New Kids on the Block is a series featuring student-athletes that are new to UTRGV this year to allow everyone to get to know the next generation of Vaqueros. Look out for features every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
 
Name: Brianna I. Sanchez
Sport: Women's Basketball 
 
1. Where are you from?
I am from Edinburg, Texas.
 
2. What was it like growing up there?
Growing up in Edinburg was fun because all my family is here.
 
3. What is your favorite childhood memory?
My favorite childhood memory is when it rained so much that my brother and I went to my grandma's house to play in the mud with the rest of my family.
 
4. What's was your go-to food as a kid? Is it the same now?
My go-to food used to be yogurt, but now it's wings.
 
5. What's your favorite color?
My favorite color is lavender.
 
6. What's your favorite book?
My favorite book is Freak Almighty.
 
7. What was your favorite TV show as a kid? What about now?
My favorite show as a kid was Maya and Miguel, but now it's Golden Girls.
 
8. What's your favorite movie?
My favorite movie is Fast and the Furious.
 
9. What's your favorite song?
My favorite song is Ballin by Logic.
 
10. Who is your favorite musical artist/group?
My favorite musical artist is Beyoncé.
 
11. Who is your favorite celebrity (non-sports)?
My favorite celebrity is Matthew McConaughey.
 
12. If you could have dinner with three people from history, living or dead, who would you choose and why?
Martin Luther King, Princess Diana and Robin Willams because they each stood out from the crowd.
 
13. Other than the sport in which you compete, what is your favorite sport?
My other favorite sport is Track & Field, specifically the shot put and discus.
 
14. What are your favorite professional sports teams?
My favorite sports teams are the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas Cowboys.
 
15. How did you become a fan of those teams?
I became a fan of Stephen Curry and Jason Witten first, then I became a fan of the teams.
 
16. Who are your favorite professional athletes and why?
Serena Willams and Michael Jordan are my top two favorite athletes because they are some of the athletes who push their limits to be the best.
 
17. If you weren't competing in your sport, what would you be doing?
If I wasn't competing, I'd be traveling all across the world.
 
18. Why did you choose your sport?
I chose my sport because I wanted to try something new.
 
19. What is the biggest challenge of being a student-athlete?
The biggest challenge of being a student-athlete is managing my time and not seeing my family enough during the school year.
 
20. When you have free time, what do you like to do?
During my free time I like to watch movies and sleep.
 
21. What brought you to UTRGV?
What brought me to UTRGV was that it is very close to home, so I'd get to see my family a bit more.
 
22. What are your major/minor/planned areas of study?
I plan to major in kinesiology.
 
23. What do you want to do after you graduate?
I would like to travel for a year and then settle down with my job.
 
24. What's your dream job?
My dream job is to become a physical therpaist.

25. Who is the biggest inspiration in your life and why?
My biggest inspiration is my mom and dad because they always work hard to get things done.
 
26. What is something most people don't know about you?
Most people don't know that I love to draw and read books.
 
27. Is there anything else you want everyone to know about you?
I love dogs, especially pit bulls.

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