Kenrich Williams never thought he’d get his jersey retired at any level.

It’s an honor usually reserved for stars, which the 29-year-old Oklahoma City Thunder forward doesn’t claim to be.

In fact, Williams had no stars by his name in 2013 when he committed to New Mexico Junior College as an unranked prospect from Waco, Texas. Even nowadays on the Thunder, Williams is content with taking shade under the shadow cast by players such as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren.

But as Williams stood on the floor of TCU’s Schollmaier Arena on Saturday with his wife and his two daughters by his side, the moment he never thought to dream of became a reality.

Williams got his college jersey retired during halftime of TCU’s home game against Texas. It’s a well-deserved honor for the former Horned Frog, who’s one of only five players in program history with over 1,000 career points and 800 career rebounds.

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“There’s really no words to express this,” said Williams, who spoke before a packed crowd of fans wearing t-shirts with his face on it. “I never would’ve imagined it. In my whole time here, I never tried to get my jersey retired. That wasn’t my goal.

“I just wanted to come here and change the program. It’s just a blessing.”

After earning All-Conference honors as a freshman at New Mexico Junior College, Williams transferred to TCU in 2014.

The 6-foot-7 forward earned a starting spot halfway through the season and was due for an even larger role the following year, but he missed the entire 2015-16 campaign due to a knee injury.