Counterattack Tsinghua men's basketball team to win the championship, add 50,000 chicken legs, and reveal the secret of "989 University" Guanggong
Text | Tan Liwen
On the evening of June 18th, Guangdong University of Technology finally won the coveted championship trophy at Chengdu Lepower Xiangcheng Sports Center.
At 87:83, Guangdong University of Technology defeated its "archenemy" with a wonderful performance at the last moment, and it is also the hegemon of the China Collegiate Basketball League I (CUBAL) in recent years.
This is the second consecutive year that Guanggong and Tsinghua have met in the CUBAL finals. In the 2022 finals, Guanggong lost by three points to Tsinghua led by 2022 CBA champion Wang Lanrang. Meeting again on the stage of the finals a year later, Guanggong did not let the lost script be played out again, but firmly grasped the key to victory in his own hands.
In the 2022 final, Guanggong lost to Tsinghua
In this showdown representing the highest level of Chinese college basketball, Guanggong and Tsinghua both contributed wonderful performances, and the two sides played a wonderful tug-of-war. With 13 seconds left in the game, the score was 83-82, and Tsinghua held a one-point lead.
Zeng Yucheng, the No. 8 player of Guanggong who nearly caused a catch error in the previous offense, then received a pass from his teammate and then shot a "needle" three-point shot near the 45-degree angle on the left side. This crucial three points is destined to go down in the annals of Guanggong's history.
Chen Guohao's "big heart" nature was also vividly displayed in the final moments of this game. He hit the final two free throws to tie the score at 87:83. Played 38 minutes, cut 30 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block data, "Guanggong Warcraft" was also successfully elected FMVP. 4 points higher than Tsinghua at 985, many fans jokingly called Guanggong "989 University".
It is worth mentioning that this match is also the "retirement battle" of Guanggong Chen Guohao and Tsinghua Zou Yang in their college careers, and they are about to graduate, and they may continue to fight in the CBA arena.
Cantonese media live pick-up, Guanggong canteen plus 50,000 chicken legs
The Guanggong men's basketball team went through great hardships to win the first championship in team history, and this historic event also flooded the screen on social media. On Weibo, the topics of "Guangzhou Gong General Champion" and "Tsinghua University VS Guangdong University of Technology" rushed to the top two of the Weibo hot search list after the competition.
On the WeChat side, the author's circle of friends has long been brushed by the sharing of "Guanggong won the championship". According to WeChat data, Guanggong's WeChat index has reached 54.43 million at the time of writing. It is no exaggeration to say that Guanggong's victory has become a phenomenal hot spot.
On the morning of June 19, Nanfang Daily and other local media in Guangdong were already waiting at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, welcoming the triumph of the Guanggong men's basketball team in the form of online live broadcast courtesy.
At about 11:20 p.m., the Guanggong men's basketball team flew to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. Hu Qintai, Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangdong University of Technology, and Qiu Xueqing, President of Guangdong University of Technology, led teachers and students to the airport to pick up the airport. At the pick-up site, Hu Qintai presented a congratulatory letter from the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education to the team and awarded a bonus of 300,000 yuan, saying that this is the glory of Guanggong, and the team will be rewarded in the future.
Mrs. Hu said that to celebrate the team's victory, 50,000 chicken legs were prepared for all teachers and students in the school cafeteria today. He revealed that he hoped that teachers and students would learn and carry forward the spirit of the basketball players who dared to fight and win, and formed a positive atmosphere on campus.
A banner of congratulations was hung in the Guanggong Canteen
According to the pictures shared by Guanggong students on social media, the canteen has already pulled up "Congratulations to Guanggong Basketball for winning the national championship!" at noon! Free delivery of chicken drumsticks for teachers and students". In the window of the rice, the chicken legs are also ready in place.
After the Guanggong men's basketball team returned to the Guanggong campus, amid the cheers of teachers and students shouting MVP, FMVP Chen Guohao delivered a "champion speech", he said: "We feel your support so that we can work the court, so we brought this trophy back." ”
"No basketball, no wide work"
Basketball has long become one of the business cards of Guanggong.
Basketball is the traditional dominant sport of Guanggong, which once achieved the feat of "three crowns in four years" in the China Collegiate Basketball Super League (CUBS) competition from 2007 to 2011, and was praised as the most successful school in the history of CUBS.
