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Message: [QUOTE="JavaMan, post: 2949741, member: 5562"] [CENTER][ATTACH=full]37232[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [I]UConn will retire the numbers of former basketball standouts Ray Allen and Rebecca Lobo, the school announced Friday.[/I] [I]Following a ceremony in early March, no UConn player will be permitted to wear Allen’s No. 34 or Lobo’s No. 50. According to an athletic department statement, Huskies players will have their numbers retired upon entry into the National Basketball Hall of Fame. Allen entered the Hall this past fall, while Lobo was inducted in 2017.[/I] [I]Both are members of their Huskies of Honor inaugural classes, which recognizes the accomplishments of standout student-athletes and coaches by retiring jerseys. However, the retirement of numbers 34 and 50 will elevate Allen and Lobo to special place of prominence that will be reserved for future UConn basketball alums who are inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Lobo's #50 will be retired during the women's basketball team's contest against Houston on March 2 while Allen's #34 will be retired during the men's basketball team's game against USF on March 3. Both numbers 34 and 50 will become unavailable in perpetuity following the ceremony.[/I] [URL='https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2018/12/7/mens-basketball-allen-and-lobo-to-have-numbers-retired.aspx'][B][more][/B][/URL] [/QUOTE]