Former University of Texas star and 2007 consensus National Player of the Year Kevin Durant is donating $3 million to UT to support Texas Basketball and the Center for Sports Leadership and Innovation. Durant’s donation is the largest outright gift by a former Texas Basketball student-athlete in school history and among the largest gifts ever by any professional athlete to his alma mater. In honor of the contribution, of which $2.5 million will go to Texas Basketball, the main entrance to Denton A. Cooley Pavilion will be named The Kevin Durant Texas Basketball Center. In addition, the men’s basketball facilities will be named The Kevin Durant Basketball Facility for Men. “My time as a Longhorn helped build the foundation for who I am today as a player and a person, and the UT team will always be my family,” said Durant. “It’s important to me to continue to give back to The University and ensure that future student-athletes have all the opportunities they need to succeed. It’s an honor to have such a close and unique relationship with Texas Basketball, and I’m grateful to be able to contribute.” More of the story at TexasSports.com.
Justin Masons speech at the ceremony was hilarious. What a class act. Glad KD is a part of the Longhorn family.
Didn't KD tell Coach Barnes one time that he was going to buy UT a new clock? This was after a game in which the clock malfunction. Or is my memory making things up again.