Donald ends college hoops season
- March 11, 2026

Former Columbia High School basketball standout Sam Donald wrapped up his first season with NCAA Division I Bellarmine University this past weekend.
Donald scored nine points in Bellarmine’s loss Friday night to Central Arkansas in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament.
The 6-foot-8 freshman played in 30 games this season for Bellarmine, averaging 6.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per contest while shooting 42 percent from three-point range.
An all-state player while at CHS, Donald finished the fourth all-time leading scorer in school history with 1,950 career points and tops all-time in career rebounds with 955.