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SMU names an endowed scholarship fund after basketball great Ira Terrell

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During halftime of SMU's win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday, SMU president R. Gerald Turner made a special presentation in honor of a former Mustang legend.

Turner announced that a scholarship fund named "The Ira Terrell Endowed Athletic Scholarship Fund" supporting men's basketball had been established by an anonymous donor. The endowment will last in perpetuity in Terrell's honor.

At halftime, @SMU President R. Gerald Turner honored Mustang legend Ira Terrell with an endowed scholarship. #PonyUp pic.twitter.com/d6t6jx9wY5

— SMU Basketball (@SMUBasketball) November 19, 2017