Syracuse misspells name on jersey of retired player

The Syracuse Orange retired Roosevelt Bouie’s No. 50 uniform on Saturday, but spelled his last name incorrectly.

Syracuse has had a tough year on the basketball court in 2014-15. Their struggles were evident on more than just the basketball floor on Saturday though.

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There’s misspelling a last name like Gbaja-Biamilia, that’s one thing. But Bouie is another altogether.

Yes, ‘Bowie’ is a more common name with that general sound. Then again, Syracuse, you shouldn’t be making this mistake at all. Roosevelt Bouie played basketball for you, hence the reason you are retiring his uniform.

The struggling Syracuse Orange retired Bouie’s No. 50 uniform along with the No. 55 Orr jersey for Louis Orr during Saturday’s 65-61 home loss against the Pitt Panthers at the Carrier Dome.

They were the 11^th and 12 Orangemen to see their jerseys memorialized and lifted to the rafters at Syracuse.

The jersey Syracuse had framed for Bouie was spelled “Bowie”. Thankfully, Bouie’s jersey in the rafters reflected the correct spelling of his last name.

Only he received the wrong spelling of his name. Perhaps it was a message from the university to get him to correct the spelling.

Or it was just a terribly lazy mistake that should never happen, especially for a player who has meant as much to a university and program as Bouie.

The 57-year-old Bouie played center for Syracuse for Jim Boeheim from 1976 to 1980 as a thin 6’11” player who starred alongside Orr to make up the “Louie and Bouie show”.

Bouie earned second-team All-America as a senior before being drafted in the second round of the NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks, 34^th overall.

He did not play in the NBA, however, opting instead for a career in Italy where he played 12 seasons, averaging over 16 points and 10 rebound per game and making three Italian League All-Star teams.

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