Is it difficult to obtain a nursing degree while playing varsity basketball for four years?

It is extremely difficult. Often times, nursing school has hours that will conflict with sports. I do not just mean required hours of studying and such but a lot of times, classes will go from 8am-4pm four days a week with odd hours for clinicals in many cases, including some clinicals from 7am-3pm or so. That is definitely a question for a nursing program representative at the school you have make the verbal/written commitment to. Please please ask them. Nursing school is not the same as many other majors where you take classes 3 days per week where you have, on Monday Wednesday and Friday you have classes at 9-9:50, 11-11:50, 3-3:50 and Tuesday Thursday have a class from 11-12:30. It is much more like a job where you are in classes 8 hours a day for 4 days a week. If there is someone with a different experience than I, please listen to their point of view as well. Good luck and congratulations on your athletic accomplishments!