PROVO, Utah -- Danny Ainge became the first Brigham Young men's basketball player to have his jersey retired. Ainge was honored at halftime of BYU's game with Colorado State Saturday night.

Ainge stood near midcourt as the Marriott Center crowd gave him a standing ovation.

"I don't know why mine is the first to go up,'' Ainge said. "There is a lot of good players that went before me. Hopefully this is just the start of more jerseys going up there.''

"It is a great honor for me because there have been so many great players here. Because of my NBA career, my coaching career and my broadcasting career I am certainly the most recognizable name at BYU but certainly not the best player,'' he said.

During Ainge's four year career at BYU he was a consensus All-American, a two-time First Team Academic All-American, the WAC player of the year and a four time All-WAC selection.

Ainge set an NCAA record with 112 consecutive games scoring in double digits. He also broke the BYU and WAC all-time scoring record with 2,467 points.

In 1981, his senior year, he guided BYU to the NCAA Elite Eight at the Eastern Regional in Atlanta. Also that year he was awarded the John Wooden Award, given annually to the top collegiate basketball player in the nation.

"BYU was the greatest time of my life,'' Ainge said. "I just think it is a great honor to be apart of BYU basketball''

Following his career at BYU, Ainge went on to play in the NBA for the Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings, Portland Trailblazers, and the Phoenix Suns. He won NBA championships in 1984 and 1986 with the Celtics.

Ainge is currently an NBA analyst with Turner Broadcasting.