51 students from Kevin DurantThe educational program is heading to college…and the NBA superstar was so excited for the kids that he showed up in person to celebrate with them!!
TMZ Sports learned… the Brooklyn Nets star and his mother, wandashowed up at the “Launch to College” event featuring the Durant Center program’s inaugural College Track class on Monday … which took place at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
The stars of the day were Prince George’s County High School seniors who participated in the Durant Education Center which opened in 2018 … which aims to help students become the first in their families to get a college education.
Durant spoke of their achievement … saying, “Meaningful accomplishments take time.”
“I’m proud of our Scholars who have dug deep over the past four years, through some really tough times, to graduate from high school and now to pursue their college dreams.”
Some of the colleges scholars will attend this fall include Howard University, Northwestern, University of Maryland, and Tulane University.
“I can’t wait to see what they do next,” Durant said. “We will be by their side as they work towards their next goals.”
The Durant Center was an idea KD came up with while visiting College Track Oakland in 2017. It was inspired by the nonprofit’s mission to “equip students facing systemic barriers to achieve a bachelor’s degree in pursuit of a life of opportunity, choice, and power.”
So he partnered with the org. for a 10-year plan (worth $10 million) and launched its own branch in DC – the first center on the east coast – which currently helps 230 students.
The Durants continue to be the true MVPs.
