Meet the Mystics - Jaydan Smith
Meet Jaydan Smith, a fifth-year member of the men's basketball team.
Name: Jaydan Smith
Year of Eligibility: 5th
Home Town: Beechville, NS
Major: General Studies
How long have you been playing basketball?
Since I was 3 years old.
Did you play any other sports growing up?
Baseball
What is the most memorable moment in your career so far?
Winning the ACAA championship last season.
Why did you come to the Mount?
An opportunity to finish out my playing years.
What do you like to do for fun?
Hang out with friends.
What is the biggest risk you have taken so far in your athletic career?
Moving away from home for my first few years of university.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
An NBA player.
What’s your favourite quote?
Channel your energy -Wade Smith
If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Pesto pasta and chicken.
What’s a surprising thing on your bucket list?
Sky diving.
What are your future career goals, either in coaching or beyond?
Giving back to African Nova Scotian youth in my community.
What’s one piece of advice you’d give to aspiring athletes in your sport?
Your story is your own, don’t try to be like others.
How do you balance school with sport?
Using my off days in an effective manner.
If you could have dinner with any three people, dead or alive, who would they be?
Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and Allen Iverson
What’s your dream vacation destination? Or if you could travel for free anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Spain.
What’s one item you could never live without?
Music.
If you could only watch one movie for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Coach Carter.
Favourite food? Pizza.
Favourite movie? I Robot.
Favourite professional athlete? Steph Curry.
Cats or dogs? Dogs.
Early bird of night owl? Night owl