Investing in education and expanding opportunity for Legends members and their families.
1977 NBA Champion and All-Star who became one of the most respected coaches in the league during the Memphis Grizzlies' "Grit and Grind" era. Champions educational investment with the same commitment he brought to the court.
Three-time Division II champion, ABA veteran, and one of the most successful minority franchise entrepreneurs in U.S. history. Brings the discipline and vision of a business builder to the scholarship mission.
Legends of Basketball has partnered with Scholarship America — the nation's largest and most experienced nonprofit scholarship service organization — to design and administer our scholarship programs.
Legends of Basketball administers a set of named scholarship funds and a general member grant program for members and their eligible family members. Each program below has its own eligibility rules, award amount, and application process — read the full details before applying. Content sourced from legendsofbasketball.com/grants-and-scholarships.
To apply or learn more — contact Scholarship & Grants subcommittee leads Lionel Hollins (Lihollins14@gmail.com) or George Tinsley (Gtinsley@pengeo.com). For the complete and most current list of all scholarships and grants available through the association, visit legendsofbasketball.com.
Eligibility is program-specific — each fund above has its own rules for who can apply, award amounts, and how to apply. General Legends of Basketball membership eligibility, referenced by several of the programs, is summarized below. Full detail lives on each program's page; sourced from legendsofbasketball.com/grants-and-scholarships and legendsofbasketball.com/alumnis/membership.
Questions about eligibility? Contact subcommittee leads Lionel Hollins (Lihollins14@gmail.com) or George Tinsley (Gtinsley@pengeo.com) for program-specific eligibility details.
This subcommittee is committed to making educational opportunity a defining legacy of the Legends of Basketball organization — for members' families and for the broader communities our members have served.