What's Up with the Wildcats Daniel Higgins
Full Name: Daniel Joseph Higgins
Sport: Basketball
Birthday: November 29, 1990
Hometown: Wakefield, MA
High School: Austin Prep
Year: Junior
Major: American Studies What made you choose American Studies? Well, I want to be a firefighter when I grow up.. When you grow up? You're not grown up yet? Not completely. I want to focus on that once I graduate. It's basically a liberal arts major. At the end of the degree, I can get paid a little more.
Nickname: Higgy, Higgs
What do you like most about Wheelock? I like my team and basically my friends. I really didn't think that I was going to meet that many people that I was going to be close with, but I consider them all my brothers. I like the people here.
Where is your favorite place on campus? The caf. I like to eat. The gym. What do you like to eat the most at the cafeteria? I usually go for the stir fry.
What is your favorite sports team? Probably the Boston Celtics. Do you get the chance to go to a lot of games? Yeah, I'm kind of disappointed about the lockout. I usually go to two or three a year.
Who is your favorite athlete? Kevin Durant.
What is something that most people don’t know about you? I like the movie Twilight. What about the movie Twilight does it for you? The suspense. I just want to keep seeing the sequels. So are you excited for the next one? Yeah.
Where is your favorite vacation spot? I haven't been to Las Vegas, but I'm going for spring break, so hopefully that will be my new place, but as of right now, it's Aruba. What happens if the basketball team makes the NCAA Tournament? Are you going to cancel the trip? Going to have to.
What accomplishment are you most proud of in your sport? My senior year of high school I got elected to be part of the all-academic team. They choose 10 basketball players in Massachusetts and I got picked to do that. It's an all-scholastic team.
What is your favorite holiday? Christmas. Why Christmas? It brings my family together, especially being at school now and being away from my two sisters and my Mom and Dad.
Bacon bits or croutons? Wow! I know, it's a tough one. If it was regular bacon, it would be bacon, but I have to go with croutons. Why do they get the edge? Probably because they taste better in a salad to me.
Would you rather live in a log cabin or downtown? Probably downtown. Why is that? I just love the city. Just the city in general or Boston? Boston. Where's your favorite place in Boston? Probably Fenway Park. Just the atmosphere even when I walk by it. I could go down there right now. The atmosphere is awesome.
What does community service mean to you? It's the time where you can help out and reach out to people in need. Just do something for the community without being asked for it. Is there a favorite community service project that you've done in the past? Last year, the men's basketball team went to this place on the other side of Boston and we basically served food to a bunch of veterans. It's just so sad seeing those people and how mentally damaged they are. It's good to reach out to them and help them out.
Do you have any pets? I have two dogs, Gracie and Tucker. They're brother and sister. What kinds of dogs are they? It's unknown. How did you get them? My parents got them in Salem, Mass. as soon as I left for school. My dog before that died right before I graduated and they were upset about that. I ended up going to school right after that, so they obviously missed me because I was their youngest child. They needed something at home, so they ended up getting a girl. They didn't tell me, but I came home that weekend and there was a boy there too.
What is your favorite movie or movies? My favorite movie has to be the Patriot or American History X. Why those movies? The Patriot just because I'm not really into history. I'm not good with remembering dates. That movie just caught me. Mel Gibson is really good in that movie. Even though it's three hours long, I just could not stop watching it. It's one of those movies that just keeps you going.
What is your favorite artist or band? My favorite artist is probably Big Sean. He's a rapper. He's a unique rapper because he doesn't usually swear a lot. He's just one of those guys that tell life stories, not about getting cars and girls and money. He's just a rapper who pretty much preaches. He just talks about his life and what happened. Kind of like Common then? Yes.
Favorite pre-game song to get pumped up? Either Welcome to the Space Jam or Welcome to the Jungle. So, you're very welcoming with your pre-game songs? Exactly.
Pepsi or Coke? Coke, because it's been around my house. Both of my parents are Coke people. I just got so used to it that I never drink Pepsi.
Favorite Cereal? It's a type of Cheerios, that had pre-made strawberries in it, but they don't make it anymore. I can't find it anywhere. I'm not a big cereal guy, but that cereal, I used to have it all the time. I just thought it was so delicious.
What is your favorite city or town? Definitely Boston. I live close to here, one of my sisters went to school here. I played in a lot of basketball tournaments in Boston when I was younger. I've had a lot of field trips here. I just know so much about it.
What is your favorite ice cream? Mint chocolate chip. Do you have a favorite place that you get it from? Richardson's Ice Cream in Middleton.
How many foreign countries have you been to? Three, no four, five. What are they? Mexico, the Bahamas, Aruba, Canada and Bermuda.
If it could rain something other than rain, what would it rain? Pillows. I like to sleep. That makes sense.
Who is your favorite Sesame Street character? Big Bird. Big Bird, why? He's always so happy. He's always in a good mood.
Hats or no hats? No hats. Why? I grew up in a house, where you never wear a hat in the home. I used to love hats when I was little. When I played baseball, I always wore my baseball cap to school. Ever since high school, I've not worn a hat since, except for a winter hat.
Morning or night? Definitely night. Morning just takes me a while to wake up. Night's always a good place to have fun.
Peanut Butter: Crunchy or creamy? Creamy. I don't like things crunchy. When I was younger, I inhaled too many crumbs at once. I was breathing, while I was eating and I almost choked on one. So ever since then, I like to eat soft things.
Favorite Season? Definitely Summer. You get a lot of sun. You can work outside, you can go for runs, the beach, play basketball outside. I like to work. I clean windows. Kyle Pierce and I cleaned windows for his Dad this past summer.
Who's your favorite Family Guy character? Probably Chris.
