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”.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - OCTOBER 20: Eddie Gill #8 of the New Jersey Nets dribbles during the second half of a pre-season game against the New York Knicks on October 20, 2008 at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Knicks won 114-106. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jarrett Baker/Getty Images)

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – OCTOBER 20: Eddie Gill #8 of the New Jersey Nets dribbles during the second half of a pre-season game against the New York Knicks on October 20, 2008 at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Knicks won 114-106. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jarrett Baker/Getty Images)

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.

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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. The 10th of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 8, which has has had a total of 14 players wear the number in the history of the team.

The first of those players wearing No. 8 did so in the New Jersey Nets era, guard alum Eddie Gill. After ending his college career at Weber State, Gill would go unselected in the 2000 NBA draft.

Instead, the Aurora, Colorado native would play the first seasons of his pro career playing in other domestic leagues until he signed with the Nets in March 2001, his first of two stints. His stay with the team would span just 8 games, ending when he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2002.

After, he’d play for the Portland Trail Blazers, Indiana Pacers before returning to New Jersey in 2008 for 13 more games, over when he was cut by the team. During his time suiting up for the Nets, Gill wore only jersey No. 8 and put up 3.7 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.

This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets jersey history No. 8 – Eddie Gill (2001, 2008)