Dec. 14, 2000

Questions by Marenna Nyffeler
Answers by Constance Jinks

IN A BLINK, C. JINKS JUKE, JIVE, SCORE AND DRIVE

NAME: Constance Jinks
AGE: 19
HOMETOWN: Chicago, Illinois
HOROSCOPE SIGN: Virgo
BASKETBALL HERO: Michael Jordan
WHEN DID YOU START PLAYING BASKETBALL?: I was in the 4th grade.
WHY OR WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO PLAY?: Watching my oldest brother play when I was younger.
PREGAME RITUAL: Listen to music.
MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: The day I scored 52 points in one game. It was an AAU game back in Chicago.
WORST BASKETBALL MOMENT: When my high school team lost this game we were supposed to win. It was the first time I cried, as far as basketball goes.
WHY UNLV: I felt like Coach Miller made UNLV feel like my home away from home.
BEST THING ABOUT UNLV: My teammates and coaches.
WORST THING: Living in the dorms.

CONSTANCE'S FAVORITE...

• COLOR: Red
• MOVIE: Forest Gump
• CD: Dave Hollistar
• SONG: Anything by Jay Z
• HOBBY: Writing
• PLACE TO GO: New York to visit, but home to Chicago.
• RESTAURANT: Giorrdiano in Chicago
• FOOD: Shrimp
• SHOES: Timberland Boots
• BRAND OF CLOTHES: Ecko
• HOLIDAY: Family holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas
• JOKE: Anything I say about Erin Johansson, #24 from Enumclaw.

LAST MOVIE YOU SAW: Big Mamma's House
WHAT CD YOU ARE LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?: Jay Z (She always has headphones on).
OTHER SPORTS YOU PLAYED IN HIGH SCHOOL: Softball, soccer, volleyball, and I also ran track. ( I guess I should of asked what sports didn't you play).
WHERE YOU CAN BE FOUND?: In the gym, at a game, or in my dorm room.
HOW DID YOU GET THE NAME CONSTANCE?: My mom got it off a soap opera.
NICKNAMES: Jinx, Dirty, Black. Do you want more (she laughs)? I can go on.
UNLV TEAM NICKNAME: Phat
PLACE YOU WANT TO VISIT: Sydney, Australia
ULTIMATE GOAL IN LIFE: Live past 21.
DREAM JOB: Computer programmer
IF YOU COULD BE ANYONE WHO WOULD IT BE?: Jerry, from the cartoon Tom and Jerry.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO BRAID YOUR HAIR?: It takes me about 45 minutes.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BRAID?: Spiral, or whichever way my hair goes that day.
WHO TAUGHT YOU HOW TO BRAID?: My mom.
WHO ELSE'S HAIR DO YOU BRAID?: Nate Turner's.
IF YOU WERE STRANDED ON A DESERTED ISLAND AND COULD TAKE ONE ITEM, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?: A boat, for obvious reasons.
WHY DO YOU ALWAYS WEAR BLACK SOCKS?: I always have. I broke my ankle in white socks and somehow I seemed to always get hurt when I had white socks on, so I stopped wearing them.
HOW MANY PAIRS OF SHOES ARE IN YOUR CLOSET RIGHT NOW?: Only 15 pairs in Vegas, but I have probably almost 100 back in Chicago.
WHAT IS SOMETHING HARDLY ANYONE WOULD KNOW ABOUT YOU?: I play the piano.
WHAT YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW?: That even though it might look like I am frowning, it doesn't mean that I am mad or sad.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED BY?: That I am a nice person, and that I love the world.
TEAM NOTES ON JINKS: How to spot her: Turn ON the lights, she disappears in the dark. Okay, more seriously, she is always wearing black socks, a Nike headband (GAMES), most likely sporting Nike or MJ gear and new shoes. She always has headphones on, and she can be seen riding her bike in the locker room.
MOST LIKELY TO BE SEEN ON THE COURT: Drivin' past her opponent.
OTHER HIDDEN TALENTS: Her famous faces, like her FAT FACE! She can make the funniest faces.
MOST NOTABLE QUOTE: "YA KNOW"

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Marenna