Oregon Daily Emerald: What’s been the toughest transition for you in college?
Kamyron Brown: Probably the speed and the strength of the athletes. When I was in high school, I was always the fastest player, but not the strongest. When I went to college, they were a lot stronger and a lot faster.
ODE: What’s been the best part about being a freshman at Oregon?
KB: The seniors taking me under their wing and showing me what to do and not to do. Also, just having fun living out on your own for the first time.
ODE: Who’s been giving you the hardest time on the team – talking the most trash, pranks, etc?
KB: There haven’t been many pranks pulled on me but I’d say probably Malik Hairston, always joking around, or Joevan Catron. They tease me because I’m young. It’s alright though, because my turn will be up.
ODE: What basketball players do you emulate or aspire to play like?
KB: I always looked up to my cousin (former Arizona guard and current assistant coach) Miles Simon, to play like him and be like him. Recently, NBA-wise, I look up to Steve Nash or a Jason Kidd-type player.
ODE: What was your ‘welcome to college’ basketball moment?
KB: It was probably one of the first games at Mac Court that I played. Just to see the crowd and how fun it was to play.
ODE: Are you hoping to play in the new arena by the time you’re a senior or do you want to keep playing at Mac?
KB: When I was in high school, I always played in the old gym at Mater Dei. But my senior year, we got a new gym. So, I kind of feel the same way here at Oregon, it’s nice to have a new arena but it’s nothing like the old one.