“That’s awesome. I bet it’ll be a great environment.”
That’s what LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey had to say regarding one of her former players getting one of the highest honors in sports.
Brittney Griner, who played for four seasons under Mulkey at Baylor University, will get her #42 jersey retired this Sunday by the school.
It will be Griner’s first visit to the Waco, Tex., school since entering the WNBA Draft 11 years ago. Griner’s relationship with Baylor, and with Mulkey, have both been murky since leaving the Bears for the pros.
Mulkey declined to comment when Griner was imprisoned in Russia in 2022, eventually issuing a statement to ESPN upon Griner’s release in which she offered prayers for her former player and her family.
While together at Baylor, Griner and Mulkey helped lead the Bears to two Final Four trips and a national championship that finished off an undefeated 40-0 season.