Before we knew it, it was late July.
This day is also the gathering time for the island country to receive invitations to the Asian Basketball Summer Camp.
The gathering place for the island nation's players is in Kyoto, and they will take a flight to Korea that night.
This McDonald’s Asian Basketball Summer Camp is held in Seoul.
Of course, all air tickets, accommodation and other expenses will be borne by McDonald's.
Otherwise, I'm afraid many players will give up.
In addition, McDonald's also hires professional coaches, trainers, and nutritionists to improve the players' strength.
In addition, I heard that there will be scouts coming to inspect the players.
Some of these scouts come from various leagues, basically low-level leagues. After all, very few Asians can join the NBA, and not even many European leagues.
Of course, there are also scouts from the NCAA.
Finally, the major media are naturally indispensable. After all, McDonald's hopes to expand its influence in Asia through basketball summer camps.
In short, for Asian players, this can not only effectively improve their strength, but also a good exposure point.
Well, the premise is that there must be enough sparkle.
In the morning, Uozumi and Taro Aso gathered at the entrance of Hainan University.
In addition to them, there is also a player from Hainan University who will go with them.
Not long after, Uozumi heard faint exclamations.
He looked in the direction of the sound and saw two tall players walking towards him.
Both of them are about two meters tall, and their appearance is quite similar. They feel like brothers.
One of them happened to be acquainted with one of them, Kazuhiro Ikeda, the main center of Hainan Affiliated High School.
In the prefectural competition two months ago, there was a conflict between Uozumi and Ikeda Kazuhiro.
Uozumi even used the Golden Rooster to become independent, causing Ikeda Kazuhiro to endure pain that should not have been experienced at his age.
"Swallowing the Starry Sky: Sign in to Become a God"
Although it did not hit the critical point, the conflict between the two people further increased.
Ikeda Kazuhiro also discovered Uozumi, and an angry expression suddenly appeared on his face. He pointed at Uozumi and said, "Brother, it's him. You must help me teach him a lesson and leave a deep impression on him!"
For a long time, Ikeda Kazuhiro has full confidence in his brother Ikeda Kazukatsu.
Ikeda Kazuhiro had heard that Uozumi was famous throughout the country in the national competition, but he still thought that Uozumi was no match for his brother.
At this time, the two of them stood in front of Yuzhu.
Ikeda Kazakatsu raised his head slightly and said in a not very good tone: "You are Uozumi!"
In terms of height, Ikeda and Katsu are a bit taller than Ikeda and Hiroshi, about exactly two meters tall.
He is full of momentum, and his body size is a bit higher than that of Ikeda and Hiroko.
The reason why Ikeda Kazukatsu was unhappy with Uozumi was not because of Ikeda Kazuhiro's provocation, but because the Lingnan team represented by Uozumi ended Hainan Affiliated High School's chance to continue to rule Kanagawa Prefecture, and Hainan Affiliated High School did not even get a spot in the national competition.
This was the main reason for his displeasure, because Hainan High School Affiliated was his alma mater.
"Is there a problem?"
Facing the aggressiveness of Ikeda Kazukatsu, Uozumi was not afraid at all.
"I was the No. 1 high school center in the country for the past two seasons, and you are the current No. 1 high school center in the country. It seems that we are quite destined. Do you want to play a game?"
A smile appeared on Ikeda Kazukatsu's lips. He never thought that he would lose because he was very confident in himself. After all, he could firmly enter the top three among college centers. He can be said to be the number one center in the country. Contender.
In addition, he is still a national player, even if he can only serve as a substitute.
I learned from Ikeda and Hiroko that Uozumi was still a freshman in high school, and there was a full four-year age difference between him and him. Unless he was extremely talented, there was no way he could be his opponent.
"Okay, my hands are itchy too."
Uozumi did not refuse, because he knew very well that if he refused, Ikeda and Katsu might become entangled.
In addition, he is also very happy to see opponents like Kazukatsu Ikeda.
Uozumi hasn't encountered a decent opponent for a long time. Since his strength has further improved, Watanabe Masao and Akagi Takenori have no power to fight back in his hands.
At present, the only player who can put some pressure on him is probably Shota Sugiyama.
But since Sugiyama Shota was beaten and frightened last time, he has never seen him again.
This time, the appearance of Kazukatsu Ikeda made Uozumi feel the excitement that he had not seen for a long time.
He didn't know the specific information about Ikeda Kazukatsu, but since this guy was selected for the Asian Basketball Summer Camp, he must be very strong, and he is very likely to be a dominant player.
