On December 16, the 2024-25 Jr. NBA Campus Basketball League@Sichuan women’s team took the lead in ending, and the men’s team finals spots have also been determined. In the women’s group, Yibin No. 1 Middle School won the championship with a complete victory record. In the men’s group, Mianyang Middle School and Shude Middle School advance to the finals. The men’s group finals will be played home and away on December 27th and 29th.
In the women’s group, Yibin No. 1 Middle School returned to the championship after a year, and Yibin No. 3 Middle School ranked second. Lian Pingna, center No. 6 of Yibin No. 1 Middle School, won the MOP title with her outstanding performance of 10 points and 17 rebounds, and coach Li Yan won the best coach.
From the group stage to the semi-finals, Yibin No. 1 Middle School won consecutive victories and advanced to the finals with a complete victory record; its opponent Yibin No. 3 Middle School had two wins and one loss in the group stage. After the semi-finals against Mianyang Nanshan Middle School, the two teams from Yibin met for the finals. The two teams not only achieved outstanding results in basketball competition, but also added luster to the school’s sports development and demonstrated the spirit and excellent qualities of Yibin students.
The finals of the women’s group were held in the gymnasium of Guanghua Campus of Shude Middle School. The Shude Middle School Chinese Band played live to support the competition. This folk orchestra enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. Its members have not only achieved musical achievements, but also performed well academically, embodying the school’s educational philosophy of “cultivating morality and cultivating people, and educating people holistically”.
At the beginning of the final, Yibin No. 1 Middle School Cheng Yanying made an emergency stop jumper to give the team the first victory. Yibin No. 3 Middle School Li Hongzheng made two free throws to help the team recover the score. Then Yibin No. 1 Middle School accelerated the offensive rhythm and gradually widened the point difference. The score went into the second half.
Yibin No. 1 Middle School maintained its momentum in the first half and scored steadily. Yibin No. 3 Middle School relied on Li Hongzheng, Wu Chunpei and Luo Xinglin to score consecutive points to help the team narrow the point difference. However, Yibin No. 1 Middle School relied on its inside advantage to protect rebounds, create scoring opportunities, and always maintained the lead. It won the game 55-39 and won the women’s championship. Yibin No. 3 Middle School won the runner-up.
In the men’s competition, Shude Middle School, led by the “Iron Triangle” of Zhu Liyuhong, Zhang Dujiang, and Mao Yaoxin, was full of momentum and advanced all the way. It advanced to the semifinals as a dark horse and faced the former champion Yibin No. 1 Middle School in the semifinals. The two teams waited until the last 30 seconds to decide the outcome. Shude Middle School won the game with a 3-point advantage and successfully won the ticket to the finals.
The advancement of the final opponent Mianyang Middle School is also eye-catching. Rising star player Liu Xingchen, who is 2.2 meters tall, occupies the basket area, and attack points such as Tang Zuyan, Tan Rui, and Yang Yili provide stable firepower output. They met the defending champion Mianyang Nanshan Middle School in advance in the quarter-finals. The score between the two sides was always tight. At the last moment, Tang Zuyan scored on a throw to help the team beat the defending champion 56-55. Mianyang Middle School, which played vigorously, pursued the victory in the semi-finals, defeated its opponents by a large score, and advanced to the Sichuan League finals again after many years.
The men’s finals will be played in a home and away format. On December 27, the first round of the finals will be held at the home court of Shude Middle School. On December 29, the second round of the finals will be held at Mianyang Middle School.
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Jr. NBA, full name Junior NBA, is an NBA global youth basketball development project. As a platform for the NBA to promote youth basketball, the Jr. NBA aims to increase the participation of basketball among teenagers through grassroots basketball activities. While improving the basketball level and coaching ability of teenagers and coaches, they can also appreciate the benefits brought by this sport. pleasure. Currently, the Jr. NBA project has covered 75 countries and regions around the world.
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The creation of event platforms such as Jr. NBA League@Sichuan not only opens the door for young people to participate in basketball, but also gives them a new perspective, allowing them to explore the world, build friendships, and experience the blending of multiculturalism on the stage of basketball. . The Jr. NBA project goes to key schools in eight major provinces and cities to hold campus basketball leagues every year, and further convenes outstanding young people at the national level to enter selection camps to receive professional basketball training, thereby selecting outstanding players to go to the United States to participate in NBA experience tours. Currently, more than 8,000 schools have participated in the Jr. NBA project, covering more than 10 million young people, allowing them to experience the spirit and unique charm conveyed by basketball. Through these efforts, Jr. NBA not only improves the basketball skills of young people, but also builds a growth and development channel for young people who love basketball, promotes the spread of basketball culture and the cultivation of basketball spirit, and injects new ideas into the all-round development of young people. Energy and passion.
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