Tempe, Ariz. – Service and community outreach are leading tenants of the Sun Devil Way. The concept of serving and creating an affinity with the surrounding community has become a priority within Sun Devil Athletics.
Recently four members of the ASU men’s basketball team helped to grant a Make-A-Wish for a valley teen. Kodi Justice, Willie Atwood, Eric Jacobsen, and newcomer Shannon Evans, were all present and partook in a wish reveal of an outdoor basketball court for Jalen, a freshman at Dobson High School in Mesa, Arizona.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in the United States in 1980, works to grant wishes and arrange for special experiences for children aged 3-17 with life-threatening medical conditions.