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Gianna Angiolet, a kinesiology freshman from Austin, is a guard for the UTRGV Women’s Basketball Team. Angiolet has scored 21 points and made 2 steals in the last two games.
PHOTO COURTESY UTRGV ATHLETICS
Q: What is a fun fact about yourself?
A: “I have a twin brother.”
Q: Who or what got you started in basketball?
A: “I think just playing sports with my brother. I just did what he did when I was younger.”
Q: Who has been your biggest inspiration or role model?
A: “Both of my parents. They are just, like, super disciplined, good people. So, I take after them.”
Q: Who is your favorite basketball player?
A: “Probably Caitlin Clark.”
Q: What kind of music do you listen to?
A: “I like R&B and country. … I just like the genre.”
Q: What shows or movies do you like to watch?
A: “I like to watch documentaries sometimes … entertaining TV shows, like stupid rom-coms or something. I like the one with Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney. That one was funny.”
Q: Do you have any hobbies?
A: “I like to play the guitar. I self-taught myself over the summer before I came here because I just had a lot of free time.”
Q: What is your biggest motivation?
A: “It was a dream of mine to play basketball, so just kinda, like, self-motivated.”
Q: What do you like most about UTRGV?
A: “I think the people I found here. My teammates are awesome; they are like my best friends.”
Q: What are your biggest goals?
A: “I think just to get a good degree here and accomplish as much as I can individually and with my basketball team.”
–Compiled by Daniela Chapa-Reyes
