Dusty May Reacts To Michigan Honoring Trey Burke Ahead Of Ohio State Game

To date, nan Michigan men's hoops programme has officially retired conscionable 1 number successful programme history, pinch Cazzie Russell's number 33 being retired 1993.

However, Michigan has honored 5 programme icons by raising their jerseys to nan rafter wrong Crisler Center. On Friday, erstwhile nan Wolverines big rival Ohio State, Trey Burke will go nan sixth erstwhile Wolverine men's hoops subordinate to person that honor.

Earlier past week, current hoops coach Dusty May was asked astir nan programme honoring Burke during a property convention earlier nan Wolverines headed retired to nan West Coast to play Washington and Oregon.

While May said he doesn't person overmuch engagement successful those types of decisions, he said he supports erstwhile players coming backmost and wants to make Ann Arbor a welcoming spot for those who wish to support a narration pinch nan program.

"I'm not straight progressive successful nan decisions different than Warde (Manuel) will opportunity 'hey, we want to discontinue Trey Burke's number this year.' And I said 'man, that's awesome. Let maine cognize what I tin do to beryllium a portion of it and really we tin thief and contribute,'" May said.

"One of nan downsides—I support talking astir upside and downside, but there's been respective coaches astatine Michigan since, whatever, nan 70s. You don't person nan continuity of personification being present and past passing it down to an adjunct and conscionable continuing. So, sometimes played don't consciousness arsenic comfortable coming backmost erstwhile it's not their coach aliases coaching staff, aliases they conscionable don't cognize people.

"And so, nan much groups we tin get back—when I opportunity groups, group that played nether different coaches. The much we tin get backmost nether nan artifact M, nether nan Michigan hoops umbrella, nan amended disconnected our programme will be. We emotion having those guys around."

Burke astatine Michigan and successful NBA

Burke played 2 seasons (2011-13) astatine Michigan and established himself arsenic 1 of nan astir dressed up players successful programme history.

He was a starter successful each 73 games he played successful a Maize and Blue azygous and averaged 16.9 points, 5.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds per crippled while starring nan Wolverines to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, including helping lead nan squad to nan 2013 nationalist title game.

As a freshman, Burke averaged 14.8 points per crippled while mounting nan U-M programme assistance grounds for a freshman connected his measurement to Big Ten Freshman of nan Year honors.

During his sophomore season, Burke averaged 18.6 points and 6.7 assists per crippled while mounting nan Michigan azygous play grounds for assists (260) while helping guideline nan Wolverines to a Final Four nether past caput coach John Beilein.

Following that season, Burke swept nan nation's apical individual honors, including nan Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Bob Cousy Award and AP, NABC and USBWA National Player of nan Year, becoming nan first Wolverine to beryllium recognized arsenic nan statement National Player of nan Year.

Burke was besides a first-team All-American that play earlier declaring for nan 2013 NBA Draft and being selected arsenic nan ninth wide prime by nan Minnesota Timberwolves earlier being trades to nan Utah Jazz connected draught night.

He went connected to play 10 seasons successful nan NBA (2012-22) pinch nan Jazz, Washington Wizards, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks and nan Philadelphia 76ers.

As a rookie pinch nan Jazz, Burke averaged 12.8 points and 5.7 assists per game, earning NBA All-Rookie First Team honors. In complete 500 NBA games, Burke recorded profession averages of 10.6 points and 3.3 assists per game.

Burke produced 28 profession 20-point crippled successful his NBA profession and reached a career-high 40 points successful 2018 successful a crippled against nan Houston Rockets while playing pinch nan Knicks.

Michigan will big Ohio State connected Friday nighttime astatine 8 p.m. astatine nan Crisler Center erstwhile nan Wolverines will hoist Burke's jersey to nan rafters.

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