In 2007, the National Junior NBA Technical Challenge was held in 18 city. According to the comprehensive results of physical index test and analysis, calculator health questionnaire evaluation, flexibility test, individual basketball display, challenge competition, etc., the contestants of the competition decided the top five contestants in each city and participated in the "Junior NBA Technical Challenge Training Camp and Finals" directed by NBA coach and legendary superstar BJ Armstrong in Beijing from August 23 to 26, 2007. Tang Zihao, a student of Lianyungang Foreign Languages School, won the first place in Nanjing Station with a total score of 1 12 and successfully entered the national finals.
On January 15th, 2008, Tang Zihao spent his New Year's gift in New Orleans, USA, and watched the live broadcast of NBA All-Star Game. During the All-Star Game, under the watchful eyes of many NBA stars, China's NBA Junior Team played against the United States' NBA Junior Team, and Tang Zihao won the MVP of the whole game, which also gave him a valuable opportunity to study abroad in basketball and received further professional training in American basketball schools.
After one year's study and training, Tang Zihao's height has increased to 1.85 meters, and he has gradually integrated into the basketball environment in the United States. In April 2009, he returned to China to attend Liu Wei Training Camp.
In May 2009, Tang Zihao came to Beijing to attend Adidas Training Camp. The campers of this training camp were generally born in 1992~ 1993. Ding Yanyuhang, who has played in CBA now, is active in the training camp. In contrast, Tang Zihao, who was born in 1996, is childish and unassuming.
After entering American middle schools, Tang Zihao achieved excellent results in amateur sports leagues. 20 10 entered Hampton Road College in newport news, newport news, Virginia, and played the state high school league on behalf of the school team. In the rookie season, Tang Zihao became the team's main defender, averaging 17 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists. He was considered capable of winning the NCAA first-class league scholarship and was selected as the Virginia high school star team.
University tracking
March 20 13, according to the latest news from American media, Baylor University, which entered the quarterfinals of NCAA tournament, became interested in Tang Zihao, a Jiangsu basketball player who attracted wide attention from American people. He is from Lianyungang, with a height of 1.9 1 m, and can play shooting guard and point guard.
Five universities aim at China boys.
Baylor University belongs to Zone 12 and is one of the six traditional divisions of NCAA. Its rivals are the University of Kansas and the University of Texas. Baylor University was ranked among the "top eight" in the NCAA tournament of 20 13. Team coach Scott Drew has always shown a first-class level in enrollment, including Perry Jones III, Quincy Miller and Isaiah Austin, who can rank among the top ten high school students in the United States. Baylor University can pay attention to Tang Zihao, which is enough to show his personal ability.
Tang Zihao previously revealed in an exclusive interview that his favorite schools include University of Virginia, virginia commonwealth university (20 1 1NCAA National Championship Final Four), davidson college (Golden State Warriors defender Stephen Curry's alma mater) and University of Maryland (former Rockets star steve francis's alma mater), which invited Tang Zihao to visit. Now, plus Baylor University, there are already five colleges and universities interested in this China boy. Tang Zihao was born in 1996. He reached the age of 16 in 20 13. His height is 1.9 1 m, and he can be an organizing and attacking defender. In 2007, Tang Zihao made a solid step in basketball. In that year, he represented China in the Amway Junior NBA Competition held in the United States, and won the MVP of that competition. In 2008, Tang Zihao watched the NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans. During the All-Star Game, under the gaze of many NBA stars, China's NBA youth team played against the United States' NBA youth team, and Tang Zihao won the MVP, which gave him valuable opportunities to study abroad. In 20 10, Tang Zihao entered Hampton Road College in newport news, Virginia. When I was a freshman, I averaged 17 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists. By the time he was a sophomore, he had scored 42 points in a single game.
In the season of 20 13- 14, Tang Zihao studied in the famous Canary Basketball Institute and became the absolute main force of the U 18 age group. Tang Zihao is competent for the position of point guard and shooting guard, trusted by the coach and has unlimited firepower on the offensive end. It is worth mentioning that Canary Basketball Academy has always been the top basketball school in Europe, and has sent many new stars to NCAA first-class leagues. In February this year, Tang Zihao participated in the Belgrade race of "International U 18 Youth Championship" on behalf of the school. He participated in four games, averaging 14 points, of which the first three games were comprehensive, contributing 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists 17 respectively.
