King of shooting guards

Chapter 166 UCLA

He was not surprised by Sima Shenji's choice, because to go to UCLA, one needs to take an entrance exam, and it's not an unlimited special enrollment.Although Sima Shenji School is okay, but once it goes abroad, it is scum.

Sima Shenji was naturally aware of this, so he didn't think long before making a decision. It wasn't that he didn't want to go, but that he couldn't help it.

In this regard, Li Changgeng is much better than Sima Shenji.

Li Changgeng's grades have always been very good. After he got the "Xiao Er", under the supervision of Xiao Er, he has been making preparations before going abroad. With Xiao Er as a super coach, he can ask for advice whether it is basketball or study. Li Changgeng Chang Geng himself was also very smart, and he learned quickly.

Therefore, although he is only a sophomore in high school now, his knowledge is no worse than that of a senior high school student or even an ordinary college student.

What's more, he is a basketball special, and the score requirements for the UC entrance examination are not as high as ordinary high school students, so it should be easy to pass.

"Huh..." Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba breathed a sigh of relief, they looked at each other, and immediately made an agreement with Sima Shenji that they would go to Sima Shenji's house to find him tomorrow, sign some documents, and see the impatient posture, Li Chang Geng couldn't help laughing secretly, he was afraid that Sima Shenji would go back on his word!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sima Shenji also raised some conditions, and Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba naturally agreed.

Of course, Sima Shenji didn't expect the two of them to be completely satisfied, after all, the basketball association was not up to the two of them.But at least there is one advantage, that is, if you have any difficulties in the future, you can find Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba, and they are happy to agree now, so it will be hard to say that they will not help when the time comes, right?

Sima Shenji took care of it here. Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba looked at Li Changgeng, both happy for Li Changgeng and feeling a little regretful. Wang Xianba said: "Since it's an ncaa fight, then I won't stop you. Well, The level of ncaa is quite high, you have to work hard, don't embarrass us Chinese."

"Yeah." Li Changgeng smiled, "I'm not here to make soy sauce."

"Hehe." Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba were also amused by Li Changgeng's words. They stopped trying to persuade Li Changgeng and the others, and told Li Changgeng that if he changed his mind, he could call them at any time, and then The two waved their hands, turned and left.

After all, they still hope that Li Changgeng can enter the National Youth Team, but the level of the NCAA is not inferior to that of the National Youth Team, and there is the advantage of being an NBA talent pool. They have no way to object to Li Changgeng going to play in the NCAA. Some loss and regret nothing more.

When Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba walked away, Sima said in a clever way, "Why didn't you tell me the news when?" He asked about the ncaa.

"I also just received Xiaoli's call this morning, and I plan to tell you at noon." Li Changgeng spread his hands.

"Forget it." Sima Shenji waved his hand, and said depressedly: "I can't go anyway, you know, my grades can't pass at all."

This is the truth, but Li Changgeng is not good at attacking Sima Shenji. After thinking about it, he said: "Actually, going to NCAA this time is not as good as I imagined."

"Huh?" Sima Shenji was taken aback.

Li Changgeng said: "There is no guarantee there, only a basketball scholarship is promised, and other things such as the main position and playing time have to be won by ourselves."

Sima Shenji frowned: "That's really troublesome. In such a place, it's not easy for us Chinese to get ahead."

"En." Li Changgeng nodded, without further words.

In fact, it is indeed very troublesome. Now Li Changgeng just got a chance to enter, whether he will be recognized and play ball is still unknown.

This kind of uncertain thing will make anyone feel uncomfortable, but Li Changgeng believes that with his own ability, he will be able to gain a firm foothold.

The next day, Huang Jingao and Wang Xianba signed an agreement with Sima Shenji, and Sima Shenji officially became a member of the National Youth Team, and will soon join the National Youth Team and participate in the training of the National Youth Team.

And Li Changgeng also got the exact news that the trip has been arranged, and in a few days, Xiaoli will accompany him to the university.

Because the whereabouts of Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji have been determined, and there is no need for the two of them to take the college entrance examination, so they have already asked the school for leave, so they don't have to go to school.

However, the daily training with Nong Guang did not stop, there are still a few days left, Li Changgeng wants to teach them something more, and Sima Shenji also wants to spend more time with his brothers.

Therefore, the Hongcheng City team has been training very late every day for the past few days. Lu Feng, Sima Shenji, A Mu, and Long Xiaotian simply followed Li Changgeng and the others to practice extra training until about ten o'clock in the evening every day, but each of them Never called half a bitter word.

