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 third of 15 who wore the No. 30, Jim Davis. After ending his college career at Colorado, Davis was picked up with the 29th overall selection of the 1964 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons.
The Muncie, Indiana native played the first 3 seasons of his pro career in another league, signing with the (then) St. Louis (now, Atlanta) Hawks in 1967. That ended with a trade to the Houston Rockets in 1971. His stay with the team lasted until he was dealt to Detroit that winter.
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Davis wore only jersey No. 30 and put up 5.2 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Houston Rockets jersey history No. 30 - Jim Davis (1967-71)
