Joining Zhou Zhihao’s alma mater! Xiu Sinan revealed the two main reasons for choosing Purdue. The law of one implies that he will enter the NBA

Xiu Sinan, the main center of the National Youth League, officially committed to join the NCAA Purdue University. Later, FIBA ​​officially released data. The previous three players who averaged 5 blocks per game in the U19 World Cup have all entered the NBA, namely Zhou Qi, Wen Banyama and Yang Hansen. And this time Xiu Sinan went to Purdue University, a famous basketball school. If he can get sufficient training here, he really hopes to open the door to the NBA.

In fact, the NBA currently prefers blue-collar insiders. It does not require centers to be as versatile as Jokic, Shen Jing, and Wenban. As long as they defend and eat well, it is enough. This is why South Sudanese rough guy Maluachi was selected by the Suns as the No. 10 pick in the first round this year despite very mediocre NCAA data.

Joining Purdue University brings both opportunities and challenges to Xiu Sinan. According to Xiu Sinan himself, Purdue University did not promise himself playing time, but encouraged himself to play. When it comes to choosing Purdue University, Xiu Sinan bluntly said that there are two reasons. The first is that the overall style of the team is more suitable for him, and the second is that the coaches here have better communication.

Although there was no promise of playing time when he went to Purdue University, fans all expressed their approval: "This is right. You have to earn your status by yourself."

In this year's U19 Men's Basketball World Cup, Xiu Sinan averaged 11.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5 blocks per game, becoming the tournament's leader in blocks. Purdue University, where he is about to join, has also trained many NBA-level insiders over the years, the most famous of which is Chinese-American center Zhou Zhihao, who was selected by the Grizzlies with the ninth overall pick in the first round of last year's draft. Although his performance in the NBA was not outstanding, at Purdue University, Zhou Zhihao was indeed considered a star-level player in school history. In his senior season, he averaged 25.2 points, 12.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. While leading the team to win the Big Ten Conference regular season championship, he also entered last year's NCAA finals.

In addition, former Rockets center Brad Miller and former Trail Blazers center Swanigan (who has passed away) all spent their NCAA careers at Purdue University, and Xiu Sinan has excellent defense. The mobility of the inside line is limited by the limited offensive ability. He may not perform too well on the offensive end, but if he can continue to improve his defensive ability, he can develop in the future towards the top 3D direction like Lakers forward Vanderbilt.

In short, if Xiu Sinan seizes the opportunity to join Purdue University and can be reused in the team, he will indeed have a chance to become another Chinese player entering the NBA as a first-round pick in the future.