The Lawrence Journal-World is reporting today that Kansas head basketball coach Bill Self is working with the city of Lawrence and is expected to soon announce that he is donating $1 million to help build a new recreation center in West Lawrence.
According to the Journal-World report, Self, through his ASSISTS Foundation, will donate the $1 million to the center and also spend his time and personal energy to help raise another $2 million in private funding.
Mayor Aron Cromwell confirmed to the Journal-World that an announcement should be coming soon. Cromwell also said that the money that would come from Self would cover just a small portion of the total anticipated cost of the new recreation center, which will be around $15 million.