Nation’s leading scorer in college basketball builds foundation to help kids [Video]

The leading scorer in all of college basketball lives right here in Denver.

But those 25.2 points per game pale in comparison to Tommy Bruner’s impact off the court.

“I’m going to build schools from the ground up,” says Bruner.

There’s a look in his eye when he says that — this isn’t just a dream for the graduate student studying psychology at the University of Denver. This is an expectation, built on a plan, to help his community.

Bruner founded The Be Different Foundation, a nonprofit built to help kids.

“As a kid, I was always helped,” says Bruner. “I think it’s important for kids to have people to look up to and for them to get a good education because they’re our next generation and we’re going to depend on them one day.”

The first donation from Bruner’s foundation came in December of 2023, when he made Christmas …