Ranking all 36 Duke basketball jersey numbers ever worn

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Former Duke basketball guard Bobby Hurley (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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