Ranking all 36 Duke basketball jersey numbers ever worn
By Matt Giles
Pick Analysis. 16. RETIRED. Jersey No. 43. player. 434. Scouting Report. SEVEN PLAYERS
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