University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs Education ETDs Spring 5-16-2020 The Role of Mentorship in Achieving NBA Success: Narratives Told by Nine Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees Mark J. Lasota University of New Mexico - Main Campus Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/educ_hess_etds Part of the Health and Physical Education Commons Recommended Citation Lasota, Mark J.. "The Role of Mentorship in Achieving NBA Success: Narratives Told by Nine Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees." (2020). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/educ_hess_etds/ 117 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Education ETDs at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. Mark Lasota Candidate Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences Department This dissertation is approved, and it is acceptable in quality and form for publication: Approved by the Dissertation Committee: Todd Seidler, Ph.D., Chairperson David Scott, Ph.D. Wade Gilbert, Ph.D. Douglas Thomas, Ph.D. Arlie Woodrum, Ph.D. i THE ROLE OF MENTORSHIP IN ACHIEVING NBA SUCCESS: NARRATIVES TOLD BY NINE NAISMITH MEMORIAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES by MARK J. LASOTA B.S., Exercise Science and Wellness, Ball State University, 2002 M.A., Kinesiology-Sport Psychology, California State University, Fresno, 2010 M.B.A., International Business, New Mexico Highlands University, 2020 DISSERTATION Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Physical Education, Sports and Exercise Science The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico May, 2020 ii © Copyright by Mark J.