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Brittney Griner’s No. 42 Jersey Officially Retired by Baylor

The Baylor Bears honored Griner before the game against Texas Tech.
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Brittney Griner’s No. 42 Jersey Officially Retired by Baylor
Brittney Griner’s No. 42 Jersey Officially Retired by Baylor

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Before tip-off of Baylor's Big 12 clash against Texas Tech on Sunday at the Foster Pavilion, the Bears took the time to honor one of the most successful players to ever emerge from the school's basketball program, Brittney Griner. 

Griner, a 2014 WNBA champion and a member of the Phoenix Mercury, returned to Waco, Tx. for the Bears' game against the Red Raiders, which featured a pregame retirement of her no. 42 Baylor jersey. 

The program unveiled the jersey, which will hang inside of Foster Pavilion, to the delight of the Baylor fans in attendance. 

And here's the moment the jersey ascended into the rafters, courtesy of the Baylor Athletics account on X, formerly Twitter. 

Griner, who won a pair of Naismith, Wooden and Associated Press Player of the Year awards during her college career, helped lead Baylor to a legendary, 40—0 season and a national title in 2011-12. She averaged 22.2 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.1 blocks per game in her decorated Bears career spanning four seasons.

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Tim Capurso
TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with his family, including his three-legged cat Willow, who, unfortunately, is an Eagles fan.

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