Ep. 417 (3/31/26): Special Guest: Chase Forte - Point Guard for Boston College Men's Basketball

In this episode, Joey has the honor of being joined by Boston College men's basketball point guard Chase Forte! Forte gives insight into his unique college career which started with him walking onto the UNC Asheville men's basketball team. At the start of the episode, Forte talks about where his love for basketball began (1:08), the best part of his skill set (1:48), and his relationship with his mentor John Wall (4:12). Following that, Forte reflects on this past season at BC (6:05) and what his experience was like playing for Earl Grant (13:17). Forte reveals what the transfer portal process was like after leaving the University of South Dakota (15:04). Furthermore, they rewind to his high school basketball career (22:39). During this segment, Forte discusses the importance of education (25:32). Then, Forte illustrates his experience walking on at UNC Asheville (30:51) and what it was like transferring to Gulf Coast State College (34:12). After that, Forte outlines what the jump was like back to the Division I level after leaving GCSC for Northwestern State University (37:57). Moreover, Forte revisits how satisfying his breakout season was at the University of South Dakota (43:29), where he won the Summit League's Defensive Player of the Year Award in the 2024-25 season (45:15) and was fifth in the nation in free throw attempts (46:11). At the end, Forte shares what his aspirations are for the next step of his distinguished basketball journey (49:34) and who his basketball GOAT is (53:10).