Walton, Jefferson donate $13,700 each
Two of Michael Wright’s most prominent former teammates, Richard Jefferson and Luke Walton, are leading fundraising efforts to establish an endowment honoring the former UA forward, who was found dead in New Jersey earlier this month.
Walton and Jefferson each pledged $13,700 toward an endowment intended to benefit a former UA athlete who comes back to school to finish an undergraduate degree. Memphis coach Josh Pastner agreed to chip in $5,000 while former UA manager William French pledged $1,500. A number of former players, managers and coaches are giving $1,000, including: Lute Olson, Jack Murphy, Jason Gardner, Miles Simon, Peter Hansen, Justin Wessel, Jason Stewart and Sean Hennick, along with longtime super fan/donor George Kalil.
The campaign has collected pledges of over $50,000 so far, with a goal of $100,000.
