Ranking all 36 Duke basketball jersey numbers ever worn
By Matt Giles
NOT RETIRED. Jersey No. 52. EIGHT PLAYERS. 29. player. 434. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis
Judging jersey No. 52 by the Duke basketball players who wore it
In reverse chronological order (best in bold):
- Todd Zafirovski
- Erik Meek
- Steve Vandenberg
- Terry Murray
- Tom Wallingford
- Eugene Bledsoe
- Bob Moyer
- Bob Wood
Retired or not (worth 100 points if so): Not
NCAA Tournament titles (worth 10 points each): Zafirovski in 2010, Meek in 1992
Final Four appearances (five points each): Zafirovski in 2010, Meek in 1994, Meek in 1992, Murray in 1964
ACC or Southern Tournament trophies (five points each): Zafirovski in 2011, Zafirovski in 2010, Meek in 1992, Murray in 1964, Bledsoe in 1944, Moyer in 1941, Wood 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): Zafirovski, Murray, Wallingford, Moyer, Wood
Number of players (one point each): Eight
TOTAL SCORE = 58