Recaps

Shohoku defeated Meihou Industrial and watched Ryonan fall to Sannoh before preparing to face Sannoh in the national championship final. Uozumi retired from basketball, and the final began with Shohoku taking an early lead as Shirasawa and Sawakita traded big plays.

• Shirasawa led Shohoku past Meihou Industrial, scoring 47 points as Shohoku secured a place in the national final.
• Sannoh defeated Ryonan, with Sawakita scoring 55 points, and Uozumi passed the last possession to Sendoh, then bid farewell to Ryonan and ended his playing career.
• Uozumi announced he was leaving Ryonan and giving up basketball to take over his family business, while Ryoji Ikegami vowed to lead Ryonan through the winter tournament.
• Sanae told Shohoku that the national tournament champion would represent their country in a four-country high school invitational, and the team resolved to beat Sannoh.
• Before the final, Sakuragi and Sawakita showed off long-range dunks, and Shirasawa completed the challenge from the free-throw line to stun the arena.
• Mitsui opened the final with a three-pointer, then Miyagi scored twice as Shohoku surged to a 7-0 lead.
• Kawata scored an and-one for Sannoh, but Shirasawa dunked through Nobe and made the free throw before Sawakita scored 13 straight points, and Shohoku led 28-21 ten minutes into the half.
• Domoto sent Mikio Kawata in for Nobe, and Mikio scored over Sakuragi as Shirasawa continued pressing Fukatsu and attacking Sannoh's defense.

Shirasawa led Shohoku past Sannoh to win the national championship, then joined the team for the Four Nations Youth Invitational. As Shohoku prepared to face Chariot Country, Ryota confronted the legacy of his brother Sota and gave up his number 7 jersey.

• Sakuragi’s defense and Shohoku’s small-lineup press helped Shirasawa lead an 8-0 run against Sannoh, and Shohoku carried a 61-50 lead into halftime.
• Shirasawa traded baskets with Sawakita and Kawata as Shohoku fought off Sannoh’s comeback, then blocked Sawakita’s final shot to secure Shohoku’s championship.
• Shirasawa won the tournament MVP award, and doctors diagnosed Sakuragi with a severe back strain that required two to three weeks of rest.
• Akagi named Miyagi captain, and Anzai announced Shohoku would compete in the Four Nations Youth Invitational as Sawakita chose to train with Shirasawa’s group.
• Shohoku defeated Changwon by 39 points, then watched Chariot Country lose to the Cheetah Team, where Alex and Robinson recalled searching for Sota Miyagi.
• Miyagi remembered his brother Sota’s basketball legacy and gave up number 7, while Shohoku prepared to face Chariot Country and Miyagi felt uneasy.

Shohoku defeated Chariot and welcomed Sota Miyagi, who reunited with Ryota and joined the team before the championship against Cheetah. As that game began, Shirasawa woke in Yo Aoki’s body in the world of Slam Dunk and set out to pursue basketball, eventually aiming for Takezato.

• Shohoku took an early lead over Chariot through Shirasawa, but Hoffmann’s shooting and Chariot’s athletic defense kept the game close.
• Sota Miyagi told Taoka that he had amnesia and had returned to Japan, then sought out Ryota after learning they might be brothers.
• Shohoku pulled ahead in the second half as Mitsui, Akagi, Miyagi, and Sakuragi supported Shirasawa, and Shirasawa’s four-point play helped seal the win over Chariot.
• Sota visited Shohoku and challenged Sakuragi to a one-on-one, but Ryota arrived during the match and tearfully recognized Sota as his older brother.
• Sota chose to stay in Japan, joined Shohoku, and stood with the team as it prepared to face Cheetah for the tournament title.
• Akagi and Kogure accepted places at Fukazawa, and Akagi won the opening tip against Cheetah before Shirasawa evaded Alex’s defensive charge.
• Shirasawa woke in Yo Aoki’s body, discovered he was in the world of Slam Dunk, and began training at Eda Middle School despite Coach Hisaishi keeping him off the court.
• Yo and Shirota watched the Kainan–Shoyo game, then Yo chose to aim for Takezato and went with Shirota to a streetball court, where a girl called Shirota Naoto.

Yo Aoki joined Takezato and helped transform its first-year team through training, tactical leadership, and a draw with Shoyo. After Takezato advanced to the final four, Aoki led the team against Ryonan and they held a narrow lead at halftime.

• Yo Aoki passed Takezato’s entrance exam with Naoto Shirota, joined the basketball team, and impressed Coach Akai with perfect newcomer test scores.
• Aoki led Takezato’s first-years in a scrimmage, then worked with Tomoya Imamura to develop a pick-and-roll that helped the team beat the second-years.
• Aoki scouted Shohoku and Ryonan, taught Hanamichi Sakuragi to improve his shooting, and led Takezato into its warm-up game against Shoyo.
• Takezato used Aoki and Imamura’s pick-and-roll to build a lead over Shoyo, but Kenji Fujima’s second-half play turned the game around before Aoki rallied Takezato to a tie.
• After taking a month away from basketball to recover from a knife wound, Aoki returned as Takezato defeated Hinode West 99–36 and joined Kainan, Ryonan, and Shohoku in the final four.
• Aoki opened Takezato’s game against Ryonan with a three-point play over Jun Uozumi, then guarded Fukuda and helped keep Takezato ahead through the first half.
• Sendoh led Ryonan’s comeback after halftime, but Aoki answered Fukuda’s foul with a drive and dunk that restored Takezato’s three-point lead.