NBA: A Man in '93, Titanium Wembanyama!
Chapter 22

Scoring Champion + Rebounding Champion + Blocks Champion + MVP + DPOY + Rookie of the Year!

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Open Li Fei's personal statistics for the current regular season.

Doubts had followed him throughout the entire season, but in the end, Li Fei still delivered a stat line of:

37.8 points, 18.8 rebounds, 8.2 blocks, 3.0 assists, and 2.5 steals per game.

He swept the Pac-12 conference titles for scoring, rebounding, blocks, and steals.

Looking across the entire history of the NCAA, regardless of the conference, no player had ever managed to sweep such a collection of statistical titles.

Beyond that.

Li Fei was also the efficiency leader of the Pac-12 conference.

His two-point field goal percentage reached a staggering 66.7%, and his three-point percentage hit 31%!

And if it weren't for the fact that Li Fei often performed low-percentage streetball dribbling layups, pull-up threes in transition, and even shot selections so poor they made his head coach clutch his head in frustration.

His two shooting percentages could definitely have seen a certain degree of improvement.

But even so.

Li Fei's performance cemented his status as the Pac-12 conference's:

Regular Season MVP + Defensive Player of the Year + Freshman of the Year!

He could truly be called a trophy-harvesting machine.

Meanwhile, Li Fei's teammate Jason Kidd also ascended to the Pac-12 assist throne for the second consecutive year, averaging 16.8 assists per game.

Scoring leader, assist leader, rebound leader, block leader, steal leader.

All of them originated from UC Berkeley!

This was an unprecedented existence in the history of the Pac-12 conference.

As for Lamond Murray, he also made the Pac-12 All-Conference team with an average of 23 points per game.

Jason Kidd, Lamond Murray, Li Fei.

The three-headed monster of UC Berkeley had all been selected for the All-Conference team.

Coach Todd also took home the Coach of the Year honor without any question.

This was the third consecutive year he had received this prestigious award.

"Boys, the mission isn't over yet."

However, during team practice, Coach Todd was not blinded by the honors.

"Don't get lost in the glory; the real journey has only just begun."

The upcoming games, the conference playoffs, and March Madness.

All would utilize a single-elimination format.

One slip-up, and it would become a regret for the ages.

Therefore, the road ahead would be extremely intense and thrilling.

Coach Todd then set the tone for the team's training.

Until the end of March Madness, everyone had to commit fully to training, push their condition to 100%, and go all out to prepare for the playoffs.

Nighttime.

In a hotel in San Francisco.

"You are the last one this season."

Li Fei looked at the blonde, blue-eyed, busty college girl in front of him and held up one finger.

"Starting tomorrow, I won't be dating any girls until I win the championship."

"Then I'm truly honored."

The student tied her golden hair into a ponytail and smiled, "But what does this one finger you just held up mean? Is it for one time?"

"NO."

Li Fei shook his head and laughed, "It's for the duration."

Immediately after.

Titanium-alloy prowess, shocking the female student!

Yes.

Li Fei was not the type to be a gentleman.

He had already been reborn once, and he already had a system.

He was about to become a millionaire in the 90s.

And you want me to be a pure college boy?

Stop joking.

Over these past few months, Li Fei had already experienced the flavor of several tall, leggy beauties.

Li Fei couldn't even remember how many foreign beauties he had met like the one standing before him.

Furthermore, this was 90s America, where things were very open. Sometimes after team practice, Li Fei would find his bag stuffed with cards containing girls' contact information and hotel addresses.

And Li Fei was completely unconcerned about becoming the next Magic Johnson.

Because Li Fei possessed a super buff that kept him free of illness and injury.

He would absolutely never follow in the footsteps of Magic Johnson!

As the saying goes:

The jade censer, the ice mat, the mandarin duck quilt; powder melts into fragrant sweat flowing onto the mountain pillow, enjoying the pleasure of the day.

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The enchantress's face is like a flower holding dew, the jade tree's light shines on the courtyard, ten times without closing one's eyes.

Horizontal scroll: Do it with gusto!

A week later, the blood-pumping conference playoffs arrived in full swing!

In the first round of the playoffs, the Golden Bears' opponent was the University of California, Los Angeles, led by George Zidek.

George Zidek, the center considered the only one in the Pac-12 conference capable of limiting Li Fei, had once been an insurmountable mountain in this league.

However, this 2.13-meter-tall center, who averaged 16 points and 11 rebounds, saw his stats plummet to 6 points and 3 rebounds when facing Li Fei.

But even so, George Zidek still bit the bullet and declared before the game: "I am ready to take my revenge on Li Fei."

"I am still the most difficult mountain to climb in this league!"

And then...

There was no then.

By halftime, Zidek already had a towel draped over his head.

Trailing by 38 points at the half, he had completely lost the confidence to advance.

As the final buzzer sounded, the score was locked at 88:43. Li Fei dropped a game-high 52 points, breaking the Pac-12 conference single-game scoring record, while also recording 18 rebounds and 6 blocks.

Those 52 points set a new single-game scoring record for the conference playoffs.

"From now on, everyone please take note."

During the post-game interview, coach Todd spoke up: "Li Fei told me that in the playoffs, he won't show any mercy!"

In other words.

Li Fei hadn't scored over 50 points in the regular season.

It wasn't that he couldn't.

He could, but it wasn't necessary.

The playoff version of Li Fei would show his true colors.

At first, people thought this was just coach Todd talking big.

Then, in the next game.

Li Fei once again blew out the University of Arizona's undersized frontcourt with a performance of 55 points and 22 rebounds, proving that coach Todd wasn't just bragging.

And UC Berkeley successfully advanced to the conference finals.

Their opponent in the finals was the University of Utah, led by freshman Keith Van Horn.

"The two losses in the regular season were just fuel for my progress."

With the finals imminent, even the usually gentle Van Horn felt his blood boiling.

"I will fight for that championship trophy with my life!"

Yes.

Just as an NBA championship doesn't care what seed you were in the regular season.

As long as they won the final, the third-seeded University of Utah would be the nominal champion of the Pac-12 conference!

And they would be able to secure a direct ticket to March Madness without needing the selection committee's approval!

However.

As the final buzzer sounded, Keith Van Horn stood with his hands on his hips, staring at the 98:70 scoreboard above the backboard.

The moonlight is silent for me, silence is the Cambridge of failure...

Van Horn still couldn't take home the conference championship.

He watched as UC Berkeley won the title with an undefeated record, heading straight to March Madness!

On the other side.

The entire Golden Bears team stood on the podium, with Li Fei in the center, clutching the championship trophy.

Of course, there was also the conference tournament MVP trophy.

Conference tournament MVP plus conference regular season MVP.

Not to mention a series of regular season honors too numerous to list.

Li Fei's journey in the Pac-12 conference had been incredibly fruitful.

However.

When his name was called by the organizers on the podium.

Li Fei merely gave a slight nod, his expression as calm as still water.

There was not a hint of excitement.

Such a display left the reporters on the scene feeling puzzled.

"Li, you have now won the championship with a perfect record and are headed straight to March Madness."

The reporter asked, "You have already seen the so-called view from the top of the mountain."

"But why is there still no smile in your eyes?"

"There is no mountain here, so where would the view from the top come from?"

Li Fei looked at the reporter, his tone remaining indifferent: "The true scenery is on the podium of March Madness!"

"Let us meet at the summit!!"

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