Brothers say goodbye, time is running out, everyone cherishes it!
Two days before going abroad, Li Changgeng clearly felt the strangeness around him. Every time he went to school for training, many people would greet him, some would come up to chat with him, and some girls would even give him some small gifts. A gift, tell him to take care.

Everyone knew that he was leaving, and going abroad.

Sensing everyone's thoughts, Li Changgeng almost shed tears more than once, and wanted to change his mind more than once, but finally held back.

He must go to enlargement and do what he should do. That is his dream and the path he must take, and he cannot shrink back.

On this day, Li Changgeng trained with his teammates until late as usual, and went home directly.

In the blink of an eye, two days passed, and Li Changgeng was finally leaving China.

The plane was at ten o'clock in the morning, but under the urging of Li Changgeng's parents, the family arrived at the airport at one o'clock past eight o'clock. After waiting for a while, Xiao Li also arrived.

"Xiao Li, we will leave Li Changgeng to you, please." The uncle said while holding Xiao Li's hand.

"Hehe, don't worry." Xiao Li smiled, "I will help Li Changgeng settle everything over there, and Jordan over there will also help take care of him, don't worry."

"En." The uncle nodded, looked at Li Changgeng, and gave him a few words of advice. Looking at his grown-up nephew, he was both relieved and somewhat reluctant.

Although the nephew is getting older, after all, he has never left his side for more than ten years. He suddenly separated and went to the distant United States. How can uncle not be worried?
On the side, the aunt was already crying, her eyes were red, and she said that her son was a piece of flesh that fell from her mother. She was the saddest when her son was going to travel far away. She kept telling Li Changgeng to listen to Xiaoli when he got there. , usually take good care of yourself, don't catch a cold, don't be naughty and so on.

It took a full half an hour for the few people to calm down. Li Changgeng promised his uncle and aunt that he would come back to see them as long as they were on vacation, so that they could rest assured.

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When Li Changgeng returned to the hall, he saw many people around his parents, Tao Ran, Lu Feng, Nong Guang, Nong Guang, Sima Shenji, A Mu, Long Xiaotian... a group of people from the city team.

"Why are you here?" Seeing a group of brothers, Li Changgeng was very happy, stepped forward, and called Tao Ran respectfully, "Coach."

"Yeah." Tao Ran said with a smile, "We're here to see you off." After speaking, he stepped aside, leaving time for a group of young people.

A group of young people gathered together and chatted for a while, and the registration time came.

Li Changgeng waved to everyone, followed Xiaoli into the boarding gate, and soon the plane took off, carrying him to the distant America, to another life.

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA for short) is a public research university located in Westwood District, Los Angeles, California, USA. Founded in 1919, it is one of the top comprehensive universities in the United States.The school ranks among the top universities in the United States and internationally, and its academic standards are definitely world-class.The school offers more than 5000 courses every year, and many of the teachers are founders of the field.In terms of professional rankings, the school has 31 majors in the top 20 in the national professional rankings, of which 13 majors are in the top 10.The school has 5 professors and 5 alumni who have won the Nobel Prize.There are about 28000 undergraduates and 12000 graduate students registered in the school, making it the university with the largest number of applicants in the United States.It is the second university in the University of California system and is as famous as UC Berkeley.

Although this school is good, the sports strength of this school is not bad. It won the NCAA championship in 2007, and it is also a veritable strong team, but it has declined in recent years, so it has no strength to enter the semi-finals. Powerhouse.

After nearly seventeen hours of flight, Li Changgeng and Xiao Li finally arrived at Los Angeles International Airport, and the person who came to pick them up was Jordan.

"Hi, Xiao Li, Xiao Li, here." Seeing Li Changgeng and Xiao Li coming out of the exit, Qiao Dan immediately waved his arms happily and shouted.

He was still wearing a suit and was carrying a handbag. It was obvious that today was not a day off for him.

"Hi, Jordan." Xiaoli and Jordan hugged and said with a smile, "Thank you for picking us up, my friend."

"You're welcome, this is what I should do." Jordan said humbly, then looked at Li Changgeng, hugged him, and said, "Xiao Li, you are welcome."

"Thank you." Li Changgeng said with a smile, "Very nice to meet you, Mr. Jordan."

After saying hello, Jordan took the two into the car.

In the car, he told Li Changgeng and Sima Shenji that they could take a rest in the car, and now he was driving to UCLA so that he could take Li Changgeng to report.

