Nickname: Sammy
Favorite Dave Rose Quote: "Can you Photoshop his mouth shut?"
Something about me that few people know: I love fried chicken.
My favorite scripture: Matthew 16:24-25 (take up your cross and follow Christ).
If I could play another position, it would be: baseball.
How did I spend my offseason: Doing a finance internship in New York City.
How did I select my jersey number: When I was in ninth grade, my favorite football player was Barry Sanders, and the number stuck.
Favorite toy as a child: A basketball.
Before a basketball game I: Imagine the perfect game.
Favorite holiday: Thanksgiving because it's around my birthday, and I love the fall.
If I were hosting you on a recruiting visit to Provo, the most impressive thing I'd have to show you is: The ladies.
The first person I call after a game: My family.
My favorite class at BYU: Guitar.
What is my favorite hobby: ping-pong.
What is my most memorable athletic achievement or moment: Winning a high school state championship.
If I had to give up all my possessions except one, what would be the one thing I kept and why: My scriptures.
Sometime in my life I would like to: Go river-rafting.
One rule I'd change in college basketball: Less timeouts.
What is the best book I've ever read: The Giver by Lois Lowry.
My advice to youngsters: Listen to your parents.
My favorite arena to play in other than the Marriott Center: The Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
The best player I've ever faced is: Rashaun McCants (current Minnesota Timberwolves guard).
Who had the greatest influence on my basketball career: My Dad.
The most famous person I've ever met: Thomas S. Monson (First Counselor in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints).
If I could invite any people to dinner, who would it be: President Hinckley, President Bush and Barry Sanders.