Houston Rockets jersey history No. 9 - Dillon Brooks (2023-25)
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 20th of 20 who wore the No. 9, wing alum Dillon Brooks. After ending his college career at Oregon, Brooks was picked up with the th overall selection of the 2017 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets.
The Mississauga, Ontario native played the first six seasons of his pro career with the Memphis Grizzlies after a draft night deal, coming to an end when he was dealt to Houston in 2023. His stay with the team continued until he was dealt to the Phoenix Suns in 2025. During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Brooks wore only jersey No.
9 and put up 13. 4 points, 3. 5 rebounds, and 1.
7 assists per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference. This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Rockets jersey history No.