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.
Apr 25, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Brooklyn Nets small forward Jerry Stackhouse (42) catches a pass in front of Chicago Bulls shooting guard Marco Belinelli (8) during the second quarter of the first round of the 2013 NBA playoffs at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
And for today’s article, we will continue with the 13th of 14 people to wear the No. 42 jersey, wing alum Jerry Stackhouse. After ending his college career at UNC, Stackhouse was picked up with the third overall selection of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Kinston, North Carolina native played parts of the first three seasons of his pro career with the Sixers. He also played for the Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks, Miami Heat, and Atlanta Hawks before he signed with the Brooklyn Nets for the final season of his NBA career in 2012.
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During his time suiting up for the Nets, Stackhouse wore only jersey No. 42 and put up 4.9 points per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets jersey history No. 42 – Jerry Stackhouse (2012-13)