Question: What is the degree of the Brigham Young University basketballer alumnus whose notability was founded in 1946 as one of the league 's original eight teams ?

text: List of Brigham Young University alumni
Sports -- Basketball

This list of Brigham Young University alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Brigham Young University (BYU), a private, coeducational research university owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located in Provo, Utah, United States. It is the oldest existing institution within the LDS Church Educational System, is America's largest religious university, and has the second-largest private university enrollment in the United States. Approximately 98% of the 34,000 students at BYU are Mormon; two-thirds of its American students come from outside the state of Utah. In addition to its undergraduate program, BYU offers graduate degrees in 47 departments and includes two professional schools: the Marriott School of Management and the J. Reuben Clark Law School. BYU has approximately 370,000 living alumni. Over 26 BYU graduates have served in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, such as former Dean of the U.S. Senate Reed Smoot (class of 1876). Cabinet members of American presidents include former United States Secretary of Agriculture to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ezra Taft Benson '26 and Rex E. Lee '60, who was U.S. Solicitor General under President Ronald Reagan. Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts and 2008 and 2012 Republican presidential nominee, was valedictorian of his class in 1971. [citation needed]
 BYU alumni in academia include former Dean of the Harvard Business School Kim B. Clark, current Vice President of Yale, Scott Strobel '87, and Michael K. Young '73, President of Texas A&M University and former President of the University of Washington. The University also graduated Nobel Prize winner Paul D. Boyer, as well as Philo Farnsworth (inventor of the electronic television) and Harvey Fletcher (inventor of the hearing aid). Seven of BYU's twelve presidents were alumni of the University.
Name Class year ( s ) Degree ( s ) Notability
Danny Ainge 1981 B.A General Manager of NBA 's Boston Celtics ; former Head Coach for Phoenix Suns and shooting guard for four NBA teams ; winner of 1984 and 1986 NBA Finals ; John R. Wooden Award winner
Ambrosia Anderson 2006 B.S Forward for European Women league 's Siemens ( Greece ) ; former player for two WNBA teams
Rafael Araújo 2004 B.S Center for Clube de Regatas do Flamengo in Brazil ; former player on two NBA teams
Shawn Bradley 1993 B.A Former center for three NBA teams ; former player on Germany national basketball team
Krešimir Ćosić 1973 B.S Former center and Head Coach in European basketball leagues ; three-time Olympic medalist with Yugoslavia ( Gold in 1980 ) ; named one of the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors ; inductee to the Naismith Memorial , FIBA , and College Basketball Halls of Fame
Devin Durrant 1984 B.S All-American forward at BYU in 1984 , played professionally in the NBA and in Europe
Jimmer Fredette 2011 B.A 2011 national men 's basketball college player of the year , formerly with the Sacramento Kings , Chicago Bulls , New Orleans Pelicans , New York Knicks , and San Antonio Spurs ; CBA International MVP ( 2017 ) , currently with Shanghai Sharks
Bernie Fryer 1972 B.S VP and Director of Officials for the NBA ; former NBA referee for 28 seasons ; former player for one ABA and two NBA teams
Travis Hansen 2003 B.S Former player for NBA 's Atlanta Hawks and in Real Madrid of Europe
Greg Kite 1983 B.S Former center for six NBA teams , winner of 1984 and 1986 NBA Finals , current commissioner of the Florida Basketball Association
Dick Nemelka 1966 B.S Former ABA basketball player and All-American
Fred Roberts 1982 B.S Former power forward for six NBA teams
Michael Smith 1988 B.A All-American forward at BYU in 1988 , played professionally in the NBA and Europe , currently a television broadcaster for the Los Angeles Clippers
Erin Thorn 2003 B.S Former guard in the WNBA