The NCAA basketball league is divided into three levels, which are divided into three regions according to the setting of the school's sports (such as the school's American football team, that is, the American football team), the state of the venues and facilities of various sports, the school's economic strength and social influence, and the number of athletes in each event. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In the first level, the regions are divided according to the geographical location of the schools (i.e., adjacent schools, schools in adjacent states), and the powerhouses in the same region as Duke University include Boston College, the University of Maryland, the University of North Carolina, etc.

During the regular season, Duke will play each team in the same region twice, home and away. During this period, they will also choose to play against some teams in other regions to improve their own strength and promote the strength of their own school.

After more than two months of training and running-in, on November 19, 2001, Duke ushered in the first opponent of the 01-02 season, Xibu University from the Greater West Division, this is a cross-regional encounter, Yang Long is about to usher in his NCAA tournament debut.

The Lahaina Civic Center is an ordinary indoor sports field, but the maximum capacity has exceeded five figures, which is evident in the construction of sports facilities in the United States.

The venue of the game was the Lahaina Civic Center, and when the team bus arrived at the stadium, enthusiastic fans could already be seen waiting to enter. Some of them wore Duke jerseys, others wore Sibb University jerseys, and they let out enthusiastic shouts when they saw the players on the court. The number on the jersey indicates the players they support, with Jay Williams having the most fans, after all, he was last season's ACC (Atlantic Coast Division) division scoring champion. It's a pity that Yang Long didn't see a single fan who supported him, although Yang Long invited Chen Hao and others to watch the game, at least he didn't find any trace of them for now. Yang Long is a complete newcomer and a nobody.

All this is so new to Yang Long!

All this made Yang Long nervous and excited!

Yang Long followed behind his teammates, just like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, full of curiosity. There are also some staff members in the venue who are making final preparations for the venue.

On the bus, Coach K has analyzed the situation of the game for the team, Sibu University is an unknown team, never shined in the NCAA League, just as a warm-up, looking for the feeling of the game, Coach K said.

When you come to the stadium, the first thing to do is to warm up before the game, and when the time comes to November 19, the weather is no longer hot, and everyone wears plush sportswear to keep warm during the warm-up. Sibb University players have also arrived, and Duke and Sibu each warmed up with half of the field. Yang Long glanced at it, none of them he knew, that is to say, the other party did not even have a quasi-NBA player, on the other hand, Duke's side, with Williams, Duhon, Dunleavy, Jones, Boozer five quasi-NBA players, the disparity in strength is not small. However, the players of Sibu University are still warming up with a clear eye, and Yang Long can see the fighting spirit to win from their faces. Looking at Yang Long's teammates talking and laughing, there was no trace of solemnity on their faces on the eve of the game, probably because the difference in strength between Sibu University and Duke was really huge, and they all felt that they had won the game.

After a period of warm-up, the stadium officially opened, and fans streamed in through the passages everywhere, and the stadium suddenly became noisy.

As the number of people in the stadium increased, Yang Long's heart beat faster, and his spirit surged again. Don't blame Yang Long for not seeing the world, it's not that he hasn't played the whole game, but the most watched is the game between irregular schools in high school. At this moment, looking at all kinds of audiences, he is still inevitably a little nervous. Yang Long thought of the picture of him running on the pitch for a while, imagining thousands of fans shouting and cheering or boosing, ah! It was a shock he hadn't experienced yet! Yang Long's palms trembled a little.

"Whew~" Yang Long let out a sigh of relief, trying to calm his mood. Stage fright shouldn't be a professional basketball player's on-the-spot reaction, top players are able to stay focused on the court!

By the time the game was about to start, the seats were not full, but probably nine times out of ten, and just one NCAA regular season game could get such enthusiasm from fans, and the popularity of basketball in the United States can be seen.

Yang Long and his teammates stopped warming up and came to the sidelines to listen to the arrangement of Coach K, and Coach K was in a good mood, just said that everyone could play the level of their usual training, and it can be seen that Coach K is full of confidence in Duke's victory.

Williams brought his teammates together, and as the leader of the team, it was his responsibility to make a pre-game cheer speech.

As usual in training, Yang Long stepped forward and surrounded Williams in the middle with his teammates, with Williams raising his right hand and the others putting their right hands on top.

"Okay guys, our new season starts today. The opponent is Sibu University, a second-rate school, who are we? ”

"Duke!" Yang Long followed the other teammates in a menacing response.

"To whom does victory belong?"

"Duke!"

"Now let's sing our school song and win the first game!"

"Dear old Duke, we sing by your name.

Our voices are raised for you, singing!

Your name will be celebrated in eternity.

In the vast sea of life,

Fate may be more than we can bear,

But we will never forget you,

My dear Duke! ”

"1, 2, 3, fight!"

The game is about to start and the starting line-ups of both sides are already on the pitch.

Duke University:

Point Guard: Chris Duhon; Shooting guard: Jay Williams; Small forward: Mike Dunleavy; Power forward: Dundee Jones; Center: Carlos Boozer.

Sibb University:

Point Guard: Andre Barrett; Quartile: Darus Ray; Small forward: John Allen; Power Forward: Greg Martin; Centre-forward: Charles Manger.

Yang Long and his bench teammates and coaching staff sat on the bench on the sidelines, and the referee 'beep! The whistle sounded, and the first battle of the new season officially kicked off!