Sports Big Business No. 1668, welcome to pay attention to the leading sports industry information platform
Wen | Zhang Bing
Sports big business reporter
132-64, this is not the score of the U.S. men's basketball team against the Fish Belly team at the Olympic Games, nor is it the contest between the defending champions and the bottom team on the professional field, this score comes from the 21st CUBA Fujian Division Grassroots Competition. Huaqiao University, which has won nine championships in CUBA scenery but has not won again in four years, announced the team's strong return in the new season with such a big victory.
In the stands, a white-haired old man sat there, his eyes watching everything change on the pitch, and his concern for the players on the pitch was overflowing. After the game, watching the children celebrate their victories with joy, his mind seemed to go back decades.
Foundation: The moral and intellectual body must be trinity
In the 1960s, Mr. Jiang Nanxiang, then president of Tsinghua University, put forward a slogan - 50 years of working for the health of the motherland, which inspired Wu Chengye, who was studying in Beijing at the time, and put it into practice. Not only that, but after many years, he also passed on this concept to more people. Yes, Wu Chengye is the old man in the stands, he is also the legendary president of Huaqiao University, and it is during his tenure that Huaqiao University has become the hegemon of the entire CUBA.
Speaking of his philosophy of running a school, Wu Chengye still sighed with emotion: "University students are basically 18 to 23 years old, which is the time when they learn scientific knowledge at the highest efficiency, when their world view is formed, and when their living habits are established in their lives." So I think the mission of the university is not only to impart knowledge, but also to have a sound character, good character, and a healthy body. I think Huaqiao University still has a more thorough understanding of the comprehensive development of morality, intellect and body. ”
The BGI team members celebrated the victory, and the far right was wu Chengye, the principal at the time
With such a sports-oriented president, huaqiao University's achievements in CUBA can naturally be imagined: they have won the 2nd, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 13th, 15th and 17th CUBA championships. In terms of players, a number of "Hall of Fame" stars such as Gu Jiani, Chen Liwei, Zhang Jiabin, Yu Xiang and other "Hall of Fame" stars have emerged in the top of the CUBA total scoring list, assist list, rebounding list, three-point list and other fields.
In Wu Chengye's view, although the strong sports atmosphere on campus is one of the reasons for the success of BGI, another reason comes from the setting of CUBA rules. As we all know, since its inception, CUBA has restricted the appearance of professional players. This also gave BGI a group of students who were not first-class in physical fitness to chase the championship.
Principal Wu Chengye recalls the turbulent past of that year
Recalling the love generals under his command, Wu Chengye still gushed, "GuGani was a child who liked to play wild ball in Malaysia, and after arriving at BGI, he received formal training, making him a star player in CUBA. He is characterized by his fondness to share the ball to others, embodying a collectivist spirit, which is why he has high prestige in the basketball team. A basketball, on the court is five people playing, in fact, 12 people are playing, and to put it more importantly, tens of thousands of students from huaqiao University are playing together. ”
Zhang Jiabin and Gu Gani (right)
Readers familiar with the history of CUBA may have some understanding, Wu Chengye mentioned Gu Jiani is the core point guard of the fourth consecutive championship period of Hua University, and also the "black whirlwind" that later became the captain of the Malaysian national basketball team, it is he and his compatriot Chen Liwei, as well as Zhang Jiabin, Chen Rongren and other people composed of the golden lineup that makes BGI kill in CUBA, and President Wu naturally has special feelings for their players: "Gu Jiani is an overseas Chinese from Fujian, and Zhang Jiabin and Chen Rongren are also Fujianese. Their physical condition is not outstanding, and the achievements they have created explain what the spirit of struggle is and set a good example for other students, which is what I value more. ”
Inheritance: from realizing personal value to continuing the team dream
Nowadays, more than ten years have passed in a hurry, Wu Chengye has changed from a capable university president to an old man, but thankfully, the BGI basketball spirit laid by him has been passed down from generation to generation of Huada people: Zhang Jiabin, Zhou Lunan, and Li Wei from the BGI basketball team have all served as assistant coaches in the team; Gu Jiani, Chen Liwei, and other overseas alumni will also return to the school from time to time; Chen Rongren, Yu Xiang, Weng Delong and others have become wild ball masters in their spare time. Continue to show their fame on the court; even their little brothers Zhang Honglin and Meng Xiang are all over the Internet in this summer's most popular basketball variety show "This is a Slam Dunk".
Just recently, the sports business was invited by Alibaba Sports, the exclusive operator of CUBA, to huaqiao University, and not only met the legendary president Wu Chengye, but also chatted with Zhang Jiabin, Zhou Lunan and Xing Zunming, the current dean of the BGI School of Physical Education. Their story also proves once again that Huaqiao University's success in CUBA is no accident.
Huaqiao University "Four Heavenly Kings"
According to Zhang Jiabin's recollection, at that time, he only knew, understood and joined Huaqiao University without hesitation when he saw Huaqiao University win the CUBA championship, and in his freshman year, he formed the "Four Heavenly Kings" who were invincible in CUBA with Gu Jiani, Chen Liwei and Chen Rongren, and won 5 championships in six years.
