On May 22, the winners of the 2023 Cai Chongxin Basketball Scholarship were officially announced, and Fan Zihong, Huang Haoxiang, Niu Qisheng, Xiong Ziyi, Liu Yuqian (female), and Long Yunbing (female) from Guangdong, Shanghai, Beijing and Hubei stood out and won the scholarship, and they will leave for high schools in the United States to study and train this fall. It is worth mentioning that Fan Zihong is the younger brother of Beijing Shougang men's basketball center Fan Ziming.
It is understood that since the opening of the 2023 class of registration for the Cai Chongxin Basketball Scholarship in September last year, nearly 200 application materials have been received from all over the country. After the preliminary selection, 56 applicants, including 17 girls, entered the interview training camp, which is a significant increase compared with previous sessions. During the four-day training camp, the expert review team conducted a comprehensive assessment and evaluation of basketball, academic and comprehensive quality of the campers, and finally 6 people were selected.
In an exclusive interview with a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily, Fan Zihong said that his idol is his brother Fan Ziming, while Fan Ziming said that because the position is different, he taught his younger brother more experience than football skills. Fan Ziming also once asked teammate Zeng Fanbo and three foreign aides about choosing an American high school for advice.
Fan Zihong, born in 2009, is now 1.96 meters tall, his position is the third and fourth positions, Fan Zihong's parents were professional basketball players, Fan Zihong has been influenced by his family since he was a child, and likes basketball. Fan Ziming told the Beijing Youth Daily reporter, "My younger brother is a player who likes to imitate very much, I remember him watching a star's moves, and then imitating it in the backyard of his home, he can play for hours." ”
According to official introductions, Fan Zihong, born in 2009, was young in the training camp, but he dared to fight and showed good confrontation ability. In training camp matches, he is cool-headed, not only good at using his physical advantages to score, but also good at fixed-point three-point shooting and ball breakthroughs, showing a wealth of offensive methods. However, Fan Zihong is currently playing as a striker, which is different from Fan Ziming, who plays the No. 5 position, in the position of the court.
"So in terms of technology, I can't teach him too much." "But in other areas, I have a lot of experience to share, such as psychologically. I've experienced similar things at his age, such as being young and frivolous, getting angry at losing, etc., so I will tell him my experience and help him get out of these emotions as soon as possible. Fan Zihong said: "I remember that some time ago, I was under a lot of pressure in the training camp, and my brother said a lot to me, and I could listen to it. ”
In addition, Fan Ziming also helped his younger brother as much as possible during his growth, such as choosing a school. After learning of this, Fan Ziming specially took the list of these schools to consult with Zeng Fanbo and Shougang foreign aid Nick, Lif, Gibson, such as which school is more conducive to the growth of players, what are the characteristics and advantages, etc., and then feedback to Fan Zihong.
Speaking of idols, Fan Zihong said that he does not have too clear idol goals for the NBA and CBA, but he has always taken his brother Fan Ziming as his role model. And Fan Ziming said with a smile: "I think his physical talent is still okay, he said that I am his goal, but I think there is one thing he can't surpass me, that is, appearance." Ha ha. ”
Text/Beiqing Sports Song Xiang