Original title: Gong Xiaobin talks about his son Gong Juntong studying in the United States: if he develops well, he will be better than me in the future
The list of 2022 Cai Chongxin basketball scholarship winners was announced on the 6th. Six selected student players, including Gong Juntong, the son of the Chinese men’s basketball legend Gong Xiaobin, will study in the United States this fall. In an exclusive interview with a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily, Gong Xiaobin revealed Gong Juntong’s growth and expectations for him. He said: “If he develops well, he will be above me in the future.”
Cai Chongxin Basketball Scholarship is a public welfare project, its predecessor was the “Chinese Basketball Association Elite Program” launched in 2019. At that time, the Chinese Basketball Association selected four players, Li Xinyi, Wang Fuchuan, Zhang Yijiong and Sun Xiangxiang, to study in the United States. Due to the epidemic, the selection of players was temporarily interrupted, and operations will resume in 2021. This project is for the whole society to select young people of school age who aspire to become outstanding basketball players to study in boarding high schools in the United States, and provides comprehensive scholarships including tuition, school fees, etc. during the study period until graduation from high school. It is reported that after registration was launched in September 2021, the scholarship has received nearly 500 application materials from all over the country. Through the preliminary screening, 32 student players were selected to participate in the interview and training camp to be held in Beijing in early December 2021.
Among the selected players, Gong Juntong, who was born in 2008 and has reached a height of 1.97 meters, is particularly eye-catching. You must know that his father is Gong Xiaobin, a famous Chinese basketball player. In an exclusive interview with a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily, Gong Xiaobin revealed that Gong Juntong was influenced by his family when he was a child and was involved in basketball very early. Gong Juntong followed his family to the scene to watch the game many times, and gradually developed a strong interest in basketball.
It is understood that Gong Juntong first went to an international school, but he did not receive more basketball training there, but Gong Xiaobin would take Gong Juntong for some training in his spare time. Later, after Gong Juntong went to school in the Second Affiliated High School of Shandong Normal University, the school had a strong basketball foundation, which was also the beginning of Gong Juntong’s official basketball training and rapid progress. “Gong Juntong likes basketball very much. I think the most rare thing about this kid is that he has a strong desire to learn, and he has the qualities of a basketball seed.” Gong Xiaobin said, “His characteristics are that he has good basketball skills and strong physical confrontation ability. “
According to Gong Xiaobin, 14-year-old Gong Juntong has reached a height of 1.97 meters. His parents have measured Gong Juntong’s bone age. The child is expected to grow to 2 meters to 2 meters 05. “Now he is training more with older kids. In games, he plays No. 4 and No. 5. In the future, he may develop in the direction of No. 3 or No. 4.” Gong Xiaobin said.
Gong Xiaobin said that Gong Juntong’s playing characteristics are not the same as his own. “He is more physically strong and has good confrontation ability. The way he plays is different from mine. At the same time, he has a good understanding of basketball, a good brain, and good passing and vision.” Gong Xiaobin is very optimistic. Gong Juntong’s future development. “If he develops, he will be above me in the future. But this also depends on his own efforts and growth.”
Gong Xiaobin is a famous Chinese basketball legend. As the second-generation star, will Gong Juntong have greater pressure in this regard? Gong Xiaobin said: “I think he’s okay in this regard, he doesn’t have that much pressure. I usually chat with him and feel that he is more confident. And he has a strong adaptability since he was a child.”
Gong Xiaobin finally hopes that Gong Juntong can improve himself faster through this experience of studying and playing in the United States. “Cherish this opportunity to make myself better and hope he can learn something,” he said.
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