Andre French

Hometown: Torrington, Conn.

Sport: Men's Basketball

Class: Junior

Position: Guard

Major: Sociology

Andre French is entering his second season as a member of the men's basketball program after suffering a season-ending injury before his sophomore season. In his debut campaign, French played in 26 games and averaged 5.7 points per game as a freshman. In the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship title game against Becker College, French was 6 of 6 from the floor including a staggering 5 for 5 from beyond the arc to net a game-high 18 points and earn the tournament's most valuable player award.

Why did you choose Elms College?

I chose Elms because it is a beautiful school and seemed like the perfect school to better myself.

The Division III Identity encompasses the following six words: Sportsmanship, Responsibility; Comprehensive Learning, Proportion, Passion, Citizenship…which of these words means the most to you and why?

Responsibility and passion because being responsible can carry you a very long way in all aspects of life not just athletics. Being passionate about what you do can make big dreams a reality.

Who is your favorite athlete(s)?

Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Kemba Walker

Who is your favorite music artist?

Kanye West and Jay Z

Complete the following sentence: If I won $1,000,000 I would...

...give back.

What is your favorite school subject?

Biology

If you had a quote to live by, what would it be?

"What you do, do well"

What is one thing people might not know about you?

I enjoy giving back to the community.