"I will never lose easily because I will bite and stick to the end. You won't want to meet us next time."
Cheonan Ssangyong High School (hereinafter referred to as Ssangyong High School) won 101-59 against Gunsan High School in the final round of the 62nd Chungye National Men's and Women's Secondhand Basketball Federation (hereinafter referred to as Chungye Federation) held at Wooseul-dong Baek Gymnasium in Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do on the 17th.
Ssangyong High School fell behind 0-8 at the beginning of the first quarter, but soon pulled the reins of its pursuit by breaking through the path of attack around Jang Hyun-sung. In the second quarter, Ryu Joo-young, Jang Hyun-sung and Kang Byung-seok formed a triangle formation, finishing the first half 46-32.
In the second half, Ssangyong High School, which swept scores from all over the court, ran to 73-47 at the end of the third quarter, sealing the game early.
Ryu Joo-young (23 points, 10 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals), and Lee Jae-hyun (22 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals) made a double-double, while captain Jang Hyun-sung (187cm, G/F) showed his fighting spirit.
Jang Hyun-sung led the victory with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals, including 4 3-pointers, while playing 32 minutes and 22 seconds.
His performance does not stop at the end of the day. Except for the Yongsan High School match, he showed off his powerful performance by scoring four three-point shots in every game in other preliminary rounds.
In the game against Bae Jae-jin on the 15th, he exploded with 14 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, including 4 3-pointers, and 20 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists, including 4 3-pointers, in 36 minutes and 42 seconds against Cheongju Shinheung High School the next day.
Coach Park Sang-oh also praised him, "(Jang Hyun-sung) hardly played in games last year (due to injury). As such, he prepared hard for this winter season. He continued to stress that if the shooter puts in a cool shot, the game will be easily solved, but he is doing well. If he awards the three-point shooting category, Hyun-sung will receive the prize."
"He has excellent leadership as a captain. I scolded him a lot because I am a tiger teacher. He has a good mentality to overcome my nagging. I am becoming an adult."
However, physical strength needs to be supplemented. "My physical strength is not intact due to injury. I need to have physical strength after playing all 40 minutes," coach Park said, pointing out what Jang should do.
After finishing the first match, Jang said, "All of our team members did their best to win. However, we must not let our guard down just because we won. We must focus on the next match now."
When asked about what he talked about with his team members, he said, "I told him that if he works hard in defense first, he will have a chance to attack. I said I would do it comfortably without any pressure, but let's win unconditionally."
As Coach Park said, Jang left regret in 2024 due to ankle and thigh injuries. "I had to take a rest for nearly a year due to consecutive injuries since last year's winter training. That's why I'm so desperate this year. I really wanted to play basketball."
"(Due to my injury experiences), I have come to take care of my body more thoroughly. I should refrain from playing too much that could cause injury during games. My coach also took great care of my body," he said. "As my hip is connected to my lower body muscles, I spend a lot of time on hip exercises."
The biggest advantage of shooter Jang is his three-point shooting. "He can avoid opponent teams' block shots due to his fast shooting timing and high RBI. When the defense line is focused on me, I can take advantage of my teammates' chances," he said, introducing his strengths.
"I am confident in defense that I can stand by strength, but I am weak in defense that I follow. We need to improve our handling posture and strengthen our physical strength urgently. I am increasing my physical strength by mixing it with shooting practice every morning and night," he said, taking out a whip towards him.
As for the advice I usually take from Coach Park, he said, "They order confident throws regardless of defense. If you are at 45 degrees Celsius, many teammates come to the back screen. Then, the shooter also tells me to move long and take steps fast. And when I play defense in Dinai, I switch a lot, but sometimes I miss a chance to steal while watching only defenders. They also point out such matters in detail."
Jang Hyun-sung, who is not daunted by the leader's scolding, said with a smile, "Isn't it all interesting?" and said, "I know you're scolding me to make it work. I can overcome all that."
Meanwhile, Yang's next opponent in the quarterfinals is Yang. Yang is considered one of the top-four teams this season, and he beat Samil High School 85-80.
Jang Hyun-sung said, "Yang Jung-go will be seen as an advantage to others. However, we are not an easy opponent either. Even if we lose, we will bite to the end and never lose easily. You will not want to meet us next time." 먹튀검증
Finally, Jang Hyun-sung said, "The goal is to get as high as possible. As the team's captain, I will do my best as a vitality. Personally, I want to show that I am worth it as a shooter. If you don't shoot, doesn't the success rate go to zero? Even on days when shots don't go in, if you do bad things such as defense and rebound, the shots are bound to go in. I will always be a shooter who can go up right away with confidence."