Richard Jefferson Donates to Arizona

Former Arizona Wildcat and current NBA star Richard Jefferson has pledged to give his alma mater, the University of Arizona, $3.5 million dollars over the course of a few years. The money is supposed to be a part of the $14 million that will help to build a new gym for the basketball and volleyball teams. His donation is now the single largest donation made by a current NBA player to his former school. Lute Olsen, the long-time Wildcats head coach, said of Jefferson’s contribution, “Richard has always been a stand-up guy. For him to make this kind of statement about how much he cares for this program speaks volumes to Richard’s character. This is a very, very generous gift.”

The main beneficiary of this gift will be the University of Arizona, which is hoping to compete in a very strong Pac-10 in the next few years. Of course, Jefferson is getting accolades and a lot of good publicity as well. Finally, a good sports story! Here’s to donations that athletes make. They make them all the time, and this one only made the headlines because it was so large.

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Posted in General on August 20, 2007

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