Chapter 45: Continue to reinforce

Although Maddie did not explicitly join Villanova, his commitment was enough for Chang Wei. Chang Wei never expected Maddie to be able to announce his joining Villanova for the NCAA on the spot, and this is the limit of what he can do.

After politely saying goodbye to Maddie and his mother, Chang Wei immediately called Rappers. Rappers was overjoyed about the results of Chang Wei's trip, and he was also very optimistic about Maddie's talent, otherwise he wouldn't have wanted to come to Florida with Chang Wei at first, but he didn't expect Chang Wei to get such a promise from Maddie alone.

Chang Wei said very easily: "Mr. coach, I have done what I can, and all that remains is to wait for news from Maddie." But I don't want to go back yet, I want to see Battier again, can you? ”

Rappers didn't think long before agreeing to Chang Wei's request. In fact, Battier is the kind of player that any coach would like, with a gentle personality, versatile skills and a temperament that dominates the dressing room. Since Chang Wei can convince Maddie to consider joining Villanova, he should be able to convince Battier as well.

After getting the head coach's authorization, Chang Wei flew to Birmingham, Michigan overnight. Unlike Maddie, Battier's family is not bad, his parents are well-educated middle-class, and his polite personality has a lot to do with this. In addition, Battier is also proficient in trumpets, which are coveted by children from poor families.

With a mature mentality beyond his peers, solid basic skills and a high basketball IQ, Battier has been sought after by many top basketball schools, including Battier's hometown team, the University of Michigan, Duke and North Carolina. But it doesn't seem like any team has made any real contact with him yet, as Villanova isn't slow to move and they may be one of the first teams to recruit high school stars.

Taking a night flight is a very tiring thing, but Chang Wei did not dare to slack off, and after he got off the plane, he went straight to visit the Battier family. Fortunately, Villanova reached the national semifinals last season and defeated North Carolina and Duke successively, which undoubtedly added a lot of points to the hearts of high school stars, which is naturally more conducive to Changwei and their recruitment.

Generally speaking, people with a high ball IQ are definitely not low, so Chang Wei did not hide anything from Battier, he made it clear that he had just gone to Florida to recruit Maddy, and if Maddie joined, it would be difficult for Villanova to give Battier the position of the outside core. But Chang also said that regardless of whether Maddy will give up the draft, Battier is the only choice for the team's locker room leader for the new season, if he is willing to choose Villanova.

Battier is a big fan, he is a die-hard fan of the University of Michigan Wolverine, and Chris Webb is also his high school alumnus and idol of the famous "Michigan Five". Being able to don the jersey that his idol once wore was a huge attraction for Battier, so even though the University of Michigan had not been in contact with him, he was waiting for their calling.

However, Chang Wei impressed him with the promise of a locker room leader, Battier is a humble gentleman who doesn't really like to compete with his teammates for the right to play, but he wants to be the leader of the team, and the locker room boss may be the best option for him.

In addition, Chang Wei also analyzed the situation of several other colleges and universities for him, although the University of Michigan is the team that Battier has always hoped to join, but the overall strength is not strong, and it did not even reach the national championship last season. As for North Carolina and Duke, they both have their own core players, and it is difficult for Battier to have enough say when he first arrives.

With Chang Wei's tireless efforts, Battier finally made the decision to join Villanova. And his parents are very open-minded and have no objections to their son's decision, which saves Chang Wei a lot of trouble. Some players' families will want them not to join a particular school for one reason or another, and it will undoubtedly be very devastating for the team.

Chang Wei was not in a hurry, he made a phone call to Rappers's office and asked the head coach to come and finalize the details with Battier. Rappers was almost impressed by Chang Wei, he didn't expect Chang Wei to get Battier so quickly, and he was a little at a loss on the other end of the phone for a while.

However, after all, Rappers has been through many battles, and he soon regained his form, confirmed some details with Battier according to the process, and said that he could not wait to send Battier an offer letter and scholarship immediately. Battier had good grades in high school, so it wasn't a problem for Lappers to get an acceptance letter quickly.

After recruiting Battier, Chang Wei breathed a sigh of relief, he only now felt very tired. After saying goodbye to Battier, he just wanted to fly back to Villanovazza and fall asleep in bed for a few days.

And Chang Wei did this, after going to the head coach's office to report to Rappers, he simply ran back to his apartment at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, took a hasty shower, threw all the dirty clothes into the washing machine, and lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

Chang Wei was indeed tired, he slept for a day and a night before slowly getting up, washing his face, brushing his teeth and eating breakfast. Rappers was very intimate and didn't call him to wake up, after all, Chang Wei had already helped the team recruit Battier, and he was promised priority by Maddie, so he could be said to be the one who contributed the most to the recruitment of high school stars.

After returning to the arena, Chang Wei got another piece of good news, thanks to the unremitting efforts of Lappers and Larkin, Brand finally relented and decided to become a member of Villanova in the new season. Maddie also called, and although his agent was unhappy that he couldn't join the NBA early, he dutifully helped Maddie collect information about Thomas and the Villanova College Wildcats, and Maddie also saw Chang Wei's ability, so he decided to play in the NCAA for one year and participate in the draft next year.

When he announced that he would withdraw from the draft and join Villanova, almost the entire basketball world in the United States was shaken, especially those schools that lacked excellent scoring guards were even more jealous.

Chang Wei doesn't care what other schools think, anyway, Villanova's new core combination has been born, scoring guard Maddy, small forward Battier, and center Brand, which is the team's biggest reliance on the NCAA in the new season.