Feb. 1, 2026, 7:00 p.m. CT
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 10th of 15 players who wore the No. 6, guard alum Earl Boykins. After ending his college career at Eastern Michigan, Boykins went unselected in the 1998 NBA draft, playing in other leagues until he signed with the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets in 1999.
The Cleveland, Ohio native played the first 5 games of his pro career with the Nets. He would also play for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Orlando Magic, Cavs again, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Hornets, in other leagues, Washington Wizards, and the Bucks again before he signed with Houston for the last season of his NBA career in 2012.
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During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Boykins wore only jersey No. 6 and put up 4.9 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.