Kevin Durant Set to Return to Home College Arena for Special NBA Game

Madison Williams | Aug 16, 2024

Aug 10, 2024; Paris, France; United States guard Kevin Durant (7) in the men's basketball gold medal game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena. / Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports

Kevin Durant will make a special return to his alma mater of the University of Texas on Thursday, Feb. 20 when his Phoenix Suns face the San Antonio Spurs.

The matchup will be broadcast on TNT at 9:30 p.m.

The Suns and Spurs will face off at the Moody Center on Texas's campus. NBA teams rarely play games outside of their home arenas, let alone in a college arena. While the Moody Center will likely be filled with local Spurs fans, there will surely be lots of fans sporting Durant's jersey from his college days.

KD will return to the University of Texas for a special on-campus NBA game at the Moody Center

Suns vs. Spurs - Feb. 20th at 9:30pm ET on TNT pic.twitter.com/O7re1Tm3I6

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The forward played just one collegiate season of basketball at Texas during the 2006–07 campaign. Durant was named the unanimous national player of the year among many other national honors. He averaged 25.8 points, 11.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game during his one season.

After his superstar season at Texas, Durant was drafted No. 2 overall in 2007 by the Seattle SuperSonics. He won Rookie of the Year that season.