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 eighth of 16 who wore the No. 12, guard alum Rafer Alston. After ending his college career at Fresno State, Alston was picked up with the 39th overall selection of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.
The New York native played the first three seasons of his NBA career with Milwaukee. He also played for the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat before he was dealt to the Houston Rockets in 2005. His stay with the team lasted until he was dealt to the Orlando Magic in 2009.
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Alston wore only jersey No. 12 and put up 12.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 1.4 steals per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Houston Rockets jersey history No. 12 – Rafer Alston (2005-09)
Reporting by Justin Quinn, Rockets Wire / Rockets Wire
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