He is the shortest in height, but has the best grit.
Sangju Middle School was defeated 44-84 on the last day of the South Central Preliminary Round of the 48th Association Long-term National Men’s and Women’s Middle School Basketball Tournament, which continued on the 7th at the Sportium Auxiliary Gymnasium in Yeonggwang, Jeollanam-do. Sangjujung, who had already been eliminated, ended this tournament by postponing their first chance of winning the season.
There is a player who has attracted more attention than the result of the game. The main character is Sangju Middle School Park Cheol-hong (148cm, G). Although he is the shortest among the players who participated in this tournament, he drew everyone’s attention with his stable ball handling and solid game management.
Sangjujung coach Lee Byeong-seok said, “He is the shortest in height, but his grit is the best. I want my hyungs to watch and learn from that part. He is a player who is sincere enough to volunteer for early morning workouts,” he said, praising Park Cheol-hong. 안전놀이터
On this day, Cheolhong Park ran for 16 minutes and 20 seconds, recording 4 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. He worked diligently on the court handling a ball larger than his face, helped his teammates score with his sensuous passing sense, and took the lead in raising his energy level by constantly instilling fighting spirit.
Park Cheol-hong took his first official tournament after entering middle school. He said, “It’s a shame to be in the same group as the strong team, but it was fun. It was good to play and score against an opponent he met for the first time,” he said, telling his impressions of his first official tournament after entering middle school.
Park Cheol-hong, who continued to talk, looked back on this tournament, saying, “It’s a pity that I couldn’t play many games.”
In the case of Sangju, basketball is started relatively earlier than other regions in order to smoothly supply and demand players and develop skills. Park Cheol-hong also touched a basketball for the first time in the first grade of elementary school, which is rare these days.
He said, “I first started playing his basketball in the first grade of elementary school. He was encouraged by his parents, who wanted him to be tall, so he started playing basketball,” he said. The downside is that the dribbling is still immature. He seems to have made a lot of mistakes today,” he said, mentioning his strengths and weaknesses.
Park Cheol-hong’s role model is Ja Morant (Memphis Grizzlies).
“Ja Morant is my idol. (He is) short, but he plays fast, so I like him.”
Finally, when asked what kind of player Park Cheol-hong wants to grow into in the future, he said, “I want to become a player with good physicality. If he grows to 185cm tall, I think he will be able to show my play more confidently,” he said as he left the venue.