Hall of Famer Bird sees jersey retired at UConn

Key Highlights

• A few minutes later, Bird joined classmate Swin Cash and Rebecca Lobo as the only UConn women's basketball players to have their numbers retired."This is home, this is where it started," said Bird, a member of the Naismith and Women's Basketball Hall of Fames.
• "It's an incredible honor."Bird was a part of two national championship teams at UConn.
• Despite being limited to eight games as a freshman because of a knee injury, Bird finished her career with 1,378 points, 585 assists and 240 steals.
• UConn was 114-4 with Bird in the lineup.
• She was the first pick in the 2002 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm and helped Seattle win four WNBA titles.