Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Part of a regular series.

Throughout the year, GNACsports.com uses this space to profile conference student-athletes who are members of their respective institutions' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). In addition to providing feedback on the student-athlete experience, conference and institutional SAAC members also offer input on the rules, regulations and policies that affect student-athletes' lives on NCAA member institution campuses. Click here for more information on the function of SAAC at the NCAA level.

Name: Jace Anderson
Sport: Basketball
School: Montana State Billings
Year: Junior
Major: Business Finance
Hometown: Whitewater, Mont.

Extracurricular activities: SAAC

Why did you choose to attend Montana State Billings? To pursue a business degree and play basketball.

What is your favorite class you have taken in college and why? Business Finance because I thought it was really interesting and I learned some useful things.

Who is your favorite professor you've had in college and what did you enjoy about learning from him or her? Sougata Das. I like his teaching style and he knows how to make a lecture class less boring.

Years involved in SAAC: Three. 

The reason I chose to get involved in SAAC: To get more involved on campus.

Most memorable SAAC activity: Playing dodgeball at the end of last year with the other SAAC members.

If I could change one NCAA rule, it would be: I would change the start date for basketball practice so we could start practice a little earlier than we do.

What is the most important thing you've learned from balancing the demands of athletics and academics?: Just how to manage my free time. I have to make sure and take advantage of my free time to get my homework because I know that I don't have very much free time.

What does it mean to be a Division II student-athlete?: To be a role model for the rest of campus.

Biggest obstacle overcame during collegiate career: Starting out as a walk-on and earning a scholarship.

Best advice I’d give to an incoming freshman: Take care of your school work from the beginning.

If I could spend the day with one person (past or present), who would it be (and why)? Steph Curry. It would be fun to hang out and get some basketball advice from him.

Favorite sports team: Minnesota Vikings

Favorite athlete: Lebron James

Most memorable sports-related moment: Playing in the state tournament my senior year of high school.

One thing that people don't know about me is: I graduated from a high school with theee kids.