PULLMAN – Eight years later, it’s still the most popular jersey at Washington State home basketball games and before long, Klay Thompson’s No. 1 will be hanging in the rafters at Beasley Coliseum.
A banner week for the Cougars’ basketball program started with the formal announcement of Kyle Smith as the school’s 19th head coach. Late Friday night, athletic director Pat Chun announced on Twitter WSU will be retiring Thompson’s number, hinting the school would bring the Golden State Warriors’ All-Star shooting guard back to Pullman for a game next basketball season.
Chun and Smith both took in Golden State’s 120-114 win over Cleveland Friday night at Oracle Arena.