Five Things You Didn't Know About Leyton Hammonds

There's more to Oklahoma State forward Leyton Hammonds than just basketball. Check out these five things you probably didn't know about the North Richland Hills, Texas, native.

Most embarassing on-court moment:
"Back in one of my YMCA days, I was playing basketball and didn't tie my shorts correctly. In the middle of the game, I went up for a rebound, and my shorts and underwear came straight down, so I was bare-naked out there. I had to just pull them back up really fast, so it was all right."

Pre-game superstitions:
"I listen to the same song before every game. It's a song from a movie called Sister Act 2. 'Oh Happy Day', every time right before we go into the meeting room with coach Ford, I listen to it."

Favorite hometown grub:
"That's easy – Wingstop. Lemon pepper. You can never go wrong with Lemon Pepper wings. I'm not getting anything different. I get the 10-piece lemon pepper wing special every time."

Behind the jersey number:
"My favorite player of all-time is Michael Jordan, but when I was growing up I would watch LeBron James. I remember always saying 'I want to be LeBron. I want to be LeBron.' I used to wear a headband and find any high-top shoes like his."

Post-graduation dreams:
"My dream job is to play in the NBA or anywhere professionally. If that doesn't work out I'm earning a degree in business management, so I would love to own my own company. I feel like I'm good with managing people because I'm a people person. I've learned a lot in class and it has prepared me to do that."

Who's the messy roommate:
"Jeffrey Carroll is my roommate, but I'd have to say we're both the messy ones. I definitely am, and I know he is, so we always have to pick up after each other. I feel like they put us together because we're both messy, so we're messy together."

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