Arizona State recruit gets Harden's blessing to wear retired No. 13

James Harden's jersey number is set to come out of retirement at Arizona State.

Josh Christopher, a five-star recruit from Mayfair High School in Lakewood, California, tweeted Wednesday that he received Harden's permission to wear No. 13 for the Sun Devils. Harden, who also hails from Lakewood, had his jersey retired by ASU in 2015.

The 6-foot-5 Christopher is ranked No. 10 nationally by 247Sports and is ASU's highest-rated recruit ever, according to Jeremy Cluff of the Arizona Republic.

Harden played for the Sun Devils from 2007 to 2009, averaging 19 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.7 assists in his two seasons.