Fresno State Athletics
Shooting Around With Sheedy
1/10/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 10, 2012
FRESNO, Calif. - Coming to a new country and adjusting to a new culture is hard enough. Add freshman year of college into the mix and you have total lifestyle change. However, freshman Alex Sheedy from Australia did not miss a beat!
Sheedy is the eighth Australian to play for Fresno State's women's basketball team and has earned a starting spot, starting every single game this season.
Sheedy was the first Bulldog to record a double-double this season. She had a career-high against Cal Poly, scoring 16 points and collecting 10 rebounds.
Sheedy sat down with gobulldogs.com before practice to share a little bit about her life.
GoBulldogs:What is it like having Christmas during the summer time?
Alex Sheedy: It's warm, and really weird to see Christmas decorations with snow and trees. Santa in Australia is in board shorts, flip-flops and sunglasses.
GB:How did you learn how to tie your shoes?
AS: I was a goodie-goodie when I was little and had to be perfect at everything, so my grandma showed me and after that I practiced for five hours a day until I got it right. I started with the bunny ears and then decided I wanted to be like a grown up so I started learning how to do it the other way.
GB:What was your favorite subject in elementary school?
AS: English, because I really like reading and writing. It came natural to me. I read a lot of the magic fly away train stuff.
GB:What is your favorite part about being from Australia?
AS: I like that I can say that I am from Australia because people give me stuff. When I came here in 2009 we were at a college game and I wanted to sit closer so I told the security guard I was from Australia and gave him a little stuffed koala bear and he let me sit court-side.
GB:What is your favorite thing about the United States?
AS: People are friendly, but I don't like the food here. It's cooked differently and seems really processed compared to home.
GB:Give me the names of three objects or things you dislike the most and why?
AS: Math, because I don't understand why I have to learn Algebra. I am never going to use it, but whatever. I really don't like pumpkin, they taste weird and smell weird. We don't really have Halloween in Australia so it's just different with all the pumpkins. I don't like music where people are screaming all the time and you can't understand what they are saying.
GB:What is your favorite part about the human face and why?
AS: They are all different and I like that faces make everyone unique.
GB:What makes you bored?
AS: Doing nothing and homework. Oh and people talking too much for too long, like speeches.
GB:What is your favorite four-legged creature and why?
AS: Tigers, I just think they look really cool.
GB:Do you like the hot or the cold better? Why?
AS: Hot! I really hate the cold and I don't like the rain. I think it's easier to get cool than to heat up.
GB:What do you think would be the hardest thing for you to give up on?
AS: Writing, because it has been something I have done since as long as I have played basketball. I really enjoy writing books and stories. I think about writing my own books someday.
GB:What was the worst punishment you had when you were a child?
AS: My parents wouldn't let me play basketball for two weeks!
GB:What is your favorite movie? How many times have you seen it?
AS: Avatar or any Disney movie. I don't even know how many times I've seen it, but I know it's a lot!
GB:Could you recite all the lyrics to your favorite song?
AS: Probably, I know if I heard it I would be able to. My favorite song is "Fader," by Temper Trap.
GB:What is your greatest achievement so far?
AS: Getting to college or playing for the U19 Gem Squad for two and a half years. We played against Japan, Taiwan and China. It was really cool.
GB:Have you decided on a new year's resolution?
AS: Yes, pass math! I am really bad at math and I just want to get it over with.
"We Are Your Team!" The Bulldogs return to the Save Mart Center for two games starting with Seattle University of Jan. 11 at NOON. All senior citizens 55 and older get FREE admission to the game. The `Dogs also open conference play against Nevada on Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. For more information about tickets call 278-DOGS.
