Chapter 114: Joining the Mathematics Department Basketball Team! Preparing for the College Basketball League (Part 1/3)

“I don’t even know how to address you.” Gao Cheng rubbed his hands together, feeling very nervous.

“Just call me by my name,” Tang Feng laughed.

“If that’s the case, then I’ll call you by your name. Tang Feng, what do you need from me?” Gao Cheng asked.

“I want to join the Mathematics Department basketball team,” Tang Feng answered.

“Ah? You want to join our basketball team? Why didn’t you sign up when we were recruiting new members?” Gao Cheng was quite surprised.

“I was signing up with my girlfriend at the time. She wanted to join the Calligraphy Club, so I signed up with her,” Tang Feng explained.

“It’s not that you can’t join our basketball team, but we already have a lot of players. You might not even get a chance to play,” Gao Cheng warned.

Although Tang Feng’s height was decent, in his view, given Tang Feng’s immense talent in mathematics, his athletic abilities probably weren’t as strong.

“What if I can prove my strength?” Tang Feng’s words carried a hint of challenge.

“If you can beat me, then naturally you can play in the matches,” Gao Cheng thought for a moment and offered a solution.

“Fine! No problem! Let’s have a match right now,” Tang Feng agreed.

“Hold on! To prevent others from saying I went easy on you, I need to get a few team members to come as witnesses,” Gao Cheng suggested.

Tang Feng and Su Xiaoli waited patiently.

Several team members arrived in succession.

Seeing Tang Feng, they were naturally very excited.

After all, in their eyes, Tang Feng was like a godlike figure!

Tang Feng’s status in the world of mathematics was something they looked up to.

Gao Cheng informed them that Tang Feng wanted to join the basketball team.

They were skeptical of Tang Feng’s basketball abilities.

However, they were willing to be witnesses.

Soon, they arrived at the basketball court.

There were quite a few students on the basketball court.

Gao Cheng greeted a group of students he knew.

Then, the students gave up the court.

Everyone who saw Tang Feng and Gao Cheng preparing for a one-on-one match rushed over to watch.

“What’s happening? Why is Gao Cheng going up against this math genius?”

“Who knows? Gao Cheng is really good at basketball! With his skills, he could totally make it into the school team! But he seems not to be very interested.”

“He might join the school team this year. It seems he had some issues with a senior who has already graduated, which is why he wasn’t selected before.”

“Tang Feng challenging him to a one-on-one is just asking for trouble!”

“He really thinks he’s an all-rounder!”

While everyone was busy discussing, Gao Cheng began his attack.

Unexpectedly, he had barely dribbled a couple of times before Tang Feng stole the ball!

Then Tang Feng turned around and shot the ball.

It went in!

Gao Cheng was clearly stunned by this.

But he thought he had underestimated his opponent.

Next time, as long as he paid attention, he could surely score!

But every time he dribbled no more than twice, Tang Feng would steal the ball again!

He didn’t even see how Tang Feng made his move!

In a blink of an eye, Tang Feng had successfully scored five times.

The students watching were dumbfounded!

They had never imagined Tang Feng’s basketball skills would be so formidable!

Terrifying! It was truly terrifying!

Su Xiaoli was overjoyed.

She had been worried about how to comfort Tang Feng if he lost to Gao Cheng.

But it turned out Gao Cheng had no chance of resisting Tang Feng.

“I give up!” Gao Cheng conceded wholeheartedly.

“Tang Feng, I didn’t see it coming! You’re really good! With your skills, you could totally join the school’s basketball team and represent the school in the National College Basketball League!” one of the basketball team members said.

“No rush. I’m thinking about representing the Mathematics Department in the school’s basketball competition,” Tang Feng smiled.

“I believe everyone has seen Tang Feng’s basketball skills very clearly! Starting today, Tang Feng is a member of our Mathematics Department basketball team!” Gao Cheng announced happily.

He had been worried that the Mathematics Department’s basketball team wouldn’t even make it to the semifinals, but now with Tang Feng, he felt they could compete with the Physical Education Department’s basketball team!

Winning the championship wasn’t impossible!

“Gao Cheng, it looks like your Mathematics Department is going to be a dark horse this year!” students from other departments teased.

“That’s for sure! Our goal this year is to win the championship!” Gao Cheng was full of confidence.

“Championship? Gao Cheng, you’re really ambitious! Where do you place the Physical Education Department’s basketball team? Those guys are professionals! And many of them have been scouted by professional basketball teams before they even graduate!”

“So what about the Physical Education Department’s basketball team? Are they invincible?” Tang Feng stood up for Gao Cheng.

“Tang Feng, don’t think that just because you’re good at math and singing, you can disregard the Physical Education Department’s basketball team! Your performance just now was indeed impressive! But basketball is a team sport, what can strong individual ability do? Unless you can make Gao Cheng and the others as good as you, there’s no way you’re winning the championship!”

“Make them as good as me? That’s a good idea! I think it’s possible! By then, our Mathematics Department basketball team can directly represent the school in the National College Basketball League,” Tang Feng laughed.

“You…” The person was at a loss for words.

“The school’s basketball competition is about to start! We’ll see the truth on the court!” Tang Feng said and left.

Su Xiaoli and Gao Cheng followed him.

“This Tang Feng is too arrogant! He actually disregards the Physical Education Department’s basketball team!”

“His performance just now was indeed impressive! Probably even Huang Dongliang from the Physical Education Department isn’t his match!”

“Impossible! Huang Dongliang is our school’s top center! And he’s already been selected by the Jingcheng Basketball Team! If nothing goes wrong, after participating in this college basketball league, he’ll represent the Jingcheng Basketball Team in the National Men’s Basketball League!”

“Gao Cheng once played against Huang Dongliang! Although Gao Cheng was not his match, the gap definitely wasn’t that big!”

“Maybe Gao Cheng intentionally let Tang Feng win! Look how he admires Tang Feng! I don’t believe he didn’t let him win!”

“That’s possible! But no matter what, the guy has already made a bold claim! Let’s see how he ends up!”

At this time, Tang Feng and Su Xiaoli were already on their way to the cafeteria.

“Gao Cheng, you weren’t holding back just now, were you?” Tang Feng asked.

“No!” Gao Cheng shook his head, “At first, I was indeed a bit careless, but later I gave it my all.”

“That’s good.”

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