Yannie Chan- Iona WBB Player talks Hong Kong Basketball, D3 WBB, Relationship with Jamad Fiin + More

The first ever local Hong Kong woman basketball player to play in the NCAA, Yannie Chan, joins this week's episode of "Not Even D2". Yannie committed to Emmanuel College in February of 2021; a decision that will be remembered for Yannie and others in Hong Kong forever. Yannie was a GNAC all-conference player as a freshman. The next year she would be the 2022-23 GNAC Player of the Year. Just before her sophomore season, Yannie competed for Hong Kong's national team in the Asian Games. This would lead her to be a part of more Hong Kong history as the team won their first ever game competing in the Asian Games. Due to injury, Yannie did not compete in the 2023-24 season for Emmanuel. After the year being sidelined, she would enter the transfer portal where Division 1 schools became interested in the Hong Kong native. Chan committed to play for Iona this summer, and will compete for the Gaels during the 2024-25 season. Hear about her journey coming to America while inspiring the next generation of Hong Kong hoopers, playing for legendary coach Andy Yosinoff and playing with Jamad Fiin at Emmanuel College, and how the transition at Iona has been so far.

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Intro- 00:00-07:05
Transitioning to Iona this Summer- 07:05-09:01
Living in Different Cities in the US- 09:01-10:05
Developing Game over Career- 10:05-13:08
Getting Introduced to Sports in Hong Kong- 13:08-15:08
Process Coming to the US- 15:08-23:45
Inspiring Younger Hong Kong Girls- 23:45-27:32
Relationship with Coach Andy Yosinoff- 27:32-31:28
WBB Community in the Northeast / Playing in WBB Summer Tournaments- 31:28-37:34
Process Playing for Hong Kong in the Asian Games- 37:34-41:32
Hong Kong's Pride Playing in the Asian Games- 41:32-46:07
Break- 46:07-46:18
Decision to Enter the Transfer Portal / Committing to Iona- 46:18-52:16
Changes to Play-style Moving Divisions- 52:16-56:35
Relationship/Playing with Jamad Fiin- 56:35-01:03:27
Rapid Fire- 01:03:27-01:07:30
Starting 5: Players Played With- 01:07:30-01:10:13
Outro- 01:10:13- 01:11:05