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When I put on the jersey, I know it's time to flip the switch and compete,

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whether it's a game jersey or a practice jersey. I know I need to bring my A-game.

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When I put on that Western Oregon jersey, it gives me a sense of

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toughness, and I know that I have to live up to a certain standard of greatness.

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I'm always pumped and ready for game days. Anytime I get to put on that

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jersey, it's an incredible feeling.

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I came to Western to win the national champion in basketball, but also the

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reputation of the education program here is top-class. I want to be a part of that.

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I enjoy the activities and barbecues that Western provides for us.

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I also enjoy the student engagement with our program.

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I made the decision to come to Western Oregon primarily on

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basketball, but when I got here, I saw that the campus was really beautiful,

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and I also had the opportunity to meet a lot of people in the faculty, and they

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just made me feel really comfortable. It's just a really nice hometown

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feeling; a nice warm feeling that you enjoy while you're walking down the street.

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I came to WOU because of the hometown feeling. It was a small

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campus and I'm from a small town. It was just a really good fit for me.

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What I enjoy about Western is the classroom atmosphere; the size of the

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classroom, and just the students in general.

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I really enjoy our coaching staff. They know how to communicate with us

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on a personal and professional level. They really instill a

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work ethic into us. What I like best about Coach Shaw is his overall coaching

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style and his personality. He's just a really relaxed guy.

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He's very hands-on on basketball skills and getting us ready to be

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successful in the workplace and graduating. Everyone on the team likes him.

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He's very open and he has a standard that we have to live up to.

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What I enjoy about the coaching staff is that they're open. They're relatively

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young coaches and they know where we're coming from.

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Continuing with the dribble working against Beverly, goes up with the left hand and gets it to go!

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Blocked away, loose ball picked up by JJ,

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kicks to Faruq-Bay, three ball on the way, good!

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If I had to pick one word to represent our Western Oregon basketball program,

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it would be 'intense. 'Greatness. 'Amazing.

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Garrison left hand layout, that's good!

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I would recommend Western Oregon University to other students.

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I think it's a really great overall academic place to be.

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The class sizes are very small; it's beneficial to those who really want to learn

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instead of being one out of fifty.

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I've recommended Western Oregon to

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other students wanting to come here. It's a very small campus,

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but I'm from a small town so it makes the best fit for me.

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I would definitely recommend Western to other students, because

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it's a fun and safe place to be. The small-town aspect is very important.

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It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you get

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for four more years of your life, and it's just an incredible thing.

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