Michigan to honor Trey Burke, raise No. 3 jersey to rafters against Ohio State

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It’s finally official: Michigan is raising Trey Burke’s No. 3 jersey into the Crisler Center rafters.

The Wolverines will honor Trey Burke on January 23rd when they host Ohio State at the Crisler Center.

Burke swept National Player of the Year honors as a sophomore and led Michigan to the National Championship game.

Burke is the sixth former Michigan player to have his jersey hung in the Crisler Center and the first to be honored since 2006.

He joins Cazzie Russell (No. 33, Dec. 11, 1993), Rudy Tomjanovich (No. 45, Feb. 8, 2003), Phil Hubbard (No. 35, Jan. 11, 2004), Glen Rice (No. 41, Feb. 20, 2005) and Bill Buntin (No. 22, Jan. 7, 2006). Of the six, Russell is the only player to have his jersey retired.

Here’s the full Michigan release:

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — David and Meredith Kaplan Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dusty May and the University of Michigan men’s basketball program announced today (Friday, Oct. 3) that the Wolverines will honor the career of former consensus National Player of the Year Trey Burke by raising his No. 3 jersey to the Crisler Center rafters when U-M hosts Ohio State on Friday, Jan. 23.

Burke will become the sixth Wolverine to have his jersey honored inside Crisler Center, joining Michigan legends Cazzie Russell (No. 33, Dec. 11, 1993), Rudy Tomjanovich (No. 45, Feb. 8, 2003), Phil Hubbard (No. 35, Jan. 11, 2004), Glen Rice (No. 41, Feb. 20, 2005) and Bill Buntin (No. 22, Jan. 7, 2006). Of that group, Russell’s No. 33 remains the lone number officially retired by the program.

Burke, a Columbus, Ohio, native, played two seasons in Ann Arbor (2011-13), establishing himself as one of the most decorated players in program history. A starter in all 73 games of his career, he averaged 16.9 points, 5.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game while leading U-M to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, capped by the 2013 run to the national championship game.

As a freshman, Burke earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors after averaging 14.8 points and setting the U-M freshman assist record. His sophomore season was one of the finest in school history: he averaged 18.6 points and 6.7 assists, set Michigan’s single-season assist record (260) and helped guide the Wolverines to their first Final Four in 20 years.

Following that season, Burke swept the nation’s top individual honors — including the Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Bob Cousy Award, and AP, NABC and USBWA National Player of the Year — becoming the first Wolverine to be recognized as the consensus National Player of the Year. He was also a consensus first-team All-American before declaring for the 2013 NBA Draft.

Burke was selected ninth overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves before being traded to the Utah Jazz on draft night. He went on to play 10 seasons in the NBA (2013-22) with the Jazz, Washington Wizards, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks and Philadelphia 76ers.

As a rookie with Utah, Burke averaged 12.8 points and 5.7 assists per game, earning NBA All-Rookie First Team honors. He has appeared in more than 500 NBA games, recording career averages of 10.6 points and 3.3 assists. Known for his scoring bursts, Burke produced 28 career 20-point games and reached 40 points against the Houston Rockets in 2018 while with the Knicks.

In addition to his NBA tenure, Burke has represented the United States internationally and continued his professional career overseas, signing in 2023 with top European clubs — including Italy’s Pallacanestro Reggiana and later moving to Turkey’s Bursaspor in 2024.

As part of the celebration, the first 5,000 fans in attendance will receive a replica No. 3 jersey banner.

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