Ranking all 36 Duke basketball jersey numbers ever worn

Judging jersey No. 25 by the Duke basketball players who wore it

In reverse chronological order (best in bold):

• Thomas Hill
• Greg Wendt
• Mark Crow
• Gary Melchionni
• Art Heyman
• Bob Wayand
• Joe Marcovechio
• Don Sims
• Jake Tarr
• Charlie Driesell
• CB Johnson
• Bob Strauss

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

NCAA Tournament titles (worth 10 points each): None, not counting Hill’s because he wore No. 21 in 1991 and 1992

Final Four appearances (five points each): Hill wearing No. 25 as a freshman in 1990, Heyman in 1963

ACC or Southern Tournament trophies (five points each): Heyman in 1963, Johnson in 1960

Naismith Player of the Year awards (50 points each): Heyman in 1963 (won the AP, UPI, etc. that year before the Naismith award existed)

NABC Defensive Player of the Year winners (four points each): None

Consensus All-American selections (four points each): Heyman in 1963, Heyman in 1962

ACC or Southern Player of the Year crowns (four points each): Heyman in 1963

All-ACC or All-Southern honors (two points each): Hill in 1993 (as noted in the intro, individual honors count for both numbers), Heyman in 1963, Heyman in 1962, Heyman in 1961

First-round draft picks (two points each): Heyman in 1963

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

Players who averaged less than five points (subtract five points each): Wendt, Wayand, Marcovechio, Sims, Tarr, Driesell, Johnson, Strauss

Number of players (one point each): 12

TOTAL SCORE = 168