20 14 On April 22nd, I basically decided to join the University of California, Riverside.
It is reported that many traditional American basketball schools, including virginia commonwealth university, davidson college and the University of Maryland, extended an olive branch to Tang Zihao and invited him to visit. Recently, however, Tang Zihao's Canary Basketball Academy announced through official website that Tang Zihao has reached an oral agreement with the first-class NCAA league, University of California, Riverside. In this regard, the reporter of Modern Express contacted Tang Zihao in Spain through WeChat yesterday. "I have basically decided to join the University of California, Riverside, hoping to help the school win the Western Conference championship and get a bachelor's degree there." Tang Zihao said.
Riverside Campus belongs to the Great Western Alliance and is one of the 32 first-class leagues in NCAA, with 8 teams. Riverside University, located in Riverside, California, is one of the top 100 universities in the United States. In order to attract Tang Zihao, Binjiang Campus not only offered a full scholarship, but also promised to provide him with playing time and team status. Although Tang Zihao was defined as "the next Jeremy Lin" by American media, he won the full scholarship of NCAA First Division, which Jeremy Lin failed to do in those years.
Aureille Turner, coach of Canary Basketball Academy, has taught at Irvine University of Western Union and University of California, fullerton. He is very familiar with the University of California, Riverside. He said: "If Riverside can sign Tang Zihao, it will be a big deal. He is an excellent dual-energy defender with strong 3-point shooting and organizational skills. "
With the popularity of Jeremy Lin in the NBA, many media and fans have turned their attention to this yellow skin, associating Tang Zihao with China basketball genius Jeremy Lin. Indeed, there are many similarities between them. They both play basketball in America. Second, the height is similar, and the playing position is similar. In addition, Jeremy Lin led the team to achieve brilliant results in high school, and Tang Zihao's performance was also quite good. When people saw his wonderful performance on the court, they couldn't help admiring him: Oh, Tang Zihao, another Jeremy Lin!
In 2009, Tang Zihao went to the United States for further study. He studied in Hampton Road College, Virginia, newport news and Oak Hill, the first high school in the United States. In the previous two years, they averaged 20.2 points and 17.8 points respectively. In the third year, he helped Oak Hill High School, known as the first basketball high school in the United States, achieve 33 wins and 6 losses. Although his performance was eye-catching, Tang Zihao told the reporter of Modern Express that he had no intention of "going back to school". "I have not considered the plan to play CBA for the time being, and I want to make my own day in the United States." When talking about future goals, Tang Zihao said firmly, "I want to enter the NBA, and playing in this league is my dream. In fact, I also want to wear the jersey of the national team and represent China in the Olympic Games. "
Tang Zihao's most important task at present is to join a famous basketball school, which is beneficial to his growth. For him who is aiming at the NBA, the cultivation of the university will directly determine his future. Tang Zihao was born in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province on 1996, and is now 17 years old. His success in basketball should be attributed to Yao Ming. In an interview, Tang Zihao said, "Before Yao Ming played in the NBA, I knew nothing about basketball. But when I was young, I saw Yao Ming on TV. It was also at that time that I learned that he played for the NBA Rockets. He is very tall. It was because of Yao Ming that I began to learn to play basketball from then on, and I gradually liked playing basketball. "
It is worth mentioning that when Tang Zihao talked about why he chose to go to the United States, he said that besides playing basketball, he also hoped to receive a better education. "In China, children who practice basketball don't need much education. They keep practicing every day, so they don't have to go to school. So when I was 12 years old, my parents planned to send me to the United States to play, which also facilitated me to receive a better education. " When clicking on Lin crazily, people can't help comparing him with the book giant. "When I do well in the game and get a lot of points, some fans will call me' Jeremy Lin', which is very interesting to me." Tang Zihao said with a smile.
It's just that Tang Zihao doesn't want to live in the shadow of Jeremy Lin. When American media defined him as "the next Jeremy Lin", he stood up and expressed this view.
