It was Pittman. This guy was too big to fit in the car, so he had to take a taxi to go to the place to eat.

In the small space, the smell of sweat from just playing ball could not stop their excitement.

The wind was blowing, listening to the old songs played on the car music, and yelling.

Lin Ying was inexplicably touched. Although he had never heard the song, the atmosphere was familiar yet strange.

…

The full name of NCAA is not the American Collegiate League, but the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

Of course, the meaning is actually pretty much the same.

American campus sports are the most mature and complete in the world.

The role of campus sports is basically equivalent to the youth training teams of domestic professional sports, which provide a large number of sports talents to the NFL, NBA, etc. every year.

This association consists of more than a thousand universities, including some in Canada.

These more than a thousand colleges and universities are divided into three levels and dozens of alliances.

Of course, the one that gets the most attention is the “First Level Alliance” with the highest level.

There are currently 346 colleges and universities in 32 leagues in the first-level league.

The University of Texas is one of these 346 universities.

The league they are in is called the Big12 League.

As the name suggests, it is a team composed of 12 colleges and universities.

Let’s talk about basketball, the NCAA schedule starts in late November every year and ends in April of the following year.

This schedule consists of two parts, the conference championship and the famous "March Madness"!

The championship lasts from late November to early March. All teams in each league play one home and away game. The top eight teams in the final record will compete in the league playoffs, and then the final league total will be determined according to the single-game format.

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The team that wins the league championship can directly qualify for March Madness.

March Madness, or March Madness for short, is a common name for the NCAA national tournament. It is named after the tournament is held in March every year and adopts the simplest and crudest single-match tournament system with frequent upsets.

Crazy Three will invite a total of 65 teams (increased to 68 after 2010).

In addition to the 32 league championships, there are another 33 wild card teams.

Wild cards, also known as extended invitations, are awarded based on each college's performance in the conference tournament.

This system is to avoid the situation where multiple excellent teams appear at the same time in a season, but only one team can be selected in the end.

Sometimes, a strong conference, such as the Big East Conference where the University of Connecticut is located, often has seven or eight teams receiving expansion invitations.

However, there is no very clear standard for this kind of invitation, so there will be an additional thing called an invitational tournament.

The invitational tournament is organized by the respective universities. The results will not be counted in the regular season, but will enhance the reputation of the respective universities and thus obtain wild card qualifications.

After the 65 teams are determined, they will be divided into 4 regions, and then numbered from 1 to 16/17 according to their strength, also because they are called No. 1 seed to No. 16/17 seed team.

The first day of competition is between the No. 16 and No. 17 seeds in a certain division.

The winner continues the next day's game, while the loser successfully gets a one-day NCAA tournament experience card.

After the top 64 appear, each region will conduct a single match based on the matchup of No. 1 seed VS 16 seed.

After one round, the top 64 became the top 32, and the eliminated teams received a two-day tour experience card.

Then, the same format continues, to the Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, and the final champion and runner-up!

From this competition system, you can feel how difficult it is to win the championship.

Because except for the championship, starting from the league playoffs, all games are in a one-way format.

If you want to win the championship, you have to start from the beginning and keep winning.

You can't perform abnormally. If your opponent performs abnormally, you have to outperform them.

…

"I think 'Angry Rick'... what Coach Barnes said is a little difficult, but we have a great chance of reaching the top three."

In a cheap steakhouse, Williams introduced their big12 league to them and analyzed the team's prospects.

"Kansas will be our biggest rival."

"Which Kansas?"

Pittman asked. He looked like him, a bit naive.

After he said this, he already received looks of disgust from everyone.

"Kansas Duckhawks."

Randy Williams said with a smile.

The University of Kansas is one of the most prestigious schools in the NCAA, on the same level as North Carolina, Duke, and Kansas.

Moreover, the first head coach of the University of Kansas was James Nesmith, who invented basketball, and the second head coach was Fogg Allen, the founder of the basketball coaching system.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the place where basketball was born.

It has provided many talents to the NBA, the two most famous ones being "Basketball Emperor" Chamberlain and "Truth" Paul Pierce.

"We lost to them last year, 68-80. We had LaMarcus, P.J. and Daniel, but basically had no chance."

Williams went on to recall, and when talking about his experience last season, he also looked helpless.

Although the University of Kansas did not go as far as the University of Texas in the NCAA last year, it would not be surprising if anything happened to the Crazy Three.

"Mario Chalmers, the captain and soul of Kansas, was the MOP of the Big12 last year. His offense was as fast as a whirlwind, and his defensive ability was terrifying. He had 97 steals in a single season last season, setting a school record in Kansas history."

When Williams said this, some unpleasant memories were awakened, and the corners of his mouth twitched unconsciously.

"Having more steals doesn't necessarily mean he's good at defense? This shows that his defense is very risky."

Augustin whispered that this was someone he might directly confront on the court in the future.

"No, he is the best defender in Big. His defensive pressure...AJ should know it best."

Williams shattered his illusions.

Lin Ying listened beside him, and some memories were awakened.

Chalmers, if translated as Chalmers, more people may know it.

This man's story is legendary. He is an absolute boss in the NCAA. He led Kansas to defeat the University of Memphis led by Ross to win the championship in 2008, and was elected as the MOP of the Final Four.

This is already legendary enough. Who would have thought that he would become even more legendary after entering the NBA.

As a second-round pick and a player who joined the NBA after four years of college, he started with Wade in his rookie season due to his outstanding immediate ability.

Later, James and Bosh joined to form the Big Three, and he became the "Big Four" and earned the nickname "Super Mario", helping the team complete two consecutive championships.

His three-point shooting and defense perfectly match James' technical characteristics, just like the protagonist in a novel.

"Brandon Rush, 6 feet 6, 233 pounds, is one of the best small forwards in the Big12. He averaged 13.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game last year. He has outstanding defense and shot over 47% from three-point range."

"Why didn't he enter the draft?"

Pittman asked again, confused.

But no one thought he was stupid this time.

Chalmers's physical condition is not very good, so it's understandable if he plays for two more years, but with Rush's physical condition and his performance, and in a wealthy club like Kansas, if he participates in the draft, he is guaranteed to win the lottery and become a top ten pick.

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"He was injured. He tore the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee in an amateur match in May and returned to school to recuperate."

Williams opened his mouth to explain.

"Then he shouldn't be able to play this year?"

Augustin was a little happy, the torn ligament was not a minor injury.

"No, the severity of the same injury is different. He can catch up with Mad San."

When Williams said this, the others fell silent.

Just these two powerful figures in college are enough for them to drink a pot.

"I'll blow him up."

Perhaps feeling that morale was a little low, Durant said.

"Yes, we have Kevin, he can't guard Kevin."

Augustine reacted.

"Yes, Kevin's talent is the best I have ever seen, and we have a chance."

Williams also nodded. He just wanted the freshmen to get to know their opponents this season, not to dampen their spirits.

The depressed atmosphere eased, and Williams continued his introduction.
To be continued...