Can you pick 69 in NBA?

Single-digit numbers were indicated with one hand showing a closed fist. You're allowed to have number 69 in the nba. Look at Luka Doncic. His number 77, which cannot be displayed on two hands like the NCAA rule where your number can only contain digits one through five .
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Does any NBA player wear 69?

No players in database who have worn uniform number 69.
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Why can't NBA players wear 69?

The NBA has always allowed other numbers from 0 to 99, but use of digits 6 through 9 is less common than 0 through 5 since most players tend to keep the numbers that they had previously worn in college.
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Who has worn 69 in the NFL?

69: David Bakhtiari, Green Bay Packers.
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Can you wear 69 in the MLB?

69: Bronson Arroyo, 2000-02 Pittsburgh Pirates: Somewhat surprisingly, only six players in Major League history have worn no. 69 (#nice), most recently A.J. Cole for the 2015 Washington Nationals.
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This NBA Player tried to wear 69 for his Jersey Number?



Can you wear 69 in the NHL?

Fun fact: Desjardins and forward Melvin Angelstad (two games with the Washington Capitals in 2003-04) are the only players in NHL history to wear No. 69.
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Can college football wear 69?

According to NCAA rule book, Rule 1 Section 4 Article 1 "strongly recommends" numbering as follows for offensive players: Backs 1–49. Center 50–59. Guard 60–69.
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Is number 0 allowed in NFL?

Numbers 0 and 00 are no longer used, though they were issued in the NFL before the number standardization in 1973. Quarterback Johnny Clement, running back Johnny Olszewski, and safety Obert Logan all wore a single-0 jersey in the NFL.
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Is 7 an illegal number in basketball?

Because of the N.C.A.A.'s longstanding Rule 1, Section 22, Article 7, Clause b. 2 — the little-known statute that prohibits college basketball players from wearing any of the numerals 6, 7, 8 or 9. Those are the numbers you will not see on a college basketball court. Kobe Bryant's former number, 8 (he switched to No.
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Is 00 a legal basketball number?

Legal numbers are: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 00, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55.
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Can you wear 0 in the NHL?

Beginning with the 1996-97 season, the NHL decreed that Nos. 0 and 00 could no longer be worn since they confused the League's digital database; today, only No. 1 through No. 98 are allowed, No.
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Why is 99 retired in NHL?

Wayne Gretzky's number 99 was retired league-wide in 2000; Gretzky's former teams the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings also separately retired his number.
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Why can't you wear 69 in the NHL?

69 – The Sex Joke

There have only been two players in the NHL who have worn this number, and where do you think they are now?
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Who wore number 69 for the Yankees?

69: Alan Mills

Mills is the only Yankee to wear No. 69, having done so in 1990.
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Who wore 69 for the Raiders?

Khalif Barnes – G/T – 2009-present

He has played in 77 games with 59 starts.
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Who is 69 on Alabama?

Terrence Ferguson II - Football - University of Alabama Athletics.
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Why do goalies wear 31?

Numbers in the thirties were seen as "safe" for goaltenders, since most numbers below thirty were already spoken for by forwards and defensemen (remember that "high numbers" were essentially-unheard of at this time).
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Who wore 00 in the NHL?

The number 00 has only been worn twice in NHL history. Martin Biron wore 00 for the 1996 season with the Buffalo Sabres, but only appeared in three games and had an 0-2 record. The only other time the number appeared on an NHL surface was by goaltender John Davidson in his 1977-78 campaign with the New York Rangers.
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What team does not have 23 retired?

Teams usually display these numbers by hanging banners on the rafters inside their home arena. As of 2022, only two teams in the NBA do not have any retired numbers: the Los Angeles Clippers and the Toronto Raptors.
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Why can't you tuck your jersey in NHL?

Some reporters suggested that enforcing uniform rules was the National Hockey League's attempt to reduce freak accidents where a player's body was cut by skate blade while others said the league was laying down rules for eventually selling advertising space that would display prominently on the entire jersey.
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Who wears 99 in hockey?

Wayne Gretzky's No. 99 is retired throughout the NHL not only because he is considered the greatest player in League history, but because the number and his name are synonymous.
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Is number 66 retired in the NHL?

No. 66 isn't retired League-wide like No. 99 is for Wayne Gretzky. Two players have worn it since Lemieux retired from the NHL in 2006: Ho-Sang and Calgary Flames defenseman TJ Brodie in 2010-11.
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Is 17 an illegal number in basketball?

Legal numbers are: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 00, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55.
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What is the rarest number in basketball?

In fact, the following numbers have never been worn: 58, 59, 64, 69, 74, 75, 78, 79, 80, 82, 87 and 97.
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