University of North Carolina Athletics
UNC Women's Basketball To Honor Three Alumni
February 25, 2000 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 25, 2000
CHAPEL Hill, N.C.-Three former Carolina players-Sylvia Crawley, Marion Jones and Tracy Reid-will have their jerseys honored in a ceremony at halftime of the UNC-Duke women's basketball game, which tips off Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at Carmichael Auditorium. Replicas of their jerseys will join five other honored jerseys and one retired jersey already hanging in the Carmichael rafters.
"We're excited to honor these three outstanding young women who have meant so much to our program," Tar Heel coach Sylvia Hatchell said. "They are all great ambassadors for UNC women's basketball."
The University of North Carolina women's basketball program retires jersey numbers only for national players of the year and UNC has retired just one, Charlotte Smith's #23. Players can have their jerseys honored for meeting one of several criteria.
Crawley's #00 jersey will be honored in recognition of her status as MVP of Carolina's 1994 NCAA Championship team. Crawley, who played at UNC from 1991-94, has played basketball professionally in the ABL and overseas since graduation.
Jones' #20 jersey will be honored in recognition of her having been named first-team All-America. Jones, who played three seasons of basketball at UNC before turning her attention to track and field, was MVP of the ACC Tournament in 1997 and is now considered the top women's sprinter in the world.
Like Jones, Reid's #00 jersey will be honored in recognition of her having been a first-team All-America selection. Reid was a two-time ACC Player of the Year and two-time All-America pick while at Carolina from 1995-98. She now plays for the WNBA's Charlotte Sting and in 1998 was the WNBA Rookie of the Year.
Other women's basketball players whose UNC jerseys have been honored are Marsha Mann, Bernadette McGlade, Tresa Brown, Pam Leake and Tonya Sampson.