Earlier this offseason, Wisconsin basketball announced they would be retiring the jersey of Michael Finley. The Wisconsin basketball legend’s number 24 will hang in the rafters alongside Frank Kaminsky and Ab Nicholas.
Wisconsin basketball currently has a player wearing that number 24 in class of 2020 signee Jordan Davis. This morning, Davis announced he would be switching to number 2, in a move meant to honor Finley’s legacy in Madison according to UWBadgers.com senior writer Mike Lucas.
According to Lucas’ story at UWBadgers.com, Davis originally picked 24 to honor Kobe Bryant and had not worn the number for his entire career. This morning, he posted his new number on Twitter:
New Year, New Number, Same Goal… #Year2
Let’s Rock🔴⚪️ @BadgerMBB https://t.co/lHPN2VAkwU pic.twitter.com/Ai3gEck7a7— Jordan Davis (@jordan_davis_23) October 11, 2021
As for his old number? That will hang in the rafters forever to honor one of Wisconsin’s best basketball players of all time.