Rip's Jersey Being Retired 2/24

[navery12]

 

[CardiacAndre7]

The Athletic Department has really been busy the last month or so. Pretty cool.

 

[ctchamps]

Hope they give the Jersey to Andrea Hurley to clean before retiring it.

 

[elmcityboy]

obviously incredibly well-deserved, but i thought the unofficial criteria for jersey retirement here was a hall of fame nomination?

if that is no longer the case, you have to wonder who is next. probably emeka?

 

[crazyUCfan23]

obviously incredibly well-deserved, but i thought the unofficial criteria for jersey retirement here was a hall of fame nomination?

if that is no longer the case, you have to wonder who is next. probably emeka?

Emeka is already in, is he not?

 

[Tyler2Rings]

What number will Clingan switch to for the rest of the season?

 

[krinklecut]

Emeka is already in, is he not?

Not retired. The only retired number on the men’s side is Ray, 34. Different than Huskies of Honor.

 

[Poe]

obviously incredibly well-deserved, but i thought the unofficial criteria for jersey retirement here was a hall of fame nomination?

if that is no longer the case, you have to wonder who is next. probably emeka?

Rip is in the college basketball hall of fame, Ray is not (but he is in the NBA HOF, obviously)

 

[elmcityboy]

Not retired. The only retired number on the men’s side is Ray, 34. Different than Huskies of Honor.

and on the women's side, i believe it's only rebecca lobo and swin cash, who are their only currently hall-of-famers (although obviously there will be many more coming)

 

[crazyUCfan23]

Not retired. The only retired number on the men’s side is Ray, 34. Different than Huskies of Honor.

gotcha, I guess i misread the OP lol

 

[navery12]

What number will Clingan switch to for the rest of the season?

I'm sure he'll get an exception to wear it for the rest of this year

 

[Tyler2Rings]

I'm sure he'll get an exception to wear it for the rest of this year

Yea I'm just being a smart alec. I know he wears it for his mom

 

[awfuldan]

I'm sure he'll get an exception to wear it for the rest of this year

 

[61cygni]

Well deserved. Rip and Ray were the two guys as a kid that everyone was pretending to be out on the blacktop or driveway.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

I'll preface this with I'm all for any and all alumni engagement, but is it getting kind of silly to have a retired jersey section, championship year banners and then sort of a mismash of them both as Huskies of Honor?

 

[Poe]

I'll preface this with I'm all for any and all alumni engagement, but is it getting kind of silly to have a retired jersey section, championship year banners and then sort of a mismash of them both as Huskies of Honor?

The price of success

 

[ConnHuskBask]

The price of success

Point well taken - with that said if there's no longer the Hall of Fame requirement, you'll just have the same numbers hanging in two places. Oh well.

 

[Poe]

Point well taken - with that said if there's no longer the Hall of Fame requirement, you'll just have the same numbers hanging in two places. Oh well.

It seems there is HOF requirement, as Ray, Rip, Lobo and Cash are all in the HOF (college or pro)

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskyjawz]

I'll preface this with I'm all for any and all alumni engagement, but is it getting kind of silly to have a retired jersey section, championship year banners and then sort of a mismash of them both as Huskies of Honor?

It's also ridiculous how in a national championship year, they also are listed in the sweet sixteen section, and the elite 8 section and the final four section, etc. Each year should simply be commemorated for the furthest milestone that was reached.

 

[Palatine]

I love RIP. I hate retiring numbers.

Put a bust in the training facility. Or in the Alumni Center Sports Museum. Does anyone believe that Clingan is not deserving to wear #32?

 

[Blue Blood]

He's not on the ballot as a finalist so unfortunately not foreshadowing at least not of that

 

[61cygni]

Point well taken - with that said if there's no longer the Hall of Fame requirement, you'll just have the same numbers hanging in two places. Oh well.

I think jersey retirement has a place as being more selective/exclusive than Huskies of Honor.

 

[CTBasketball]

Gotta wonder when they’ll retire Johnnie Selvie’s number.

 

[Deepster]

I love RIP. I hate retiring numbers.

Put a bust in the training facility. Or in the Alumni Center Sports Museum. Does anyone believe that Clingan is not deserving to wear #32?

That’s a silly conclusion. This has nothing to do with Clingan.

 

[firstnline]

If DC wins the National Championship for the second time would they potentially retire the same number twice. Ha. Lower it down then raise it again.

 

[Deepster]

My favorite UConn highlight of all time.

 

[CL82]

Not retired. The only retired number on the men’s side is Ray, 34. Different than Huskies of Honor.

 

[aburks41]

I love RIP. I hate retiring numbers.

Put a bust in the training facility. Or in the Alumni Center Sports Museum. Does anyone believe that Clingan is not deserving to wear #32?

Lol what? Clingan doesn't need to change his number. He's grandfathered in just like Mariano Rivera with #42

 

[The Viking]

Change the rule to be that you have to be in the hall of fame or have your jersey retired by an NBA team. Isn't rips retired by Detroit?