Ep. 8: Seirin declara ambiciones nacionales mientras Hyuga coacciona a Riko para que entrene

The next morning, the newly-formed basketball team shout from the rooftops before morning assembly that they will participate in the national tournament to become the best team in Japan. Hyuga shows up and adds that if they don't he'll confess his feelings buck naked. Riko is impressed and agrees to coach them. Although Kiyoshi was the founder, he trusts Hyuga to be captain. Seirin get to the finals of the preliminaries and face Kirisaki Dai Ichi. With less than 4 minutes left in the game, Kiyoshi's leg starts acting up. Hanamiya Makoto enters the game, and as punishment for Seirin's imminent win, he maneuvers his team to injure Kiyoshi while making it look like an accident. Seirin win 84–83. and the team visit Kiyoshi in hospital. He lies and claims it is just a sprain, but Hyuga confronts him later and Kiyoshi admits that with rehabilitation and surgery his knee will heal by the time he finishes high-school. Even if he skips the surgery it will still be a year before he returns, and he will keep accumulating damage as he plays basketball and will only be able to play for a year at most. Hyuga vows that they will become the best team in Japan next year. Without Kiyoshi, Seirin were eliminated from the championship league by the three kings. (Source: Wikipedia)
Episodios
- Ep. 4 · Seirin avanza superando a Senshinkan y se prepara para un enfrentamiento estratégico contra Shutoku en la liga de campeones.
- Ep. 5 · Seirin lucha contra Shutoku mientras Kagami se cansa y Midorima domina la cancha
- Ep. 6 · Kuroko y Kagami llevan a Seirin a un empate contra Shutoku en un dramático enfrentamiento en el último cuarto.
- Ep. 7 · Kiyoshi insiste en jugar a pesar de la lesión mientras Hyuga conoce su determinación
- Ep. 8 · Seirin declara ambiciones nacionales mientras Hyuga coacciona a Riko para que entrene
- Ep. 9 · Latin
- Ep. 10 · Seirin enfrenta las tácticas sucias de Kirisaki Dai Ichi y la retirada estratégica de Kuroko
- Ep. 11 · Seirin asegura la clasificación a la Copa de Invierno con una dramática victoria al último segundo sobre Kirisaki Dai Ichi.
- Ep. 12 · Seirin y Touou se encuentran en un onsen antes de que comience la Copa de Invierno