Illinois rips off SU

[Frozen]

Only SU is supposed to screw up a player’s jersey retirement.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrlandoCuse]

At least they spelled it correctly

 

[Bill Orange]

The bigger question is why did they retire the jersey of a kid who played only one season there?

 

[OrangeXtreme]

The bigger question is why did they retire the jersey of a kid who played only one season there?

Shannon broke Illinois' single season scoring record last season, finishing with 736 points while leading the Illini to a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a spot in the Elite Eight. The 6-6 guard averaged 23 points, which was second only National Player of the Year Zach Edey.

 

[JustPherU]

The bigger question is why did they retire the jersey of a kid who played only one season there?

Two seasons

 

[Bill Orange]

Two seasons

Ah, I stand corrected.

Nevertheless, Colonel Henry Blake was more deserving of a banner raising than this cat.

 

[MSOrange]

Illini sorry for jersey gaffe in Shannon ceremony

Illinois has apologized after former star Terrence Shannon Jr.'s jersey was upside down during a retirement ceremony.

www.espn.com

 

[upperdeck]

retiring is fine. doing it like 1 yr later is a stretch

 

[miamicuse]

0 upside down is still 0.