Q&A with Jayla Thornton
1/20/2022 9:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
​​​​​​As the Syracuse Orange prepare to host #18 Georgia Tech in the Carrier Dome on Thursday, Jan. 20 (6 p.m., ACC Network), we continue our Q&A series to help you get to know your Orange! In this edition we talk with graduate student Jayla Thornton.
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- What is your dream job and how is your education at Syracuse helping you to work towards that?
My dream job is to be a sports analyst or reporter. Syracuse is definitely helping me work towards my dream job because I'm enrolled in the S.I. Newhouse School of Communications where I have learned so much and met so many great people in the sports field.Â
 - What is your best memory from basketball?
My sophomore year when I hit nine threes in a game.Â
 - If you could invite any famous person to dinner who would it be and why?
Candace Parker because she is a great role model for what I want to do on and off the court.Â
 - What is your pregame routine? Any superstitions?
I take a good shower, listen to music and call my parents. - If you won the lottery, what would be the first purchase you would make and why?
IÂ would buy my parents a house.Â
 - Which emoji best describes you? 😎
- If there was a movie made about your life, who would play you?
Zendaya - What is one food you hate that most people love?
Strawberries - Where is your favorite place on campus?
Newhouse - What or who inspired you to play basketball? And why?My family because sports have always been part of our lives.Â
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