Geoff McKay’s donation will be used in areas such as scholarships, recruiting and travel
Geoff McKay said his five seasons starring for the University of Victoria Vikes basketball team changed his life and outlook. Subsequently successful off the court in his career in private equity, the former Canadian junior national team player has made a personal donation of $250,000 to the Vikes team.
“The schools do what they can. UVic is nearing the top again [ranked No. 2 nationally in U Sports] but if you want to keep up, it takes players coming to your school. McKay played in another national championship game and made the national Final Four on two other occasions and was all-Canadian honourable mention in 1988-89 and named Canada West second-team all-star three times in averaging 14.2 points-per-game in his UVic career .
“It’s a very generous donation and will be important for our program in terms of scholarships, travel and the like,” said Vikes head coach Craig Beaucamp.
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