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Vanderbilt retires Foster’s No. 32

At halftime of Vanderbilt’s 5 p.m. matchup with LSU on Feb. 5, Vanderbilt Athletics honored former Vandy great Shan Foster with a jersey retirement ceremony.
Fans of former Vanderbilt basketball great Shan Foster filled Memorial Gym on Feb. 5 as his jersey was retired. (Vanderbilt/John Russell)
Candice S. Lee, vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs and athletic director (left), introduces Shan Foster (center) as the university retires his jersey No. 32 on Feb. 5. Foster’s wife, Ariele Foster, stands next to him. (Vanderbilt/John Russell)

Shan Foster’s No. 32 jersey now officially hangs from the Memorial Gymnasium rafters. 

At halftime of Vanderbilt’s 5 p.m. matchup with LSU on Feb. 5, Vanderbilt Athletics honored the former Vandy great with a jersey retirement ceremony. 

Foster, BS’08, is Vanderbilt’s all-time leader in points (2,011) and 3s made (367) and holds the Southeastern Conference record for consecutive games with a 3-pointer made (34). He was an Associated Press All-American in 2007–08 and was a second-round pick of the Dallas Mavericks in the 2008 NBA Draft. 

Originally from Laurel, Mississippi, Foster once scored 42 points in a game against Mississippi State. He was named the 2008 SEC Player of the Year. 

Foster is the fifth former Vanderbilt basketball player to have their jersey number retired. He joins Clyde Lee (1962–66), Perry Wallace (1966–70), Wendy Scholtens (1986–90) and Chantelle Anderson (1999–03).