Ranking all 36 Duke basketball jersey numbers ever worn
By Matt Giles
Judging jersey No. 11 by the Duke basketball players who wore it
In reverse chronological order (best in bold):
- Bobby Hurley
- Doug McNeely
- Jim Corrigan
- Rick Gomez
- Edgar Burch
- Zeno Edwards
- Bob Verga
- Fred Schmidt
- Johnny Morris
- Bob Vernon
- Don Cashman
- Dick Brewer
- Tom Peters
- Bill Downing
- Dave Scarborough
Retired or not (worth 100 points if so): Retired for Hurley
NCAA Tournament titles (worth 10 points each): Hurley in 1992, Hurley in 1991
Final Four appearances (five points each): Hurley in 1992, Hurley in 1991, Hurley in 1990, Verga in 1966, Schmidt in 1963
ACC or Southern Tournament trophies (five points each): Hurley in 1992, Corrigan in 1980, Verga in 1966
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): Hurley in 1993, Verga in 1967, Verga in 1966
ACC or Southern Player of the Year crowns (four points each): None
All-ACC or All-Southern honors (two points each): Hurley in 1993, Hurley in 1992, Hurley in 1991, Verga in 1967, Verga in 1966, Verga in 1965
First-round draft picks (two points each): Hurley in 1993
Members of 1,000-point club (two points each): Hurley, Verga
Players who averaged less than five points (subtract five points each): McNeely, Corrigan, Gomez, Edwards, Morris, Cashman, Brewer, Peters, Downing
Number of players (one point each): 15
TOTAL SCORE = 160