CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WFXR) — The Virginia Athletics Foundation (VAF), Virginia Athletics, and Alexis Ohanian, General Partner and Founder of Seven Seven Six, announced today (Dec. 12) a transformational gift in support of Virginia Women’s Basketball. This gift is the largest in women’s basketball program history and will elevate Virginia Women’s Basketball’s recruiting and retention of championship-level talent.
Ohanian, a UVA alumnus, has committed a multi-year gift which is the second largest gift to women’s athletics in UVA history. The gift will allow UVA to be a premier destination for female student-athletes while addressing the financial and competitive demands of this new era of college athletics.
Ohanian’s financial contribution will build on UVA’s long history of supporting female student-athletes which has led to 11 women’s NCAA Team National Championships, 57 women’s individual NCAA National Championships, and 19 Olympic Gold medals won by Virginia female student-athletes.
Ohanian, class of 2005, graduated from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia and has been a dedicated philanthropist and a champion of investing in women’s sports.
