Cajon certainly has the confidence to do so.

The Great East Conference is now the most well-known league in the NCAA, and from 2006 to the present, the league has set a record of 8 teams entering the tournament every year!

Eight of the 16 teams were scored, which is quite a terrifying promotion rate.

The Pac-10 league, to which Washington State University is affiliated, is significantly weaker, especially in the new season, and with the departure of last season's star players, they are the significantly lower team in all leagues.

Of course, what keeps Cajon hesitant is that Washington State happens to be the league's top team right now.

And there's this Klay Thompson he highlighted.

When Tang Tian heard Thompson's name, he was still a little excited.

This is Thompson, the same Klay who later formed the Splash Brothers with Curry.

Speaking of which, he didn't have much contact with the NCAA in his previous life, and he only knew that Thompson and Curry's college teams were not very good.

But now it seems that the situation is not what it seems.

Before these two people went, their team was not very good, but after they went, it was probably not like that, although it was not the strongest gear, but it was certainly not bad.

"This Thompson is very accurate three-pointers, and his style is similar to Ray, a bit like Richard, especially good at running without the ball, and it will be a little troublesome to deal with." Cajon was afraid that Tang Tian didn't understand Thompson, so he added.

Of course, Tang Tian knows this, Thompson's off-ball is indeed very similar to Ray Allen and Hamilton, and they are the kind that can have unlimited physical strength.

"I think I can fight." Tang Tian thought for a moment and gave his opinion.

"Tell me your reasoning." Cajon continued.

"First of all, I think UConn needs a tough battle to regain its reputation against the top team in the PAC-10 league, and we are playing away from home, so if we win, we can definitely achieve that effect."

Cajon nodded.

"Secondly, as you said just now, the opponent doesn't have any other consistent scoring points other than Klay Thompson, and I can defend Thompson."

Cajon couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

Tang Tian, in fact, his heart is quite high.

This is a good thing, in addition to strength, tenacity, endurance, and fighting spirit are very important in defense, and players who have no heart may not necessarily do well even if they are talented.

"I'll remember what you say." Cajon listened, but of course he wouldn't make a final decision because of Tang Tian's words.

Tang Tian didn't care, anyway, he said what he should say, for him, the next game is an opportunity to show his three-point shot, it is naturally good to be able to play Thompson, and it will not have much impact if he is not right.

During the next day's training session, Cajon made an announcement.

The team will fly to Washington tomorrow to play an invitational game against Washington State University.

The reaction of the team members after the announcement was mixed, but most of them showed excitement on their faces.

Washington State University is at the top of the PAC-10 league, and the team is now on a three-game winning streak, and playing against such a strong team is both a test and an opportunity.

This kind of thing is the most lacking in a team that is dominated by freshmen and young people.

"The opponent asked to play the invitational match with us at this time because they saw that we were not doing well this season and wanted to use us to raise the profile of the team, so it is not destined to be an easy game, but I want you to show 120 per cent and win this game." Cajon saw the hot blood on the faces of the team members and hit the railroad directly while it was hot.

"We're going to win."

"We're going to win!"

……

The blood was passed on, until the end of the team members shouted slogans in unison.

Cajon nodded in satisfaction, now that everyone was ready for this tough away game, he had nothing to worry about.

The news that UConn was going to Washington quickly spread among the fans, and the fans were particularly excited.

The team had a sluggish start to the season and are back in form now, so it would be nice to have a flag against such an opponent.

Some die-hard fans even managed to get thousands of tickets on the spot, and were ready to organize a group to cheer for the team.

Even this game has attracted a lot of attention from other teams in the NCAA.

The veteran is strong and faces the top of the league, such a matchup is already attractive enough, not to mention the duel between two geniuses.

(Note: Walker is averaging 22.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game so far this season, and Klay Thompson is averaging 24.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, shooting 49% from three-point range and averaging 4+ three-pointers per game.) ）

Invitational tournament, Washington State University naturally did enough publicity before the game.

The day before the game, this matchup made the front page headlines of the NCAA, and it can be described as highly anticipated.

Washington State University also took the game very seriously, and instead of using their campus basketball arena, they used Martin Stadium, which they will only use until the knockout stage.

Martin Stadium is normally used for football games, and with seating on site, it can accommodate more than 35,000 people, which is more than any NBA arena can hold.

But that's the NCAA.

You must know that when it comes to the finals, the capacity of the generally selected competition venue is basically 6~80,000, and the atmosphere is much hotter than that of the NBA.

The stadium of more than 30,000 people was basically full that night, except for a corner with nearly 1,000 fans sitting there, all of them were fans of the home team, some students, middle-aged uncles and even some old men, which felt more lively than the NBA All-Star Game.

There was also an opening ceremony at the scene, and the players of the two teams were introduced one after another.

Walker's appearance was greeted with cheers, but it was not until Thompson came out that the scene was completely set on fire.

Thompson now averages the best points per game in the PAC-10 league and is one of the league's hottest stars.

Tang Tian also saw Thompson, wearing the No. 1 jersey, unlike him, who was called "Buddha" by fans in the future, at this time he had not grown a beard, and his face was full of greenness, but his hooked nose was as conspicuous as the future.

At the end of the opening ceremony, the players of the two teams had the final warm-up training before the game.

That's when a fieldside reporter interviewed Washington State University head coach Tony Bednar.

At just around 35 years old, Bednar is one of the youngest coaches even in the NCAA.

He looked in high spirits and full of spring breeze.

Washington State University had never qualified for the round of 16 of a tournament before, and was not favored before the season, but now it is at the top of the PAC-10 league and has invited UConn to play, which can be described as the pinnacle of the university's history.

"Coach, what do you think UConn is a match?"

"They're a great team, they've won two NCAA championships and they reached the elite quarterfinals the year before, so it's very challenging to play against such a strong opponent." Bednar praised Kangda in front of reporters.