Slam Dunk: Muguro

Chapter 109: The No. High School Student in the Country

The next morning at 8:00 am, Kyoto Gymnasium.

The Kyoto Gymnasium is large enough to accommodate 59 teams.

The stadium was filled with noise and the atmosphere was lively. 59 teams from all over the world had gathered together.

They were wearing jerseys of their respective teams and lined up neatly in the central area.

The Xiangbei team is relatively close to the edge. There is no other way. The Xiangbei team participated in the national competition as the second in the region.

Most of the teams present are champions of their respective regions, which makes sense.

Since Shohoku did not have a basketball manager, Ikeda Yuho, as the captain, had to awkwardly stand at the front of the team holding a sign.

The Xiangbei team was also the only team at the scene without a basketball manager, which made them stand out among the many teams.

The remaining 58 teams were all girls, who were responsible for their respective team logos.

This also made Ikeda Yuho very embarrassed!
"As long as I'm not embarrassed, then it's others who are embarrassed."

He kept repeating it in his mind, trying to ease his discomfort.

The rest of the Xiangbei players stood in order according to their team status.

Among them, Murasakibara stood in the front, followed by Akagi, Mitsui and others.

"Akagi, you should line up behind me!"

Mitsui seemed reluctant to be ranked behind Akagi.

He believes that based on his strength and contribution, he should be ranked ahead of Akagi.

As for Murasakibara's position, Mitsui is very aware of it, because he cannot beat Murasakibara.

Akagi retorted: "Mitsui, who made you absent for so long and only participated in the joint finals!"

In order to avoid an argument between the two, Ikeda Yuho said speechlessly: "Mitsui, if you are not satisfied, why don't we change positions? My position is closer to the front than Mumu!"

"Captain, I was just joking!"

Mitsui immediately chose to remain silent. He didn't want to die on the spot.

Unlike the plot year, Xiangbei was rated as a B+ team by "Basketball Weekly"!
Originally, Yayoi Aida wanted to rate Shohoku as an A-level team, but she was powerless and had to rate Shohoku as B+ due to strong opposition from the editor-in-chief.

This is because Xiangbei is participating in the competition as the second place in the region, and it is also the first time for Xiangbei to participate in the summer national competition, and there is no historical performance to support it.

Even if Xiangbei performs well in the county competition, it does not mean that they will perform well in the national competition.

Shohoku was rated as a B+ team, thanks to Yayoi Aida's efforts, otherwise it might have been rated as a C team like in the plot year.

As for why Yayoi Aida did this, it was because she had become a fan of Murasakibara.

In fact, Murasakibara also wants to be her fan.

Unlike Shohoku, Takeshita, the champion of Kanagawa, was rated as an A-level team.

Although it was also the first time for Buri to participate in the national competition, the Buri team defeated Hainan High School and won the Kanagawa championship.

In addition, as one of the best inside players in the country, the Watanabe brothers were listed in Basketball Weekly, so it is reasonable that they were rated as an A-level team.

In addition to Buri, Aiwa Academy, Toyotama High School, Changcheng High School, Daiei Academy, Jimbo University Affiliated School, and Luoan were also rated as A-level teams.

As for the two major overlords in the high school basketball world, Sanno Industrial and Hakata University of Commerce Affiliated School, they are both rated as AA-level teams.

While waiting, Murasakibara began to observe other teams.

Among them, the most eye-catching is naturally Sanno Industry.

He saw several familiar faces, including Matsumoto Minoru, Fukatsu Kazunari, Kawata Masashi, Nobe Masahiro and Ichinokura Satoshi.

Murasakibara was quite surprised. He didn't expect that these five guys would become the regular players of Sannoh in their first year, especially Ichinokura Satoshi.

Although Nobe Masahiro is a skinny guy, he is estimated to be over 195cm tall, so it is reasonable for him to become a starter.

As for Ichinokura Satoshi, he looks less than 170 cm tall as a first-year student, and is only slightly taller than Kawata Masashi.

Kogure believes that the reason why Ichinokura Satoshi was able to become a starter, in addition to his defense, may be related to his will, similar to Miyagi Yoshinori of Hainan High School.

Ichinokura Satoshi once endured the severe pain of appendicitis and insisted on taking exams, and never escaped the devilish training of the basketball team. He can be said to be the most persevering and patient player among the Sanno players.

Coach Domoto made him a starter for the team mainly to set an example.

Among these five people, Matsumoto Minoru ranks the highest, ranking third.

This means that Matsumoto Minoru's position in the team is higher than the other four players, and he may be regarded as the team's future trump card.

Unfortunately, the next year, Matsumoto Minoru met Sawakita Eiji and had to give up his position.

Kazunari Fukatsu stood behind Minoru Matsumoto, while Masahiro Nobe and Satoshi Ichinokura were ranked last in the standings, equivalent to water dispenser managers.

However, Muguro's attention was mainly focused on Masashi Kawata who was in the middle.

During this period, Ohkawada was still a 165 cm tall chubby boy, and with such a height he could only play as a point guard.

What is unexpected is that he will grow rapidly by 25 centimeters in the next year, changing his position from guard to forward, and then from forward to center.

This experience allowed him to combine strength, speed and technology, eventually becoming an extraordinary super center.

