“Wow…Wow…Wow…Wow!”
"Very good, you are all very energetic!"
With a gentle chuckle, a bloated figure blocked the light from the front door of the basketball hall and then slowly walked towards the basketball hall.
"That's... Coach Anzai!" Mitsui Shou recognized the person from afar, exclaimed in his heart, and showed joy on his face.
"Hello, coach!" The seniors of Xiangbei greeted Anxi Mitsuyoshi when they saw him walk into the basketball hall. The freshmen looked at the fat old man with white hair, bloated body and kind face and began to whisper.
“Hello, coach!”
On the contrary, several people from Takeishi Junior High School, as well as Akagi and Kogure Konobu from Kitamura Junior High School, seemed to know Coach Anzai, and followed the seniors and greeted him loudly.
"Wow, okay, okay." Anzai Mitsuyoshi looked at everyone in Takeishi, and finally landed on Mitsui Shou, and waved. Looking at Mitsui Shou's well-proportioned and strong figure, Coach Anzai raised his head slightly, the reflection of the lens disappeared instantly, and a gentle smile appeared on his face.
"Good, good." Coach Anzai looked at Mitsui Shou and said two good words in a row before looking away. The other players thought that Coach Anzai was just saying hello, but Mitsui Shou, who was being explained by Coach Anzai, knew that the two good words Coach Anzai said at the end were for him personally.
This discovery made Mitsui's body tremble uncontrollably. For Mitsui, being recognized by Coach Anzai is the greatest honor.
Coach Anzai's eyes quickly swept over the freshmen. Except for Mitsui Shou, his eyes did not stay on anyone else even for a short time. Even the tall Akagi Takenori did not attract Coach Anzai's attention. In his eyes, Akagi Takenori seemed to be no different from other players.
"Let's start." After greeting everyone, Mitsuyoshi Anzai said to the captain of the basketball team, then slowly walked out of the basketball court and sat down on the bench beside the stadium. He didn't seem to have any intention of giving a lecture.
Normally, the first thing a freshman does when joining the team is to accept training from the coach, but in Xiangbei, there seems to be no such custom.
"Okay, I'll start then."
"First of all, on behalf of the Xiangbei High School basketball team, I would like to welcome all the new players joining the basketball team this year."
"Before the formal training begins, I think we should first get to know each other briefly."
"I'm the captain of the basketball team, Torimura Torimura, a third-year student. I'm 177cm tall, 68kg in weight, and I play as a small forward."
"From now on, you can just call me captain."
"Freshmen, please introduce yourselves in the same way as I did. Of course, you don't have to do it exactly like me. You can talk about the school you graduated from and your goal in joining the basketball club."
"Let's start with... the big guy at the front."
While talking, Torimura pointed directly at Takenori Akagi. He was different from Mitsuyoshi Anzai. Ever since the tall man Akagi walked into the gym, the captain of the basketball team noticed him. There was no way, Akagi's height was too outstanding. Before Akagi came, there was no one taller than 190cm in Xiangbei High School.
Akagi's height is the kind that is extremely oppressive just by standing there.
"yes!"
"My name is Akagi Takenori, I'm 193cm tall, 82kg in weight, graduated from Kitamura Junior High School, and I'm a center."
"My goal in joining the basketball team is to dominate the country!"
Akagi Takenori was not affected by the previous conflict with Chiba Daishi. When introducing himself, he still loudly shouted out his goal of dominating the country.
Akagi's words instantly attracted the attention of other team members, and the quiet queue suddenly became noisy.
"193cm? This guy is so tall!"
"To dominate the country. It's amazing that he can say such a goal without batting an eyelid."
"Hahaha, finally, finally we in Xiangbei also have a center who is over 190cm tall!"
The players were all concerned about different things, but most were shocked by the height reported by Akagi. You may not believe it, but the height of the centers of the Japanese national team in this era is around 195cm, and generally does not exceed 200cm.
Even a fool knows what it means to have a 193cm tall center on a high school team.
Akagi Takenori suddenly became the focus of everyone. A curious senior even ran out of the line to get a basketball and threw it to Akagi, and asked excitedly: "Hey, Akagi, can you dunk?"
"OK."
Akagi seemed a little dull. He took the basketball subconsciously, responded and without saying anything, he dribbled the ball towards the basket. Akagi's starting speed was not fast. He started to accelerate after crossing the three-point line. After getting close to the basket, he held the ball with both hands, took two big steps, and jumped up with both feet. With a duang, he dunked the basketball into the basket with both hands.
"Roar, roar, roar!" Akagi made strange noises from his mouth while dunking, which was quite shocking along with his powerful dunk.
