UDC receives $200,000 donation from The Leonsis Foundation, Monumental Sports & Entertainment and Washington Wizards for Edwin Bancroft Henderson Memorial Fund to honor the “Grandfather of Black Basketball”
Courtesy of the University of the District of Columbia Yesterday morning, the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) commemorated the legacy of its alumnus Dr. Edwin B. Henderson by naming its athletics facility to the Dr. Edwin Bancroft Henderson Sports Complex during a ceremony held at the Van Ness Campus. In a surprise announcement, UDC accepted a $200,000 lead gift from the Leonsis Foundation and Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE), the ownership group of the NBA’s Washington Wizards, WNBA’s Washington Mystics, NHL’s Washington Capitals and Capital One Arena, among additional sports and entertainment holding. MSE is led by Founder & CEO Ted Leonsis. This