"He is Jeremy Lin, and me? I am Tang Zihao. " According to the report of Yahoo Sports, compared with players of the same age, Tang Zihao has obvious advantages in physical fitness, especially in jumping. In my sophomore year, I averaged more than 20 points per game. 65,438+07 years old, 6 feet 3 inches (65,438+0.965,438+0 meters) tall, can be a point guard and a shooting guard.
Tang Zihao, this year 19 years old, height 1.9 1m, full-back.
Character file:
Age: 19 years old
Area: Lianyungang Donghai
School: Lianyungang Foreign Language School
Height: 19 1 cm (increasing continuously)
Stadium location: point guard, attack guard
Favorite players: Dwyane Wade and Steve Nash.
Achievements: First place in Jiangsu Division of National Junior NBA Technical Challenge in 2007;
Fifth place in 2007 National Junior NBA Technical Challenge.
During the 2008 NBA All-Star Game, he won the championship with the American junior NBA team.
June 2007, Nanjing.
The competition of Jiangsu Division of National Junior NBA Technical Challenge is about to begin. A tall middle-aged man led his son to the canteen for dinner. The father and son are 190 cm and 180 cm respectively, which attracted the attention of many passers-by.
"Are you here to participate in the juvenile NBA technical challenge? Where did it come from? " The master asked while filling the rice.
"We are from Lianyungang." The father replied.
"Ah! I advise you not to take part in the competition. Definitely not. Children in southern Jiangsu are very strong. "
Recalling this conversation, Wenzhong Tang felt a lot. In fact, before the game started, he never thought that his son Tang Zihao would win the championship in Jiangsu Division, let alone think that Tang Zihao would enter the top eight in the national competition and even qualify for the NBA All-Star Weekend.
Tang Zihao's father, Wenzhong Tang, is also an athlete. A father of 190 cm and a mother of 167 cm, Tang Zihao's height is naturally not short, and she has grown to 168 cm when she graduated from primary school. Tang Zihao's obsession with basketball made his father Wenzhong Tang feel incredible at first: "When he was a child, he followed me to watch the NBA, and almost every game didn't fall behind. I am really surprised that such a young child likes to watch adult competitions. " What father doesn't love his son? In order to cultivate his son's basketball specialty, Wenzhong Tang began to practice with Tang Zihao. Tang Zihao was eight years old that year.
Yuan Yang is also a "noble person" who brought Tang Zihao into the basketball game. In the summer of 2006, coach Yuan led Xiao Zihao into the basketball hall of the city gymnasium and began his formal basketball career. "Tang Zihao's greatest advantage is his solid foundation and good endurance. At his age, the technology is already very comprehensive. " Yuan said that Tang Zihao's hard work is well-known in the whole team. If you have mumps, pull out the needle and practice layups. July 20 12, Tang Zihao broke his leg during training. The doctor asked for bed rest, but Tang Zihao just gritted his teeth and continued training. "The child's patience is really rare."
Tang Zihao's position in the team is point guard. As the name implies, he has strong ball control ability, and his passing and shooting are also remarkable. At first, the coach did not deliberately position himself during training, but observed Tang Zihao's characteristics in training and competition according to his own conditions, and conducted directional training. The coach said that Tang Zihao was very talented.
Basketball teenager in the eyes of coach
Yuan Yang, the coach of the Basketball Management Center of the Municipal Gymnasium, is a serious person and seldom laughs, especially in training. When it comes to the apprentice, his face is full of smiles.
"That national junior NBA game, I didn't expect them to achieve such results. Needless to say, in the whole country, the players in southern Jiangsu are very strong, and it is not easy to enter the national finals. Think about it, there are more than 0/00 children in the country, all of whom are top experts. In the end, 65,438+00 children were selected to watch NBA All-Star Weekend in America. The intensity of competition is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. "
When talking about this matter, coach Yuan is quite proud. He said that in national competitions, it is necessary to compete for individual skills, including basic skills such as shooting, triangle movement, dribbling and passing, and finally to play a game, which is a strict test of players' comprehensive quality. Tang Zihao can excel in such a competition, which shows that he has a solid foundation. In the coach's eyes, Tang Zihao's ball control skill is very good. He is the soul and absolute main force of the team.
