Houston Rockets jersey history No. 10 - John Lucas (1989-90)
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 sixth of 21 who wore the No. 10, guard alum John Lucas. After ending his college career at Maryland, Lucas was picked up with the first overall selection of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets.
The Durham, North Carolina native played the first two seasons of his pro career with Houston, coming to an end when he was dealt to the Golden State Warriors in 1978. After stints there, with the (then) Washington Bullets (now, Wizards), and San Antonio Spurs, Lucas returned to the Rockets, ending when he was cut in 1986. He'd return to Houston to finish his career in 1989 after playing for the Milwaukee Bucks and Seattle SuperSonics.
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Lucas wore jersey Nos. 15, 5, and 10 and put up 11. 6 points, 2.
4 rebounds, 7. 3 assists, and 1. 4 steals per game.