For Tang Wenlong, university life is spent in non-stop classes and training.

His roommates don't see him all day long, and usually Don, a celebrity from Syracuse University, returns to his dorm room in the evening, so there is little communication between them. There is little communication, but Tang Wenlong's modest and polite appearance is still firmly engraved in the minds of the three roommates, and they are in the feeling of living with celebrities, and they have also become Tang Wenlong's earliest fans.

On 11/08/09, it was a Sunday, and the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament officially kicked off on this day. The opening game was held at Oakron City University and Mississippi State University, and the venues of the two teams were in the spotlight, with scouts flocking to the stadium for any potential to become the next so-and-so.

Syracuse opened against fellow Great East Conference powerhouse Marquette University's Lazar Hayward-led Golden Eagles.

Both teams have had a very similar season, with Lazar Hayward having a very good season with Jeremy McHale, Dominic James, and Wesley Matthews last year, but his teammates announced their draft picks in the summer, and now he is the only one left in college.

Of course, even so, Marquette University is still a team to be reckoned with, just as everyone dares not underestimate Syracuse University.

Coach Jim also attached great importance to this game, and asked the Syracuse players to come to the basketball arena early to start getting used to the game and do some simple warm-up exercises.

The game will start at half past five in the afternoon, and after a short training session at Syracuse University, Marquette players from afar will also appear in the arena in twos and threes.

"Look, that guy is the top player at Marquette University, Lazar Hayward!" Wesley Johnson pointed in one direction, and Tang Wenlong turned his head and looked over - there was a tall man, about six feet six inches, with some dark skin, who looked much stronger than his peers, and at the moment he was skillfully doing some crotch dribbling, showing excellent ball control.

Tang Wenlong nodded, indicating that he knew, and this would be the most important task of Syracuse University tonight.

"Jimmy, do you see, that yellow-skinned player wearing the No. 9 jersey is the Syracuse University player that the previous coach specifically asked us to pay attention to!" On the other side, Lazar Hayward also saw Tang Wenlong and Wesley Johnson doing shooting exercises on the other side of the basketball court, and whispered to his teammates next to him.

Jimmy Butler pouted, with a hint of disdain on his face: "I don't know why the coach would let us pay attention to such a rookie player." God, Wesley Johnson next to him is our enemy, and if we are plagued by his airtight defense, we will have a hard time getting out of it today. ”

"Don't underestimate anyone." Lazar Hayward said solemnly, his tone slightly heavier: "The coach said so, naturally he has a point!" ”

"Big Brother Lazar" Jimmy Butler felt a little aggrieved, and he felt that he was right.

Lazar Hayward let out a long sigh and said earnestly, "Jimmy, I know I'm still struggling. But you have to know that obeying the coach's arrangement is the basic quality of our future professional football, I know that you have a very strong potential, although you are not a starter of the team now, but with your talent, you will definitely be able to enter the NBA in the future, and whether you can complete the tasks assigned by the coach will be the key to determine your fate, you have to keep this in mind."

Jimmy Butler nodded like a chicken pecking rice, carefully jotting down every word of his big brother.

This is also a game that is of great interest to the region, and the local TV station of Syracuse University specially sent two commentators to the scene to conduct live commentary.

"Avery, who do you think will win this game?"

"Syracuse University!" Avery replied without hesitation, and at the same time made a joking explanation: "This is the home of Syracuse University after all, and if I support Marquette University, I'm afraid that if I can't get out of this arena today, I will be beaten up by the fanatical Syracuse fans." ”

"Okay, stop kidding, tell me what you really think!" Trevor spoke.

"Syracuse University have been in really good form lately, you know, they've won five of the last six warm-up friendlies. Syracuse University, which lost Jonny Flynn, has been on a meteoric trajectory lately, and I've watched them play and I've had a couple of players who have impressed me. ”

"Is it Andy Rustin? The accomplished shooter is currently at the end of the first round and the top of the second round on the draft prediction net. ”

"No, Andy's performance was very good, but what really made me care about the other players was that."

