degree so that when he is inevitably inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame as the greatest player ever (even surpassing MJ and Lebron) he can also have his jersey retired and be inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame.
If you don't know, it's a BYU requirement to graduate before you can have your jersey retired. Not sure about Hall of Fame. Tom Holmoe specifically, and the athletic department at large, worked really hard with McMahon to help him finish his degree so they could retire his jersey.