I do lots of summer league where there sometimes are no numbers at all and you have to ask their name! In fact, in one game last weekend, one team had three guys with no numbers. We called them redhead zero, short zero and tall zero.
Usually, players will turn around immediately when asked. If they don't - try this: walk over to the coach and tell him the player won't give you his number, so you'll be asking the coach for the numbers on every foul. Believe me - he'll get his players to cooperate.
BTW - you said your partner wasn't any help. What DID he do when he needed a number?
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