It was a special night for Bucks guard Pat Connaughton.

The Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation named him the 33rd recipient of the Vince Lombardi Award of Excellence.

At Milwaukee College Prep's 38th Street Campus, all eyes were on the ribbon-cutting ceremony for their brand-new basketball court.

"It’s changed the entire space," said Phillip Neely, the campus' physical education teacher. "The kids appreciate it."

The new court was provided by Milwaukee Bucks star Pat Connaughton and the Pat Connaughton Foundation.

For the nearly 480 students that attend Milwaukee College Prep's 38th Street Campus, their basketball court is more than meets the eye.

It's where they eat lunch. Attend assemblies and events. And take part in special programs.

When Milwaukee Bucks' Pat Connaughton was a kid, his school's gym was the same way.

Milwaukee College Prep on 38th Street unveiled a brand new basketball court Wednesday, made possible by a Milwaukee Bucks player.

Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard Pat Connaughton is ensuring his love of basketball trickles down the next generation by donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to local schools to refurbish their basketball courts.

From one court to another, Milwaukee Bucks star Pat Connaughton unveiled a special donation to Milwaukee College Prep's (MCP) 38th Street campus on Wednesday, Feb. 28.

"A basketball court to me represents a place where communities can come together," said Connaughton.

NBA Champion with the Milwaukee Bucks Pat Connaughton will be hosting a series of clinics for the Basketball Ireland academy squads in Galway, Limerick, and Dublin next week.

Milwaukee Bucks champion Pat Connaughton will host a basketball clinic for kids ages 8 to 12 who attend school (public and private) in the Oconomowoc Area School District Tuesday, September 12 at the Lake Country DockHounds baseball facility located at 1011 Blue Ribbon Circle in Oconomowoc.

About 250 Milwaukee-area business and community leaders teamed up with Milwaukee Bucks star Pat Connaughton on Monday to raise about $210,000 to help Connaughton's foundation fund new basketball courts and camps for youths in southeastern Wisconsin and other areas of the country.

This was the fifth court Connaughton’s foundation has renovated, and fourth in Milwaukee. Other courts are at the Neighborhood House Milwaukee (2020), St. Augustine Prep and St. Marcus Lutheran Church (2022).

Milwaukee Bucks Pat Connaughton helped kick off the annual Make-A-Wish Free Throw-a-Thon in Mukwonago on Thursday night (1/19/23). “It’s about making your kid feel like they’re on top of the world. You want to give your kids as many of those moments as possible.” - Coach Rick Witte

The NBA today announced Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton as the Offseason NBA Cares Community Assist Award winner in recognition of his sustained efforts to create access to youth sports in his communities prior to the 2022-23 season. This is the sixth year the NBA has presented an offseason award to a player for his impactful work from the end of the regular season to the start of the following season.

Pat Connaughton, Mary and Ted Kellner ceremoniously break ground with gold shovels at Reagan High School

Massachusetts native and newly-crowned NBA champion Pat Connaughton paid a special visit to his hometown of Arlington.

For Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton, the Fidelity House in his home town of Arlington was that somewhere. It was there where he grew up honing his skills on the basketball court, falling in love with the sport before going on to thrive at St. John's Prep and Notre Dame.

St. John’s Prep boast thousands of successful alums, including the San Francisco Giants' Mike Yastrzemski, Penn State’s Johnathan Thomas, and the Milwaukee Bucks' Pat Connaughton.

St. John’s Prep High School alumnus and Arlington native Pat Connaughton never thought he would ever make it to the NBA.

More than 130 young basketball enthusiasts from the North Shore got to learn from and play with one of their heroes last week at St. John's Prep.