Kyle Korver's three-point stroke far exceeds his paintbrush stroke in excellence. But Saturday, he directed his sharp focus to the latter.

Korver returned to Omaha to work with another former Creighton University basketball player, Josh Dotzler, to paint and improve homes in northeast Omaha.

"You want to get behind people where real things are happening," Korver, a 31-year-old National Basketball Association sharpshooter, said with white paint slopped on both hands. "We want to see real change happen."

The Dotzler family's Abide Network, which has been around for 23 years, renovates homes in northeast Omaha; provides tutoring, sports and recreation programs; offers employment and training opportunities; and doles out other services.

"We believe if north Omaha gets better, Omaha gets better," said Josh Dotzler, 26, who many fans remember as a smart, ball-distributing point guard for the Jays.

The activity Saturday brought at least 150 volunteers in addition to Dotzler and Korver. They came from Creighton University, Creighton basketball teams of the past and present, Bridge Church, high schools and elsewhere.