Senior Tyler Gadd has developed into an outstanding student-athlete and leader. He is a captain of the varsity baseball team where he has played as both a junior and senior. All the while, Tyler’s signature attribute is his humility and easygoing personality.

Q & A

Q: What’s your favorite class?

A: I love PE.

Q: What do you do when you don’t play basketball in your free time?

A. I hang out with my friends and do pretty normal things.

Q: What can you do to get better at basketball?

A: I probably can, I’ve got to ask couch, but if you ask me I’ll say just run harder.

Q: What inspired you to play basketball/who inspired you to play basketball?

A: I always played it my siblings played it I just came along with it.

Q: When did you start playing basketball?

A: Since I was 5.

Q: What class gives you the most homework?

A: Algebra 2. I think it was my sophomore year. It was not fun. Good thing I do not have too many this year.

Q: Do you play any other sport besides basketball?

A: I play baseball as well.

Q: What’s your favorite basketball team?

A: I’ll go with the Warriors because I love watching Steph Curry.

Q: Will you play basketball past high school?

A: Nah why not I’m not as athletic as the basketball players in college.

Q: What do you prefer: basketball or baseball? 

A: I’ll say basketball right now just because I’m here, so basketball.

So, that’s Tyler for you. After this winter basketball season, he’ll head straight into the spring baseball season.

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Cristhian Mejia Aranda and Vidal Elotlan Rivera contributed to this article.