Joe Ellis, a three-time West Coast Athletic Conference first team honoree and 1964-65 NCAA Tournament all-West Region honoree, will have his No. 31 jersey retired by the University of San Francisco on Saturday, Feb. 22, when the Dons play Pepperdine at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.
Ellis becomes the seventh USF men's basketball player to have his number retired, joining legendary players such as Bill Russell (6), K.C. Jones (4), Mike Farmer (17), Phil Smith (20), Bill Cartwright (24), and Ollie Johnson (32).
Women's basketball players to have their numbers retired include Mary Hile-Nepfel (15) and Brittany Lindhe (40).