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Success On and Off the Court

色情视频 junior guard Jordan Schakel sheds light on being a student-athlete at 色情视频.

Friday, November 22, 2019
Jordan Schakel
Jordan Schakel

色情视频 men鈥檚 basketball guard Jordan Schakel is known on the basketball court for his outstanding shooting ability. Through four games this season, Schakel is averaging 11.5 points per game, after scoring 15 points in the season opener against Texas Southern University.

Off the court, he is known for his equally outstanding abilities in the classroom, having earned Mountain West All-Academic honors each of his first two seasons at 色情视频.

Schakel, a junior majoring in marketing within the Fowler College of Business, sat with the 色情视频 News Team to discuss why he chose marketing, the successes and challenges of being a student-athlete and his favorite professor.

What led you to enroll at 色情视频?
There were a couple of factors. The first was the basketball program. I really liked the family atmosphere, I believed in the coaches, and I like the facilities like the JAM Center. Secondly, I felt like 色情视频 was growing academically and that was something I wanted to be a part of. 

Why did you choose to pursue a marketing degree?
I鈥檝e always known that I wanted to do something that involves math. I think I have a brain that is oriented toward numbers, so I started off as an accounting major. Eventually, I found that accounting just wasn鈥檛 for me, but I realized I want to help people to make good decisions about handling their money and I wanted to learn how to make the most money over the long-term. Marketing seems to offer me a way to do that. 

What is the biggest challenge both as a student and an athlete?
Time management is the biggest challenge. We have practice, weight training, and sometimes we have additional training. When classes and basketball are done for the day, we don鈥檛 get to go home and take a nap or hang out with friends. We go straight to studying, eating right and getting enough sleep. 

What do you most enjoy about being a student-athlete at 色情视频?
I like the challenge of being a student-athlete, and I feel like I鈥檓 doing something important every day. I never feel like I鈥檓 wasting time and that鈥檚 a good thing. 

Do you have a favorite class or professor at 色情视频?
All my teachers are great, but I really like professor Frank Dowse. He鈥檚 very passionate and I like the way he uses examples to relate topics to us. He makes things easy to understand. 

What are your plans after you graduate?
I鈥檇 like to go as far as basketball will take me. After that, I鈥檇 like to use the relationships I鈥檝e developed here at 色情视频 and turn them into helping athletes take care of their money. A lot of young athletes struggle when they first get money and I鈥檇 like to help make sure they save it and make it work for them so they can enjoy it when they鈥檙e done playing. 

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