Why just honor the number and name? What does that even mean? Should retire DJ's number. I will admit I am a huge DJ fan and really want him to be honored in the best way. He gave a lot to OHIO.
Because we don't retire jersey numbers. 4 players have their jersey hanging in the rafters- Frank Baumholtz, Walter Luckett, Dave Jamerson and Gary Trent. Baumholtz is the only number that is retired. The other 3 are the 3 highest NBA draft picks from Ohio, Cooper wasn't even drafted. Jamerson and Trent are 1st and 3rd in career points, DJ is 4th.
I'm a big DJ fan too but I was a student during the Trent years and there just wasn't anything like him. 3 time MAC MVP. Scored more points than DJ and played in 50 fewer games. Think about that. Averaged a double-double in his career, 22.7/11.3. Insane numbers. And we're not retiring his number either.
Think about all of the great players that have come and gone though this proud program over the decades, and in all that time we've only put 4 jerseys in the rafters. That is a HUGE honor. And if it happens for DJ one day then he should be very grateful. But we don't retire numbers at Ohio, that's not what we do. And to hear DJ whine about it is very disappointing.
Last Edited: 11/2/2013 11:53:41 PM by perimeterpost