Abstract By using narrative in research, the researcher interviewed reserve basketball players in Male First Division of University Basketball Association (UBA) for their sports experience, which allows both coaches and starters to know more about the innermost thoughts that reserve basketball players wanted to be comprehended and expressed. Also, to provide appropriate training plan, instruction, and encouragement for reserve basketball players during the process of training and games; so as to uncover the potential of reserve basketball players and promote better team grades. The conclusions of this research are as bellowed (1) Chapters of life : 1. Reserve players nourish high expectation and ambition toward attending teams on first division. 2. Reserve players’ high school sports experience has influence on their motives of entering university school teams. 3. Their choices of the team division of their universities have relationship with whether they can to be on court or not. (2) Significant others : 1. Reserve players usually receive supports from friends and family while facing difficulties. 2. High school coaches have greater impact on reserve players’ basketball basics than university coaches. 3. Reserve players do not directly ask or seek for coaches’ help when meeting problems. (3) Stress adaptation :1. Being on court randomly is one of the reasons for reserve players to feel stressful.2. Reserve players not directly ask or seek for coaches’ help while getting over personal pressure. 3. The stress on court is one of the motive forces for reserve players to advance theirs skills. (4) Key events : 1. The unstable performances of reserve players are one of the keys for improving the odds. 2. Coaches should keep their promises to reserve players. 3. Coach replacement has a great impact on reserve players. (5) Future blueprint :1. Reserve players are brave enough to challenge professional basketball league. 2. Reserve players have high aspiration for occupying basketball related positions such as teachers or full-time coaches. 3. Reserve players’ sports experience allows them to equip better resilience to face the future. Keywords: reserved basketball players, sport experience, narrative research