Nate Sestina will turn only 26 next May. Even though he’s far from his retirement days, he’s got an undergraduate degree in geography from Bucknell, which he thinks his overseas career will enable him to put to good use.
“You know what? I told my mom when I was younger, ‘My goal is to never have to use this degree.’ People at Bucknell who dive into their studies would probably have a heart attack if they hear me say that,” Sestina reflects with a chuckle from his apartment in Ankara, Turkey.
The American forward is sure about what he’d like to do after his playing time is over. He’s eager to get a job in basketball.
“The things I studied at Bucknell were people, place, and space. Being overseas, in a completely different place and space, around different people, has shaped me into a more well-rounded person,” he stresses.
Sestina has stayed in Turkey after playing for Yukatel Merkezefendi last season. His current team, Turk Telekom, is having a great season in the domestic league and the EuroCup, but over the past month, basketball is hardly a priority in most people’s lives.
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