Sakuragi Hanamichi tries to leave his bad-boy image behind and start anew on the school's basketball team, but when he does not see eye-to-eye with the team's captain, he struggles to stay on the right path.
Basketball rookie Sakuragi learns there is a lot more to the game than slam dunks when he gets involved in an intrasquad match dominated by his rival Rukawa.
Sakuragi Hanamichi is faced with two problems after joining the basketball team to impress his crush, Akagi Haruko: Akagi's brother, and the fact that he does not know how to play.
