Tennessee Volunteers Raise Thousands For Griz Star

Montana Grizzly Men's Basketball guard Money Williams has navigated through unspeakable tragedies in the last year. Williams lost both his father and mother less than a year apart. Williams' mom passed away earlier this season leaving Money and his siblings on their own. A GoFundMe was organized to support Money's family with a 50 thousand dollars goal.

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Money's GoFundMe received a massive boost when the Grizzlies traveled to Knoxville for their game against the 11th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers. Volquest.com's Grant Ramey tweeted that Vols fans raised over 10 grand for the Williams family.

This. Is. Awesome.

After the trip to Knoxville, the Williams family GoFundMe has received over 1000 donations edging up to almost 90 thousand dollars. (EDIT: As I came back to finish this article late Thursday night the total amount is now approaching 100 thousand dollars). It's unclear how much was raised exactly by Volunteer fans, but the fact that it shot up over 10 grand from last night is incredible. Thank you, Tennessee.

Money had a fantastic night on the floor. He was the Griz' leading scorer and finished with a career-high 30 points in the 92-57 loss.

Continue to keep Money and his siblings in your prayers. If you can donate, his GoFundMe site can be found below.

MONEY WILLIAMS GOFUNDME

The next time out for the Montana Grizzlies will be Monday night in Logan against the Utah State Aggies.