MADISON — “It’s about time.”
Michael Finley has been long considered one of the very best players to ever don a Wisconsin Badgers jersey. On Sunday afternoon, the former star finally saw his number No. 24 retired and added alongside Frank Kaminsky (No. 44) and Ab Nicholas (No. 8) inside the Kohl Center.
The first Badger to score 2,000 points, Finley’s collegiate career (1991-95) coincided with the rebirth of Wisconsin men’s basketball. He helped lead the Badgers to the 1994 NCAA Tournament, Wisconsin’s first appearance in 47 years. He was a two-time All-Big Ten selection and a three-time Associated Press honorable mention All-American, rising to No.