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.
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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 21st of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 20, which has has had a total of 28 players wear the number in the history of the team.
Apr 8, 2012; Newark, NJ, USA; New Jersey Nets forward Jordan Williams (20) is fouled by Cleveland Cavaliers forward Luke Walton (32) during the first half at the Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
The 23rd of those players wearing No. 20 played in the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets era, big man alum Jordan Williams. After ending his college career at Maryland, Williams was picked up with the 36th overall selection of the 2011 NBA draft by the Nets.
The Torrington, Connecticut native would play the only season of his NBA career with New Jersey, retiring from the league as a player afterward.
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During his time suiting up for the Nets, Williams wore only jersey No. 20 and put up 4.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets jersey history No. 20 – Jordan Williams (2011-12)