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 five who wore the No. 41, Joe Stephens. After ending his college career at Little Rock, Stephens went unselected in the 1996 NBA Draft, playing in other leagues until he signed with the Houston Rockets in 1997.
The Riverside, California native played the first 2 seasons of his NBA career with the Rockets, coming to an end when he signed with the Utah Jazz in 1999.
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Stephens wore only jersey No. 41 and put up
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Houston Rockets jersey history No. 41 - Joe Stephens (1997-99)
