898 Jonathan Tavernari – BYU and Professional Basketball Player
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Show Notes
Jonathan Tavernari is from São Paulo, Brazil. His mom is a legendary coach in Brazil & taught him to play basketball. JT grew up Catholic, but converted to the Church at 18. He was a McDonald’s All-American Honorable Mention at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas. Played 4 years at BYU & graduated as the winningest player & all time leader in 3pt shots made. He’s the 1st player in program history to play in 4 consecutive NCAA tournaments & to finish all 4 seasons ranked in the Top 25. Jonathan was awarded the Mountain West Freshman of The Year in 2007 & ESPN 6th Man of The Year in 2010, his senior year. After graduating from The Marriott School of Business, he played professionally for 10 years in Europe & also represented Brazil in World Championships, Olympic Games and International competition. He married his college sweetheart, Kiri Anne, in 2009 in the Salt Lake Temple and they have 2 sons, Xander 12 and Zion 4.
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