"Be open to meeting new people and don鈥檛 close off any doors."
That鈥檚 the advice Lydell Husbands-Browne is offering incoming Bachelor of Management (BMgmt) students in the Faculty of Management at 美女做爱.
In 2019, Lydell had his pick of Canadian universities as a much sought after basketball recruit. Certain he wanted to leave Halifax and his home province of Nova Scotia and venture further afield, he chose Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ont., to study political science with a minor in business.
One semester in, COVID-19 and homesickness hit, and he withdrew from Laurier and came home.
鈥淚 realized I was more interested in business than political science, and I also recognized that I didn鈥檛 want to be that far from family,鈥� he says. 鈥淪o, I pivoted and set off in a new direction.鈥�
Lydell applied to the BMgmt program and reached out to the Tiger鈥檚 men鈥檚 basketball coach, Rick Plato, who welcomed him with open arms.
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The acclaimed point guard says five years of schooling and high-performance sport taught him a lot about juggling priorities. Lydell adds that the BMgmt program also emphasizes group work and team building, helping him further refine these skills.
Lydell, who graduates today (June 4), has arrived at a new place of understanding about priorities. 鈥淚 was always told as a kid that the ball was going to stop bouncing one day, meaning that I would need to move on from basketball and figure out what was next in life.鈥�
In the end, what matters is the kind of person you are and the impact you鈥檝e made.
The 鈥榳hat鈥檚 next鈥� is the Corporate Residency MBA program at Dal, which begins four short days after his convocation in June. Even though Lydell will be playing one more season with the Dal Tigers, his focus and energy have shifted to his studies. He鈥檚 already chosen his major, finance, and is exploring a career in the financial side of sports management or in venture capital.
Lydell in varsity action on the court. (UCE photo)
Giving back to community
Making a positive impact on others is also of the utmost importance to the 23-year-old. Driven to give back, he has stayed closely connected to the communities that shaped him. He's served as the coach of the junior high basketball team at Halifax Grammar School, where he once attended, and represented varsity sports on Dal's Student Union Council. He's also volunteered with the 鈥淗ear Me Roar鈥� program, bringing basketball into elementary schools to teach skills and motivate young students.聽
This past spring, he took that commitment even further, travelling to the United States as an assistant coach for Nova Scotia鈥檚 top Grade 11 players, competing in three major tournaments.
鈥淕iving back to my community in these ways has done more for me than any individual athletic or classroom accomplishment,鈥� says Lydell, adding that he hopes others take the same lesson to heart.聽
鈥淚n 10 years, you won't remember what you got on that math exam or how many points you scored in that regular season game,鈥� he says. 鈥淚n the end, what matters is the kind of person you are and the impact you鈥檝e made.鈥�
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