I was really deliberate in trying to figure out exactly where I was going to make my shots and then practice it over and over again and that really helped me out. I had to ask myself what am I going to get during the game? How do I feel like I need to work on this action so that when I get into the game and I have an opportunity to shoot, I feel like I’ve shot it hundreds and thousands of times. It’s more about the quality of the shots for me. It’s not necessarily the quantity of the shots. That’s something that I’ve always tried to do. But I think for me, it was the consistent effort every day, working on things that I felt like I needed to get better at, and doing it at a game pace. Everyone puts in a lot of time when you’re becoming a great basketball player. What kind of work did you put in physically and mentally to develop into being college basketball’s best player that year, the year you won the ESPY for Collegiate Male Athlete of the Year?įredette: A lot of work. You went from playing 611 total minutes your freshman season to over 1300 minutes of playtime by your senior season. They were really good but it just felt like BYU was the right situation and timing for me. I loved Sienna and their coach Fran McCaffery. I knew that they were going to be a good fit. ![]() They had a great basketball program and I loved their coach, Dave Rose, who was just a great human being and was really changing that program around. But also, my sister went to BYU so I was a little familiar with it. What led you to BYU and why did you decide to go there?įredette: First of all, I’m a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints so that definitely played a part into it. ![]() I didn’t realize it was going to be able to happen until later on.įast forward to your college days, you had offers from BYU, Sienna, and a few other smaller schools. When I was probably in second or third grade, I was one of those kids who from a young age, wanted to be a professional basketball player. I started playing probably around five years old, and then just kept growing into it and I’ve loved the sport ever since. When my brother was out there shooting baskets, I was out there dribbling on the side and working on my game as much as I could when I was that age. I was always watching them play sports and I just wanted to be out there with them playing constantly. My brother is seven years older than me and my sister is nine years older than me.
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