Duke Announces Jersey Numbers For Next Season

Although recruiting may not be done yet - there’s still a spot for Patrick Baldwin if he wants it, and it never surprises us when Duke finds a late guy for depth or to develop - but the roster for next season, as of today, has been released, with numbers and here they are.

• Joey Baker - 13 again for the rising senior.
• Wendell Moore - he’ll keep #0 as he steps into his junior year.
• Keenan Worthington - #45 for the rising junior
• Michael Savarino - he’ll be #30
• Jeremy Roach - he’s sticking with #3
• Mark Williams - the big sophomore will still be #15

And for the new guys....

• Theo John - the grad transfer from Marquette will wear #12 to honor his former coach, former Blue Devil Steve Wojciechowski, which was also Coach K’s number at Army
• Bates Jones - the grad transfer from Davidson will be #50, last worn by the remarkable Justin Robinson
• Paolo Banchero - the star freshman is taking #5, last worn by Jaemyn Brakefield and, not too long ago, RJ Barrett
• Jaylen Brakes - he’ll pick up DJ Steward’s #2
• AJ Griffin - Griffin will put on #21, last worn by the NBA bound Matthew Hurt
• Trevor Keels - he’s taking #1, worn last year by Jalen Johnson, the year before by Vernon Carey and the year before that by Zion Williamson.

Just as a matter of record, Duke has retired the following jerseys, nearly an entire team’s worth of numbers:

• #4, JJ Redick
• #10, Dick Groat
• #11, Bobby Hurley
• #22, Jason Williams
• #23, Shelden Williams
• #24, Johnny Dawkins
• #25, Art Heyman
• #31, Shane Battier
• #32, Christian Laettner
• #33, Grant Hill
• #35, Danny Ferry
• #43, Mike Gminski
• #44, Jeff Mullins