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.
SALT LAKE CITY, UNITED STATES: Carlos Rogers (L) of the Houston Rockets fights for a rebound with Greg Ostertag (R) of the Utah Jazz during the JAZZ- Houston NBA game late 09 March, 2000 in Salt Lake City, Utah. AFP PHOTO GEORGE FREY (Photo credit should read GEORGE FREY/AFP via Getty Images)
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.
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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 seventh of 15 players who wore the No. 6, Carlos Rogers. After ending his college career at Tennessee State, Rogers was picked up with the 11th overall selection of the 1994 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics.
The Tennessee State native played the first season of his pro career with the Golden State Warriors after being dealt before the start of his rookie season. He also played for the Toronto Raptors and Portland Trail Blazers before he was dealt to Houston in 1999. His stay with the team lasted until he signed with the Indiana Pacers in 2001.
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Rogers wore only jersey No. 6 and put up 6.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Rockets jersey history No. 6 – Carlos Rogers (1999-2001)