Name: Vinson Walker
School: Northmont
Grade: Senior
Age: 17
Sport: Basketball
Claim to fame/honors: Second-year varsity small forward averages 13 points and nine rebounds for Thunderbolts
Bet you didn’t know … I wasn’t born in Ohio; I was born in Virginia
Words you live by: Always work hard
Toughest opponent: Trotwood-Madison
Biggest influence: My mom
Game-day rituals: Listen to music and eat Sourpatch Kids Watermelon
What’s on your bedroom walls? Picture of a basketball hoop
When I’m bored I like to … play video games
Favorite movie: Fridays
Person who would play you in a movie: Chris Tucker
Favorite TV show: How to Get Away With Murder
Favorite musical artist: J. Cole
I can’t live without: My phone
I can live without: My TV
Event you’d like to attend: Game 7 of NBA Finals
Favorite book: Watches Go to Birmingham
Favorite home-cooked meal: Pork chops
Favorite restaurant: Longhorn Steakhouse
Favorite smell: Polo Red cologne
Favorite cereal: Apple Jacks
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Nike
Vegetable you won’t eat: Broccoli
I’d love to trade places for a day with … LeBron James
Whose mind would you like to read? Russell Westbrook
Place where you’d love to travel? Brazil
Talent you’d like to have? Singing
Favorite school subject: Social studies
Favorite athlete: LeBron James
Favorite team: Cleveland Cavaliers
Favorite Olympic sport: Basketball
Something in the world I’d like to change: Violence between people
Favorite sports moment: Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals when Ray Allen hit the three
Favorite junk food: Honeybuns
Best thing about basketball: The relationships and the teamwork
In 10 years, I hope to be … playing basketball on the professional level overseas
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