Superstar Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard has a busy slate ahead of him at the Chase Center this weekend. The 6-foot-2 Weber State product was named to his ninth All-Star squad this season.

The All-Star guard paid a visit to his high school in Oakland and set up 9 nine students with $25,000 scholarships.

So far, 27 Damian Lillard Scholar-eligible students have applied to Portland State for the 2025-26 academic year. Fifteen have been admitted. Six are from Oakland High School, where they joined Lillard to announce the program at a school assembly.

That’s the news from Portland State University today, which announced that the former Trail Blazer and current Milwaukee Buck has launched the Damian Lillard Scholars program. The Portland State scholarship is for $25,000 per year and available to students graduating from nine East Bay high schools.

Oakland native and NBA All-Star player Damian Lillard returned to his roots Thursday at his alma mater Oakland High School to announce a $25,000 student scholarship. Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks announced the partnership with Portland State University for The PSU Damian Lillard Scholarship,

Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard, who's heading back to Northern California (he's from Oakland) to play in his ninth All-Star game at Chase Center this weekend, announced that he is launching a $25,

A popular former Portland Trail Blazer has launched a scholarship program that could support 10 students should they attend Portland State University next fall. Damian Lillard and PSU revealed the Damian Lillard Scholars program,