"I'm going to be honest: I don't know if I ever thought about (retiring my jersey), said Williams, who became the eighth alum to have his jersey retired. I want to say it was more just trying to get better every day. I remember when I first got here, I was just really happy to be a Division I player. My mindset was, How much better can I get every day?' and let the chips fall where they fall."
"I had NBA aspirations, but I think if I look back to it, I don't want to sit here and like and say, I thought I was going to be in the rafters.' I had never thought about it, so it's a little hard to wrap my mind that four years later, I'm doing it. It's been a pretty cool journey in that regard."
Jalen Williams returned to Santa Clara for the retirement of his No. 24 jersey following a breakout year in the NBA. He earned his first All-Star nod in January, made the All-Defensive Second Team and All-NBA Third Team in May, and won an NBA championship with the Oklahoma City Thunder in June. He signed a five-year, $287 million contract extension in July. The halftime ceremony came during Santa Clara's 90-80 win over Utah Tech, improving the Broncos to 8-1. A video montage and prerecorded messages from four other retired-number Broncos accompanied the presentation. Williams said he never expected the honor and emphasized focusing on continual improvement.
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