NBA Retired Number 33
Boston Celtics
Larry Bird
San Francisco Giants
New York Giants
Big Ten coach with the most national championships
Bobby Knight
Troy Aikman
UCLA
Philadelphia Flyers (1974)
Bernie Parent
New York Knicks
Patrick Ewing
Oakland A’s
Kansas City Athletics
Two Big Ten schools tied with the most Final Four appearances
Ohio State and Michigan State
Lawrence Taylor
North Carolina
Edmonton Oilers (1984)
Andy Moog
Milwaukee Bucks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Atlanta Braves
Milwaukee Braves
This Big Ten school had a streak of 19 straight tournament appearances snapped in 2017
Wisconsin
Franco Harris
Penn State
Calgary Flames (1989)
Mike Vernon
Miami Heat
Alonzo Mourning
Minnesota Twins
Washington Senators
Last Big Ten player to record a “triple double” in an NCAA Tournament game.
Draymond Green (Michigan State - 2012)
Reggie White
Tennessee
New York Islanders (1980)
Billy Smith
Denver Nuggets
David Thompson
Milwaukee Brewers
Seattle Pilots
This Big Ten school gave up a record 149 points in a single tournament game in 1990
Michigan (vs. Loyola Marymount)
Walter Payton
Jackson State
Los Angeles Kings (2012)
Jonathan Quick