The Mercury and Brittney Griner returned to the star’s home state of Texas Wednesday, as Phoenix fell 84–79 to the Wings at the College Park Center in Arlington.
In attendance for Griner’s return to Texas? Baylor women’s basketball coach Nicki Collen and her team.
In an interview at the arena, Collen—who took over at Baylor in 2021, eight years after the end of Griner’s college career—said that she plans to have Baylor retire Griner’s jersey when the school opens its new basketball arena next year.
