{"id":119630,"date":"2025-01-22T23:53:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T04:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=119630"},"modified":"2025-01-23T13:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T18:27:06","slug":"grizzlies-desmond-bane-jersey-retirement-tcu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/01\/22\/grizzlies-desmond-bane-jersey-retirement-tcu\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguished Grizzlies Guard To Be Honored During All-Star Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s always a special occasion when a player gets their jersey retired. Whether it&#8217;s at the high school, collegiate, or professional level, it&#8217;s the culmination of all the success that they&#8217;ve had during their journey. Soon, Memphis Grizzlies guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/banede01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Desmond Bane<\/a> will get to experience that revelry.<\/p>\n<h2>Grizzlies&#8217; Distinguished Desmond Bane To Be Honored By TCU<\/h2>\n<p>On Jan. 22, TCU announced that they&#8217;ll be retiring Bane&#8217;s jersey on Feb. 18 when they face Texas Tech. The Indiana native played for the Horned Frogs for four seasons, wearing No. 1. In that time, he was a two-time All-Big 12 selection thanks to his stellar performances in 2018-19 and 2019-20.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc04 \ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc05 \ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc04<\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 18, <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DBane0625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DBane0625<\/a> will be the sixth Horned Frog to have his jersey retired. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l2BheBxxsi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/l2BheBxxsi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TCU Men&#8217;s Basketball (@TCUBasketball) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TCUBasketball\/status\/1882230245799170273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ranking in the top-five of all Big 12 players with his scoring average in both those seasons, Bane saved his best for last. In 2019-20, he led the conference with his three-point percentage, knocking down 44.2 percent of his shots from long-distance. He was so efficient that he actually ranked seventh among all NCAA players that season.<\/p>\n<p>His total three-point conversions (92), games played (32), and minutes (1,152) also topped the Big 12 in 2019-20. In fact, he was just two three-pointers away from breaking TCU&#8217;s single-season record, set by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/michael-strickland-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Strickland<\/a> in 1989-90. With that in mind, even Strickland didn&#8217;t reach Bane&#8217;s heights, as he never made it to the NBA. Meanwhile, Bane was taken 30th overall in the 2020 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n<p>Amazingly, Bane didn&#8217;t just land on a roster though, he&#8217;s become a key starter for a perennial playoff contender. In fact, if he didn&#8217;t play alongside uber-talented players like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/moranja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ja Morant<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jacksja02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jaren Jackson Jr.<\/a>, he might even be considered a star. To that point, Bane was forced into a larger role than he normally has in 2023-24, while Morant was limited by <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/12\/29\/ja-morants-shoulder-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">injuries and suspensions<\/a>. He responded by averaging career-highs of 23.7 points and 5.5 assists per game.<\/p>\n<h3>Will He Be In Attendance?<\/h3>\n<p>Bane has yet to publicly confirm whether he&#8217;ll be at the school when his jersey goes up in the rafters.<\/p>\n<p>However, it&#8217;s likely assumed that he&#8217;ll make the trip to Fort Worth, as the NBA will be on their All-Star Break from Feb. 14-19. If so, the Horned Frogs would obviously love to have their all-time leader in games played (141), three-point field goals (249), and true shooting percentage (.611) there. Especially as he&#8217;s just the sixth player in TCU history to receive the honor.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Update: Bane has confirmed that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bcmGrizzlies\/status\/1882283620280451075\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he\u2019ll be in attendance<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Aside from friends and family, it&#8217;s possible that Bane will be joined by past and former teammates, both collegiate and professional. The 26-year-old is known to become quite fond of his brothers-in-arms. In fact, he&#8217;s consistently credited Houston Rockets forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/brookdi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dillon Brooks<\/a> for showing him the ropes in his rookie season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s always a special occasion when a player gets their jersey retired. Whether it&#8217;s at the high school, collegiate, or professional level, it&#8217;s the culmination of all the success that they&#8217;ve had during their journey. Soon, Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane will get to experience that revelry. 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