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 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 14th of 17 players who wore the No. 1, wing alum Iman Shumpert. After ending his college career at Georgia Tech, Shumpert was picked up with the 17th overall selection of the 2011 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks.
The Oak Park, Illinois native would play parts of the first four seasons of his pro career with New York. He also played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Sacramento Kings before he was dealt to Houston in 2019. His stay with the team would span just 20 games before he’d sign with the Brooklyn Nets that same year.
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Shumpert wore only jersey No. 1 and put up 4.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Houston Rockets jersey history No. 1 – Iman Shumpert (2019)
Reporting by Justin Quinn, Rockets Wire / Rockets Wire
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