Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the highschool basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The guess leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to study to dunk—not solely to impress his crush, Kristy, however to achieve the respect of his highschool friends too. However earlier than he can stand up and really throw one down, he'll need to reexamine all the things he is aware of about himself, his friendships and his household.