Boston U, Week Three: Tyler Morris - AmericaEast.com

Q:: Three things I can't live without...
A:: Family. God. Basketball. 

Q:: Why I chose Boston University...
A:: I Chose Boston University because they offered me a full athletic scholarship and the academics at BU is prestigious.

Q:: Favorite class and why...
A:: Business Law. I have never taken a law class and it is very interesting.

Q:: One thing I have learned at Boston U. that I will carry with me for the rest of my life is...
A:: How to make the most of whatever opportunities I have. Anything can be taken from you in a second. You have to take every moment and treat it as your last and that way you can always look back and say I was a stand up person.

Q:: Other than playing in the NBA, my dream job is...
A::  Being a sports agent for an NBA player. It would be good to continue my career in some sort of sporting activity.

Q:: Other than my parents, the person who has had the most influence on me is and why...
A:: My Grandfather has had the most influence on me. He is very old school and teaches discipline heavily. He is very loving and caring, but is hard when he needs to be and that’s why I love him.

Q:: The best thing about being a Boston University Terrier is...
A:: The best thing about being a terrier is getting the acknowledgement for being a student-athlete.  

Q:: Most memorable moment as an athlete...
A:: Winning the high school state title my senior year. It was probably the happiest time of my life.

Q:: What I did this week as a student...
A:: Had class Monday in business law and accounting. Learned some new material.

Q:: What I did this week as an athlete...
A:: We are leaving this week to play Maine on Wednesday. Then we are coming back and practicing later in the week to get ready for Hartford at home.

Q:: Based upon my experiences growing up, my advice for young kids about school and athletics is...
A:: Basically the only thing I would like to say to today’s youth is work as hard as you can at every aspect of life. School, Basketball, Family, Religion. Whatever the case may be just work as hard you can and you can never be faulted.

Q:: Why I am looking forward to the America East Men’s Basketball Championship at Agganis Arena in Boston on March 2-4...
A::Of course I’m looking forward to playing in front of our home fans. It will be a good time and I think we have a very good chance of winning the thing. It should be fun.