Kings' Darius Acuff Jr. honors father with jersey number choice
After wearing the same jersey number for his career, Darius Acuff Jr. will continue that trend when he takes the court next season with the Kings.
Darius Acuff Jr., selected as the seventh overall pick by the Sacramento Kings, has vowed to honor his father by wearing the same jersey number, No. 5, throughout his career. Acuff began wearing the number in high school at Cass Tech in Detroit and continued it during his freshman year at Arkansas, contributing to the team's second consecutive appearance in the Sweet 16.
His father, Darius Sr., wore No. 5 while playing for Eastern Kentucky during the 1998-99 season. Acuff, who was a consensus first-team All-American last season with 23.5 points, 6.4 assists, and 3.1 rebounds per game, explained that he has been wearing the number since his youth because of his father's influence in his life.
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