Marquette Retiring Jim Chones Jersey

[TallTitan34]

22 to the rafters.

[Uncle Rico]

22 to the rafters.

Did he get his degree?

[Hards Alumni]

22 to the rafters.

Great, now send 0 up alongside it.

[TallTitan34]

Most deserving non-retired jersey in my opinion.

I'd also add Markus and Tyler.

Would consider Jerel and Jae but leaning no on those.

[Galway Eagle]

Jersey or number? I say retire jersey keep numbers for everyone... except 3

Most deserving non-retired jersey in my opinion.

I'd also add Markus and Tyler.

Would consider Jerel and Jae but leaning no on those.

Jae at least you could make a decent case based on how few conference POY we have had and how few second weekends since AL. Jerel I'm not so sure. Had the scoring record for a little while not by much, never got out of the first weekend, wasn't a first team all American, had the help of 3 other all time great players, single handedly lost us the TBT championship to OSU alumni.

[TallTitan34]

Jersey or number? I say retire jersey keep numbers for everyone... except 3

I'm just assuming everyone's jersey (not number) is retired to avoid future arguments.


I wouldn't mind a two-tier system where a select few have the number retired and the rest have their jerseys retired to honor more of that second tier of people.  I'd consider something along the lines of:

Number: Wade (3), Lee (15), Chones (22), Thompson (24), Ellis (31), McGuire (77)

Jersey: Howard (0), Miller (10), Kolek/Apollo (11), Meminger (14), Lucas (20), McNeal (22), Doc (31), Crowder/Lazar (32), Diener/McIlvaine/Smith (34), Weingart (38), Tatum (43), Raymonds (HANK)

[dgies9156]

Jim Chones was transformative, the way Dean the Dream and George Thompson.

Degree or no degree, this is long overdue.

Congratulations Jim, and thank you!

[The Lens]

Ben Steele notes this is just jersey, not number.  Glad we cleared that up after we (Tom) screwed over George.

I can see Jae. He has the right mix of personal success at MU with team success.  I think you need both. This honor is like the Hall of Fame of the Hall of Fame.  The qualifications need to be very, very high.   Scoring a bunch of points is just one part of the equation.

[MUfan12]

I wouldn't mind a two-tier system where a select few have the number retired and the rest have their jerseys retired to honor that second tier of people.  I'd consider something along the lines of:

Number: Wade (3), Lee (15), Chones (22), Thompson (24), Ellis (31), McGuire (77)

Jersey: Howard (0), Miller (10), Kolek/Apollo (11), Meminger (14), Lucas (20), McNeal (22), Doc (31), Crowder (32), Diener (34), Weingart (38), Tatum (43), Raymonds (HANK)

Had a similar thought when this was discussed awhile back- https://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=64278.msg1520474#msg1520474

[Uncle Rico]

Have to have won a natty and have a degree, otherwise the number doesn’t go up.  No participation trophies.

[TallTitan34]

Scoring a bunch of points is just one part of the equation.

In that case Lazar finished 1st in games played, 3rd in points, 5th in rebounds, 7th in wins, 10th in steals.

[TallTitan34]

Had a similar thought when this was discussed awhile back- https://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=64278.msg1520474#msg1520474

I like your list better.  Let's go with that.

[TallTitan34]

Have to have won a natty and have a degree, otherwise the number doesn’t go up.  No participation trophies.

Jim Boylan is on board with this.

[Hards Alumni]

I'm on board with retiring jerseys and not numbers ever.

[GoldenWarrior11]

Awesome. We have such an incredible history.  Love to continue to see our past celebrated and acknowledged.

[The Lens]

You guys want to get weird? Let's get weird.

The man who put MU on his back and carried us to back to promience
The man who snubbed blue bloods and trusted in a young coach to create a program changing recruiting class
The man who led MU to it's first ever conference title
The man who carried MU to it's first S16 in over a decade

35 to the rafters

Damon Key. Do it.

[tower912]

That is weird. 




Though I was a fan.

[TallTitan34]

You guys want to get weird? Let's get weird.

[TallTitan34]

Has to be a bumblebee banner right?

[Galway Eagle]

Had a similar thought when this was discussed awhile back- https://www.muscoop.com/index.php?topic=64278.msg1520474#msg1520474

I'd add crowder & DJO if we're doing multiple names per jersey.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

DJO?

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

Did he get his degree?

Well deserved - long overdue

I know above is a schtick, but give the man his due

https://www.chicagotribune.com/1999/05/24/chones-gets-his-sheepskin/

[Galway Eagle]

DJO?

Stands for Darius Johnson-Odom, he's a former player from 2009/10-2011/12

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

I'm just assuming everyone's jersey (not number) is retired to avoid future arguments.


I wouldn't mind a two-tier system where a select few have the number retired and the rest have their jerseys retired to honor more of that second tier of people.  I'd consider something along the lines of:

Number: Wade (3), Lee (15), Chones (22), Thompson (24), Ellis (31), McGuire (77)

Jersey: Howard (0), Miller (10), Kolek/Apollo (11), Meminger (14), Lucas (20), McNeal (22), Doc (31), Crowder/Lazar (32), Diener/McIlvaine/Smith (34), Weingart (38), Tatum (43), Raymonds (HANK)

If we can also add coaches and significant contributers to the program, I would retire the initials of the dude who funded Wojo's buyout.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Stands for Darius Johnson-Odom, he's a former player from 2009/10-2011/12

Right. But his career was not rafter worthy.