Using their friend Uehara's contacts (given by hin in episode 3), Subaru and Aoi meet a candidate for their teem - Airi's older brother, Banri. However the meeting doesn't go well after Banri finds out that Subaru is Airi's rumored "perverted" coach and punches him without thinking. On next day, as the team prepares to practice on one basketball court, they are confronted by 2 middle school girls, who are coached by Subaru's old rival - Ryūichi Suga (to whom Subaru lost in a match in middle school, seen in the beginning), and challenges Subaru's team (with him, Tomoka and Airi) to a match, which the later lost, much to Subaru's anger. In the next few days, everyone agreeded to give their best before the upcoming rematch with Ryuuichi and Subaru manages to convice Banri to help out. One evening Tomoka comes to stay at Subaru's house for a sleepover to practice, much to his shock.
昴や葵たちのバスケ同好会に、学外メンバーとしてやってきたのは愛莉の兄・万里だった。だが昴が妹のチームの噂の変態コーチと知るや、有無を言わさず殴りつけてしまう。数日後、アミューズメント施設のオールグリーンで練習をしていた昴や智花たちに、後から来た女子中学生の奈那と眞弓が、自分たちの練習の邪魔だから出て行けと言ってきた。文句をつける真帆。昴も妥協案を申し出たが、奈那と眞弓は聞く耳を持たず、自分たちとコート使用権を賭けて3on3をしてやると挑発してきた。そして現れた3人目は、昴が中学時代に辛酸をなめさせられたライバル校の凄腕プレイヤー・須賀竜一だった。嫌味な竜一らに、昴は智花と愛莉とで挑むが…。
