‘Better late than never:’ Michael Finley deserves this rare Wisconsin men’s basketball honor
JIM POLZIN
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Former UW player Michael Finley, 48, gets recognized during the UW-Notre Dame football game last September at Soldier Field. His jersey will be hung from the Kohl Center rafters at halftime of Sunday's game.
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Michael Finley scored 2,147 points during his UW career, which ran from 1991-95. He ranks second in that category behind Alando Tucker (2,217).
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Michael Finley, flanked by his sister Sandra, left, and his mother Bertha acknowledges the cheers at halftime after becoming UW's all-time scoring leader on Jan. 14, 1995. Finley finished with 23 points in the 74-67 victory over Minnesota.
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Wisconsin's Chucky Hepburn, right, shoots against Michigan State's Julius Marble during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in East Lansing, Mich. Wisconsin won 70-62.
Wisconsin's Steven Crowl, right, shoots against Michigan State's Marcus Bingham Jr, left, and Joey Hauser (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in East Lansing, Mich. Wisconsin won 70-62.
Michael Finley will speak at the Kohl Center in December, where his No. 24 jersey — just the third retired in the program's history — hangs fr…
Former UW player Michael Finley, 48, gets recognized during the UW-Notre Dame football game last September at Soldier Field. His jersey will be hung from the Kohl Center rafters at halftime of Sunday's game.
Michael Finley, flanked by his sister Sandra, left, and his mother Bertha acknowledges the cheers at halftime after becoming UW's all-time scoring leader on Jan. 14, 1995. Finley finished with 23 points in the 74-67 victory over Minnesota.
