Yuriko Nishiyama

The Johnan High School varsity basketball team is eager to face tournament favorites Kanakita Northern Industry High School, but first must get past Yokohama, while things heat up between Nate and Tomomi.

As the school year begins, Kobayashi worries that he is not leadership material when he is offered the position of captain of Team Johnan; and Shurman considers revealing his feelings for Kim.

A graphic novel in which Scratch, a street basketball team made up of Nate Torres, a known quitter, bully Kyle Ozzman, and show-off Maso Kawamura, join the Mixx-hoops tournament and draw the toughest team in the neighborhood as their first opponent.

Kuwata, Kobayashi, Nate, Amami, and Yuza all work on their strategies to take down Johnan and when the big tournament day arrives, everyone has one goal in mind--winning.

The Johnan High School basketball team makes it to the nationals, but soon learn that in order to beat the pros from Japan, they must work as a team.

Next up in the tournament is a 3 on 2 match between Scratch and Caney G. If Scratch wins, Sawamura will return to scratch, but it won't be easy with Sawamura knowing all of Scratch's weaknesses.

Nate decides to help his fellow teammates by planning a going away party for the seniors that results in lasting friendships.

Johnan's basketball team must find a way to work together in order to defeat their archrivals and win the basketball tournament.

Johnan is ready to take on the same team that knocked them out of the finals last year, until some of their teammates face injuries, personal struggles, and school problems.

Throughout school, Nate Torres has always been known as a quitter, but after he sinks his first basket in a back-alley half-court, Nate discovers a passion and a talent for basketball that inspires him to try harder so he can qualify for the school's team.