
Some of the more prominent donations were from Joe Craft, who donated $100,000, former UK head coach and current Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith, who donated $1,000, ESPN commentator Dick Vitale, who donated $1,000, and Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim, who donated $5,000. The final donation by the end of the telethon was by former UK basketball player Nazr Mohammed, who donated $10,000.