"Then come with me!"
The corners of Ikeda Kazukatsu's lips raised, and after finishing speaking, he took the lead to enter Hainan University.
Ikeda and Hiro seemed to have remembered something, and couldn't help shouting: "Uozumi, you will experience what despair is in a while!"
"15:2!"
Uozumi spread his hands and muttered silently.
"Asshole, what did you say!"
Ikeda and Hiroshi were instantly furious. This was an eternal pain for him. His confidence was almost destroyed by that game.
As a well-known center in Kanagawa Prefecture, he was horribly suppressed by Uozumi.
Uozumi shook his head and said sarcastically: "Ikeda Kazuhiro, you are too weak! I'm afraid you can't even beat Takenori Akagi in Shohoku right now."
After finishing speaking, Uozumi was too lazy to pay attention to Ikeda and Hiro. In his eyes, there was no difference between Ikeda and Hiro and the clown.
"Then let's wait and see. During the winter competition, if we meet Shohoku, let's see if I don't blow the whistle on Takenori Akagi in your mouth!"
In order to prove themselves, Ikeda and Hiroshi made harsh words.
It was fine that Uozumi was better than him, but he didn't believe that he was not as good as another freshman center.
Hainan University is a well-known university in Kanagawa Prefecture. It covers a large area and has strong faculty.
It is precisely because of this that its affiliated Hainan High School can rule Kanagawa Prefecture.
Also due to the continuous contribution of talents from Hainan Affiliated High School, Hainan University's basketball team is very competitive in the country, and its influence is not much less than that of Shenze Sports University.
Soon, the four of them arrived at the Hainan University Basketball Hall.
Bang bang~
Today is not a weekend, the Hainan University basketball team is training.
When Kazuma Ikeda led the way in, almost all Hainan University players looked over.
The shorter Hainan University coach came up to him with a smile and said, "Ikeda, aren't you going to Seoul for a summer camp? Why are you back?"
In the current Hainan University, Kazukatsu Ikeda is their trump card.
"Isn't there still time? I want to compete with the current No. 1 high school center in the country."
When answering, Ikeda and Katsu pointed at Uozumi who was standing behind him.
Until this time, the Hainan University coach finally set his sights on Yuzhu.
At this glance, he couldn't take his eyes away anymore, and he felt quite happy to see him.
"Good seedling!"
The coach of Hainan University praised him. Although he had never seen Yuzhu play, judging from Yuzhu's height, body shape and wingspan, he was definitely a good prospect.
"Classmate, how old are you now?"
"16 years old!"
Uozumi answered truthfully.
"What, you're so tall at the age of 16!"
The coach of Hainan University exclaimed. He couldn't help but widen his eyes and stared at Yuzhu as if he were looking at a rare treasure.
Not only Hainan University coaches, but also Hainan University players were surprised.
In the island nation of this era, it is not uncommon for people to be over two meters tall at the age of 16, but they are definitely rare, and many of them have a bamboo pole-like body shape, which is not as strong as Yuzhu.
"I'm afraid you will be even more surprised when you see Xiaohetian in two years."
Uozumi secretly thought, Ogata was 210 centimeters and 130 kilograms in his first year of high school, which was even more exaggerated than the current Yuozumi.
What is puzzling is that the 130-kg Ogawada was actually carried by the 83-kg Sakuragi Hanamichi.
Although Sakuragi Hanamichi lowered his center of gravity at that time, this was too exaggerated. After all, the weight difference between the two was more than one level, and it was incredible that Sakuragi could hold on.
"Okay, Yuzhu, let's play a game first!"
Kazukatsu Ikeda walked directly to the court.
Yuzhu nodded and followed.
Seeing that Uozumi was going to duel with Ikeda Kazukatsu, for some reason, all the Hainan University players looked at him with pity.
"I'm afraid this kid is going to die!"
"Even if he is the current number one high school center in the country, how can he be compared with the boss Ikeda? There is a high probability that he will have his head shaved!"
"I bet he won't get a point!"
…
Hainan University players began to talk a lot. They knew very well how powerful Ikeda Kazukatsu was, so they were not optimistic about Uozumi.
Uozumi ignored them and began to warm up in a serious manner.
In order to reduce the probability of injury, Yuzhu always warms up.
Ikeda Kazukatsu was also warming up, thinking about how to defeat Yuzumi.
