Day 16: Challenges, Not Problems

Tarik Tekle 2018

Do you know what’s crazy? I’m in New York City! I know that might not be a big deal to a lot of people, but when I was 15 years old I told myself “the first time I go to New York, it will be for a job.” I’ve traveled quite a bit around the world since then to amazing …

Day 15: The New & Improved Sunday

Anika Singh 2018

I hate Sundays. When I was younger, Sundays signaled the end of fun, the end of the weekend. To me, the anticipation of the dreaded Monday is worse than actually having to get up and face the first day of the school week. As I grew older and as homework became a thing, (Let’s go back to the good old days …

Day 14: More Than I Could Have Ever Imagined

Avery Toliver 2018

“Wow, what a great opportunity!” These were the first words that popped into my head when I spoke with Bailey and Lorne and again after I learned I was accepted into the program. Those same words popped up two months later as I walked into my first MSBA event. Here I was in a new city, having arrived three days later than everybody else, …

Day 13: An Unlikely Sports Dream

Lindell Galvan 2018

Thank you MSBA … the National Basketball Association was all I imagined and more. On Friday, June 22, 2018, I had the wonderful opportunity to step foot into the office of a global sports organization known to all as the NBA. As soon as I received our MSBA schedule for the summer, I immediately grew an immense amount of excitement …

Day 12: How It Feels to Be a Draft Pick

Max Antonneau 2018

February 2, 2018 and June 21, 2018 are officially the only days I’ve ever felt like an NBA Draft pick. On February 2nd, I received a call from Lorne and Bailey who spoke the greatest single word I’ll ever hear them speak: “Welcome.” I was drafted by the Manhattan Sports Business Academy. I missed out on a green room invite, …