Get to Know: Austin senior basketball player Bret Lukes

Published 9:09 pm Monday, December 16, 2013

Austin senior guard Bret Lukes. -- Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

Austin senior guard Bret Lukes. — Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com

Q: How did you originally get into your sport?

A: Watching my sisters play basketball and also going to their AYB/AAU tournaments and YMCA basketball.

Q: What’s your favorite sports memory?

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A: Going to the state championship game for basketball.

Q: What have you learned from sports?

A: How to be a leader, be competitive and meet new people.

Q: What is the hardest part about your sport?

A: Playing games on back to back days, and playing in tough opponents’ gyms.

Q: Who is your biggest sports role model and why?

A: Derrick Rose and Adrian Peterson, because they both came back to play after injuries and showed leadership.

Q: What is your favorite movie or TV show?

A: Spongebob Squarepants.

Q: What is your favorite subject in school?

A: Math.

Q: What is your dream job?

A: Be a farmer.

Q: What is your favorite food?

A: Spaghetti O’s with Bacon Bits.