Marquette honors Wade

MILWAUKEE — Dwyane Wade’s last dance went back to college.

The Miami Heat guard — who has dubbed his 16th and final NBA season “One Last Dance” — was the guest of honor at Marquette’s game against Providence on Sunday. Wade starred for the Golden Eagles during the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons, leading Marquette to the Final Four in his last year of college before he jumped to the NBA.

It was part of a weekend celebration for Wade, who played for the final time in his hometown of Chicago on Saturday night when the Heat topped the Bulls. He and his family made the quick trip north to frosty Milwaukee, where students and fans donned gold Tshirts bearing his name and No. 3 on the back for “Dwyane Wade Day.”

“I think my younger self would be proud of me,” Wade said.

The big surprise came at halftime, when Marquette and some members of Wade’s inner circle stunned him by having his two oldest sons and the nephew that he’s raising come onto the court. Zaire Wade, his oldest, presented his father with the Marquette letter jacket that he never got as a collegian — and Zion Wade, the younger son, gave him a baby-sized jacket for the family’s newest addition, Kaavia James Union Wade.

Wade thought his kids were in Miami, unable to attend because of conflicts with their own basketball schedules.

“I’m not surprised much,” Wade said. “But y’all got me today.”