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 second of 16 who wore the No. 33, John Vallely. After ending his college career at UCLA, Vallely was picked up with the 14th overall selection of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks.
The Newport Beach, California native played the first 2 seasons of his pro career with Atlanta, coming to an end when he was dealt to the Houston Rockets for the final season of his NBA career in 1971.
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Vallely wore only jersey No. 33 and put up 2.9 points per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Houston Rockets jersey history No. 33 - John Vallely (1971-72)