"Oh? Could it be Wesley Johnson? The physical small forward is said to have caught the interest of several NBA clubs, and his draft market is starting to rise, reaching the top 60 of the prediction network for the first time in his last prediction. ”

Avery nodded, then shook his head again, and said, "Wesley's potential is amazing, but what makes me more concerned is the current point guard at Syracuse University!" ”

"Point guard?"

"Look, it's the player in the number 9 shirt!"

"No. 9 jersey?" Trevor looked up, his eyes quickly searched the court, and finally saw Tang Wenlong, who was still shooting three points from outside the three-point line. Tang Wenlong jumped up lightly, gently plucked the ball out with his ten fingers, and the basketball crossed an arc high and plunged into the net.

Trevor secretly praised: What a beautiful hand shape and curvature!

Avery laughed, "That's right, it's him." This is a newcomer to college, and honestly, I wouldn't have believed that such a teenager from the East would have such physical fitness and explosiveness until I saw the video, and he is a player with potential no less than Wesley Johnson! ”

"Really?" Trevor had obviously not heard of Tang Wenlong's name, and was skeptical.

"Judging from my observation of many years of commentary, this 18-year-old boy named Tang Wenlong will definitely enter the NBA in the future, his ball handling skills, speed"

When the arena is full of fans, the game officially begins!

Marquette University center Dwayne jumped to win possession, and the basketball was firmly in the hands of their point guard Ryan before he began to advance with the ball.

The enthusiasm of the audience was very high, and the first wave of defense shouted in unison: "Defense, defense!" ”

Marquette University has had superstars like The Flash Wade before, even in the East beyond the ocean, and he has a lot of fame. Their head coach, Tom Crane, was Wade's mentor in college, and he is leading Marquette to a second championship trophy in team history.

Since Marquard's strength is Lazar Hayward as a small forward, their offensive core is also clearly biased to the outside, which is at the opposite end of the spectrum at Georgetown University.

Wesley Johnson's talent in defense is amazing, and the first wave of offense, the one-on-one defense between him and Hayward, perfectly exemplifies his average physicality at this age. Hayward dribbled two steps, shook off a little space, and barely shot.

The basketball hit the iron, and the first rebound was grabbed by Andy Rustin, who rushed inside.

The audience immediately stopped the roar of "defense, defense" and responded with cheers and applause, and Tang Wenlong even heard a lot of whistles.

He loved this kind of basketball atmosphere so much that his blood began to boil.

Andy passed the ball to Tang Wenlong to control the ball, and Tang Wenlong turned sideways, controlled the basketball around his body, and rushed to the front court like lightning.

The Marquette University players were taken aback and quickly returned to the defence.

However, Tang Wenlong didn't start to assault after he was outside the three-point line, and he stopped the ball urgently, waiting for his teammates to arrive outside the three-point line, looking at the Marquette University guard who was defending him, and his mind quickly began to think about the countermeasures to tear apart the Marquette University defense.

Under Coach Jim's arrangement, Syracuse University is also mainly outside, with Andy's spear, Syracuse University's outside firepower has been fierce in recent seasons.

So Tang Wenlong tried to command, and Syracuse University began to run tactically, which was a little chaotic and unclear, but still let Wesley Johnson run out of the open position, and Tang Wenlong immediately passed the ball.

When he passed, Marquette reacted as well, with Lazar Hayward pressing on Wesley.

Wesley passed the ball back to Tang Wenlong, Tang Wenlong grabbed the basketball with both hands, and saw that the thirty-five seconds of offensive time was still very sparing, so he let his partners run a double-block tactic, he made a mistake in his own footsteps, strode out, and passed the Marquette University defenders and killed the penalty area!

"How to defend!" Coach Tom Crane chuckled when he saw Tang Wenlong come in.

Marquard's two inside lines immediately wrapped up, forming a defensive posture of double ghost shooting. Marquette University's defensive formation shrunk significantly, and Tang Wenlong found the snow white on the outside, transferred it in a large area, and passed the ball out!

Outside the three-point line, Andy Rustin adjusted and raised his hand to shoot! "Huh!"

Hit, Syracuse University opened the scoring