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 third of 17 players who wore the No. 1, forward alum Buck Johnson. After ending his college career at Alabama, Johnson was picked up with the 20th overall selection of the 1986 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets.
The Birmingham, Alabama native would play the first six seasons of his pro career with Houston, coming to an end when he signed with the (then) Washington Bullets (now, Wizards) in 1992.
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Johnson wore only jersey No. 1 and put up 9.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.