Ranking all 36 Duke basketball jersey numbers ever worn

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Judging jersey No. 54 by the Duke basketball players who wore it

In reverse chronological order (best in bold):

  • Christian Ast
  • Warren Chapman
  • Clyde Allen
  • Fred Edwards

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

NCAA Tournament titles (worth 10 points each): Ast in 1991, Ast in 1992

Final Four appearances (five points each): Ast in 1991, Ast in 1992, Chapman in 1966

ACC or Southern Tournament trophies (five points each): Ast in 1992, Chapman in 1966, Allen in 1942, Edwards in 1938

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): None

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

All-ACC or All-Southern honors (two points each): None

First-round draft picks (two points each): None

Members of 1,000-point club (two points each): None

Players who averaged less than five points (subtract five points each): Ast, Chapman

Number of players (one point each): Four

TOTAL SCORE = 45