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BREAKING: Dwyane Wade announces $3 million donation to Marquette

Former Marquette men’s basketball guard and NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade, will donate $3 million to various programs at Marquette, he announced during the Golden Eagles’ game against Villanova Monday afternoon.

BREAKING: Dwyane Wade will donate $3 million to Marquette to grow literacy, add scholarships and enhance #mubb with a new practice court and the future expansion of the AHPRC. pic.twitter.com/OpiS1XNplZ

— Jack Albright (@JackAlbrightMU) January 15, 2024

The donation will support three things. First is improving youth literacy rates in Milwaukee through the Tragil-Wade-Johnson Summer Reading Program.