On August 26, Weber State University will retire the jersey of Damian Lillard, who played four years of basketball at the school. The university announced the news on Wednesday:
Weber State Athletics will retire the jersey of NBA star Damian Lillard as part of the Weber State Men’s Basketball Alumni Classic on August 26.
Lillard, a two-time NBA All-Star with the Portland Trail Blazers, will participate with many other Wildcat greats at the Alumni Classic at the Dee Events Center. He will participate in the shooting stars and 3-point contests, and will serve as one of the coaches during the alumni game.
At halftime of the alumni game, WSU will retire Lillard’s No. 1 jersey.
“It’s an honor to have my jersey retired and to join so many great Weber State players that came before me,” Lillard said. “Although my jersey is being retired for the work I put in during my time as a Wildcat, I couldn’t have been successful without the support of my coaches, teammates and staff.”
In four seasons, Lillard averaged 18.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists on 44.6 percent shooting. In his final and best season at Weber State, Lillard averaged 24.5 points, five rebounds, four assists and 1.5 steals per game on .467/.409/.887 shooting splits. Each of those statistics were career-best marks for Lillard. Lillard went on to be drafted sixth overall by the Portland Trail Blazers. As a Blazer, he won Rookie of the Year and has been named to two All-Star Teams and Two All-NBA Teams.
At Weber State, Lillard was named Big Sky Player of the Year twice and was a Third-team All-American his senior year.
