Houston Rockets jersey history No. 13 - Jaren Jackson Sr. (1996)
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 16 who wore the No. 12, guard alum Jaren Jackson Sr. After ending his college career at Georgetown, Jackson went unselected in the 1989 NBA Draft, instead signing with the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets that same year.
The New Orleans, Louisiana native played the first seasons of his pro career with New Jersey. He also played for the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, and Philadelphia 76ers before he signed with the Houston Rockets in 1996. His stay with the team lasted until he signed with the (then) Washington Bullets (now, Wizards) that same fall.
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Jackson wore only jersey No. 12 and put up 2. 0 points per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference. This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Rockets jersey history No. 13 - Jaren Jackson Sr.