The Friends of Ballard Basketball will be honoring Ballard High School Class of 66 alum George Irvine with a jersey retirement ceremony and dinner Jan. 22.

The evening will start with the junior varsity boys basketball team playing at 5 p.m. in the Ballard High School gym. Following the game, there will be a dinner and program celebrating Irvine and the boys basketball tradition at Ballard from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Commons.

Irvine will also be honored in a pregame ceremony a 8 p.m. before the varsity boys basketball team takes on Inglemoor.

Irvine’s is only the third jersey to be retired at Ballard High School, following Michael Johnson and Kim Stewart.

Admission to the varsity game is $6.

For more information, email Keven Wynkoop at kswynkoop@seattleschools.org. RSVP is encouraged