38 | LEHIGH ALUMNI BULLETIN | FROM THE NEST Iʼm the only one out of my friend group that ended up playing a Division I sport in college. Two others went to play Division III sports and then the rest chose other paths. It would be revamping the Somerville YMCA, giving kids recreational help and allowing every kid in the city to have a chance to work a summer job. Just different things so kids aren’t resorting to [life on the] streets. What’s your dream job? I want to end up working in an NBA front office. Basketball is a passion of mine, so I definitely want to be one of those people in the room with the phone being like, ‘We should draft this dude.’ I grew up watching the Celtics, waiting for their picks. And one of my assistant coaches in high school, his brother works for the Clippers, so I’d always see him on TV in the draft room. Basketball takes up a lot of your time, and also minoring in three different things as well. But are you involved in any other groups or activities at Lehigh? I was part of the first-ever LEAD (Leadership, Empowerment, Athletics, and Distinction) scholars cohort that was founded by Cathy Engelbert ’86 ’23P, the WNBA Commissioner. It’s a program that was created last year, and it was headed by Cait Gillard and Julie Ammary ’07. You go deep in-depth on how to lead and how to understand your teammates and how to communicate better in pressure situations. How can you manage yourself in order to serve your teammates? And then this year, I’m taking one with Jordan Wood ’22, who was an all-time great wrestler at Lehigh. It’s called vocal leaders. That’s basically about how you’re able to speak up. What’s positive A senior guard, Tyler Whitney-Sidney led Lehigh and finished fifth in the Patriot League with 15.2 points per game last season en route to earning First Team All-Patriot League honors. He scored his 1,000th career point against Colgate in March and helped Lehigh reach the Patriot League Championship for the first time since 2017. Major: Political science with minors in Africana studies, philosophy and sociology In your athletics bio it says you’d take care of your mom and start a business with $1 billion. What business? Something to do with urban development and trying to fix up the inner city. Iʼm from Somerville, Massachusetts. After 1,000 Points, All Eyes Are on March Tyler Whitney-Sidney ’25 checked off a number of goals, but an NCAA Tournament appearance still remains on his wish list. STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILE SYRIA FLUCAS ’25 “I’M VERY CONFIDENT WE CAN WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR. I THINK WE HAVE THE MAKEUP, WE HAVE WHAT IT TAKES.” —Tyler Whitney-Sidney ’25
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