College basketball coach sells his art to help players
Former Knicks guard Darrell Walker raises money for players in need
A kindhearted college basketball coach is teaching his players a lot more than just how to make a three-point shot. Darrell Walker, the men’s basketball coach at Clark Atlanta University (CAU), holds an event each summer that always includes an art auction featuring works from the coach’s expansive art collection.
The art auction has a special purpose. It raises money for basketball players who need help paying their tuition.
Walker’s generosity has reached all the way to Brooklyn.
“Coach Walker raises money for us to graduate on time, so I repay him by working hard in my classes,” said point guard A.J. Williams, 22, who hails from Brooklyn “I took two hard economic classes this summer, and it was paid for with a scholarship from the art auction. It would have been really tough if I had to pay for it myself.”