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.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWith 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.
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES: Houston Rockets player Sam Mack(C) gets trapped between Los Angeles Lakers players Derek Fisher(top) and Kobe Bryant(bottom) during game two of the Western Conference playoff series at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles 11 May 1999. The Lakers defeated the Rockets 110-98 to lead the best-of-five series 2-0. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO VINCE BUCCI (Photo credit should read Vince Bucci/AFP via Getty Images)And for today's article, we will continue with the fifth of 18 players who wore the No. 2, forward alum Sam Mack. After ending his college career at Houston, Mack went unselected in the 1992 NBA Draft, instead playing in other leagues until he signed with the San Antonio Spurs in 1992.
The Chicago, Illinois native played the first season of his pro career with the Spurs before being cut and returning to other leagues until he signed with Houston in 1996. His first stay with the team would span parts of two seasons, coming to an end when he was dealt to the (then) Vancouver (now, Memphis) Grizzlies in 1997, where he spent two more seasons before he was dealt back to Houston in 1999.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDuring his time suiting up for the Rockets, Mack wore jersey Nos. 4, 2, 5 and 7 and put up 7.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Rockets jersey history No. 2 - Sam Mack (1996-97, 99)
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