Tang Zihao has a hobby. He likes to practice in the dark. "We finish training at nine o'clock every night, and then the basketball hall turns off the lights. At this time, all the other children have gone home, but they still stay in the hall and practice 65,438+000 shooting and dribbling for themselves. I don't want to leave, so I have to finish all the exercises. " Yuan said: "Without lighting, all his extra exercises are done in the dark, and the children want to practice their touch."
Hope teenager in the eyes of the team leader
Chen Guangyou, director and head coach of the Basketball Management Center of the Municipal Gymnasium, has decades of experience as a basketball coach and has his own views on Lianyungang's basketball: "Lianyungang has always been good at cultivating excellent defenders, but the overall level is not very strong at present. If athletes want to go out, get recognition and gain a stable position in the team, they need strong strength, which means that your skills must be absolutely strong. "
The training in Tang Zihao is very hard, and there are many training courses. Chen revealed that basketball training is divided into general physical training, special training and tactical training. General physical training includes training in speed, running and jumping, agility and confrontation, while special training focuses on dribbling, passing, shooting, breakthrough, defense, rebounding and sliding, while tactical training aims to cultivate the team's combat ability. Generally speaking, the best age for basketball enlightenment is the third grade of primary school, and it is more ideal if there is a previous foundation. Although Tang Zihao has these advantages, it does not mean that they can relax their training the day after tomorrow.
Looking forward to the NBA trip in the United States and touching your dreams.
On the 15th day of the first month of 20 12, Tang Zihao has spent his New Year gift in New Orleans, USA, and he is watching the NBA All-Star Game live.
"We can see NBA stars and managers and coaches of star teams. They will also personally guide us and play basketball with us. They will also watch the game with the American junior team there. " In other words, Tang Zihao has the opportunity to show his basketball talent in front of the top teams in the world, enter their field of vision, and even attract their attention.
With joy and dreams, Tang Zihao and nine other children went to the United States to watch the 2008 NBA All-Star Game. What excites Tang Zihao most is that during the All-Star Game, under the gaze of many NBA stars, China's NBA youth team played against the United States' NBA youth team. In the competition, it won the MVP with its excellent skills and improvisation.
On September/day, Beijing time, 2065438, Oak Hill Middle School, a famous American basketball school, announced the latest player list for the 20 1 213 season. Tang Zihao, a player from China, was selected. Oak Hill Middle School is the first high school basketball school in the United States.
Tang Zihao 16 years old, height 1m, 9 1. He is a defender. According to the official news, he will wear the No.2 jersey. As a famous basketball school in the United States, Oak Hill Middle School has achieved an impressive record of 756 wins and 44 losses in the past 24 years, including three unbeaten seasons.
In fact, many NBA stars come from this middle school, such as kevin durant, Anthony, Rondo, Jennings and Beasley.
Many people are looking for another Yao Ming, but finding the "second Jeremy Lin" seems more reliable. Born in 1996, Tang Zihao, a Jiangsu teenager who is now working hard in the United States, has been dubbed "another Jeremy Lin". On September 1 Sunday, Beijing time, Oak Hill Middle School, a famous American basketball school, announced the latest player list for the 20 12- 13 season. China player Tang Zihao was selected. Oak Hill Middle School is the first high school in American high school basketball.
As a famous basketball school in the United States, Oak Hill Middle School has achieved an impressive record of 756 wins and 44 losses in the past 24 years, including three unbeaten seasons.
In fact, many NBA stars come from this middle school, such as kevin durant, Anthony, Rondo, Jennings and so on. Netizens exposed photos of Tang Zihao's recent situation, which is very surprising. He has changed from a skinny man to a devil.
The muscular man in the photo, Tang Zihao, dribbles the ball with both hands, and the muscle lines on his arms are particularly obvious, which is thicker than in the past. In another photo, he holds a dumbbell in his right hand, his triceps are unusually thick, and the veins stood out on his arm. It can be said that Tang Zihao's muscles are now comparable to Yi Jianlian's. The former United Arab League, through special training in summer, changed from a thin bamboo pole to a devil muscular man.
Tang Zihao's change has also attracted the attention of many netizens. They left a message saying that his muscles can be compared with those of blacks, and he can even play against nate robinson in the NBA.