Here’s the official release from U of L:
The University of Louisville will retire men’s basketball All-America guard Russ Smith’s No. 2 jersey number at a halftime ceremony of the Cardinals’ Jan. 22 game against Notre Dame in the KFC Yum! Center. Smith made the initial announcement on Dec. 24 in a personal tweet.
Smith’s No. 2 will be the fifth number retired in the Louisville men’s basketball program, joining No. 8 Charlie Tyra (1953-57 at UofL), No. 31 Wes Unseld (1965-68), No. 35 Darrell Griffith (1979-80) and No. 42 Pervis Ellison (1985-89). Following this season, the number two will no longer be worn by a UofL player.