DURHAM, N.C. _ Donations were rolling in on Nathan Bain's GoFundMe page Wednesday.
Bain is the Stephen F. Austin player who made the game-winning layup to upset No. 1 Duke in overtime Tuesday, 85-83, at Cameron Indoor Stadium. He is from the Bahamas and his home was all but destroyed by Hurricane Dorian.
At 2 a.m. Wednesday, Bain's page showed "$7,900 raised toward $25,000 goal." Wednesday afternoon, it was up to $76,421 raised.
According to the GoFundMe website, the fundraiser was set up by SFA compliance. Here is the description from the site:
"On September 1, 2019, Hurricane Dorian made landfall in The Bahamas as a category five storm. Among the almost 400,000 individuals affected by one of the most catastrophic natural disasters recorded in history was the family of SFA men's basketball senior Nate Bain. Not only did the Bain family see nearly everything of value destroyed by Hurricane Dorian, Bain's father _ a minister _ watched as his church suffered extreme damage from the storm as well. In an effort to assist the Bain family's recovery from the worst natural disaster in the country's history, SFA Athletics is accepting donations of all dollar amounts which will be sent directly to Bain's family."
Was Bain's layup the start of a Thanksgiving miracle? Looks like it.
