Ranking all 36 Duke basketball jersey numbers ever worn

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Duke basketball legend Mike Gminski in the NBA (Photo by Mike Powell/Getty Images)

Judging jersey No. 43 by the Duke basketball players who wore it

In reverse chronological order (best in bold):

  • Mike Gminski
  • Terry Chili
  • John Posen
  • Bill Ulrich
  • Ed Koffenberger
  • Harry Harner
  • Bill Mock

Retired or not (worth 100 points if so): Retired for Gminski

NCAA Tournament titles (worth 10 points each): None

Final Four appearances (five points each): Gminski in 1978

ACC or Southern Tournament trophies (five points each): Gminski in 1980, Gminski in 1978, Koffenberger in 1946, Harner in 1944, Mock in 1941

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): Gminski in 1980, Gminski in 1979

ACC or Southern Player of the Year crowns (four points each): Gminski in 1979

All-ACC or All-Southern honors (two points each): Gminski in 1980, Gminski in 1979, Gminski in 1978, Koffenberger in 1947, Koffenberger in 1946

First-round draft picks (two points each): Gminski in 1980

Members of 1,000-point club (two points each): Gminski

Players who averaged less than five points (subtract five points each): Chili, Posen, Ulrich

Number of players (one point each): Seven

TOTAL SCORE = 148