Two incoming Duke basketball freshmen reveal fitting jersey numbers

A Duke basketball jersey number may matter less than either the name on the front of the jersey or the one on the back, but that doesn't mean jersey numbers are completely meaningless.

Henry Coleman and DJ Steward, two of six 2020 Duke basketball signees for next season, announced their jersey numbers during The Devils Den Live podcast this week. To those who study superstition or symbolism, both selections should seem suitable (yet they said there was no strategy to their picks).

Coleman chose No. 34. As a 6-foot-8, 240-pound four-star power forward who will arrive with a good head on his shoulders and solid skills with plenty of room for improvement, he lines up with a few others who have…