Player Spotlight
Name: Brady Kageyama
Grade:12
Hometown: Bellevue, Washington
Interviewed By: Arvin Amini
-When did you start playing basketball? I’ve been playing club basketball since 3rd grade, and I’ve played recreationaly at the Boys and Girls club and with my friends a little bit before that.
-Who is your favorite basketball player of all time? It would be Steve Nash because I like his underdog story, and even though he’s not that athletic, he uses his skill really well and was very successful.
-What is your favorite basketball memory? Probably playing in a tournament in Hawaii with Local Hoops (AAU). We ended up winning the tournament in Oahu, and it was a great experience.
-If you had to play one album forever, which one would it be and why? It would be The Melodic Blue by Baby Keem because there’s a lot of diversity within the album between both hype and chill songs.
-When you are on vacation, what types of photos do you like to take? Most of the time it would be landscape photography, where I would take large scale nature photos. If I have a good camera, I would also take some close-up shots of surrounding nature.
-What is your favorite place that you’ve been to in the world? It would be Japan. I’ve been to Japan twice, and I’m going there again over spring break. The culture and food are very different from here, so it’s fun to explore when I’m there.
-If you could eliminate one food so nobody could ever eat it again, what would you destroy? It would definitely be animal liver.
-How does it feel to be playing with your brother on the court in high school basketball? I really enjoy playing with Bryce because it really inspires me to be a role model for him and to help him practice while teaching him through the experiences that I’ve gone through. At the end of the day, I’m teaching him how to be better as a person and player.
-Have you ever done any extreme sports like skydiving or bungee-jumping? I have not actually, but I would like to go Scuba Diving sometime in the future.
-What are your thoughts to Argentina winning the world cup this year? Honestly, I don’t really know a lot about soccer, but from what I’ve been hearing, this win cements Messi as the greatest soccer player of all time.
-Who do you think is a better ball-handler: Kyrie Irving or Allen Iverson? I’d probably say Kyrie Irving. Obviously, Allen Iverson was a great ball handler, but overall Kyrie has the ball more on the string.
-Would you rather be an Olympic gold medalist or a Nobel Peace-Prize winner? Nobel Peace- Prizewinner because it’s impact on the world is bigger than winning the Olympic gold medal.
