What's Varsity all about and what are you looking forward to?

Ignas: Varsity is about bringing our sports clubs, students and University community together and uniting them for a single goal! It's a really fun tournament and great to get together with students at Coventry Uni too. Our basketball teams are opening the weekend-long tournament and everyone can come and watch.

Izaskun: I've been told that varsity is such a big and fun event but I don't know what to expect as we didn't have Varsity during my first year of university. I have the feeling that is going to be great and that it is in our hands to resume the tradition and give Varsity a great comeback.

How long have you represented Warwick basketball?

Izaskun: Since last year (my first year of university). I was elected captain last year but due to covid, there was not much going on.

Ignas: I have represented Warwick basketball since last academic year (my first year at the university). Last year we did not have a regular season because of Covid-19 pandemic and this year I serve as the captain of the team.

What's the team training schedule like and what's your advice for anyone wanting to get into basketball?

Ignas: We have practices on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays.

Izaskun: I'd say don't be scared of coming to tryouts! I remember being terrified to come to tryouts during my first year of university and then I found myself running them during my second year. Definitely give it a chance!

When did you start playing basketball?

Izaskun: I started playing when I was around 10 back in Spain.

Ignas: I started playing basketball at the age of 7.

What are your goals for Varsity and how will you lead your teams?

Ignas: Our team’s goal is to win the game and make the match as exciting to watch as possible! Talking about my personal goals, I just want to help my team any way I can.

Izaskun: As captain I try to keep order but make sure everyone is having a good time, and in the team I try to get everyone as involved as possible, especially new recruits. At the end of the day, we're a team and we want continuity so I try to make our new recruits feel like they can count on our senior players.

What's in your travel mug, tea or coffee?

Ignas: Coffee, 100%.

Izaskun: I'm trying to switch to tea lately.

What do you do to relax?

Izaskun: I normally hang out with friends or maybe read.

Ignas: I usually hang out with my friends or watch movies.

Where's your favourite place on campus?

Izaskun: I like the sports hub, very fun memories there.

Ignas: Kitchen in the WBS undergraduate learning grid (one of a few places on campus that has a microwave). Or the Interchange as I have spent quite a lot of time there waiting for the bus to Leamington!

What's your favourite meal to cook?

Izaskun: Tortilla de patata (you can get it at Tesco but as a Spanish person, that's a 2/10 for me)

Ignas: Chicken biryani (shoutout to my roommate Farham for putting me on it)

House plants or pets?

Ignas: House plants as they are lower maintenance.

Izaskun: Plants, preferably plastic plants so they don't die!