Dennis Scott Jersey Retirement

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lauraee said:
Jack yes. Iman no.
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IIRC, Jarrett Jack graduated about 10 years ago. He did so ostensibly because he promised his mom he'd come back and finish. And he did.

Calvin Johnson (football, I realize it's the wrong forum) has often talked about coming back to finish his degree. I believe Demaryius Thomas was headed that way, too. I know not everyone will come back (and many won't need to do it), but I tend to hope that the notion of "life after basketball" and "life after football" resonates - even with the superstars. Nothing but respect for those who come back and get their degree.

I hope it becomes a trend of Georgia Tech athletes not only excelling on the court/field/diamond/whatever - but also coming back to do the work and finish the academic road they started. The notion that "at Tech, we hold ourselves to a higher standard" is something to be proud of. Nothing but respect for those who put in the effort to finish up.
 
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ThatGuy said:
IIRC, Jarrett Jack graduated about 10 years ago. He did so ostensibly because he promised his mom he'd come back and finish. And he did.

Calvin Johnson (football, I realize it's the wrong forum) has often talked about coming back to finish his degree. I believe Demaryius Thomas was headed that way, too. I know not everyone will come back (and many won't need to do it), but I tend to hope that the notion of "life after basketball" and "life after football" resonates - even with the superstars. Nothing but respect for those who come back and get their degree.

I hope it becomes a trend of Georgia Tech athletes not only excelling on the court/field/diamond/whatever - but also coming back to do the work and finish the academic road they started. The notion that "at Tech, we hold ourselves to a higher standard" is something to be proud of. Nothing but respect for those who put in the effort to finish up.
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Jarrett did it the right way in Dec 2014
 

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I'lll never forget seeing that he committed to Tech in **** Vitale's yearly pre season mag and loved his write up and big.body that went with a vast array of skills.Hadn't seen him play yet.I missed game#1 of his freshman year,probably wasn't telecaste up North but I remember seeing the box.score.He had high 20's and like 5+ three's...I knew he was "real". I was like a sophomore in HS at the time.Then I finally saw him play...what memories of that jumper!!!
 
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Random question: where is the James Forrest love at these days? I'm still kinda surprised he didn't make in the NBA. He was such a beast on offense, so hard to guard. Since we're throwing out random names we'd like to see get their jersey retired I'm voting for Forrest. I know he's a special assistant now so...
 
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Sothron said:
Random question: where is the James Forrest love at these days? I'm still kinda surprised he didn't make in the NBA. He was such a beast on offense, so hard to guard. Since we're throwing out random names we'd like to see get their jersey retired I'm voting for Forrest. I know he's a special assistant now so...
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Beyond what he did on the Court, his number will never be retired if he didn’t graduate.
 
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Steverc said:
He graduated from Tech in 1995 according to his bio.
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Steverc said:
He graduated from Tech in 1995 according to his bio.
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Posted on his LinkedIn is BS 1990 and Executive MBA 2023. The 2023 degree enabled his number to be retired. If Dennis got a BA in 1990 or 1993, I do think Coach Cremins would have had his number retired sooner than 2024.
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We haven’t retired a number since Harpring so this is my first time seeing something like this. Obviously football won’t ever retire a jersey number again and I agree with that. Clint C deserves to be in a class of his own. That said I hope Jose Alvarado’s 10 can be hanged in the rafters sometime.
 
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Sothron said:
Random question: where is the James Forrest love at these days? I'm still kinda surprised he didn't make in the NBA. He was such a beast on offense, so hard to guard. Since we're throwing out random names we'd like to see get their jersey retired I'm voting for Forrest. I know he's a special assistant now so...
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He actually just joined CDS staff too, so he’s back home!

I wasn’t alive for him but my two cents is that Travis Best’s number needs to be retired first.
 

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Wasn’t it Forest who crashed into a stalled car at night on the expressway or maybe it was the perimeter and was injured in the accident.
 

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Sothron said:
He did graduate. He was simply awesome for us. I have love for all my GT players past and present. If we're finally going to retire jerseys (I prefer a ring of honor system personally) then he should be up there with anyone.
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100% agree on a Ring of Honor concept but hang banners with the players names. We have a several deserving players. You don't want to retire many jerseys but should Honor a good number of great players. It's going to be impossible to retire any more jerseys as no one of that caliber will stay long enough at GT.
 
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