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Rosenkranz, Travis

Travis Rosenkranz

  • Award
    Featured Titan
  • Week Of
    2/4/2011
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • Bio
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Senior point guard Travis Rosenkranz (Macon, Ill., Meridian HS) is, as of Feb. 4, tied for fifth with 377 career assists and is 21st all-time at the school with 78 3-point field goals in his 98 game career.
A biology/pre-med major at Illinois Wesleyan, he is the son of Roger and Pam Rosenkranz and is one of triplets - sister Trisha and brother Trent.


Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: The reputation of the biology program, my teammates, and the coaches.

IWU class you’re most qualified to teach:
Achieving Wellness (Health 300)

Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? I would rather not say…..

I’m deathly afraid of ... : Falling from a really high object (bridge, building, plane, etc.)

Worst habit: Leaving things in my fridge too long

Most expensive traffic ticket: $75 speeding ticket

Language I’d like to learn: Spanish

Your usual response to “What’s going on?”: Not much…you?

Favorite sports figures: Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Doug Sexauer

My greatest moment in sports was: Reaching the final eight [in 2010 NCAA Division III tournament]

The best player I ever faced was: Derrick Rose

Worst dresser on my team: "The Big Cat" (Duncan Lawson)

Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Old bread

Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Chris Stamas aka John Stamos

Favorite food: Buffalo chicken sandwich

Vegetable I won’t eat: Spinach

Pepsi or Coke?: Coke

Favorite TV show: "Boardwalk Empire"

Favorite musical group: Goo Goo Dolls

Favorite movie: It would have to be a tie between "Dumb and Dumber" and "Happy Gilmore"

If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Owen Wilson

The person in history I would most like to meet is: Al Capone (pictured at left)

My dream job would be: Team physician in the National Basketball Association

Place I’d most like to live: Macon, Illinois

My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My iPod or an autographed Ozzie Smith statue

What I miss most about being in the third grade:
Recess and milk time



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