Through games of Jan. 18, Illinois Wesleyan senior John Koschnitzky is tied for 25th all-time at the school in 3-pointers made and ranks 46th in rebounds.
He has career highs of 21 points (vs. Carthage in 2011 and North Central in 2011) and 12 rebounds (vs. Central in 2010 NCAA tournament game). John was recently chosen to the all-tournament team at Staten Island 2011 Tournament of Heroes Dec. 29-30.
A history and education major at Illinois Wesleyan, he is the son of John Koschnitzky and Lori Krell.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: Illinois Wesleyan has a great balance between school and athletics. Also, my family is able to see all of our games.
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Any kind of U.S. History course.
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Balancing your time between homework, practice, and maintaining social life.
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? I failed my first test ever at IWU. It’s a sore subject but I bounced back.
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Heights. I enjoy roller coasters though. Not sure how that works.
Worst habit: Losing my keys or my wallet. I need to work on that.
Most expensive traffic ticket: $125 for speeding. Long story…
Language I’d like to learn: I would like to be able to speak Spanish better than I can now.
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: I think I could go a week but that would be pushing it.
Your usual response to “What’s going on?”: Not too much. How about you? (I will usually keep it pretty simple)
Favorite sports figure: Stephen Rudnicki (He has a sweet tattoo for those of you who didn’t know).
My greatest moment in sports was: Making it to the Division III "Elite Eight" my sophomore year at IWU.
The best player I ever faced was: Julian Wright. I had to guard him as a freshman in high school in front of NBA scouts. It didn’t work out too well for me.
Worst dresser on my team: Definitely Eliud Gonzalez, no doubt about it.
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Chipotle Mayo that I bought a while ago and have not used much.
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: My Aunt Beth. She passed away when I was younger.
Favorite food: It’s a tie between Chinese food or pasta.
Vegetable I won’t eat: There isn’t a vegetable that I don’t really like.
Pepsi or Coke?: Pepsi for sure.
Favorite TV show: “Dexter”, “Modern Family” or “Swamp People.”
Favorite musical group: I don’t really have a favorite. I’ll listen to anything.
Favorite movie: “Bad Boys II”
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Ryan Reynolds
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Ben Franklin. He was a great American.
My dream job would be: I’m sure the NBA would be pretty sweet, but I would love to be a high school or college coach at some point after I graduate.
Place I’d most like to live: Somewhere warm like Florida or South Carolina.
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: I would love to travel to Scotland and another would be to face my fear of the “Giant drop” at six flags.
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: Probably my Larry Bird autographed Sports Illustrated cover.
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Playing football in the parking lot during recess.
