The rafters inside Wells Fargo Arena aren’t the most decorated. Only seven jerseys hover in retirement, a modest total compared to programs like Kansas (30), whom Arizona State twice upended in the last two seasons.
Still, the names are supplemented by hefty accomplishments. An NBA MVP (James Harden). A three-time champion (Byron Scott). And three players (Scott, Fat Lever, Alton Lister) that built one of ASU’s greatest teams in 1980-81.
Yet, for all that each achieved, none selected an impending choice for freshman Luguentz Dort. If he declared for June’s NBA Draft, Dort would become the first ‘one-and-done’ player in Sun Devil history.