In the plot year, Sugiyama Shota, a national player from Fukasawa Sports University, once commented on Kawata Masashi: "Even if he enters the college basketball world directly in his current condition, he will be a top three center in the country!"

Soon, Murasakibara's attention was focused on the Sanno player who was ranked first in the sequence.

He is wearing the No. 4 jersey, looks a bit handsome, and is about 185cm tall. He is the captain and ace of Sanno Industrial, Kaede Shimo Kashima. Needless to say, his strength is beyond words. Last year, as a sophomore, he won the MVP of the two major national competitions.

Perhaps it was a coincidence, or perhaps she felt Murasakibara's gaze, Kashima Kaede turned and looked at Murasakibara.

The two people's eyes met, Kashima Fengshuang was slightly stunned, then smiled and nodded.

Murasaki nodded and responded in kind.

In addition to Kashima Kaede, there is another person from Sanno Industry who has attracted Murasaki's attention.

He was a two-meter giant with muscular body and looked very strong. He was standing behind Kashima Kaede Frost.

Murasakibara had seen his information. This was the second-in-command of Sanno Industrial - Kentaro Sakurai.

Kentaro Sakurai is a nationally renowned center, and his reputation is even higher than that of Masao Watanabe.

Of course, this does not mean that Watanabe Masao is inferior to Sakurai Kentaro. The main reason is that Watanabe Masao has no national honors, so he naturally fell into a disadvantage in the center selection.

Jingle bell bell~
Soon after, an electronic buzzer sounded, and the oath-taking ceremony for the Summer National Competition finally began.

In the stands, a middle-aged man with a big belly came up to the stage to speak.

He is the chairman of the National College Basketball Organizing Committee and has a great say in the three major college competitions.

It was precisely because of his firm opposition that Hainan High School did not get a place in the play-offs.

Originally, Murasakibara thought that the other party would be like many leaders in his previous life, speaking some long-winded official language and clichés.

What was unexpected was that the chairman of the organizing committee spoke full of practical information, and the whole process took less than five minutes.

This move won the support of all the players, and they gave him warm applause when he stepped down.

Not long after, the oath-taking ceremony ended.

Except for the four seeded teams and one bye team, the remaining teams began to rush to their respective venues to prepare for the first round of games.

Among them is the Xiangbei team!
Shohoku's first opponent is Aopine High School from Miyazaki.

Since Miyazaki only has one spot for the national competition, it means that Qingfeng High School won the Miyazaki regional championship.

As for his strength, that is not something Murasakibara can know.

On the way, the Xiangbei team met a team wearing blue jerseys.

The leader was an old man with white hair and beard, kind and gentle.

Murasaki recognized him at a glance. This was Coach Kitano of the Toouama team.

"Coach Anxi!"

"Coach Kitano!"

Coach Anzai and Coach Kitano greeted each other. They are college alumni and classmates.

While the two coaches were communicating, the players on both sides looked at each other, and then, led by their respective captains, started chatting casually.

The first thing Mu Mu looked at was Nan Lie and Kishimoto.

Nan Lie looked young and immature during this period, with a shy smile on his face.

Kishimoto hadn't grown his hair yet and looked a bit honest, completely different from the rebellious person he would be two years later.

At this time, Nan Lie took the initiative to greet Mu Mu.

"Let me introduce myself. I'm Nan Lie, a first-year student at Touou!"

Coach Kitano has not been fired by the school yet, so Nan Lie naturally has not turned evil.

If history had not changed, in next year's national competition, in order to win, Nan Lie thought of using his iron elbow to intimidate Fujima.

However, Fujima was stubborn and refused to give in. He was eventually knocked down by Nan Lie and left the field injured.

From then on, Nan Lie tasted the sweetness and could not stop, eventually embarking on the path of no return as an "ace killer".

"I'm Kogure Konobu, a first-year student at Shohoku!"

Mu Mu and Nan Lie shook hands in a friendly manner.

"No wonder you look familiar. It turns out you are Kogure Mitsunobu, one of the four new superstars in Kanagawa published in Basketball Weekly."

After the Kanagawa Prefecture competition ended, "Basketball Weekly" published a special article about Kanagawa's four super new stars, believing that they will become the country's top basketball players in the future.

The four super new stars of Kanagawa are Murasaki, Maki, Fujima and Mitsui.

Among them, the content about Murasakibara is the most lengthy, almost the sum of the content about the other three.

In addition to Murasakibara's best performance, it is also related to Yayoi Aida.

Murasakibara had reason to suspect that he had become a substitute for Sendoh!
"I've heard of you too. You received the same honor as me in Osaka!"

Like Murasakibara, Minami Lie won the Osaka region's best newcomer, scoring champion and best five players awards.

It turned out that Jun Tsuchiya's performance was not inferior to Nan Lie, but unfortunately it was Toyotama that won the championship, causing Jun Tsuchiya to miss the opportunity of the best newcomer.

"I hope we can meet in the third round and decide the winner then!"

Nan Lie was delighted to see his prey, and his eyes were full of competitiveness when he looked at Mu Mu.

Mu Mu responded confidently: "It's a deal, let's see who's the winner on the field!"

(End of this chapter)