Ranking all 36 Duke basketball jersey numbers ever worn
By Matt Giles
15 PLAYERS. Jersey No. 40. 434. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. NOT RETIRED. 30. player
Judging jersey No. 40 by the Duke basketball players who wore it
In reverse chronological order (best in bold):
- Marshall Plumlee
- Ross Perkins
- Andy Borman
- Taymon Domzalski
- Weldon Williams
- Neil Chinault
- Steve Litz
- Joe Kennedy
- Tom Gebbie
- Jay Beal
- Bucky Allen
- Sammy Rothbaum
- Wright Hollingsworth
- Cedric Loftis
- John Heath
Retired or not (worth 100 points if so): Not
NCAA Tournament titles (worth 10 points each): Plumlee in 2015, Borman in 2001
Final Four appearances (five points each): Plumlee in 2015, Borman in 2001, Domzalski in 1999, Williams in 1986, Kennedy in 1966
ACC or Southern Tournament trophies (five points each): Perkins in 2006, Perkins in 2005, Borman in 2002, Borman in 2001, Borman in 2000, Domzalski in 1999, Williams in 1986, Kennedy in 1966, Beal in 1960, Hollingsworth in 1944, Loftis in 1942
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): Allen in 1958
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): Plumlee, Perkins, Borman, Domzalski, Williams, Chinault, Litz, Gebbie, Beal, Rothbaum, Hollingsworth, Heath
Number of players (one point each): 15
TOTAL SCORE = 57