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Getting to Know: Brianna Johnson
July 08, 2014 | Women's Basketball
July 8, 2014
Each weekday this summer a new cadet-athlete will be featured in Getting to Know, a Q&A series where Army fans can read about their favorite players. Today's cadet is junior women's basketball player Brianna Johnson.
NAME: Brianna Johnson
HOMETOWN: Fontana, Calif.
MAJOR: Life Sciences
DESCRIBE COACH MAGARITY: Very demanding but very caring.
FAVORITE ATHLETE: Kobe Bryant
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: LA Lakers
BEST PART OF ARMY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Having such close relationships with my teammates.
FAVORITE ARENA TO PLAY IN: Christl is probably my favorite, but playing at Ohio State was a really cool experience!
OPPONENT MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING: NAVY!!
HOW ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR SUMMER: CLDT (field training) and Leadership for basic training.
TO RELAX, I: Go to the beach and lay out.
FAVORITE MEAL: Steak fajitas (made by my mom)
FAVORITE VACATION SPOT: The Oregon Coast
MY IPOD HAS: Every genre of music you could possibly think of.
FAVORITE PART OF ARMY GAMEDAY: Celebrating a win with my team. It gets crazy in the locker room.
FAVORITE PART OF WEST POINT: My favorite part is most definitely playing on the basketball team.
DESCRIBE ARMY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Loud and crazy off the court but all about business on the court.
ARMYS OFFENSIVE MVP IN 2014 WILL BE: Kelsey Minato
ARMY'S DEFENSIVE MVP IN 2014 WILL BE: Hopefully myself.
WHAT PLAYER WILL SURPISE PEOPLE IN 2014-15: Shelby Lindsay
WHO IS STRONGEST PLAYER ON TEAM: Jordan Elliott
WHO IS FASTEST PLAYER ON TEAM: Dani Failor/ Shelby Lindsay
WHO IS FUNNIEST PLAYER ON TEAM: Jean Parker
WHICH PLAYER IS MOST LIKLEY TO BECOME A GENERAL: Olivia Schretzman
WHAT TEAM THAT IS NOT ON OUR SCHEDULE WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: Princeton because as a child I really wanted to go to that school so it would be cool to play them.
I FOLLOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ON TWITTER: 277
2014 Getting to Know Archive