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 19th of 19 players who wore the No. 3, N’Faly Dante. After ending his college career at Oregon, Dante went unselected in the 2024 NBA Draft, signing with the Houston Rockets instead.
The Bamako, Mali native played the first four games of his pro career with Houston, coming to an end when he signed with the Atlanta Hawks in 2025.
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Dante wore only jersey No. 3 and put up 6.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.