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Tuesday, January 30
 
20 Questions: ShaRae Mansfield

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ESPN.com wants to give you a quick look inside the lives of the players we cover. Every Tuesday throughout the season, we'll feature a new student-athlete who has taken the time to answer our 20 Questions.

ShaRae Mansfield, Western Kentucky
ShaRae Mansfield
Mansfield
Vitals: 6-2 senior forward
2000-2001 stats: The preseason first-team All-America selection (Street & Smith's) is averaging 19.7 points and 9.7 rebounds in 19 games. She's shooting 47.4 percent from the field, 81.6 percent from the free-throw line.
Career stats: On track to become the second player in school history -- and the sixth in the Sun Belt Conference -- to record 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. Currently has 1,559 points, 887 rebounds (which ranks second in school history) in 115 career games. Has scored in double figures in 75 consecutive games. Last single-digit outing was Nov. 22, 1998. Has posted 37 career double-doubles, 31 in the past 51 games. Lady Toppers are 30-7 all-time when Mansfield notches a double-double, including a 7-2 record this year. A two-time All-Sun Belt pick.

20 QUESTIONS
1 If you could be a cartoon character or super hero, who would you be and why?
Wonder Woman -- because she can overcome any obstacle.
2 What was your parents' favorite saying?
"Treat others like you want to be treated."
3 Who's the best player you've ever faced?
Chamique Holdsclaw.
4 Who's the one player, man or woman, you'd want to take one-on-one?
Sheryl Swoopes -- because she's my favorite player.
5 What's your favorite movie?
Love and Basketball.
6 What's your favorite TV show?
Soul Food -- The Series.
7 What's the last CD you bought?
Carl Thomas.
8 How did you get started playing basketball?
I started playing basketball because I got tired of people stopping me and saying, "Hey, you're tall ... I know you play ball."
9 Why do you wear your jersey number?
I wear No. 45 because it's my lucky number.
10 What's your favorite pre-game meal?
Hot wings and fries.
11 What's your favorite junk food?
Lay's Classic potato chips with hot sauce on top.
12 If you could invite any three people (dead or alive) to dinner, who would they be?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Halle Berry and Harrison Ford.
13 If you were stuck on a deserted island, what's the only thing you'd take with you?
A basketball.
14 What is the one thing you can't get through the day without?
Breathing.
15 If a movie was made about you, which actress would you like to see cast to play you?
Vanessa Williams.
16 If you weren't a basketball player, what would you be?
I would pursue a singing career.
17 What's something we don't know about you?
I love to sing and write music. I've already performed the national anthem twice before Lady Topper games during my career.
18 If you changed your name, what would you change it to?
I don't want to change my name. It's pretty unique as it is.
19 When you think of St. Louis, what do you think of (other than the Final Four)?
The Gateway Arch.
20 What does ESPN stand for?
Expect ShaRae to Produce Nightly.





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