Tuesday, September 18, 2001
Miami to retire Szczerbiak's jersey
The Cincinnati Enquirer
OXFORD — Wally Szczerbiak, who led the Miami basketball team to the round of 16 in the 1999 NCAA Tournament, will have his No. 32 jersey retired Saturday during a halftime ceremony of the RedHawks' football game against Cincinnati. “This is a great honor,” said Szczerbiak, who plays for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. “I'm looking forward to the day and having my family and friends and some of my teammates there with me.”
Szczerbiak's Miami team defeated Washington and Utah in the '99 tourney, the first time the RedHawks won two games in the NCAAs. Miami lost in the third round to defending national champion Kentucky. Szczerbiak scored 90 points in the three games. Szczerbiak ranks second behind Ron Harper on Miami's career scoring list with 1,847 points. He's also the school's career leader in 3-point field goal percentage (.431) and set the school's single-season scoring mark with 775 points in 1998-99. He is the fifth MU's men's basketball player to have his number retired.
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