Jersey / Number retirement criteria at some other schools

[ChicosBailBonds]

North Carolina has retired both jerseys and numbers....30 of them to date. A number retirement is the higher honor. Criteria for the Tarheels: "For a number to be retired the player must have been a National Player of the year; for a jersey to be honored a player must have been an All-American, the MVP of a national championshop team or one of "top 10 players in the country"


UCLA retires jerseys...only 7 to date. Criteria for a Bruin retirement is "Must be a three-time All-American, a National Player of the Year or a member of the Naismith Hall of Fame."

Kansas has retired 19 jersey numbers. Their criteria for retirement is as follows: "Originally, one must have been a four-time All-America or MVP of the NCAA Tournament but now All-Americans and Academic Al-Americans of the year are eligible


http://marquettebasketball.blogspot.com/2006/11/its-jersey-thangjust-ask-kentucky-duke.html

[The Lens]

Kansas has retired 19 jersey numbers. Their criteria for retirement is as follows: "Originally, one must have been a four-time All-America or MVP of the NCAA Tournament but now All-Americans and Academic Al-Americans of the year are eligible


http://marquettebasketball.blogspot.com/2006/11/its-jersey-thangjust-ask-kentucky-duke.html

Academic All Americans...now that is cool. 

[MUCam]

Thanks for the information. Very interesting.

I have always been in favor of "objective" jersey retirement conditions. I also prefer jersey retirements over number retirements. I have suggested in the past that a "jersey" should be retired with a X number year moratorium on the number. For example, in DWade's case, his jersey is retired and the number 3 becomes off limits for 10 years.

I also like the idea at U of Mich, where a number has by tradition become an honor unto itself. Worthy WRs get to wear the #1 at Mich. That way, it is an honor for the new generations to achieve, without losing the actual #.