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The Case For Retiring Marquette Volleyball Numbers

We’ve had some recurring discussions about Marquette men’s basketball retiring jersey numbers in the past when we’ve done a mailbag. As things currently stand, men’s hoops has retired nine of the possible 36 numbers that the NCAA allows basketball players to wear. That’s a full 25%! If they have a full scholarship roster of 13, then they’re using (essentially) half of the available numbers! Retiring more — #22 for Jim Chones and Jerel McNeal! #34 for Tony Smith, Jim McIlvaine, and Travis Diener! #32 for Lazar Hayward and Jae Crowder!