Ranking all 36 Duke basketball jersey numbers ever worn

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Former Duke basketball star Trajan Langdon (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Jersey No. 21. 7. 22 PLAYERS. NOT RETIRED. player. 434

Judging jersey No. 21 by the Duke basketball players who wore it

In reverse chronological order (best in bold):

Matthew Hurt
Amile Jefferson
Miles Plumlee
DeMarcus Nelson
Chris Duhon
Trajan Langdon
Antonio Lang
Robert Brickey
Jay Bilas
Gordon Whitted
Bob Bender
Kenny Young
Jeff Burdette
Dick DeVenzio
Stuart McKaig
Roger Hamilton
Howard Hurt
Ed Bryson
Rudy Lacy
John Engberg
Harold Hibbits
Wes Skibsted

Retired or not (worth 100 points if so): Not

NCAA Tournament titles (worth 10 points each): Jefferson in 2015, Plumlee in 2010, Duhon in 2001, Lang in 1992, Lang in 1991

Final Four appearances (five points each): Jefferson in 2015, Plumlee in 2010, Duhon in 2004, Duhon in 2001, Langdon in 1999, Lang in 1994, Lang in 1992, Lang in 1991, Brickey in 1990, Brickey in 1989, Brickey in 1988, Bilas in 1986, Bender in 1978, McKaig in 1966

ACC or Southern Tournament trophies (five points each): Jefferson in 2017, Plumlee in 2011, Plumlee in 2010, Plumlee in 2009, Nelson in 2006, Nelson in 2005, Duhon in 2003, Duhon in 2002, Duhon in 2001, Langdon in 1999, Lang in 1992, Brickey in 1988, Bilas in 1986, Bender in 1980, Bender in 1978, McKaig in 1966, H. Hurt in 1960

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): Langdon in 1999

ACC or Southern Player of the Year crowns (four points each): None

All-ACC or All-Southern honors (two points each): Nelson in 2008, Duhon in 2004, Duhon in 2003, Langdon in 1999, Langdon in 1998, Langdon in 1997, Lang in 1994, H. Hurt in 1961, H. Hurt in 1960, H. Hurt in 1959

First-round draft picks (two points each): Plumlee in 2012, Langdon in 1999

Members of 1,000-point club (two points each): Jefferson, Nelson, Duhon, Langdon, Lang, Brickey, Bilas, H. Hurt

Players who averaged less than five points (subtract five points each): Plumlee, Whitted, Young, Burdette, McKaig, Hamilton, Bryson, Engberg, Hibbitts

Number of players (one point each): 22

TOTAL SCORE = 226

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