Men’s basketball head coach Kelvin Sampson took to social media Monday with a spur-of-the-moment initiative to collect clothing for the thousands of misplaced citizens of the greater-Houston area.
Sampson posted a tweet asking coaches from every level of basketball to mail him 20 team shirts and 10 pairs of shoes to be collected and given to those in need. The tweet, posted at 4:10 p.m., quickly gained popularity with coaches from programs big and small pledging to send the items.
“I have had so many of my friends in the coaching profession text and call, offering prayers and thoughts for Houston.