How about we try it again, to fight the Illini?
During a brush jersey -retirement ceremony for the University of Illinois Great Men’s Basketball Player, Terrence Shannon Jr., the reveal of his retired # 0 threads went wrong at the State Farm Center on Saturday.
Everything looked good until Shannon’s jersey was upside down as he pulled the cord to show everyone in the arena.
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The previous match against Illini -player Terrence Shannon Jr. responds as he reveals his jersey in the State Farm Center on February 15, 2025 in Champaign, Illinois. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Illinois apologized after Gaffe led to a viral moment.
“Before we get into the contents of the game tonight, of course we had a regrettable situation at the break with the shirt around [Shannon’s] Celebration, “Illinois Athletic Director Josh Whitman said after the loss 79-65 to Michigan State, per New York Post.” Obviously, a really regrettable moment. It’s a shame that it happened that way.
“Of course I didn’t hang the shirt, but I am ultimately responsible for everything that happens in this building and in the end it means it was on me tonight. We have to make sure we understand , that in life mistakes happen. [Shannon] And it’s on us and something that we’ve apologized for, apologized by his mother. We want to make sure we apologize for our fans and everyone who was happy to be part of this experience tonight. “
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Shannon, who now plays for Minnesota Timberwolves after being selected 27. Total in the 2024 NBA draft, was a crucial to the match Illini, who reached Elite Eight in the last year’s NCAA tournament.
He average 23 points per Fight to help his school get so far in the tournament for the first time since 2005. Shannon, who spent his first three years at Texas Tech, was also an average of 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per year. Battle while shooting 47.5% from field.
Terrence Shannon Jr. Speaks to the crowd during his Jersey pension ceremony at the break under the Michigan State Spartan Game at the State Farm Center on February 15, 2025 in Champaign, Illinois. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
However, his last college season was not without any problems with off-cost when he was arrested in December 2023 and suspended after being charged with sexual abuse and rape.
An 18-year-old woman accused Shannon of grabbing her and sexually touching her without consent in a bar on September 9, 2023, after the matches Illini faced Kansas Jayhawks in a football game.
Shannon was eventually reintroduced after his lawyers challenged the claims. He was eventually not found guilty of rape and sexual abuse in Douglas County, Kansas, in June 2024.
Shannon expressed his enthusiasm for the Jersey retirement, which he said came as a shock when he heard what his Alma Mater would do after only two seasons.
Terrence Shannon Jr. stands with athletic director Josh Whitman during his Jersey pension ceremony at the State Farm Center on February 15, 2025. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
“I was just happy,” he said. “I’m grateful to have the opportunity to get my jersey up there.”
Illinois just has to get it to the right-wing in the rafters.
