Former UNC national champion Danny Green–now with the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers–is donating $1 million to the school to endow a scholarship within the men’s basketball program.

“It’s a great way for me to honor something that I’m very passionate about,” Green said in an interview with Adam Lucas for GoHeels.com. “It was an easy decision for me, because if I can help a kid and help the program that means so much to me, why wouldn’t I? Carolina is in my blood and it’s an honor to be part of it.”

Green came to Chapel Hill from North Babylon, New York as a freshman for the 2005-06 season alongside a class including Tyler Hansbrough, Bobby Frasor, Marcus Ginyard and Mike Copeland.

That group would go on to lead the Tar Heels to the 2008 Final Four and an NCAA Championship in 2009.

Green became the only UNC player to ever record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists, 100 blocks and 100 steals in college.

Throughout his 12-year NBA career, Green has won three championships–doing so with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014, the Toronto Raptors in 2019 and with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.

He is on an elite list of names alongside James Worthy and Michael Jordan to play at UNC and win both an NCAA title and an NBA title.

 

 

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