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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah To Retire Andrew Bogut's Jersey On Saturday
2/14/2006 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 14, 2006
SALT LAKE CITY - Andrew Bogut, the 2004-05 National Player of the Year who led Utah to the NCAA Sweet 16, will be honored with the retirement of his No. 4 jersey when the Runnin' Utes host Air Force on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
The University of Utah has also invited all former Runnin' Ute basketball lettermen to attend Saturday's game and a pre-game reception in the Huntsman Center. Arnie Ferrin, Bill McGill and Danny Vranes, who also have their jerseys retired, are expected to among those who attend.
In honor of Bogut's No. 4 jersey, upper bowl tickets for the game will cost just $4. Tickets are on sale at www.UtahTickets.com, by phone at (801) 581-UTIX, or at the Utah Athletics Rice-Eccles Stadium Ticket Office. The first 2,000 fans entering the Huntsman Center that evening will receive a commemorative Andrew Bogut Jersey Pin, courtesy of the University of Utah Alumni Association.
Before the game, Ute head coach Ray Giacoletti will present Bogut as the seventh player in school history to have his jersey retired. Bogut's jersey will be hung from the rafters of the Huntsman Center and a video chronicling his career will be shown at halftime. Bogut's No. 4 jersey will join McGill's No. 12, Ferrin's No. 22, Vranes' No. 23, Andre Miller's No. 24, Vern Gardner's No. 33 and Keith Van Horn's No. 44 as the only retired jerseys in Utah basketball history.
"It was unbelievable when I first heard that Utah wanted to retire my jersey," remarked Bogut. "It's a great honor to have my jersey retired, especially in a program like the University of Utah. I only spent a few seasons there but it was an incredibly memorable time for me.
"When I look back at the struggles I had to go through to play basketball in Australia, I see that I've come a long way. So, to have my jersey retired here is something I will always cherish forever."
Last season as a sophomore, Bogut was named the consensus National Player of the Year, earning all five awards recognized by the NCAA: John R. Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy, Associated Press Player of the Year, USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy, and NABC Division I Player of the Year. Bogut was also voted Utah's sixth consensus All-American all-time and just the third since 1962.
The Milwaukee Bucks made Bogut the No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. He joined McGill (Chicago Zephyrs, 1962) as the only two No. 1 NBA draft picks in school history. Bogut also helped Utah become the first university ever to produce the top selections in both the NBA and NFL drafts in the same year. Ute quarterback Alex Smith went first to the San Francisco 49ers.
"Andrew was the heart and soul of last year's team," said Giacoletti. "For someone who accomplished so much in such a short period of time, I think Andrew is certainly worthy of the honor of having his jersey retired. With all of the various honors Andrew won last year and the recognition he brought to the University of Utah, this is a great way for us to say `thank you'."
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