The No. 33 jersey will ascend to LSU women’s basketball immortality Sunday evening as the jersey of the most decorated player in Lady Tiger history will be retired. Two-time Player of the Year Seimone Augustus talked Wednesday at Walk-On’s about what it means to become the first female athlete at LSU to have her jersey retired. ‘We always walk in the gym and we see Pete Maravich, Shaquille O’Neal and Bob Petitt’s jerseys up there,’ Augustus said. ‘You kind of look at it and admire it because of all the things that they have done, but you’d never think that one day your jersey would be hanging up there.’ LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva said it was ‘an absolute no brainer’ to retire Augustus’ jersey. The current guard for the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx said her career at LSU exceeded her expectations. ‘I just wanted to come here and make a positive impact, take a program that was on the brink of being at elite status and help them be one of the top teams in the country,’ Augustus said. The Baton Rouge native knows the effect she had on the community and LSU women’s basketball. ‘Just to know that you’ve done so much for your community and your state, and that it’s being paid back with the highest regards to have your jersey hung, it means a lot,’ a teary Augustus said. ‘Just to think about it – it makes you want to cry.’ LSU coach Van Chancellor never coached Augustus, but he realizes the legacy of the former Lady Tiger. ‘Not only did you help LSU win a lot of games, but you helped LSU in so much with awareness about women’s basketball here,’ Chancellor told Augustus. Augustus’ jersey will be unveiled before the Lady Tigers’ game against Tennessee on Jan. 24 at 5 p.m. in the PMAC. — Contact Michael Lambert at [email protected]