Li Changgeng and Xiaoli thanked each other, then closed their eyes and rested.

Arriving at UCLA, Li Changgeng was shocked immediately. When he looked up, he saw the magnificent school gate, which was extraordinary in style, and a strong academic atmosphere rushed over his face, making his mood seem to become calm immediately.

Entering the school, there are patches of vegetation, red European-style buildings full of retro style, and students with different skin colors shuttle around the campus, either in groups of three or four, or alone, or talking in a low voice, or Walking past in a hurry, Li Changgeng was overwhelmed.

He has never been to a university, let alone a university like UCLA, and everything he sees feels fresh and full of curiosity.

Ten minutes later, Jordan brought Li Changgeng to the registration point, completed the registration, received some things, handed them to Li Changgeng and said, "Xiao Li, although you have already registered, you are not yet a UCLA student. The school will arrange for you tomorrow." You take the exam, and you can only enter the school after you pass the exam."

"Then when will you report to the city team?" Li Changgeng asked.

"It's only after the exam." Jordan said, looking at Li Changgeng worriedly, "Xiao Li, you should be fine with the exam, right?"

"Don't worry, there's no problem." Li Changgeng smiled confidently.

After that, Jordan took Li Changgeng and Xiaoli to leave UCLA. Today they need to stay in a hotel, and they will not get their results until the day after tomorrow when Li Changgeng's exam is over.At that time, if Li Changgeng passes, the school will arrange a dormitory for him instead of staying in a hotel.

The next day, Qiao Dan took Li Changgeng to the school exam, Xiaoli didn't have to go, so she stayed in the hotel.

The exams in foreign countries are different from those in China, but Li Changgeng has a strong ability to adapt, and his junior has already reviewed it for him. It is not difficult, and he has completed the exam soon.

After the exam, Jordan didn't ask Li Changgeng how he did in the exam, which is a bit different from people in China. Instead, he took Li Changgeng, called Xiaoli, and drove the two of them for a drive, and gave them a ride along the way. Introduce some of the various places of interest in Los Angeles.

The three of them played until the evening before returning to the hotel. Li Changgeng couldn't ask for Chinese food here, so he ate a Western meal with Jordan.

Frankly speaking, Li Changgeng feels that the taste is not very good. Many things use cream and olive oil. He is not used to it.He even wondered if the school would allow him to cook by himself, if possible, he might as well make Chinese food by himself in the future.

After the meal, Li Changgeng still couldn't hold back, and asked Qiao Dan curiously: "Jordan, why didn't you ask me how the exam was, instead you took me around to play around, aren't you worried? If I fail the exam, you All that was done was in vain.”

After listening, Jordan shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Xiaoli, the exam is over, and I can't change anything if I ask or not? What I think is, if you pass the exam, then I will play with you this afternoon." It's a reward for you, if you haven't passed the exam, it's also a kind of comfort, isn't it?"

Hearing these words, Li Changgeng couldn't help being taken aback, and it took him a while to react, he couldn't help sighing that the cultural differences between China and foreign countries really have a great impact, even the views on examinations are different.

The next morning, Li Changgeng got his report card, with a score of 1769, far exceeding the score limit set by the school.

When Jordan saw the score, he was also taken aback. Looking at Li Changgeng was like looking at a monster, and he exclaimed in surprise: "My God, Xiao Li, you are such a genius, not only in basketball, but also in learning." It’s also true, it’s incredible.”

It’s no wonder that Jordan was surprised, because generally speaking, good basketball results are not very good, at least not as good as Li Changgeng.

What's more, Jordan knew that Li Changgeng was only a sophomore in high school this year, and he was still Chinese!
"Little Li, I dare say that you are the best in the UCLA basketball team, bar none." Jordan said very confidently, in a very good mood.After all, Li Changgeng played basketball well and his grades were so good, he also felt very honorable as an introducer.

After passing the exam, the dormitory will be assigned in the afternoon. Li Changgeng chose the dormitory in the school, two people share one room, with a private bathroom.

Of course, there are better dormitories in UCLA, which are off-campus dormitories, which can also be said to be off-campus apartments, with one bedroom and one living room, two bedrooms and one living room, three bedrooms and one living room, etc., which are basically the same as the apartments outside the school. Much better.Of course, the price is also very expensive, Li Changgeng is not that wealthy, so don't think about that.

For him, playing is the first priority, and he doesn't pay too much attention to food and lodging.

