Michigan as a tribute to Wilson. Former Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose, who graduated from Simeon in 2007, wore number 25, and the team won the state championship in 2006 and 2007. He also wore number 25 with the New York Knicks, after being traded. Simeon basketball player Jabari Parker had the number 25 stitched into the team sneakers during his time at Simeon. Following Nick Anderson's tribute to Wilson in wearing number 25 at Illinois, many others who graduated from Simeon and moved on to play for the Illini have carried on the tradition of wearing the jersey number 25. In the years since his murder in 1984, Deon Thomas, Bryant Notree, Calvin Brock, and Kendrick Nunn have all worn 25 during their basketball career at Illinois to honor Wilson. ESPN premiered a documentary on Wilson titled Benji on October 23, 2012. References External links "20 Year Tragedy" (Chicago Sports Review, December 2004) "The Well-Guarded Guard" (Sports Illustrated, November 20. 2006) "Ben Wilson's death resonates 25 years later" (Chicago Tribune, November 2009) 1997 Benji Wilson Nike Ad (Nike, 1997) 1967 births 1984 deaths 1984 murders in the United States African-American basketball players Basketball players from Chicago Deaths by firearm in Illinois Male murder victims Murdered African-American people People murdered in Illinois American men's basketball players Forwards (basketball) Guards (basketball) 20th-century African-American sportspeople