the familiar oriental faces in a group of foreigners, Chinese fans couldn't be happier.

They searched for Yiyang's information on the Internet, but in the end, they were surprised to find nothing.

There is very little information about Yiyang in China, and Yiyang's father was not a particularly famous player back then, so it is normal that no one remembers.

Yiyang seemed to appear out of thin air and was placed in front of the eyes of Chinese fans. This sense of mystery has made Yiyang quickly popular in China!

Now not only the fan group, but even CCTV5 has begun to pay attention to Yiyang's information.

"How come I've never heard of this person before?" CCTV5 executives looked at Yiyang's game highlights, as if they had seen a bunch of undiscovered treasures.

"I've checked, Yiyang's father used to be a professional player and played in the CBA for a while. After retiring from the army, the family moved to the United States. At that time, Yiyang was still young, and his father was not famous, so few people knew Yiyang. I think it's necessary for us to send a team over to follow his news, because this Yiyang is said to have a good chance of being drafted by an NBA team in the first round! This kid is not an ordinary person! CCTV5 basketball correspondent Liu Qing can't wait to solve the mystery for Chinese fans.

However, the leader waved his hand. "No, there's no hurry. China has a lot of players playing in the NCAA, but not many are really famous. I don't want us to go to great lengths to publicize it, and end up with mediocrity. Hasn't he just passed a round? If he can make it to the second round, I'll send you to follow the report. ”

It is clear that the CCTV hierarchy is not willing to waste time for a Chinese player outside the system. Unless, Yiyang can continue to prove his ability.

Liu Qing was a little disappointed, but he could only reluctantly accept it. Now he can only pray, praying that Yiyang, who is playing on the other side of the ocean, can continue to pass the test.

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Yiyang has become more and more popular in China, but Yiyang himself is unaware of this.

The boy, who grew up in Wood, is now practicing his ball-handling skills according to Stevens' training plan.

Although as far as the NCAA is concerned, Yiyang's ball control ability is completely adequate. But both Stevens and Yiyang know that their destination is not March Madness, but landing in the NBA league!

Of course, before that, Stevens and Yiyang also hope to get their hands on this year's NCAA Championship first. Everybody, they're preparing for their second game.

After beating the University of Texas, the Bulldogs didn't relax and continued to prepare. Only a team that is fully prepared will be able to cope with any unexpected situation.

Compared to the University of Texas, the opponents of the second round of the pit bulldogs seem to be not so tough,

Murray State University, the school's name rarely appears in March Madness. And this year, they have a lot of players on their roster that even Stevens doesn't recognize.

Through the video of the game, Stevens can find that Murray State University has been able to get to where it is today because of their teamwork. When it comes to individual ability, there are really few players in Murray's state squad who can make Stevens look good.

However, the pit bulls captain knows the truth of being careful to sail the ship of 10,000 years, and although the opponents in the second round are not as tough as the University of Texas, Stevens still urged the players to train seriously. After all, in a place like the March Madness Tournament, where the winner is decided, it happens from time to time that the weak defeat the strong.

After several days of training, Yiyang and the Bulldogs finally met their second opponent, Murray.

The game was still played in a neutral venue, but today, the vast majority of the fans in attendance became fans of the Bulldogs. Especially in Yiyang, many fans in the stands held up signs with the word "1" written on them, and his name was shouted by countless people.

Yiyang's popularity is even higher than when Hayward was in the same period last year!

At the beginning of the game, Yiyang assisted Matt. Howard scored with a hook hand under the basket. For those who are accustomed to Brad's high-intensity defense, Murray's big point guard doesn't put any pressure on Yiyang at all.

In the second ball, Hayward singled a pull-up jump shot, and the basketball hit again. People don't admire, and Hayward's projection may be one of his signatures in the NBA in the future.

In the end, Yiyang used a big open three-pointer to completely open the attack of the Bulldogs. And this three-point shot is also Yiyang's first three-point shot in this Crazy March Tournament!

Just three rounds into the opening stanza, Murray was stopped by a 7-0 offensive spurt. For a team without stars, it is simply not knowing how to play against an opponent with a lot of potential as a bulldog.

Murray State has come all the way to where it is now, relying on their teamwork. They all work together offensively, and they are as accurate and beautiful as textbooks.

But basketball is a sport that requires close team and individual cooperation. You can't succeed with an individual or a team.

Murray's state offense is deadlocked, but no one can step up. Defensively, they're too far behind the Bulldogs in terms of talent.

Even the defensive blue-collar power forward Willie, who is usually not very active on the offensive end. Wesley, today is under Yiyang's thread to score 12 points.

At the start of the second half, only two-thirds of the fans were still in their seats. The remaining third, who had been drowsy by this unsuspenseful game, had already gone home early.

In the end, Yiyang scored 18 points and 11 assists to help Butler University defeat Murray State University 88-65 and successfully advance.

There is nothing to say about this victory, the huge difference in strength between the two sides is obvious to all.

With that, the first stage of the March Madness Tournament is over. After two rounds of fighting, the 2010 NCAA "Sweet 16" list was officially released. The Butler University Bulldogs are on the list!

After this game, the players of the Bulldogs did not celebrate too much. First, because this game is too easy to win, and secondly, the start of the second stage of the Crazy March competition also means that a bigger challenge is really waiting ahead! The current pit bulls should be ready for battle, not celebrated.

Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, the other host city of the March Madness tournament, Syracuse University has just crushed their opponents.

A tall, lanky man wearing Syracuse University No. 4 jersey immediately rushed into the locker room, turned on the TV, and watched the news about March Madness.

Through the report on the television set, the tall and thin man learned that Butler University had also been successfully promoted. And the process of knocking out Murray State University was even easier than the first round!

Syracuse No. 4 couldn't help but purse his dry lips, it seems that the next round of the game is destined to be very miserable.

"What are you doing Wesley! Are the reporters waiting outside!? At that moment, a gray-haired old man rushed into the locker room and dragged the tall, thin man No. 4 out again.

"I see, sir! I'm just rushing back to watch the news, and I'll be interviewed by reporters later! Syracuse 4 reluctantly walked out of the locker room, leaving only the TV on. On the TV screen, the people of the pit bulls team have already walked into the players' tunnel, and when they come on the next stage, the opponent standing in front of them will be the thin and tall Syracuse No. 4 just now.

That's right, the Bulldogs' opponent in the round of 16 will be the strong Syracuse University.

Wearing the No. 4 jersey, he broke out at Syracuse University this season and went all the way to the top five of the draft prediction list. Johnson is already staring at the bulldogs......