The Houston Rockets have had gamers donning a complete of 52 completely different jersey numbers (and have one not a part of any numerical collection for Houston assistant coach and basic supervisor Carroll Dawson) since their founding firstly of the 1967-68 season, worn by just below 500 gamers in the midst of Rockets history.
To honor the entire gamers who wore these numbers over the many years, Rockets Wire is protecting your complete history of jersey numbers and the gamers who wore them for the reason that founding of the crew all these years in the past proper as much as the current day.
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With seven of these jerseys now retired to honor among the best Rockets of all time to put on these jerseys, there may be plenty of history to cowl.
Dec 16, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Former Houston Rockets Rudy Tomjanovich jersey hangs from the rafters because the Rockets play in opposition to the New York Knicks within the third quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports
And for immediately’s article, we’ll proceed with the primary of 16 who wore the No. 12, guard alum Nick Jones. After ending his school profession at Oregon, Jones was picked up with the thirty first general collection of the 1967 NBA Draft by the (then) San Diego (now, Houston) Rockets.
The Portland, Oregon native performed the primary season of his professional profession with San Diego, leaving the league as a participant till he returned from the ABA in 1970.
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Jones wore solely jersey No. 12 and put up 5.4 factors, 1.6 rebounds, and a pair of.1 assists per sport.
All stats and information courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article initially appeared on Rockets Wire: Rockets jersey history No. 12 – Nick Jones (1967-68)