NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

The next afternoon, the players' chatter could be heard in the Arizona University basketball arena:

"Hey, did you hear that?"

“We have a big guy on our team this year!”

"I just heard from the staff in charge of the physical fitness test that he is a yellow-skinned player with explosive talent!"

"It's just that the name is a little weird~ Flower!"

"Hahaha, such a soft name, he must be a wimp!"

"Then Paul and Seth, you two better be careful, don't let him take away your starting positions!"

……

Coach Olsen clapped his hands to signal the assembly, and then came out with Hanamichi:

"This is Hanamichi who just entered the school. You can call him Flower."

"I don't need to say much from now on. Set, you and Hanamichi should compete one-on-one!"

Seth said yes and walked confidently towards the basketball court.

In his opinion, this yellow-skinned, red-haired weirdo in front of him had nothing good about him except his height.

"How could I possibly lose to such a weirdo!"

Coach Olsen looked at the careless Seth and said deliberately:

"Be serious, Set!"

"Yes"!

Seth responded casually, not taking his coach's words to heart.

In the next 10 minutes, Set paid a heavy price for his negligence.

The red-haired guy in front of me looks exactly like the [Flying Devil] from Wake Forest.

On the offensive end, he is capable of mid-range shots, layups, hook shots, and slam dunks; on the defensive end, he is also capable of blocks and rebounds!

With his head shaved, Sett felt as if he was back in last year's semi-finals, facing that idiot who could fly and hide.

"Okay, from now on, Flower will be the team's starting power forward!"

"As for the others, they must also step up their training and remember that the capable will advance and the weak will step down. This is our tradition at the University of Arizona."

"This year, our goal is to win the U.S. Championship. From now on, Damon, you will lead everyone in training."

"Yes!"

A short man less than 180cm tall walked out of the crowd and said.

Hanamichi fixed his eyes on the little mouse tattoo on the arm of the short man... Damon Stoudemire!

The captain of the University of Arizona basketball team, he is 178cm tall, weighs 77kg, and plays as a point guard.

Some football fans may not be very familiar with his name, but they have definitely heard of his nickname ~ [Little Flying Squirrel]!

That’s right, the one who was selected by the Raptors with the seventh pick in the first round in 1995.

In his first year, he was named Rookie of the Year, won the Rookie Game MVP and was selected to the All-Rookie First Team.

A basketball player nicknamed "Big S" and "Little Flying Squirrel".

"Haha, this is much more interesting! This year's U.S. Championships looks like we're going to have a big fight!"

Hanamichi said that if I were given a Miyagi Ryouta, I would be able to cause a scene at this year’s U.S. Men’s Championship;

Now we have a player who is about to enter the NBA and is at his peak as a rookie. How can it be justified if he doesn't win the championship?

"Ding! Sensing the host's ambition, now issuing a task~ [Make a big fuss]"

"Excellent performance in the NCAA tournament!"

"Fixed reward ability medal - Training Monster (Bronze), slightly reduces fatigue from training and injuries caused by fatigue!"

"In addition, other random rewards will be issued based on the host's competition performance!"

This is the first time that Hua Dao has seen such an interesting task reward!

"Random rewards"?

Hua Dao has a hunch that when this random reward arrives, it will be the time for his complete transformation.

After all, “the unknown is the most interesting!”

…………

The National College Basketball Championship is also known as the NCAA American College Basketball Championship.

The so-called NCAA usually refers to the more than 300 strong colleges and universities in the first zone.

What we usually call NCAA basketball refers to the first division college basketball game in the United States.

If you want to join an NCAA university and play basketball, your academic average must be above 2.0.

If you fail in any subject, you will not be able to participate in the competition.

These regulations are mainly intended to declare that the purpose of university is education, so athletes should still make education their primary goal.

(Wade didn't have a chance to play because of his poor grades in his freshman year; Garnett didn't dare to go to college because of his poor academic performance and family financial problems, so he skipped college and ran for the draft directly from high school)

Therefore, if you see some articles about people who are the best in their freshman year, you must make one note - they have excellent academic performance!

Of course, this is not a problem for Ikebana, who is both good in character and in study.

Under Simmons' arrangement, Hanamichi passed the entrance examination with excellent results, and his SAT and ACT test scores were among the best.

As for his major, Hanamichi chose Chinese Language and Literature at the University of Arizona.

Relying on the memories of his previous life, Hua Dao said that as long as he studied normally in this major, he would be able to graduate successfully.

He certainly had no intention of completing four years of college. After all, he had no relatives leaving behind anything like a "college graduation" will.

In fact, it is because his ability is enough for him to be a starting player in the NBA, so if he stays in the NCAA, Hanamichi feels it will be difficult to make progress.

Unless you go to a bigger platform, and that platform is to participate in the NBA draft.

Before participating in the draft, Hanamichi needs to fight from late November of this year until early March of next year (11).

Throughout the regular season, he helped the University of Arizona win the preliminary championship in its division (Pacific Ten Conference, now expanded to the Pacific 12 Conference).

The champions of the division preliminaries will receive "automatic qualification".

The remaining 34 places will be determined by the judging committee based on the team's performance in the regular season and the strength of the opposing teams.

A total of 64 teams have been selected, which are the so-called 64 qualifying teams!

The next 64 teams will engage in a month-long "crazy battle" to compete for the final championship.

Because the final game is held in March every year, it symbolizes the climax of the NCAA, so it is called "March Madness".

The 64 teams will be divided into 4 regions, with 16 teams in each region playing a single elimination match based on ranking.

After a week-long first and second round of matches, the remaining 1 teams will compete in the "Sweet 2".

The remaining eight teams will advance to the conference finals.

In addition to winning the division championship, the four winning teams will also receive tickets to the NCAA "Final Four" to compete in the semifinals and finals!

The NCAA competition system is similar to the summer national competition system that Hanamichi participated in.

The NCAA has long been an important talent feeder for the NBA.

After the end of March each year, most NCAA college basketball players who aspire to become professional players will submit an application to the league.

In late June every year, the NBA holds the draft.

Most of those who participate in the draft are college students who submit applications and participate in tryouts in March.

These college students with basketball talents started their professional careers through this channel.

The sun was shining brightly at the University of Arizona. Hanamichi was concentrating on training in the gymnasium and was thinking silently:

“A new journey has begun!”