Ranking all 36 Duke basketball jersey numbers ever worn
By Matt Giles
NOT RETIRED. 434. 36. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 11 PLAYERS. Jersey No. 50
Judging jersey No. 50 by the Duke basketball players who wore it
In reverse chronological order (best in bold):
- Justin Robinson
- Tom Novick
- Michael Thompson
- Corey Maggette
- Rey Essex
- Alan Shaw
- Glen Smiley
- Wes Skibsted
- Bob Gantt
- Jim Bowman
- Albert Herrick
Retired or not (worth 100 points if so): Not
NCAA Tournament titles (worth 10 points each): None
Final Four appearances (five points each): Maggette in 1999
ACC or Southern Tournament trophies (five points each): Robinson in 2019, Robinson in 2017, Novick in 2005, Thompson in 2003, Maggette in 1999, Gantt in 1944, Gantt in 1942, Bowman in 1938
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): Bob Gantt in 1943
First-round draft picks (two points each): Maggette in 1999
Members of 1,000-point club (two points each): None
Players who averaged less than five points (subtract five points each): Robinson, Novick, Thompson, Essex, Smiley, Skibsted, Bowman
Number of players (one point each): 11
TOTAL SCORE = 14