Girls’ basketball: Muir to retire jersey of Sparks’ Fluker

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For Tye’sha Fluker, Muir will always be home.

The former All-Everything Mustang went from Muir to the University of Tennessee and then to the WNBA, with stops in Charlotte, Seattle and Los Angeles.

On Jan.11, in between the girls and boys Muir vs Pasadena rivalry doubleheader, Fluker’s Muir jersey will be retired.

Fluker, who will turn 23 next week and is a current member of the Los Angeles Sparks, was a top-10 finalist for the Naismith National Player of the year Award, a Parade Magazine All-American and was invited to play in the inaugural McDonald’s All-American game during her senior year at Muir.

The current Mustangs, who were ranked No. 7 in the Times’ preseason rankings, are off to a 5-0 start. They have been beating opponents by an average of 30.8 points a game.

-- Jaime Cardenas

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