Tyler Lesher joined FAU as an assistant athletic trainer in November 2020. He comes to the Owls after spending the last four years in the NBA. Most recently, Lesher served as the head athletic trainer/strength and conditioning specialist for the Greensboro Swarm, the Charlotte Hornets’ NBA G League affiliate. Lesher worked for the Hornets from August 2017 up to his November 2020 departure for FAU. Lesher’s fist NBA opportunity came with the Cleveland Cavaliers. In Cleveland, where Lesher worked from September 2016 to May 2017, Lesher served as an intern athletic trainer. Lesher was also the strength and conditioning/assistant athletic trainer for the Canton Charge, the Cavs’ NBA G League affiliate. After earning a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from New Mexico State University in 2014, Lesher worked as a men’s basketball graduate assistant athletic trainer for California State University, Chico. He pursued a master’s degree in kinesiology at Chico while on the job from 2014 to 2015. After earning his graduate degree, Lesher returned to New Mexico to serve as an assistant athletic trainer at Onate High School in 2016. He worked with all the school’s sports teams during his tenure. Lesher is a certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) and Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES). He also has dry needling certifications and is a Precision Nutrition certified coach. Tyler is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Health Science and Exercise Leadership from California University of Pennsylvania, focusing on nutrition and the reduction of systemic inflammation. Click here to visit his site