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Rick Barnes shares that Jerry Stackhouse reached out to support GoFundMe for Zakai Zeigler
By Andrew Olson
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Tennessee and Vanderbilt are basketball rivals, but some things are bigger than competing on the hardwood. Volunteers head coach Rick Barnes shared that when UT launched a GoFundMe for Zakai Zeigler, Commodores head coach Jerry Stackhouse reached out to offer to help.
It’s bigger than basketball. @jerrystackhouse 🤝 @Vol_Hoops https://t.co/l0tLdDnrhE
— Vanderbilt Men’s Basketball (@VandyMBB) March 4, 2022
Zeigler’s family’s home in Queens, New York, was recently destroyed in a house fire. Zeigler’s mother is raising Zakai’s 4-year-old nephew with special needs, and all of the accessibility equipment was also destroyed in the home. Tennessee launched GoFundMe to raise money for Zeigler’s family. The initial goal of $50,000 was reached in just 35 minutes.
On Friday, the GoFundMe page stopped accepting new donations. In an incredible showing of generosity led by Vols fans, the fund raised $363,007 over 5,600 donations.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
