Shane Battier 7th Smartest Athlete- #1 Smartest Basketball Player

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/fee...news-names-the-20-smartest-athletes-in-sports

7. Shane Battier, F, Houston Rockets
• Age: 32
• On-court accomplishments: 2-time Naismith award winner (high school and college), 2001 No. 6 overall NBA draft pick, 2-time All-NBA defensive second team
• Alma mater, major, GPA: Duke, religion, 3.5
• Languages: “English and German.”
• Off-court/intellectual interests: “Finance, sabermetrics, golf.”
• If I weren’t a professional athlete, I’d ... “Be working with youth in some capacity. Similar to the mission of my foundation, I would want to encourage and inspire a new generation of potential leaders through higher education and effective leadership skills.”
• Nerdiest thing about me: “I have a subscription to Laptop magazine.”
• Smartest teammate I’ve had: “Brent Barry.”


Read more: http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/fee...-20-smartest-athletes-in-sports#ixzz18uYdJFla

 

Could have just wrote "Smartest Basketball Player," instead of "#1 Smartest Basketball Player" now that I think about it lol.

 

My bad, can't use search option. Lock it up lol.