Throughout the fall semester, daemenwildcats.com will feature a Student-Athlete Spotlight series to introduce you to current student-athletes from the college's 17 varsity athletic teams. Today's featured student-athlete is graduate student Sean Fasoyiro of the men's basketball team.

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QUICK BIO
Sean Fasoyiro is a 6-foot-3 guard who is entering his first season with the Daemen men's basketball team. Fasoyiro is a graduate transfer who appeared in 81 games over three seasons for Franklin Pierce University (N.H.), a member of NCAA Division II and the Northeast-10 Conference. Twice named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court for academic achievement, Fasoyiro enjoyed his most productive season last winter when he averaged 7.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game while helping the FPU Ravens to a 16-12 record. 

A native of Houston, Texas, Fasoyiro attended high school in Canada, graduating from Ontario's Mayfield Secondary School in 2016. While there, he competed in both football and basketball, and received awards for Most Dedicated and MVP. 

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QUESTION & ANSWER
Q: What is the earliest memory you have playing your sport?
A: When I was in the fourth grade and my best friend just moved away, I remember I had nothing to do at recess so I decided to pick up a basketball and try it out. I fell in love with the game ever since then.

Q: What person or persons has made the biggest impact on your life and how?
A: I would say my high school coaches, Jermaine Holness and Joram Campbell. They've both taught me so many lessons over the years, not only with basketball but with life as well. I wouldn't be where I am today without them.
 
Q: At what moment did you know you were choosing to attend Daemen?
A: It was after one of the many phone calls and text messages that I got from Coach MacDonald while being quarantined in Houston last spring that I knew I wanted to attend Daemen.

Q: Who is the teammate you are closest with? What activities do you enjoy doing together?
A: Being new to Daemen, I've gotten close with Patrick Higgins, Joey Atkins and Ryan Salzberg. We usually like to hangout, go out to eat and workout.

Q: Who was your childhood idol and why?
A: Growing up, my idol was Kobe Bryant. He was such an amazing basketball player and seeing how relentlessly hard he worked really made me want to do the same.

Q: What is the best advice you ever received and from who?
A: The best advice I've ever received would probably be from my parents. They always tell me, " God would never put you in a situation that you can't handle. God has a plan for everyone, you just have to have trust and have faith that it'll all workout in the end."

Q: What professional sports teams or athletes do you root for?
A: I root for the Houston Rockets and Houston Texans. I'm also a fan of Lebron James and Lamar Jackson.
 
Q: What has been your favorite academic course at Daemen so far, and why?
A: So far my favorite course has been marketing and e-commerce. I've always liked marketing and I have a great professor for the course too.

Q: Do you have any pets?
A: No, I don't, but I want a dog soon. 

Q: Where did you take your most memorable vacation? Where is a vacation destination that you haven't visited, but definitely plan to in the future?
A: My most memorable vacation would probably have to be going to Disney World with my family. And I've never been to the Bahamas or Cancun. I definitely plan to visit those places in the future.

Q: What is your favorite thing about your sport? What is your least favorite thing about your sport? Why?
A: My favorite thing about basketball is how the game can take you to places you never thought you'd ever see. Growing up, I never thought that I'd be playing basketball in Canada someday, like I did for high school. I also love the brotherhood that it creates. I don't have a least favorite thing about basketball, I love everything about it.

Q: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
A: In 10 years, I see myself finishing up my professional basketball career and going into coaching. 

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