NEW ORLEANS, LA. – Back in April, University of San Francisco men's basketball student-athlete Volodymyr Markovetskyy had the unique opportunity to travel to the site of the 2022 NCAA Final Four in New Orleans to speak at the NCAA's Final Four Talks.
 
Debuted as the NCAA's newest initiative, this series of short powerful talks is aimed to broaden perspectives and inspire action.
 
The 2022 theme was "Educate and Innovate", which was directed at bringing student-athletes, senior level collegiate administrators, stakeholders, and leaders together to discuss innovative ways to help shape an innovate future.
 
The event was hosted by Neelay Bhatt, VP of the Indianapolis based PROS Consulting and a Tedx speaker, curator and co-organizer for TEDxIndianapolis and TEDxIndianapolisWomen. Featured guests at this year's event included Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes (Athletics Director at Dillard University), Marques Johnson (NBA legend & current analyst for the Milwaukee Bucks), Robert Lalka (Professor & Visionary at Tulane University), Roots of Music (Non-profit empowering New Orleans youth through music, academic & mentorship) and Gloria Nevarez (Comissioner of the West Coast Conference).
 
For Mr. Markovetskyy, the conversation was centered on his life journey through the game of basketball as well as the current conflicts in his home country of Ukraine and how these events have affected his family and his life as a Division I student-athlete.
 
To view the full segment featuring Volodymyr Markovetskyy, please click here. 
 
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