Niko Bhatia

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Attacker
Height:
6-0
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Los Altos, Calif.
High School:
Menlo School

2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019: Posted 16 goals, 17 assists, eight steals, eight ejections drawn, eight sprints won, and three field blocks on the year … Scored a season-high three goals twice – vs. McKendree (Sept. 7) and vs. Chapman (Sept. 22) … Tallied two goals and a season-best four assists vs. California Baptist (Sept. 8) … Earned ACWPC All-Academic Team honors.

2018: Tallied 15 goals, 24 assists, and 20 steals on the year … Ranked third on the team in field blocks (11) … Drew 14 ejections … Scored a season-high three goals vs. Austin (Sept. 16) … Dished out a season-best four assists vs. Toronto (Oct. 13) … Posted two goals and two assists at Iona (Sept. 30) … Made a season-high three steals three times … Earned ACWPC All-Academic Team honors … Gained CWPA Scholar-Athlete accolades.

Before Brown: Served team as captain … Won a Junior Olympic title at the U16 level … Played for head coach Jack Bowen … Competed on the club level for Stanford Water Polo Club … Also competed in swimming for head coach Kelly Crowley … An academic high honors student.

Personal: Niko is the son of Sarah Wong and Shrey Bhatia … Has one older brother, Nikhil … Plans to concentrate in Mechanical Engineering.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown because of the atmosphere I got from the students who do not seem overly stressed. Brown is a place where you can go to have a balanced college experience, and that is exactly what I was looking for.”