When the warm-up was over, Ikeda Kazukatsu began to announce the rules of the heads-up: "There are ten balls in a round, three-pointers count as two points, and the rest count as one point. The offensive team can continue to attack after scoring. Do you understand?"
"Okay, let's do it!"
Yuzhu did not refuse. Judging from the rules of this duel, if the offensive team keeps scoring goals, they can take away the opponent in one wave.
After explaining the rules, the two began to decide the initiative by tossing a coin.
Kazukatsu Ikeda was lucky and got the right to attack first.
"Boy, repent, because you probably won't even have a chance to attack."
Looking at Uozumi in front of him, Ikeda Kazuma smiled ferociously.
"not necessarily!"
As Uozumi spoke, he passed the ball to Ikeda Kazukatsu.
The next moment, Kazukatsu Ikeda leaned against Uozumi with his back and started the back-up mode.
Peng~Peng~
There was a dull sound of muscle collision, and Yuzhu's expression changed slightly, and he felt a powerful force coming.
Under this force, Yuzhu's upper body began to tilt backward.
This is the first time he has encountered an opponent with greater power than him!
Uozumi was not surprised but happy, which means that Ikeda Kazukatsu can become an excellent sparring partner.
Even so, Ikeda Kazukatsu's power is not much stronger than Uozumi.
"What a power!"
At this moment, Ikeda Kazukatsu was also surprised. Uozumi was not directly knocked back like his usual opponents, but could barely withstand his back blow.
Not only Ikeda Kazukatsu, but everyone else present also looked shocked.
What the hell is this!
Ikeda Kazukatsu's strength is definitely the basis for his survival. Even in college, he is one of the best, but he was held up by a 16-year-old high school freshman.
This was beyond their expectations.
The Hainan University coach looked at Yuzhu with piercing eyes, as if he were looking at a rare treasure.
At this time, Ikeda Kazukatsu began to increase his strength.
Peng ~
Yuzhu leaned back even further, but before he could recover, another impact struck him.
In order to avoid being knocked down, Uozumi had to take a step back.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ikeda Kazukatsu continued to lean towards Uozumi.
This guy is exactly like Mark Jackson!
Uozumi had to lower his center of gravity and finally withstood Ikeda Kazukatsu's impact.
Ikeda Kazukatsu's power is indeed stronger, but after all, his strength is limited.
After a few more unsuccessful attempts, seeing that Uozumi had no choice but to win, Ikeda Kazukatsu immediately changed his strategy and turned around suddenly.
His turning speed is not slow, but is faster than most centers. This shows how good his physical fitness is. It is no wonder that he can become a strong contender for the No. 1 center in universities in the country.
Unfortunately, he met Yuzhu.
Uozumi immediately moved a step laterally, blocking Ikeda Kazukatsu's breakthrough direction.
Peng ~
The two collided again. Uozumi forcibly resisted Ikeda Kazukatsu's powerful impact, and his hands were even entangled.
Kazukatsu Ikeda was obviously taken aback, but luckily he reacted quickly enough to grab the basketball first, otherwise he would have been caught in a trap to complete the steal.
Just like this, it seems that he has only one choice left - shooting!
Without hesitation, Kazuma Ikeda took off and shot.
Unlike his younger brother Ikeda Kazuhiro, Ikeda Kazukatsu has a certain mid-range shooting ability, but there is a big gap between him and Sugiyama Shota in this aspect.
The moment Ikeda Kazukatsu took off, Uozumi also jumped up and stretched his arms straight.
Kazukatsu Ikeda's jumping is not very good, probably not much better than a matchbox. He has no chance of flying and escaping. He is a typical floor center.
In order to avoid being blocked, Kazukatsu Ikeda quickly raised his shot height, and the basketball flew over Uozumi's fingertips.
Peng ~
The basketball hit the rim and bounced high, then fell back to the rim and started spinning.
Under the attention of everyone, the basketball finally rolled out.
"pity!"
Ikeda Kazukatsu frowned, the ball almost hit.
"Damn it, I didn't score!"
"The key is that he was able to hold up Boss Ikeda!"
The Hainan University players were shocked. As teammates, they knew very well how powerful Ikeda Kazusheng was, but the first goal was blocked.
As the ball was missed, it also represented a transition between offense and defense between the two.
"Boy, I underestimated you just now. You are a very good opponent and worthy of my all-out efforts!"
After finishing speaking, Ikeda Kazukatsu passed the ball to Uozumi.
His eyes became obviously serious, and he never looked down upon Uozumi like he did just now.
