
‘We stole that moment from Terrence’: Whitman Apologizes For Shannon Jr.’s Jersey Banner Being Upside Down
Illinois athletics director Josh Whitman publicly apologized to former Illini men’s basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. for the botching of his jersey retirement ceremony at halftime on Saturday night.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Staff Writer
February 16, 2025
(Cover photo courtesy Joe Clark/IlliniGuys)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois athletics director Josh Whitman issued a public apology to Terrence Shannon Jr., Shannon’s Jr.’s mother and Illini fans Saturday following the mishap of hanging Shannon’s jersey retirement banner upside down.
During halftime of what would be a 79-65 victory for Michigan State, the entire State Farm Center crowd gasped in embarrassment when Shannon Jr., who was back on the University of Illinois campus for the first time since the season opener last September, pulled the rope to reveal the banner symbolizing his jersey retirement was hung upside down for the whole audience to see.