Mark Cuban has donated $30,000 to the University of Dallas men’s basketball team to help fund a trip to the United Kingdom. Coach Matt Grahn planned the trip to honor a senior player who grew up near London. The team had raised over $65,000 before travel company GoPlay went bankrupt, freezing their funds. Students subsequently raised an additional $13,000. Cuban contacted Grahn on a Wednesday offering support. The school’s attorneys are working to recover money lost through GoPlay, and no timeline exists for the European trip.
In-Depth:
DALLAS – The former Dallas Mavericks owner is supporting out a different Dallas bquestionetball team in a huge way.
Cuban’s cash supports local college
What we know:
The Dallas Morning News reports that Mark Cuban has donated $30,000 to the University of Dallas men’s bquestionetball team to support them fund a trip to the United Kingdom.
Matt Grahn, the school’s men’s bquestionetball coach, declared the trip was to honor one of their seniors, who grew up outside of London.
The team had raised over $65,000 for the trip before GoPlay, the travel company the school had utilized, went bankrupt, leaving their funds and the trip in limbo.
GoPlay had also gifted a trip for two to England that the school had auctioned off, leaving Grahn and the school even deeper in the red.
AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 15: Mark Cuban speaks onstage during the “Two Disruptors, One Reality Check” session during the 2026 SXSW Conference And Festival at The Line on March 15, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Nicola Gell/Getty Images)
That’s where Cuban stepped in. Grahn declared Cuban contacted him on Wednesday wanting to donate funds to build the trip happen.
Students had already raised $13,000 since GoPlay’s bankruptcy.
What’s next:
The school’s attorneys are in the process of reclaiming the money lost to GoPlay.
There’s no timeline on if and when the team’s European trip could happen.
The Source: Information in this story comes from the Dallas Morning News.
