Ranking all 36 Duke basketball jersey numbers ever worn
By Matt Giles
Judging jersey No. 13 by the Duke basketball players who wore it
In reverse chronological order (best in bold):
- Joey Baker
- Matt Jones
- Michael Gbinije
- Olek Czyz
- Nick Sutton
- Lee Melchionni
- Andy Means
- JD Simpson
- Taymon Domzalski
- Joe Cook
- Brent Kitching
- Don Miller
- Tony Buhowsky
- Herky Lamley
Retired or not (worth 100 points if so): Not
NCAA Tournament titles (worth 10 points each): Jones in 2015, Simpson in 2001
Final Four appearances (five points each): Jones in 2015, Melchionni in 2004, Simpson in 2001, Domzalski in 1999, Cook in 1990, Cook in 1989, Cook in 1988, Kitching in 1964, Kitching in 1963
ACC or Southern Tournament trophies (five points each): Baker in 2019, Jones in 2017, Czyz in 2010, Czyz in 2009, Melchionni in 2006, Melchionni in 2005, Melchionni in 2003, Means in 2002, Simpson in 2001, Simpson in 2000, Domzalski in 1999, Cook in 1988, Kitching in 1964, Kitching in 1963
Naismith Player of the Year awards (50 points each): None
NABC Defensive Player of the Year winners (four points each): None
Consensus All-American selections (four points each): None
ACC or Southern Player of the Year crowns (four points each): None
All-ACC or All-Southern honors (two points each): None
First-round draft picks (two points each): None
Members of 1,000-point club (two points each): None
Players who averaged less than five points (subtract five points each): Baker, Gbinije, Czyz, Sutton, Melchionni, Means, Simpson, Domzalski, Cook, Kitching, Miller, Buhowsky
Number of players (one point each): 14
TOTAL SCORE = 89