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The Hoya

In the Spotlight: Nok Duany

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Age: 20

Sport: Basketball

Position: Forward

Height: 6-0

Hometown: Bloomington, Ind.

High School: Bloomington H.S.

School/Year: MSB ’03

Major: Marketing and Management

High School Highlights: Played with her sister, Nyagon, when she was a freshman and her sister was a senior … Two-year captain … All-League … All-County … All-State … Team MVP.

Georgetown Highlights: Set career-high in points with 24 versus Rutgers … Starter … Beat rival George Washington at George Washington.

Siblings: I have three brothers (Duany, 25; Kueth, 21; Bil, 17) and one sister (Nyagon, 24).

Favorite sports besides basketball: Volleyball. I had to decide between basketball and volleyball for college and I chose basketball.

Favorite Athlete: Kueth, my brother, who plays for Syracuse.

Favorite Georgetown Professor: Professor Bonnah, my Arabic professor. He’s really personable. He not only talks to me about school, but asks me about basketball. He’s understanding, `cause I travel a lot. Arabic’s hard, and he teaches it well.

Three magazines on your coffee table: Essence, Cosmopolitan and Glamour

Favorite book: A dream book that interprets all your dreams. That’s my favorite right now.

Last movie you saw: Ali

Last thing you bought yourself: I buy so much! Probably this coat [a black winter jacket].

Have you ever had any major injuries? I missed all of last season with a torn ACL [anterior cruciate ligament].

Biggest sacrifice you’ve made for any team in your sporting career: Playing injured my senior year in high school. My knee was hurt and I could hardly even run.

Are you closer to your mother or your father? I’m close to both of them. They’ve been supporting me in everything I do. They haven’t pushed me, and have let me make my own decisions. They’re very encouraging.

Person who has influenced your career the most: My oldest brother, Duany. He’s always talked about the potential I have and he sees things. Every time I come home, he’ll help me with my game, sometimes two hours with my shot. He’s been a really great older brother.

First station you check when you turn on the television: Fox. I look for “Jenny Jones.” It’s my favorite show. I got to go to Jenny this summer with Suzy [Bendegue], Tia [Jackson] and my sister. We got pictures with Jenny.

Three people, dead or alive, with whom you want to have dinner, and what you would eat: Tia, Suzy and my sister, ’cause we had so much fun at “Jenny Jones.” We’d have Booey’s. That’s a joke, because we eat it all the time.

Last time you felt pain: When I walked up the Leavey [Center] stairs [about two minutes ago]. My knees.

Favorite quote: “It don’t work if it don’t hurt.” We say this during preseason when we run.

Best restaurant you’ve eaten at in D.C: Sequoia’s

Favorite place: My mom’s dinner table

Favorite dinner that your mother makes: This traditional African dish with sauce and meat and vegetables that goes over rice

Red or black on Valentine’s Day? Red.

Flowers are a better Valentine’s Day gift than chocolate: True

What would you rather watch:

Ice skating or ice dancing? Ice dancing

Speed skaing or hockey? Hockey

Moguls or snowboarding? Moguls

Luge or bobsled? Bobsled

Ski jump or downhill skiing? Ski jump

Where do you see yourself in ten years? Retired from basketball, working as a director of marketing for a sports club or fashion industry

What is under your bed right now? My suitcases, shoes and my laundry basket

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