Walking On to the UConn Men's Basketball Team, Playing for a College Hoops Powerhouse, and Overcoming the Odds with Ace Watanasuparp

The Asian American Athlete

In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews former D1 college basketball player Ace Watanasuparp about his journey and basketball career.
During this episode, Ace talks about his family’s background, growing up in New York, and his early experiences playing basketball (3:16). He also discusses his high school career at the Bronx High School of Science (9:53), his experience with college recruiting, what schools were interested in him, and why he decided to attend the University of Connecticut (15:08).
He gives us an inside look at his multi-year experience of trying out for the UConn men’s basketball team (16:57), getting cut from the team both his freshman and sophomore years (18:37) before making the team his junior year (24:38), and the moment he found out he made the team (28:17).
Ace also discusses his playing experience at UConn (30:02), the first time he appeared in a game for the Huskies (32:47), an upcoming documentary on his life called The Walk-On (41:37), and much more.
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