Guanggong basketball not only set a great record in the country, but also sent a large number of basketball talents to the CBA. Professional basketball players who came out of Guanggong include Yi Jianlian, Du Feng, Zhu Fangyu, Zhou Peng, Su Wei, Dong Hanlin, Shi Hongfei, Ren Junfei, Ren Junwei, Li Yuanyu, Ju Mingxin and Zhu Xuhang. After the Guanggong Cup competition, these "well-known alumni" also posted on social media to congratulate their alma mater on winning the championship.
Yi Jianlian, Du Feng and Zhu Fangyu congratulate their alma mater
In 2023, this batch of Guanggong men's basketball players will undoubtedly become a stormy figure in the history of the school. In fact, before Chen Guohao's group of players, Guanggong also had a brilliant "golden generation", they swept almost all the honors of Guangdong campus basketball, and stood on the national stage more times, showing the strength of Guanggong basketball.
The "golden generation" of Guanggong, represented by Roger, Zhong Guodong, Li Xiang and Zeng Bingqiang, has repeatedly attacked the highest honor of CUBA (renamed CUBAL in 2022), but unfortunately, until they retired, they still failed to bring a CUBA championship trophy to Guanggong.
However, Roger's "golden generation" of Guanggong also won the title of "CUBA Southeast King" in 2016 and 2017, defending the honor of Guanggong basketball. If it weren't for the late-minute injuries of key players such as Roger and Zhong Guodong, Guanggong would have brought Guanggong a CUBA championship from 2015 to 2017, the peak of the three-year two-entry national competition.
The golden generation of Guanggong led by Roger (first from left).
After the "golden generation" of Guanggong such as Roger, Zhong Guodong and Li Xiang left the university campus, the former "little brother" Zeng Bingqiang became the big brother of the team. During the period when Guanggong experienced the replacement of the old and the new, Zeng Bingqiang carried the banner of Guanggong basketball. Fans familiar with CUBA may remember that in 2018, the day before the 20th CUBA Southeast Division 1/4 Final faced Ningbo University, Zeng Bingqiang's mother died of illness.
Zeng Bingqiang, who endured the loss of his mother, recorded a "super double-double" of 39 points and 22 rebounds in the second game, repaying his mother who supported his game with his outstanding performance. This scene has also become the most moving story in the history of Guanggong basketball and even CUBA.
Today, Zeng Bingqiang has also become a figure in Chinese basketball. At the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, he and his teammates won the gold medal in the 3X3 men's basketball event of this Asian Games, leaving a strong mark in the history of Guanggong basketball.
Zeng Bingqiang broke through in the game
Guanggong basketball, more than that. In the 2018 CBA All-Star Game, Zhang Jianhao, a member of the Guanggong men's basketball team, appeared on the stage of the dunk contest and won the CBA dunk king trophy with two scores of 95 points. The following year, Zhang Jianhao continued to be invited to participate and won the Slam Dunk Contest again, completing two consecutive "Dunk King" championships that even many CBA players failed to achieve.
Looking back, you can find that many of the highlight moments of Chinese basketball are inseparable from the elements of Guanggong. Now this "belated" CUBAL championship is the best praise for Guanggong basketball.
The victory of Dongguan basketball
"Chinese basketball looks at Guangdong, Guangdong basketball looks at Dongguan." This domineering slogan in basketball also applies to this CUBAL finals.
On the professional field, Guangdong Hongyuan, whose home court is located in the Dongguan Basketball Center, is the "11th champion" of the CBA, and on the grassroots basketball court, the Dongguan men's basketball team has completed its domination of the Guangdong Men's Basketball League since its establishment, and Dongguan grassroots basketball has even won the national championship many times. On the campus basketball court today, this CUBAL final has finally become a "performance" of Dongguan high school basketball.
A total of 11 players graduated from high schools in Dongguan in the 30-man squad of the two teams, of which 9 players studied at Guangdong University of Technology and 2 players studied at Tsinghua University. Dongguan No. 4 Middle School and Dongguan Guangming Middle School are the traditional basketball schools in Dongguan, among which Chen Guohao, Zeng Yucheng, Zhou Zeyuan, Cui Junchao and others are graduates of Dongguan No. 4 Middle School, and Lu Jianhao and Chen Weici are graduates of Dongguan Guangming Middle School.
