This California-native basketball star is sure to warm you with his personality. He dominates the court as he royally shoots hoops. His signature Hawaiian shirt could be spotted on the commons as he confidently towers over the student body. Go ahead, read on and give it up for this campus cutie!
Name: Brendan Boken
Year: 2016
Major: Finance
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Height: 6’6
Relationship Status: Taken
HC: Name one difference about people from California vs. people from Scranton?
BB: People from Scranton are a lot more welcoming and open. People from California have their own groups. They only hang with a specific group of people and that’s it.
HC: Seriously, why Scranton?
BB: My uncle went here in the 80’s, so I had a family connection.
HC: What is the best part about being on the basketball team?
BB: I say the camaraderie with all the guys, all the friendships make it so fun and worthwhile.
HC: Who do you admire most?
BB: My parents, they have done so much for me. They try to steer me in the right direction. I respect them for how hard they work as parents and for setting an example for my siblings.
HC: The ultimate university of Scranton question: down, up or across?
BB: Up
HC: So what’s your favorite food from upstairs?
BB: Spaghetti with meatballs
HC: What is your pet peeve?
BB: When people are disrespectful to people they don’t even know.
HC: What is the best part about being in a relationship?
BB: It is someone you just get to hang out with all the time and that person makes you laugh. It’s always exciting to have fun with that one person that brings out the best in me.
HC: Do you have any advice for students that live far away from Scranton like you?
BB: I call my family everyday, that’s something I do that helps me stay away from being homesick. Spend lots of time with you friends; they are basically your biggest support system here at school.
HC: Celebrity crush?
BB: Mila Kunis
HC:What is your favorite show to Netflix binge on?
BB:Prison Break
HC: Where do you picture yourself in the next 10 years?
BB: Hopefully with a job in the finance area, still friends with a lot people from Scranton, maybe still on the east coast, hopefully being successful.