Tag: Johnny Dawkins

Former Duke Blue Devil Nolan Smith could join Johnny Dawkins’ coaching staff at UCF

UCF head coach Johnny Dawkins, a Duke alum, could add another former Blue Devil to his staff, according to some social media rumors.

Former Duke basketball player Nolan Smith could join forces with fellow Blue Devil Johnny Dawkins on the UCF coaching staff soon, according to one social media report.

College basketball insider Zyavier Ricks reported earlier this week that Smith, who previously worked for the Louisville Cardinals, would end up on the Knights’ coaching staff next season.

Smith played for Duke from the 2007-08 season through the 2010-11 season, playing at least 30 games in all four campaigns. His 1,911 career points are the 18th-most in program history and the fourth-most of any player who began his career in 2007 or later.

Smith joined legendary Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s coaching staff back in 2016 before he joined the Cardinals in 2022.

Dawkins, to his credit, finished with 2,556 career points, the program record when he left in 1986. He’s now second to JJ Redick, but Dawkins remains the school leader in field goals attempted and made. He’s coached the Knights since 2016 after an eight-year stint at Stanford.

UCF made the tournament once during Dawkins’ tenure, the year Tacko Fall and the Knights fell to the Blue Devils in the second round.

Every player in Philadelphia 76ers history who has worn No. 12

Here is a list of all 30 players who have worn the No. 12 uniform in the history of the Philadelphia 76ers.

It’s summertime in the NBA, so it’s time to learn some history. The Philadelphia 76ers are one of the older franchises in the NBA. Their history dates to the 1949-50 season.

With that longevity, the team has had hundreds of players come through the City of Brotherly Love. Sixers Wire looks at the No. 13, which has been worn by 30 of those players in the history of the franchise.

This running series will go through all of the uniform numbers worn in franchise history. The previous edition of this series was a list compiling the five players who have worn the No. 13.

Here is the list of the 30 who have worn No. 12 in Sixers history: