Determined. Relentless. Stubborn.
That’s how Seneca basketball phenom Brittany Snow’s parents describe their daughter.
Snow recently surpassed both girls’ and boys’ all-time scoring record in varsity basketball with 1,083 points.
The 18-year-old said she was present when Chelsea Grover scored 1,079 and when Rich McNamara set the previous record with 1,081 points.
The 6-foot tall senior scored 86 points as a freshman, 344 as a sophomore, and 449 as a junior. She has been on the varsity team since her freshman year.
“My family always pushed me to do my best,” Snow said, noting her parents are always 100 percent behind her.
Her grandparents also attend all of her games.
“It’s really nice because you always know you have your own little cheering section at the games,” Snow said, adding it’s good to have people you know in the stands because they can console her if she makes mistakes.
She said she probably won’t play professional basketball after college. Snow got a full scholarship to Stony Brook University on Long Island, and plans to study biology there.
She is interested in medical school — and thinks she may someday be a doctor because science is her favorite subject.
“I like helping people,” Snow said, noting science and philanthropy are a “great fit.”
And what of her accomplishments?
“I never thought I could do that,” she said of reaching 1,000 points. “I never thought I’d actually pass the records.”
Snow laughed when she said she probably fell a lot as a child because she pushes herself too hard.
“I don’t give up,” she said. “I just keep going and even when things look too hard, I know somehow we’ll get them done.”
A member of the National Honor Society, Snow said she likes to learn things she can use.
And her advice is simple.
“It sounds corny, but it really comes down to hard work,” Snow said. “If you work hard enough you can do it, you just have to put in the hours and the effort.”
Donna Snow, Brittany’s mother, said her daughter always wanted to learn how to do things and then how to excel at them.
“She was pretty determined in whatever she wanted to do,” Donna said.
Brittany was in second-grade when she first started playing, but has had a ball in her hand since she was 6. She started playing AAU basketball in seventh-grade.
“It’s really her toughness and tenacity when she’s out on the court,” Donna said. “That’s really what sets her apart.”
She also said Brittany has a stubborn side.
“She’ll stand up for what she thinks is right,” Donna said.
She also said she is happy her daughter is attending Stony Brook.
“We could not be prouder,” Donna said. “We feel like we hit the lottery when she was offered a full scholarship.”
Rich Snow, Brittany’s father, said his daughter is relentless.
“She would put her mind to something — she could fail — but she didn’t quit,” he said. “She just won’t stop until she gets it right.”