After the dormitory was divided, Qiao Dan and Xiaoli helped Li Changgeng move the salute to the dormitory. His other roommate was not there, and Li Changgeng didn't see anyone, so they put the things away and packed them in the evening.

"Let's go."

After the things were put away, Li Changgeng followed Jordan to the arena. Jordan wanted to take Li Changgeng to the basketball team to report and meet Coach Carl and the basketball team teammates.

UCLA's basketball team is called the Bruins. The full name is the UCLA Bruins. The home stadium is called the Pauley Pavilion. It is a stadium that can accommodate more than 1 people to watch the game at the same time. Its buildings use a lot of new materials, which is representative of UCLA. The distinctive red European-style buildings form a sharp contrast, one is rich in history, and the other is concise and modern.

As a traditional NCAA team, they have only one goal, and that is the championship.

Now there are still two months before the start of the NCAA, and the Bruins have already started intense training under the leadership of the coach.The team has recruited several good players this year, plus several mature veterans. In this year's NCAA competition, the coach has reason to believe that the Bruins can go further.

Unfortunately, what worries him is that the team lacks a soul, a player who can lead the Bruins to the championship!

"Keep up, keep up, switch defenses fast, defense may not be the only thing to win, but it is an essential part, you know?" The team members shouted loudly, very seriously.

Beside him, two assistant coaches were carefully recording the training with notebooks for Majoro to analyze.

With a "squeak", the door of the arena was pushed open. Majorlo frowned, turned around and saw that it was Jordan, he stretched his brows, and shouted with a smile: "Jordan, I thought you would be there this morning." Come on, I didn't expect you to start being lazy too."

"Hehe, I'm not being lazy. I'm going to help Xiaoli arrange the dormitory." Jordan brought Li Changgeng up and introduced Li Changgeng, "Xiaoli, this is Coach Majoro." Major introduced, "Coach Major, this is Li Changgeng I'm talking about."

"Hi." Majoro held out his hand.

"Coach Majorlo, nice to meet you." Li Changgeng also stretched out his hand, and at the same time looked at the old man in his fifties with graying hair.This is a typical white American, tall, blond hair, and piercing eyes.

Majoro was also looking at Li Changgeng. He had seen Li Changgeng from the information provided by Jordan and the game video, but it was completely different from face-to-face. He estimated Li Changgeng's height, and he frowned slightly, because Li Changgeng is only 1.8 meters tall.

For Majoro, the Asian players he is familiar with are all big men, such as Yao Ming, roughly, Yi Jianlian, either a center or a power forward, and almost no guards.

But Li Changgeng was only 1.8 meters tall, he was obviously a defender, and he could only be a defender, which made Majoro feel uncertain.

Thoughts turned in his mind, Majoro decided to test Li Changgeng first, and shouted at the players who were training: "Everyone stop, come here."

A total of 11 people ran over quickly.

"Let me introduce you, this is your new teammate, Li Changgeng!" Majoro said Li Changgeng's name awkwardly, and introduced it to a group of people.

Looking at these 11 people, Li Changgeng smiled and said, "Hello, you can call me Xiaoli, I know my name is a mouthful for you."

He thought it would be a good start, a humorous opening statement, but none of the 11 people on the opposite side smiled, but just looked at him lightly. Their eyes revealed deep contempt and non-cuteness, which made Li Changgeng I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.

"I said, do you want me to introduce myself for you?" Majoro glared at the group of people.

These people were still very afraid of Majorlo, and they didn't dare to refute. They started to introduce themselves one by one, of course very concise and perfunctory, with only one name.

After listening, Li Changgeng had already memorized these eleven people. He had a very good memory and quickly matched the names with the people.

"Okay, let's have a team practice match now." Majoro didn't hesitate, and went straight to the point, "Xiao Li, you are in Group A, with Mike, Harrison, Frank, and Larry. You play Point guard, by the way, have you ever played point guard before?"

"I have played, I was originally a point guard." Li Changgeng said.

Majoro nodded, and then named five more people as Group B, and then announced the start of the game. The assistant coach blew the referee, and he watched from the sidelines.

Jordan was not in a hurry to leave, but sat down next to Majoro. He also wanted to see if Li Changgeng could quickly integrate into the team.He has no doubts about Li Changgeng's strength, but whether he can integrate into the team is a huge test for Li Changgeng.

If Li Changgeng has this strength, then he will definitely be able to integrate, if not, then everything is useless, so this time is completely Li Changgeng's solo performance.

(End of this chapter)