"I want you all to take pride in it because you all had something to do with it," John Stockton told the fans in Utah during his number retirement ceremony. "I felt welcome every day I played out here. This is home."

"You don't do the things that I'm getting credit for without teammates, terrific coaches, terrific organization, fans that come and support you. All of those things," Stockton said during a pregame news conference. "To put it up there for myself just is wrong."

Jerry Sloan, who took over for Frank Layden 17 years ago and has held the job ever since, was terribly emotional as he thanked Stockton.

"He set a terrific standard here with this organization. With his attitude, with his approach to practice. Every single day," Sloan said, "he was going to be the best he could be."

Stockton's number is the fifth to be retired, putting him in the rafters with Pete Maravich (7), Darrell Griffith (35), Eaton (53) and Hornacek. A No. 32 is sure to be lifted when Malone retires.