Junior Basketball says

Chapter 1 This is not the best time
Among competitive sports, football is undoubtedly the number one sport in the world. The just-concluded World Cup in Russia made countless fans stay up all night to cheer for their favorite teams.But there are different opinions on which is the second sport in the world, but basketball is obviously a strong competitor, and their coverage is not inferior to football.

The latest FIBA ​​(International Basketball Federation) world ranking includes 159 countries and regions, and the main basketball powers are concentrated in Europe and America.Among the top ten teams in the world, 2 are in the Americas (United States, Argentina), 7 are in Europe (Spain, France, Serbia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece), and 1 is in Australia (Australia).The highest ranking in Asia is Iran, temporarily ranked 25th.

Basketball originated in Massachusetts, USA. In 1891, a physical education teacher named James Naismith invented the sport.In memory of Naismith, the Springfield College where he served established the Naismith Hall of Fame in 1959 to honor those basketball players who have made great contributions to basketball.For professional players, this is a very great honor and an affirmation of their careers, and its importance is not even less than that of the championship ring.

The origin of Chinese basketball is actually very early. In 1895, it was introduced by the American International Christian Association through the Tianjin Chinese Christian Association, and then spread to BJ, Baoding and other places in North China, Shanghai, Nanjing and other places in East China, as well as Guangzhou and Hong Kong in South China. Diffusion.Although basketball has a development history of more than 50 years in old China, due to the constraints of social conditions, its development is not widespread. It is only popular among large and medium-sized cities, colleges and the army, and its development is quite slow.

After the founding of New China, basketball has developed vigorously. In 1949, our country organized a college basketball team to participate in international competitions, and in 1950 invited the world powerhouse Soviet team to visit.However, under the impact of the Cultural Revolution, Chinese basketball has stagnated and regressed, widening the gap with the world's top teams. In 1971, the country resumed organizing and training young athletes. In 1972, it held the National Pentathlon Ball Games and gradually established its own league system.

The "94 Golden Generation" is the first pinnacle of Chinese basketball. They defeated Brazil and Spain successively in the Spanish World Championships, and entered the top eight of the World Championships for the first time, making a historic breakthrough.Hu Weidong, Sun Jun, Zheng Wu, Gong Xiaobin, and Liu Yudong, a group of golden strikers with different styles, fascinate people, and their appreciation is the highest among the national teams of all dynasties.

Then came the Yao Ming era of the Chinese men's basketball team. The greatest player in the history of Chinese basketball led his team to the top eight in the Olympics again in 2008.Although his career ended early due to injuries, Yao Ming became the first Chinese player to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. No one can shake his status in Chinese basketball.

However, compared with the United States and Europe, China's basketball system is not perfect, which is also an important factor that makes it difficult for China to produce world-class basketball players.Regardless of the United States or Europe, their investment in youth basketball is unmatched by China. From children's basketball to college basketball, they have a very mature system. However, Chinese young players rarely get enough exercise. Without top talent is It is difficult to type, and parents hope that they can enter a university.

虽然中国青少年篮球运动正在茁壮成长，但要想达到预期目标依然任重道远。自从易建联在2007年首轮第6顺位被选中之后，只有孙悦（2007年40顺位）、周琦（2016年43顺位）和王哲林（2016年第57顺位）这三位次轮秀，而且在姚明和易建联之后也没有球员能够真正挑起大梁。中国男篮也一路下滑到了第28位，失去了亚洲霸主的地位。

For Chinese basketball, cultivating fresh blood is a top priority, and in this process, the establishment of a youth basketball system is the top priority.In China, our basketball is an elite training. The most talented people among their peers are selected to enter the professional team. Most of the talents are transferred through the three-level talent network of sports schools, provincial teams and national teams.But I'm more concerned with campus basketball, which is more broad, because there are late-blooming talents.

Under normal circumstances, only those teenagers who have shown extraordinary talent from an early age can enter sports schools and move towards the goal of professional athletes, but this will inevitably cause a certain degree of brain drain. The legendary NBA center Olajuwon didn’t touch basketball for the first time until he was 15 years old. His younger generation, NBA’s new-generation potential center Embiid, didn’t set foot on the road of basketball until he was 16 years old. high achievement.On the land of China, campus basketball is particularly important. It can provide a stage for those players who come from behind to show their strength and talent.

At present, among Chinese campus basketball, the most famous IP should be CUBA, which is the Chinese University Basketball League.The league began to be brewed in 1996, and its charter was established in 1997. It was officially implemented in 1998, with men's and women's groups. The China University Basketball League has become one of the two major basketball events in China, and its influence is second only to the Chinese Men's Basketball. In the professional league CBA, there are more than 1200 teams participating in the grassroots preliminaries every year, and 112 teams participating in the regional competition.

However, the success of players in the CUBA is difficult to replicate in the CBA. The only player who has succeeded in these two leagues at the same time is Han Dejun of the Liaoning team in my impression. More college players who joined the CBA eventually disappeared and were able to go to the United States to play. There are even fewer.The two consecutive CBA drafts have been embarrassing. It is difficult for college players to compete against relatively stronger Taiwanese players. Fang Junlei, the first pick in the first CBA draft and from Northwestern Polytechnical University, has played in the CBA for one season and played one game. He announced his retirement and is currently working as a staff member at a Xinhua Bookstore in Changsha.It can be seen from Fang Junlei's experience that China's campus basketball still has a long way to go, at least there is still a huge gap to make up with the NCAA.

As a fan who sincerely hopes that Chinese basketball will continue to become stronger, I can only create a top player who grew up in the Chinese campus basketball environment in the novel to fulfill the dream of most Chinese fans to have a campus basketball.I would like to dedicate this document to every teenager who loves basketball. I hope you will stick to your dreams on the road to basketball and never give up.

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