Both new and old players were amazed by Akagi Takenori's slam dunk. In this country, there are people who can complete a slam dunk in the first year of high school, but there are pitifully few of them. Most of the players who come to Shohoku are from small junior high schools, and it is normal for them to be eliminated in the first round of junior high school competitions.
Most people's teammates don't have players who can dunk like Akagi, and most people have never seen a dunk from such a close distance.
"Wow, what an amazing slam dunk!"
"He pushed the ball directly into the basket with both hands. It was really scary!"
"Just looking at Akagi's dunk, this guy's reach could probably reach 340cm!"
"We finally have a player in Xiangbei who can dunk."
Amid the cheers of the crowd, Akagi Takenori returned to the team, and then looked at Mitsui Shou who was not far away from him, with a look of provocation and protest.
Akagi was not convinced by Mitsui's performance in junior high school. However, in Akagi's opinion, Mitsui was able to achieve such an honor only because he was in Takeishi Junior High School.
If Akagi was in Takeishi Junior High School, he would also be able to fight!
"Huh! Isn't it just a slam dunk?!"
"Is there any need to make such a fuss?"
"Does being tall mean you can play basketball well? Does being able to dunk mean you can play basketball well? Don't be naive."
Akagi Takenori's eye-catching performance caused dissatisfaction in Chiba Daishi. After noticing that Akagi actually gave Mitsui Hisashi a provocative look, Chiba Daishi could no longer suppress his anger. He did not suppress his voice at all and spoke loudly.
This abrupt remark caused the entire arena to pause in discussion. Everyone turned their eyes in the direction of the voice, that is, Chiba Daishi.
Feeling the comments from the people around him, Qianye Daishi raised his head and introduced himself with a little pride:
"My name is Chiba Oishi, I'm 186cm tall, 77kg in weight, and I'm a power forward. I joined the basketball club just to let some people know that being tall isn't enough to be good at basketball!"
When Chiba Daishi spoke, he caught Akagi's eye and glared at him fiercely. Chiba Daishi didn't understand why Akagi, a nobody, always liked to elevate himself to the same level as Mitsui.
"Takeishi Middle School? He graduated from that Takeishi Middle School?!"
"Is that Takeishi who made it to the national tournament?"
The attention of the other team members immediately shifted to Chiba Oishi, a graduate of a strong junior high school team in the country. This title was much more eye-catching than Akagi's height.
Chiba Daishi’s previous words were also subconsciously ignored. After all, Chiba Daishi was a graduate of Takeishi.
Mitsui Shou, who was standing next to Chiba Daishi, was not surprised to hear his teammate's words. He smiled and continued, "My name is Mitsui Shou. I'm 177cm tall and weigh 71kg. I graduated from Takeishi Junior High School. I can play any position!"
"Mitsui Hisashi? The MVP of the county tournament a year ago?!"
"Takeishi's captain? Why is he coming to Shohoku?"
"Mitsui Shou? It's actually Mitsui Shou? Where is he?"
Mitsui's self-introduction made the stadium boil. Although many people had never seen Mitsui, they had long heard of his name.
To be frank, if that guy from Yokota Junior High School had not emerged, Mitsui Hisashi would have been the strongest player in junior high school.
Mitsui Shou enjoyed the discussions of the teammates around him, narrowed his eyes slightly, and felt a little proud and happy in his heart.
He has heard a lot of words of praise, and he is still happy when he hears them now.
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The recruitment work of Xiangbei High School basketball team is in full swing.
Similarly, the basketball team of Takeishi Junior High School also welcomed new students this year.
However, the welcoming activities of these two school clubs had nothing to do with Jinguji Budou. After reporting to the school, Budou left the school early.
“Bang!!”
On the park basketball court, Jinguji Takeshi jumped up with the ball and dunked it into the basket with ease. The powerful force caused the entire basketball hoop to shake violently.
After landing, Jinguji Budo bent down, picked up the basketball with one hand, looked up at the basket and said to himself:
"His jumping ability has improved significantly. This time, he should be able to reach 360cm. With such a high jump, he should be able to fight Shinomiya Tano in the air."
"I really want to compete! To prove my strength!"
Jinguji Budo had just had this thought in his mind, and he quickly shook his head and said to himself:
"Hey, hey, don't worry, I want to become stronger quietly, and then surprise everyone!"
"Speaking of which, today is the day that Xiao San joins the Xiangbei basketball team... I'm a little curious about Xiao San's strength after returning from his trip to the United States..."
"The school's management won't be very strict during the school term, let's sneak in and take a look."
Wudao held the basketball in both hands, a little absent-minded. After standing for a while, he walked to the sidelines with the ball, put the ball into the bag, pulled the rope, threw it behind his back, picked up the bag and left the court.
The direction in which martial arts are moving is the direction of Xiangbei High School.
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