Army West Point Athletics
Getting to Know: Peter Basnight
July 27, 2015 | Men's Rugby
Each weekday throughout the summer a new cadet-athlete will be featured in Getting to Know, a Q&A series where Army West Point fans can read about their favorite players.
NAME: Peter Basnight
HOMETOWN: Fairfax Station, VA
MAJOR: Law
DESCRIBE YOUR HEAD COACH: Patient
WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL AND WHY: My father: Â a hard-working, loving, honorable man.
GREATEST ATHLETE ON EARTH TODAY IS: Â Kevin Durant
FAVORITE ARMY WEST POINT TEAM OTHER THAN YOUR OWN: Rabble Rousers
FAVORITE VENUE TO PLAY IN:Â Anderson Rugby Complex
OPPONENT MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING:Â Navy
WHAT TEAM NOT ON YOUR SCHEDULE WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: Stanford (away)
HOW ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR SUMMER: Air Assault Commander, CTLT in Richardson Alaska, and Hawaii with the family.Â
ON MY TEAM, I AM THE BEST… Rugger from the suburbs of DC (I am also the only one)
FAVORITE MEAL:Â Chipotle
IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU GO: Â Italy
FAVORITE WARMUP SONG: Strung Up in Lights
BIGGEST NIGHTMARE: Running Ladders
FAVORITE PART OF WEST POINT:Â The friends
DESCRIBE ARMY WEST POINT RUGBY: A Brotherhood
FAVORITE TV SHOW GROWING UP: The Office
MOST MEMORABLE ATHLETIC MOMENT: Beating Navy 2015
HOW ARE YOU IMPROVING YOUR GAME IN THE OFFSEASON: Lifting and Agility
WHAT PLAYER WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE NEXT SEASON: Kevin Root
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WHO IS THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM: Cameron Hargis
WHO IS THE MOST ENTERTAINING PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM: John Lake
WHICH TEAMMATE IS MOST LIKLEY TO BECOME A GENERAL: Donald Goff
ADVICE FOR INCOMING PLEBE TEAMMATES: Keep your head up, work hard, and know that we have your back
FAVORITE PERSON TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER:Â Philip Basnight
NAME: Peter Basnight
HOMETOWN: Fairfax Station, VA
MAJOR: Law
DESCRIBE YOUR HEAD COACH: Patient
WHO IS YOUR ROLE MODEL AND WHY: My father: Â a hard-working, loving, honorable man.
GREATEST ATHLETE ON EARTH TODAY IS: Â Kevin Durant
FAVORITE ARMY WEST POINT TEAM OTHER THAN YOUR OWN: Rabble Rousers
FAVORITE VENUE TO PLAY IN:Â Anderson Rugby Complex
OPPONENT MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING:Â Navy
WHAT TEAM NOT ON YOUR SCHEDULE WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY AND WHY: Stanford (away)
HOW ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR SUMMER: Air Assault Commander, CTLT in Richardson Alaska, and Hawaii with the family.Â
ON MY TEAM, I AM THE BEST… Rugger from the suburbs of DC (I am also the only one)
FAVORITE MEAL:Â Chipotle
IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU GO: Â Italy
FAVORITE WARMUP SONG: Strung Up in Lights
BIGGEST NIGHTMARE: Running Ladders
FAVORITE PART OF WEST POINT:Â The friends
DESCRIBE ARMY WEST POINT RUGBY: A Brotherhood
FAVORITE TV SHOW GROWING UP: The Office
MOST MEMORABLE ATHLETIC MOMENT: Beating Navy 2015
HOW ARE YOU IMPROVING YOUR GAME IN THE OFFSEASON: Lifting and Agility
WHAT PLAYER WILL SURPRISE PEOPLE NEXT SEASON: Kevin Root
Â
WHO IS THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM: Cameron Hargis
WHO IS THE MOST ENTERTAINING PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM: John Lake
WHICH TEAMMATE IS MOST LIKLEY TO BECOME A GENERAL: Donald Goff
ADVICE FOR INCOMING PLEBE TEAMMATES: Keep your head up, work hard, and know that we have your back
FAVORITE PERSON TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER:Â Philip Basnight
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