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 seventh of 14 who wore the No. 25, guard Moochie Norris. After ending his college career at West Florida, Norris was picked up with the 33rd overall selection of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Washington, District of Columbia native played the first season of his pro career with the (then) Vancouver (now, Memphis) Grizzlies. He also played in another league, and for the Seattle SuperSonics before he signed with the Houston Rockets in 2000. His first stint with the team lasted until he was dealt to the New York Knicks in 2003, returning to the Rox in 2005 via trade, only to be dealt to the (then) New Orleans Hornets (now, Pelicans) in 2006.
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Norris wore only jersey Nos. 12 and 25 and put up 5.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Houston Rockets jersey history No. 25 - Moochie Norris (2005-06)
