Throughout the month of March, Tyler Newbold, a senior men's basketball player for Utah State will write a weekly blog on her teams' progress and what it's like to be a student-athlete in-season. Check back each Monday to read a new entry.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Hi, my name is Tyler Newbold. I am a senior on the Utah State basketball
team. I play shooting guard and small forward for the Aggies. I will graduate
this spring with a degree in Public Relations.
I chose to play basketball at Utah State because of the great tradition;
great coaches and the best home court advantage in the country in the Dee Glen
Smith Spectrum. I grew up loving the
game of basketball. My father was a high
school coach when I was born. The first
event my mom took me too as a infant was to see my dad coaching his high school
team. I grew up dreaming of the time I could play in high school. As I grew older, I dreamed of playing college
basketball and playing in the NCAA Tournament.
I have been lucky enough to live that dream while playing for USU.
This season has been a successful one for us. We are currently 28-3 and just came off a
very successful road trip. We defeated
Louisiana Tech and New Mexico State on the trip. We have clinched our fourth straight regular
season WAC Championship and we are so excited to head to Las Vegas as the #1
seed in the WAC tournament. We are
ecstatic for the opportunity to go to Vegas and compete with the rest of the
conference for the coveted automatic berth into the tournament. Every team will bring their best shot!!
This season we have an experienced team with 6 seniors who
have a lot of experience. We have shown
our maturity during the season. We have
won many games down the stretch and the experience we have has helped us with
these games. We have had many fun and
interesting games this season. Tai
Wesley breaking a backboard during half-time and a big second half comeback
against St. Mary's on the road have happened during the last month. We are excited for March Madness and hope we
can do some damage in the WAC Tournament and in the NCAA tournament.
Tyler Newbold