Houston Rockets jersey history No. 10 - Dirk Minniefield (1986-87)
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Minniefield wore only jersey No. 10 and put up 7. 7 points, 2.
1 rebounds, 5. 3 assists, and 1. 0 steals per game.
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 fourth of 21 who wore the No. 10, guard alum Dirk Minniefield. After ending his college career at Kentucky, Minniefield was picked up with the 33rd overall selection of the 1983 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks.
The Lexington, Kentucky native would play the first two seasons of his pro career in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA -- that era's version of the G League) instead after being traded and cut by Dallas and the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets respectively. He would sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1985 before he was dealt to the Houston Rockets in 1986. His stay with the team lasted until he signed with the Golden State Warriors in 1987.