Former Warrior Andre Iguodala went to college to be a math teacher, not a NBA player

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Former Golden State Warrior Andre Iguodala has won multiple NBA championships and an NBA Finals MVP, but when he was in college, he said, he thought his career was head in a much different direction.

In an interview with Fast Company, Iguodala said he went to the University of Arizona expecting to become a math teacher after his college basketball career ended.

"I come from a small town [Springfield, Illinois], and no one knew who I was. I thought I would go to college and become a math teacher," Iguodala admitted.

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"I remember joking around in practice and my coach was like, 'You know there are NBA scouts here,' and I said, 'What does that have to do with me?' He said, 'Well, who do you think they're here to see?'"

Imagine that – Mr. or Professor Iguodala in a classroom instead of one of the premiere swingmen in the league over the course of his career.

He also revealed he's a "big fan" of actress Yara Shahidi, the lead character of the Freeform show "Grown-ish," who got her big break on ABC's "Black-ish." Iguodala said that he binges both shows and "Billions."

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And when he's trying to get hyped up, Iguodala listens to the classic Kendrick Lamar anthem "Alright" off of the 2015 album "To Pimp a Butterfly."

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"It's from one of my favorite albums of all time," he said. "If I could write a song, I hope it would come out like that."

Drew Costley is an SFGATE editorial assistant. Email: drew.costley@sfgate.com | Twitter: @drewcostley