Spotlight on Krystal Ellis
12/14/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 14, 2006
AL McGUIRE CENTER - This week's player spotlight is on sophomore guard Krystal Ellis. A BIG EAST All-Rookie Team selection for the 2005-06 season, Ellis has picked up right where she left off last season. Ellis leads the team with 16.4 points per game and 3.5 assists per game. She has already tallied two games of 20 or more points including a season high 26 points at Rice. She added a career best six steals against the Owls. Ellis was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll for the week of Dec. 4, and was named to the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team.
Where is your hometown? Racine, Wisconsin
What is your major? Communications
Best thing about playing at Marquette? The family atmosphere
Who is the funniest person on the team? Jasmine McCullough
Do you have any pre-game superstitions? Sleeping because I always need sleep to be ready for the game.
What is the first thing you do when you wake up? Lay there and procrastinate getting up.
What is your favorite food? French Fries
What is your favorite movie? A Bronx Tail
What is your favorite color? Red
What is your favorite tv show? Degrassi Next Generation
What is your favorite book? Flyy Girl
If you could drive any car, what would it be? Lamborghini
Favorite spot on campus? My bedroom
You have a dinner reservation for four, who would you pick as your three guests? Kanye West, my mom and Tracy McGrady
What is your favorite thing to do outside of basketball? Hang out with family, friends and teammates.
If you could play another sport, what would it be and why? Volleyball because I played it in high school and that was my second best sport.
Who do you look up to and why? My mom, because she is an independent woman who loves her kids and would do anything for us.
What is your dream job? Anything that makes me rich
Do you have any hidden talents? I can sleep through anything.
What's one thing about you that most people do not know? I am shy.
Who is your Favorite Pro Sports team? Houston Rockets
Who is your Favorite athlete of all time? Michael Jordan
What is your favorite drill in practice? Fast break drills
Which road-trip are you looking forward to this year? Cleveland, for the NCAA Tournament
When did you start playing basketball? When I was four.
What are your goals for the season? To help in anyway possible, win a national championship and mature as a player.
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Somewhere that is always hot!
How did you choose your jersey number? Just picked it and stuck with it through high school.
What's your favorite class at Marquette or favorite Professor? Sheena Carey
What's the one thing you can't leave home without? A hug and kiss from my mom and brother
What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
How would your teammates describe you? Jasmine said I was funny and thoughtful.
What's your favorite song(s)? "Computer Love"
Where is the best place you have ever visited? Virgin Islands
Best thing someone has ever said you
Bill Cords said to me, "You've matured so much in a year-and-a-half and the best thing is you define you and you don't let others define you anymore."
