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Jersey Number 2
Ema Grubanov
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Zrenjanin, Serbia
- High School:
- Zrenjanin Gymnasium
- Major:
- Psychology
PRIOR TO RUTGERS
PERSONAL
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
One word to describe your Coach: wise
The person I most admire is and why: my parents
If I wasn’t playing volleyball, I’d be: handball player
Favorite professional athlete: Novak Djokovic
Favorite professional sports team: Red Star - Belgrade
One word to describe myself on the court: dedicated
One word to describe myself off the court: sociable
I started playing my sport because…: because of friends in the area.
I chose Rutgers because…: I consider this a good step forward in life.
Favorite cereal: quinoa
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: The Notebook
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Cate Blanchett
Favorite musician/group: The Weekend
The first song I knew all the words to is: Ed Sheeran - Shape of you
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: dance and imitation
Famous people I have met include: Jovana Brakocevic, volleyball player
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: listening to music
Favorite all-time gift received: a necklace from parents
Pets I had growing up were: a dog Max, two cats Kemis and Zorica and a rabbit Njusi
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: medieval knight
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Japan
The website I visit most often is: Instagram
The quote that most resonates with me is: Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.
If my life was a book, the title would be: through thorns to the stars
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: red
My spirit animal is: a tiger
One thing on my bucket list is: to travel the world
Phone app you cannot live without: Whats App
- Member of Serbian Cadet National Team
- Three-time state junior vice-champion
- Two-time junior and cadet regional champion
- Voted the MVP at regional junior Championship
- Played with OK Bagljaš 023, OK Belgrad, Spartak Subotica and ŽOK Klek
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Slobodan and Sladjana
- Has one sister, Tea
- Majoring in pyschology
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
One word to describe your Coach: wise
The person I most admire is and why: my parents
If I wasn’t playing volleyball, I’d be: handball player
Favorite professional athlete: Novak Djokovic
Favorite professional sports team: Red Star - Belgrade
One word to describe myself on the court: dedicated
One word to describe myself off the court: sociable
I started playing my sport because…: because of friends in the area.
I chose Rutgers because…: I consider this a good step forward in life.
Favorite cereal: quinoa
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: The Notebook
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Cate Blanchett
Favorite musician/group: The Weekend
The first song I knew all the words to is: Ed Sheeran - Shape of you
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: dance and imitation
Famous people I have met include: Jovana Brakocevic, volleyball player
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: listening to music
Favorite all-time gift received: a necklace from parents
Pets I had growing up were: a dog Max, two cats Kemis and Zorica and a rabbit Njusi
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: medieval knight
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Japan
The website I visit most often is: Instagram
The quote that most resonates with me is: Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.
If my life was a book, the title would be: through thorns to the stars
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: red
My spirit animal is: a tiger
One thing on my bucket list is: to travel the world
Phone app you cannot live without: Whats App
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