Chapter 17 Admission to Duke University
Since he was a child, Yang Long has been polishing his body and basketball skills according to systematic training methods, so if he wants to really become a professional player, what does Yang Long lack? -- That's tactical literacy. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
After careful consideration, Yang Long chose Duke University, which was led by Coach K.
First of all, Duke has always been a very competitive team in the NCAA league, and being on a competitive team is undoubtedly more likely to attract the attention of scouts. The second is the old Coach K, Yang Long knows that he has been the first choice for the head coach of the US national team for a long time, and under his hands, he will definitely be able to improve his tactical literacy.
The results of the application were mixed. The good news is that Yang Long got the opportunity to get into Duke University, and the bad news is that he didn't get a basketball scholarship, which means that Yang Long will enter Duke University as a regular student.
But when you think about it, Yang Long is relieved, he hasn't proven himself on any stage yet.
In the previous 2000-2001 season, Duke University had Carlos Boozer, Jae Williams, Mike Dunleavy, Sean Battier, Chris Dujon and other quasi-NBA-level players, winning the NCAA championship, it can be said that it is in the limelight, and there are not a few American talented players who want to enter Duke University. Don't say it's Duke, even an ordinary school wouldn't be willing to offer Yang Long a basketball scholarship.
Duke University is located in the beautiful scenery of Durham, North Carolina, USA, and on the first day of school, Yang Long walked into the school gate alone with his suitcase. At the entrance of the campus, there are already seniors who have come to Duke from China to welcome the new students.
"Hello, I'm Chen Hao from the Department of Computer Science, welcome to Duke!" Chen Hao walked to Yang Long's side to help him carry his luggage, they are also from China, they should take care of each other in a foreign country.
"Hello, senior. I'm freshman Yang Long. Duke University has a large building area, and Yang Long is still worried that he will encounter some trouble when he first arrives.
"Okay, come with me, I'll help you move your luggage to the dormitory, and then take you to check-in." Chen Hao has a square Chinese face, a flat head, and a warm smile on his face at this time.
"Then thank you, senior!" At this time, Yang Long seemed to have returned to the first day of reporting at Zhengda before.
"By the way, you're from that hospital?"
"I'm from business school." Originally, Yang Long wanted to apply for a basketball scholarship, but Duke didn't give me this opportunity, so he chose business school, which was related to his major in his previous life.
"It doesn't look like it, it's like a sportsman, huh." Chen Hao teased with the black-framed eyes on the bridge of his nose.
"Haha, I applied for a basketball scholarship from Duke before, but it failed."
"I'll just say, it's a pity that you don't play basketball at your size. However, our school's basketball team is not easy to enter, and if you can be the main player of the team, you can basically be selected for the NBA. At present, we only have one NBA player in China, Dazhi. Chen Hao is also a basketball enthusiast, and he was quite surprised to hear that Yang Long had applied for a basketball scholarship before, and he knew how difficult it was to become a member of the Duke Blue Devils.
"I know, but I'm going to be selected." Joining the Duke varsity team and becoming a member of the Blue Devils is just the first step in Yang Long's plan, if he can't even take this step, what is the basketball dream?
"Yes, I like your self-confidence, I'm optimistic about you, come on!" Chen Hao saw Yang Long's serious face, coupled with Yang Long's size, he didn't question Yang Long's idea too much, but Yang Long knew that Chen Hao still didn't believe that he could join the school team, as Chen Hao said, joining the school team and sitting firmly in the main force means that the NBA is already beckoning to him. There is only one NBA player in China, and Yang Long is not well-known, nor does he have the height of China Mobile's Great Wall, from Chen Hao's point of view, Yang Long is just a fool's dream.
Under Chen Hao's leadership, Yang Long exchanged his identity certificate and admission certificate for the key to the dormitory. Universities in the United States pay more attention to personal privacy, so Yang Long's dormitory is a single room of about 10 square meters, although it is small, he is already very satisfied. When he came to the dormitory, Chen Hao put Yang Long's things on the ground, and then enthusiastically helped him make the bed.
"In the future, you can come to me for anything, and we can also play basketball together." Chen Hao still didn't believe that Yang Long could join the school team, in his opinion, it was more realistic for Yang Long to play with him on weekdays.
"Okay, thank you, senior." Yang Long touched his nose a little embarrassed, could it be that there was a word 'weak' written on his face? Chen Hao is so sure that he can't join the school team? However, if you think about it carefully, Yang Long can understand his thoughts. At that time, Duke's Battier had just been taken away by the Grizzlies with the sixth pick in the first round and had not yet started his NBA career, Da Yao had not yet entered the NBA, and he was just a junior of Chen Hao with some basketball paranoia.