Former Blue Devil Chris Duhon is back in his hometown of Slidell, LA this week re-connecting with friends, and continuing the dedicated work of his Stand Tall Foundation. After his first-ever golf tournament and VIP dinner over the weekend, his annual hoops camp kicks off today.
Chris told the Times-Picayune, “This is where it started for me. People who helped me get to where I am. As much as I can do, I just want the kids to have the same opportunity as I have. That’s my main focus.”
Since graduating from Duke, Chris has been a major player in the community and earned national recognition for his efforts. His Hurricane Relief Fund raised over $450,000 and secured over 3,000 boxes of clothes and supplies to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina, his Operation 21 has refurbished 21 basketball courts in Louisiana, and he has hosted numerous camps (with scholarships and below-market enrollment fees) for young people in Slidell and Durham.
Joining Chris in Slidell this week is close friend and former Duke teammate Jason Williams. The pair won the NCAA title as teammates back in 2001, when freshman Chris handed the ball to Jason at the buzzer so his sophomore teammate could be the one to heave the ball skyward. Jason says the pair has remained close. “Chris has always been there for me,” Williams said at the golf outing. “When I was at Duke [recovering from the motorcycle accident] he was wheeling me around in the wheelchair. It’s funny when I first came to Duke, Coach K said we’re going to be family and be brothers for life. You hear somebody say that, but you don’t think about it. Chris is all about giving back.”
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