Duke to retire jersey numbers for Williams, Redick
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Posted 5:03PM on Thursday 11th January 2007 ( 18 years ago )
DURHAM, N.C. - Duke will retire the jersey numbers of Shelden Williams and J.J. Redick, coach Mike Krzyzewski said Thursday.<br>
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Williams' No. 23 will be retired Jan. 28 while the ceremony for Redick's No. 4 is Feb. 4.<br>
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``Both of these players are deserving of this honor,'' Krzyzewski said. ``They were very different players, but worked amazingly well together for four years.''<br>
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They will become the 12th and 13th Duke players to have their numbers retired.<br>
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Williams holds school records with 1,262 rebounds, 422 blocked shots and 3.03 blocks per game. He concluded his career last season 12th among Duke's scoring leaders with 1,928 points and now plays for the Atlanta Hawks.<br>
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Redick holds school and Atlantic Coast Conference scoring records, is 16th in NCAA history with 2,769 points and set an NCAA career record with 457 3-pointers. He is with the Orlando Magic.
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