Nov. 3, 2026

The Journey to Becoming a D1 Hooper, Playing College Basketball at Stephen F. Austin and West Texas A&M, and a 40-0 State Championship High School Season with Narit Chotikavanic

The Journey to Becoming a D1 Hooper, Playing College Basketball at Stephen F. Austin and West Texas A&M, and a 40-0 State Championship High School Season with Narit Chotikavanic
The Journey to Becoming a D1 Hooper, Playing College Basketball at Stephen F. Austin and West Texas A&M, and a 40-0 State Championship High School Season with Narit Chotikavanic
The Asian American Athlete
The Journey to Becoming a D1 Hooper, Playing College Basketball at Stephen F. Austin and West Texas A&M, and a 40-0 State Championship High School Season with Narit Chotikavanic

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews D1 college basketball player Narit Chotikavanic.


During this episode, Narit shares about his background, his youth sports experiences, and how he got started playing basketball (3:47).


He talks about his high school basketball journey at Plano East High School, including a 40- season during which his team won the state championship (7:27), overcoming a lack of college recruiting interest to land an opportunity at West Texas A&M (18:25), and his freshman season there (20:47).


He discusses landing an offer from Stephen F. Austin (24:40) to become a D1 basketball player (27:21), his first season there (29:02), and goals for this upcoming season (32:48).


He also shares how being Asian American impacted his basketball journey (35:46), attending Jeremy Lin’s NextGen basketball camp (37:24), and much more.


Narit Chotikavanic - Stephen F. Austin Men's Basketball Bio Page

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