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Q&A with TYREL REED
The Wave talked with Tyrel Reed after practice last week. Here's what he had to say about life on and off the court.
By Clark Goble
cgoble@kansan.com
The Wave spoke with junior guard Tyrel Reed on Thursday afternoon. Here's what he had to say about golf, his exercise science degree and woodworking.
CG: I saw your nickname in the media guide was T-Squeeze. Where does that come from?
TR: Really nothing, I didn't have a nickname when I got here my freshman year, so Darrell Arthur gave me the nickname.
CG: I also saw you had a hole-in-one this summer. What club did you hit?
TR: 171 yards, seven iron. Little downhill, out in Colorado.
CG: Right in? Two hops?
CG: What was the bigger thrill: the hole-in-one or winning at Kansas State?
TR: It took one bounce and rolled in.
TR:Winning at K-State.I'd rather have basketball thrills because I can have golf thrills the rest of my life.
CG: Are you finishing up your degree this year?
TR:I'm finishing up my classes this year.I'll be done with classes.I just have to do an internship and then basically graduate and have a semester where I just play basketball.
CG: Are you looking forward to that?
TR: For sure, for sure. Just relax and focus on basketball and enjoy being in college.
CG: Is it pretty tough balancing practice and school?
TR: My major's pretty demanding. I'm taking an exercise biochemistry class and just some crazy ones that I never thought I'd be taken in my life. I just try to get through them as best as I can and focus on basketball as well.
CG: What's your favorite three-point shot to take?
TR: I like the corner threes. Anytime with the buzzer is always good. Used to love the top of the key but since I got to college, the corner's kind of been my spot.
CG: Do you have a favorite shot from your career?
TR: Not really. I've made a few big ones; nothing that big. I enjoy the buzzer or just a crucial time in the game.
CG: I saw you put woodworking as one of your hobbies on your media page. What kind of things do you make?
TR: In high school, I carved a Jayhawk with my hands. I've made a bunch of coffee tables. I made a bar for my house, made an entertainment center in my house.
CG: Do you like having your sister (Lacie Reed, a basketball manager) with the program?
TR: She's right there. She's all right. I love having my sister here. It's really been a blessing. A lot of college kids don't get to see their siblings that much and I get to see her every day. It hasn't been awkward or anything. The guys have been great about it.
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE WAVE MARCH 3,2010
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