He is a famous star in the history of the Fujian men's basketball team, is Liu Yudong's "disciple of the same door", and once won the title of "Fujian Ball King" for himself by relying on his strong willpower;
His dream was to experience the feeling of standing on the CBA field, but he accidentally was selected for the national training team;
He was also named an All-Star at the same time as teammate Zhu Shilong. He is Gong Songlin!
The talent started late, and he met a good teacher to lead the team to advance
Born in Jinjiang, Fujian Province, Gong Songlin, unlike most stars, did not enter the junior sports school until he was 15 years old. At that time, his basic skills were far inferior to those of his classmates in sports school, but he did not feel depressed, but arranged for himself to practice and shorten the gap with his peers.
In 1997, Gong Songlin, who had only been training in the sports school for ten months, was selected for the Fujian Provincial Men's Basketball Team. When he first entered the provincial team, he couldn't even touch the basket. Just when Gong Songlin was very confused about his future, he met his own Bole, that is, Coach Xiao Guangbi.
Coach Xiao Guangbi and Gong Songlin are fellow villagers, and he found this very actively trained child when he was in the provincial team. Coach Xiao Guangbi once excavated and cultivated Liu Yudong, so his vision is also quite outstanding. And Gong Songlin is also very clear that meeting Coach Xiao Guangbi is a perfect opportunity for him, a chance to put him on a higher stage.
Coach Xiao Guangbi created a detailed training plan for him based on Gong Songlin's shortcomings, and Gong Songlin did not live up to his efforts. Sweating his own sweat on the pitch every day, over time, Gong Songlin became the fastest improving player in the provincial team.
Jumped to join the Xinjiang first team, showing a young edge on the field
In 2002, Gong Songlin, who performed more and more well, led the Fujian men's basketball team into the first division B, and he was also called the "little ball king" by fans because of his outstanding performance.
In the same year, Jiang Xingquan of the Xinjiang team took a fancy to this energetic young player, so he invited Gong Songlin to join the Xinjiang men's basketball team, and in this way, Gong Songlin jumped to participate in the CBA League.
When the 21-year-old Gong Songlin stepped on the CBA, when he put on the new men's basketball jersey, he performed well beyond everyone's expectations. He scored 18 points in his first game of his career and averaged 18.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in his rookie season.
After the rookie season, Gong Songlin, who performed well, was selected to join the national training team, which surprised Gong Songlin. Once his dream was only to lead the team to enter the first division B, but he did not expect that at this time, he not only played a wonderful performance in the first A, but also was selected for the national training team.
In the 2004-05 season, Gong Songlin, who returned to the Fujian men's basketball team, played the most glorious performance of his career, averaging 24.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Gong Songlin used his strength to remove the word "small" and became a well-deserved "Fujian ball king".
Boarded the All-Star Game and retired from the Foshan Dragons and Lions
In the CBA's All-Star Game, Gong Songlin is still active. In 2003, he made his first All-Star tour, participating in the CBA All-Star Game in Guangdong. Two years later, he replaced Li Nan in the CBA All-Star Three-Point Contest. In 2006, he was selected for the CBA All-Star Game for the third time.
In the 2007-08 season, Gong Songlin's average score per game fell to 17 points due to the impact of a knee injury. Although his average score in the playoffs soared to 26 points per game, the Fujian men's basketball team, which was supported only by Gong Songlin, once again stopped in the second round of the playoffs.
At that time, some people felt that Gong Songlin and his peak form were gradually drifting away, but in the 2009-10 season, Gong Songlin glowed the second spring of his career, averaging 21.6 points per game. Unfortunately, the Fujian men's basketball team failed to survive the first round of the playoffs.
In 2012, "Fujian Ball King" Gong Songlin officially announced that he joined the Zhejiang men's basketball team, and this season is also Gong Songlin's last season to score doubles. In the 13-14 season, Gong Songlin averaged a career-low 17 minutes per game, while his average points per game fell to 4.9 points per game.
The once omnipotent Gong Songlin could not resist the invasion of time and injury. The Fujian ball king will eventually grow old and become the youth of a generation. In 2016, Gong Songlin announced his retirement after playing for the Foshan Dragons and Lions for one season.
Not giving up the field, he returned to his hometown to coach the Fujian women's basketball team
In 2017, Gong Songlin, who had just retired for a year, chose to return to the field because he was reluctant to leave basketball. And he did not choose to join other teams, chose his hometown - Fujian team.
But this time, he did not wear a jersey to play, nor did he join the Fujian men's basketball team. He transformed into the head coach of the Fujian women's basketball team. At that time, the situation of the Fujian women's basketball team could be described as deep and hot, and he also set himself a goal, that is, to lead the Fujian women's basketball team back to the playoffs.
This is part of the story of Gong Songlin, the king of Fujian, and we are also looking forward to him leading the Fujian women's basketball team to play a good result and adding a brilliant resume to his coaching career.