Kentucky basketball’s Teaming Up For Texas telethon Sunday raised $1 million for the relief effort from areas of the Lone State State devastated by Hurricane Harvey.
UK Coach John Calipari said the telethon showed how leading Kentucky’s basketball program can serve in ways off the court as well as on.
“You cheat the position if all you’re going to do is watch film and coach your team,” Calipari said during the three-hour telethon.
Several former UK players called in and made donations. Karl-Anthony Towns donated $5,000. So did Julius Randle.
The families of UK football coach Mark Stoops, women’s basketball coach Matthew Mitchell and Calipari donated $25,000 each.