Alexis Ohanian makes donation to Virginia women’s basketball

December 12, 2024

The Virginia women’s basketball team is getting what the school calls a “multi-year transformational gift” from entrepreneur and philanthropist Alex Ohanian. Ohanian, who is married to tennis legend Serena Williams and is one of the founding investors in the Angel City FC team in the NWSL, has a history of support for and investment in women’s athletics. He is also an alumnus of the University of Virginia, graduating in 2005.

The specific dollar amount of the gift was not released, but it is the largest in the history of the Virginia women’s basketball program. It will allow the program to be “a premier destination for female student-athletes while addressing the financial and competitive demands of this new era of college athletics,” the school said. abc