Seattle Pacific University Athletics

Sophomore (2024-25 at Vanguard):  Played 12 games, all as a reserve. ... Averaged 0.5 points and 0.9 rebounds.

Freshman (2023-24 at Vanguard):  Played 12 games, all as a reserve. ... Averaged 0.2 points and 1.3 rebounds. ... Grabbed a career-high 4 rebounds at Bethesda on Jan. 15. ... Had two other games with 3 rebounds.

Prior to SPU: Played two seasons at Vanguard ... Helped the Lions win the NAIA Golden State Athletic Conference title in 2023-24 ... appeared in 12 games last season as Vanguard moved up to NCAA Division II and the Pacific West Conference. … Was considered among the top centers in Washington and a top-10 player overall as a Puyallup High School senior in 2022-23. ... All-South Puget Sound League 1st team as a senior and 2nd team as a sophomore. ... Class 4A (large school) Defensive Player of the Year.
 
Coach Byers says:  "Naomi is super-quick for her size, so she's going to be able to keep up with our transition pushes and just be a rebounding menace."

Personal:  Naomi Nikol Hotchkiss. ... Business Administration major.
 
Reason she chose SPU:  "There are a lot of things I love about SPU. It has a Christian environment, I'm close to my family and friends, and I have faith that God opened this door for me because it's where I'm supposed to be."

Fun facts:  Has played basketball since 7th grade. ... If not for basketball, would play volleyball, which was the other sport she was seriously considering before choosing basketball. ... Favorite sport to watch is football. ... Dumbest movie she has ever seen is "Napoleon Dynamite." ... Favorite junk foods are cookie dough and sweet potato fries. ... Favorite healthy foods are yogurt bowls and avocados. ... Last TV show binged was "Tell Me Lies." ... Favorite team is the Seattle Storm. ...Favorite athlete is Breanna Stewart. ... Her dream car is a 1965 Mustang convertible. ... Loves to shop for shoes, clothes, and fun groceries from either Whole Foods or Trader Joe's. ... Favorite basketball memory was going to Hawaii for a week as a sophomore at Vanguard for two conference games. Between games, spent a lot of time exploring the island, swimming and laying on different beaches. ... Hidden talent is she loves to cook. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be her grandpa because "I miss him a lot and he impacted my love for basketball a lot." She would serve pancakes. ... If she could be any action hero, would be Snow White "because she can talk to animals." ... Her friends call her Nai or Nomes. ... In 10 years, would love to be working as a teacher during the school year and have her own mobile coffee shop during the summer; is also hoping to have a familiy and some animals. ... Wants to travel all over the world "and see all the beautiful places God created."


CAREER STATISTICS
Year    GP-GS  Min    FG    Pct    3-pt   Pct   FT    Pct   Reb  Avg  PF  Ast   TO   Blk  Stl  Pts  Avg
*23-24  12-0    28    1-3  .333    0-0   .000   0-2  .000    15  1.3   4   4     2    0    2    2   0.2
*24-25  12-0    33    2-3  .667    0-0   .000   2-4  .500    11  0.9  10   0     7    1    1    6   0.5
TOTL    24-0    61    3-6  .500    0-0   .000   2-6  .333    26  1.1  14   4     9    1    3    8   0.3
*2023-24 and 24-25 at Vanguard