"I think BGI basketball gave us a chance to realize our dreams, when we first came in, we didn't think so much, but after winning the championship, others looked at us like stars, of course, we felt great, and we persevered year after year." Zhang Jiabin said, "We also lost once, but then after wang Deli, Huang Pinjie, Liu Yuanjing, the three top coaches, the three top coaches were very intensely militarized, and later won four consecutive championships." ”
Coincidentally, after Zhang Jiabin retired, Zhou Lunan joined the team, in the post-"four kings" era, Huaqiao University is also relying on the new coach Lin Xiaolin's devil training, the coordination of many players and Zhou Lunan's repeated changes of life, once again won multiple championships, recalling the intensity of the game at that time, I am afraid that no one has more say than him.
Zhou Lunan celebrated winning the championship
"When I came in, I didn't win the championship for the first two years, and for BGI, not winning the championship was a failure, and I remember crying all the time. The third year is also very difficult. At that time, we played the semi-finals with Tsinghua University, playing three overtimes, from more than 8 p.m. to more than 11 o'clock. Four boxes of mineral water alone, more than one box of Red Bull. Many people cramped, and the main force was punished, and the bullets ran out of food. But we relied on BGI's spirit of never giving up, and finally won. ”
"BGI players have to play with all the pressure and motivation, pressure is the aura of the championship, motivation is the support of the whole school, in fact, this is very critical." Zhou Lunan said emotionally, "So after we retired, we always paid attention to BGI basketball, which is the purest campus basketball, not mixed with any interests, is a kind of feeling." It guides you to do the right thing when you were young, to do something that you may never forget in your lifetime. ”
Future: standardized management, scientific training and market operation
In fact, although the enthusiasm of hua university students for the school basketball team has not diminished, excellent players have emerged in an endless stream, and the basketball soul of Huaqiao University is still continuing, but as many famous schools such as Tsinghua and Peking University begin to pay more attention to CUBA results, and many strong teams in the Super League have also been merged into CUBA, it is already difficult for Huaqiao University to win the championship again with their characteristics.
Does Huaqiao University still have the strength to compete for the title in CUBA? What have the achievements in CUBA brought to BGI over the years? Xing Zunming, dean of the School of Physical Education at Huaqiao University, told us several sets of interesting data. According to him, since BGI conquered CUBA for many years, it has accumulated more than 300 hours of exposure on CCTV's multi-channel channels, CCTV media reported more than 100 times of basketball-related news of Huaqiao University, and thousands of reports from other well-known media and portals...
Dean Xing Zunming
It is understood that the BGI basketball team has reached strategic cooperation with Fujian Hengshen Group, Bank of China, Tiansheng Athletes and other enterprises to achieve stable funding income of more than 1.5 million yuan per year.
In addition, the dean of the criminal law also told us about the competition training model of Huaqiao University called "standardized management, scientific training, and market operation". It is reported that in terms of management, Huaqiao University adheres to the principle of "three points of training and seven points of management" to standardize management and ensure the effect of scientific training. Through the three-level management system of school leadership, college leaders, and coaching team implementation, the decision-making, resources and professions are rationally allocated, so that all kinds of resources can release the highest efficiency in their most suitable fields and links.
The four overseas Chinese in "This is a Slam Dunk", from the left, respectively
Liu Hengyi, Peng Ling, Meng Xiang, Zhang Honglin (retired)
In terms of training, while continuing to practice the high-intensity militarized training of Huaqiao University's signature, it is also necessary to keep up with the world's basketball frontier development concept and continuous evolution training methods, and introduce high-end basketball resources such as NBA stars such as Marbury and world-renowned basketball coach Cannon Baker from time to time, so that the Men's Basketball Team of Huaqiao University can keep pace with the development of modern basketball in the world.
The main campus of Huaqiao University is located in Quanzhou, the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road, so in terms of market operation, it is their strength, it is reported that the Huada Congress actively uses market policies such as scholarships to attract high-quality basketball talents, and encourages players to participate in social competitions without affecting school training and competition, which not only exercises their skills, but also allows students to integrate with society in advance.
The main campus of Huaqiao University is located in Quanzhou, Fujian Province
Zhang Jiabin told sports big business that through the continuous efforts of the school from top to bottom, although there is still a slight gap in the lineup talent between the BGI basketball team and the top cuba giants, it is definitely still in the ranks of the first-line strong teams, even if it directly meets Peking University and Tsinghua in the season, it will not let the opponent easily pass. And this group of players has already fought in the final four last year, and the more mature they will surely attack the CUBA championship again.
epilogue
Turning the clock back to the evening of December 26, in the just-concluded game, Meng Xiang of Huaqiao University led a team to slaughter Fuzhou University by nearly 70 points, and also set the highest score in a single game since the start of the season cuba. What's more, he also had a brilliant performance of 3 points of 5 and a team-high 24 points. After the game, the fans at the scene surrounded Meng Xiang, and Meng Xiang also tried his best to meet the needs of the fans for group photos and autographs.
This is not the first time that Meng Xiang has faced such a situation, after appearing in "This is a Slam Dunk" launched by Youku, a subsidiary of Alibaba Entertainment, this year, he has gained more and more popularity. Coincidentally, in the CUBA operated by Ali Sports, he has the opportunity to gain a rare sense of honor than popularity. Backed by the help of these top companies to the sports industry, Meng Xiang's young players are extremely lucky.
Finally, after meeting the needs of the fans, Meng Xiang trotted to the front of the interview microphone.
"What are your goals for this year?"
Meng Xiang didn't think about it, and also showed his signature sunny smile: "Of course, it is the Ten Champions." ”
Note: The pictures in this article are from Huaqiao University