It can be seen that the strength of Dongguan basketball is not only reflected in the professional arena, but also penetrates into every level such as grassroots and campus. Judging from the results, Guangdong University of Technology, with the "Dongguan Student Gang" as the team, defeated the powerful Tsinghua University, and their tactical execution and willpower in the final moments of the game are the epitome of the strength of Dongguan basketball.
The prosperity of Dongguan basketball has completely continued into campus basketball. This victory not only belongs to Guanggong, but also the victory of grassroots basketball and campus basketball in Dongguan.
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It is undeniable that this game represents the highest level of college basketball in China today. The strength of Tsinghua University is known to everyone, and they are aiming to defend their title after completing three consecutive championships, but when they encounter the tenacious Guanggong, their dream of four consecutive championships is unfortunately shattered.
In the eyes of the big sports business, this hard-won champion will become the most powerful "enrollment brochure" of Guanggong. As we all know, the rise of Tsinghua University and Peking University in basketball in recent years is not unrelated to their "resource tilt". These two universities are regarded as the top universities in China, so they also have their own natural advantages in the selection of materials.
Wang Lanrong was elected as the 2022 CBA champion
A senior coach of the college league said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency after the 2022 CUBAL finals that the championships of the first league in the past 7 years have been won by Tsinghua University and Peking University, and such famous schools have obvious advantages in recruitment, and the general university team can do 7 or 8 people rotation is good, and Tsinghua University does not enter the 12-man list of players put into some other teams may also be the main force. As Guanggong breaks the monopoly of the two universities on the CUBAL championship in Wudaokou, this may add a lot of points to Guanggong's selection of materials in basketball.
From a national perspective, the Guanggong diploma belonging to the "double non" is certainly far inferior to the two universities in Qingbei. But as far as Guangdong's job market is concerned, Guanggong's diploma is no less than that of some 985 and 211 colleges and universities in other provinces and cities. As the name suggests, Guanggong is famous for "engineering", and electronic science and technology, computer science and technology, civil engineering, and environmental science and engineering are its dominant disciplines.
For Guanggong, winning the CUBAL National Championship is naturally an excellent publicity opportunity. On the one hand, the college entrance examination in various places is about to enter the stage of listing, and then high school seniors will face the choice of volunteering. Guanggong's victory in the championship will undoubtedly be able to make a name for itself nationwide and attract the attention of some high school seniors, so as to strengthen their own student resources.
On the other hand, this championship can also become the capital for Guanggong to absorb basketball talents nationwide. Previously, the enrollment of Guanggong basketball was mainly limited to Guangdong Province and surrounding areas, and it was difficult to attract outstanding basketball seedlings from other provinces. In the same situation, provincial basketball seedlings will be willing to play in more famous colleges and universities because of their diplomas. However, with the victory of Guanggong, this may change the thinking of some parents and students.
Chen Guohao and Zou Yang
Through this victory, the rich supply of basketball events in the Greater Bay Area has become the biggest guarantee for Guanggong to win the championship. Due to the developed basketball market in the Greater Bay Area, in addition to campus competitions, there are also provincial leagues in Guangdong Province, Dongguan City League, as well as many civil and commercial competitions. It is no exaggeration to say that as long as time and physical conditions permit, players can participate in endless basketball events in Guangdong. Through quantitative changes to cause qualitative changes, players naturally have richer competition experience than students in some universities.
Guanggong and Chen Guohao have experienced ups and downs in recent years: in 2019, Chen Guohao repeated his studies for one year because he forgot to participate in the single-enrollment registration, and Guanggong waited an extra year; In 2020, Guanggong was punished by the CUBAL Organizing Committee for negative competitions because of the selection of opponents; In 2021, due to the epidemic, Guanggong failed to play in the quarterfinals and chose to abstain; In 2022, Guanggong defeated Tsinghua by three points; By 2023, Guanggong's dream will finally come true. From the trough to the peak, Guanggong can be said to have experienced it all.
The reason why this Guanggong winning the championship is so touching is precisely because it is terrifyingly ordinary. There is only Chen Guohao, a well-known player in the country, and the rest are almost all players who are "stronger than famous", while Tsinghua is almost a national elite of this age.
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Note: The images used in this article are from CUBAL and the Internet