Student Success Statement

“I trust that my hard work will pay off.”
Tyler Haws

Brigham Young University
Basketball Player-Mormon Church Missionary

Tyler Haws did the right thing by going to the missionary. He set this goal when he was in elementary and you should always achieve your goals by doing nothing but following them. God will give him a reward in the future and the reward will be something he deserves. If you work hard like Tyler you will achieve your goals. He did the right chose and he defiantly chose the right.

History of Basketball

1. Who invented basketball? James Naismith
2. Where? While working at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts.
3. When? 1891
4. How? Took a soccer ball and a peach basket into the gym and invented basketball.
5. Why? They needed a sport to play indoors for the winter because it was too cold to play baseball or football outside.
6. What were the circumstances at the beginning? It was always a good game.
7. What was it like at the start? Basketball was actually the same as it is now.
8. What types of shots were taken?  Every time a point was scored, the game was halted so the janitor could bring out a ladder and retrieve the ball.
9. How is basketball different today than when it first started? Major difference from modern day basketball is that there was no dribbling allowed, only passing and the person with the ball had to stay in place

Student Success Statement

“I wasn't trying to leave a legacy. I was trying to do what was right.”

Dean Smith

Reflection: Dean Smith always tried to motivate his team to do better and choose the right. He left a legacy because everybody respected him, they respected his coaching skills and how he was always honest.