Now, is BYU the very bets academically? No, but it's very good. Is BYU the very best basketball program? No, but it's very good, and it's plenty good enough to launch an NBA career. Is BYU the very best social environment? For many of us, that answer is Yes. Really, it's not hard at all to understand why a top athlete might consider BYU. There's no other place like it, so if you want what BYU has to offer, there's no other choice to make. We've landed a lot of very good athletes precisely because of BYU's unique attributes.