The Brooklyn Nets have 52 jersey numbers worn by over 600 different players over the course of their history since the franchise was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association (ABA), when the team was known as the “New Jersey Americans”.
Since then, that league has been absorbed by the NBA, with the team that would later become the New York Nets and New Jersey Nets before settling on the name by which they are known today, bringing their rich player and jersey history with them to the league of today.
To commemorate the players who played for the Nets over the decades wearing those 52 different jersey numbers, Nets Wire is covering the entire history of the franchise’s jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.
And for today’s article, we will continue with the seventh of eight people to wear the No. 55 jersey, forward alum Mitch Creek. After starting his pro career abroad, Creek went unselected in the 2014 NBA Draft, playing in other leagues until he signed with the Brooklyn Nets in 2019.
The Horsham, Victoria native played parts of the sole season of his NBA career with Brooklyn, coming to an end when he signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2019.
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Creek wore only jersey No. 55 and put up 3.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 55 – Mitch Creek (2019)
Reporting by Justin Quinn, Nets Wire / Nets Wire
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