Missouri retired Derrick Chievous’ No. 3 jersey during halftime of its loss to Kentucky on Tuesday, making the New York native the seventh men’s basketball player to receive the honor.
It was also the second number retirement in as many months that stemmed from a new policy from athletic director Jim Sterk.
The athletic department recently retired Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer’s No. 31 Mizzou jersey in January and plans to retire former basketball star John Brown’s No. 50 during the Tigers’ March 9 game against Ole Miss.
Missouri’s number policy has seen a number of makeovers and controversy over the years, so it was no surprise Sterk looked at it when he was hired in the summer of 2016.