In the world of high school basketball, the National High School Basketball League in the summer is the most watched basketball league.
Winning the national championship would be an unparalleled honor.
On this day, 59 teams from all over the country gathered at the national tournament venue in Hiroshima to participate in the opening ceremony of the national tournament.
Sakuragi Hanamichi, standing in the crowd, looked around, scanning the various teams from all over the country.
Soon, his attention was drawn to a team.
That was Sannoh Industrial, wearing white jerseys.
"Those two chubby centers must be the Kawata brothers! The fattest one looks even taller than Uozumi!"
Upon seeing the Kawata brothers, Masashi and Mikio, Sakuragi Hanamichi let out a sigh.
For him, Toyotama, Aiwa Academy, and Morishige Hiroshi were not important; the most important thing was Sannoh Industrial.
Sannoh Industrial, the three-time national champion, was defeated by Shohoku. Wow, Shohoku ended up losing to Aiwa Academy?
Bullshit!
Shohoku must be the champion!
The opening ceremony ended quickly, and the members of the Shohoku team stood in front of the schedule and studied it again.
In fact, they already knew the schedule on the train to Hiroshima.
However, standing here at the stadium and looking at the schedule now feels a bit different; I can't hide my excitement.
Moreover, they now had a rating manual in their hands.
The top-tier AA-level team is naturally Sannoh Industrial, which has won the national championship three times in a row.
As the champion team of Kanagawa Prefecture, Shohoku High School was rated as an A-level team, and the rating booklet also included information on five players: Takenori Akagi, Hisashi Mitsui, Hanamichi Sakuragi, Kaede Rukawa, and Ryota Miyagi.
The rating manual gave Shohoku a very high evaluation.
Takenori Akagi, captain of Shohoku High School, a star player in Kanagawa Prefecture, and a top-tier center in the country! He excels in both offense and defense and is known as the "King Kong Under the Basket"! However, his offensive style is relatively monotonous.
Mitsui Hisashi, MVP of his junior high school days in Kanagawa! MVP of this Kanagawa National Preliminaries! Double MVP! An all-around player, currently the sharpshooter for three-pointers on the Shohoku team. However, he seems to have poor stamina.
Ryota Miyagi is an excellent point guard, agile and extremely fast, skilled at orchestrating the offense. However, he is not good at outside shooting.
Rukawa Kaede, a super rookie in Kanagawa! A star player! An all-around player! A scoring champion! Averaging 30 points per game! An offensive genius, capable of both dazzling layups and three-pointers! Extremely handsome! Super cool! Super dashing! Extremely popular with girls, known as the most handsome man in Kanagawa...
Sakuragi Hanamichi, a star player from Kanagawa Prefecture! The rebounding king! He's supposedly a complete novice to basketball, having only been playing for a little over three months!
"Wow! I can't believe our Shohoku team has been rated as an A-level team! Second only to Sannoh Industrial, the three-time national champions!"
"Yes! And they even gave Akagi-senpai and the others very high praise!"
"That's awesome! I feel so proud!"
The members of the Shohoku team looked at the rating booklet in their hands and showed excited expressions, making happy noises.
Coach Anzai noticed everyone's reactions and was very satisfied. This was the Shohoku team he wanted to see!
Full of energy!
Full of vitality!
Fearless!
Go forward bravely!
Defeat one opponent after another!
He didn’t know how far Shohoku could go, but he had full confidence in these young men!
He seemed to see his younger self reflected in these young people.
Youth should be spent blooming with such fervor!
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