A storybook final season in Lawrence for Jalen Wilson will be capped off with his jersey being raised to the rafters, joining 32 other KU basketball greats to have their number retired.

 

Wilson saved his best for last this season, averaging 20.1 points per game as well as 8.3 rebounds on his way to the Julius Erving Award for the best small forward in the nation. Wilson says that this final season with the Jayhawks was everything he could have hoped for.

 

Along with the Erving Award, Wilson was also Big 12 Conference Player of the Year, as well as a consensus All-American, and 2022 National Champion, before leading KU to the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament this year.

 

Wilson will forever be in Jayhawk basketball history, joining the likes of Paul Pierce, Danny Manning, Wilt Chamberlain, and Kirk Hinrick with jerseys retired in Lawrence.