The Houston Rockets have had players donning a total of 52 different jersey numbers (and have one not part of any numerical series for Houston assistant coach and general manager Carroll Dawson) since their founding at the start of the 1967-68 season, worn by just under 500 players in the course of Rockets history.
To honor all of the players who wore those numbers over the decades, Rockets Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who wore them since the founding of the team all those years ago right up to the present day.
With seven of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Rockets of all time to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover.
And for today’s article, we will continue with the 16th of 16 who wore the No. 15, guard alum Reed Sheppard. After ending his college career at Kentucky, Sheppard was picked up with the third overall selection of the 2024 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets.
The London, Kentucky native played the first two seasons of his pro career with Houston, and remains with the team as of this writing.
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Sheppard wore only jersey No. 15 and put up 10.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.0 steals per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Houston Rockets jersey history No. 15 – Reed Sheppard (2024-26)
Reporting by Justin Quinn, Rockets Wire / Rockets Wire
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