Big honor: Hornets to retire Muggsy Bogues' No. 1 jersey — SkimNews
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- Charlotte Hornets will retire Muggsy Bogues' No. 1 jersey on Feb. 11, honoring the 5-foot-3 guard recognized as the shortest player in NBA history.
- Muggsy Bogues spent 10 of his 14 NBA seasons with Charlotte from 1988 to 1998 and remains the franchise leader in assists, steals and minutes played.
- Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin made the decision to retire Bogues' No. 1 to continue the organization's connectivity with its history and legends.
- Muggsy Bogues, now 61, has spent more than 20 years with the Hornets as a player and ambassador, joining the franchise in the 1988 expansion draft.
- Bobby Phills and Dell Curry hold the Hornets' only other retired jerseys — No. 13 and No. 30 — making Bogues just the third player so honored.
Why it matters: With just three retired jerseys in franchise history — Phills' No. 13, Curry's No. 30 and Bogues' No. 1 on Feb. 11 — the Hornets keep a record holder in assists, steals and minutes permanently displayed. For Bogues, 61, it caps a run of more than 20 years with the team that drafted him in 1988.
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