ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks honored guard Kent Bazemore with the Jason Collier
Memorial Trophy before tonight’s matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers.
This is the 14th consecutive season the club has presented the award, earned
annually by the player who most closely exemplifies the characteristics of a
community ambassador displayed by Collier, the late Hawks center who passed away
in 2005.
During the 2018-19 campaign, Bazemore positively impacted youth and communities
throughout the city of Atlanta. In December, he participated in a Hawks’
community event in partnership with Vision To Learn where more than 60 kids at
Toney Elementary School received new eyeglasses and took part in a free
basketball clinic. Later that month, the Old Dominion alum participated in the
“Hawks Holiday Hangout” experience where 150 youth were given a special
one-of-a-kind experience at State Farm Arena as part of the team’s annual Season
of Giving efforts. In February, he participated in a special “Business of
Basketball” event where students from local HBCU schools (Morehouse, Spelman and
Clark Atlanta) were invited to learn about the business of Hawks’ basketball
through an immersive experience.
The 6-5 guard offers additional year-round charitable assistance through his
ARMS Foundation whose mission is to promote, motivate and inspire any young
child who aspires to be part of the next generation of leaders. This past
August, Bazemore hosted an UNO tournament and Golf Tournament to raise money for
his foundation’s important initiatives including high school backpack giveaways
and scholarships for African American students from his hometown to attend 4-H
STEM camps. Additionally, he has granted scholarships to students at Old
Dominion University and Winston-Salem State University so they could attend SXSW
in Austin, Texas. He also made a $20,000 investment in STEM equipment for
Atlanta Public Schools which will impact more than 1,200 students and purchased
robotics boards and gardening tools for Hutchinson Elementary School. Most
recently, Bazemore assisted in the unveiling of a community basketball court in
partnership with the Nancy Lieberman Foundation at the Thomasville Recreation
Center.
Past recipients of the Jason Collier Memorial Trophy include: Josh Childress
(2005-06 and 2006-07), Marvin Williams (2007-08 and 2010-11), Al Horford
(2008-09), Josh Smith (2009-10), Zaza Pachulia (2011-12), Devin Harris
(2012-13), Kyle Korver (2013-14), DeMarre Carroll (2014-15), Mike Muscala
(2015-16), Paul Millsap (2016-17) and Malcolm Delaney (2018-19).
Player: Kent Bazemore
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