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 first of four who wore the No. 24, forward alum Bud Acton. After ending his college career at Hillsdale, Acton went unselected in the 1966 NBA Draft, playing in other leagues until he signed with the (then) San Diego (now, Houston) Rockets in 1968.
The Troy, Michigan native played the only 23 games of his NBA career with the Rockets, leaving the league as a player afterward.
During his time suiting up for the Houston Rockets, Acton wore only jersey No. 24 and put up 3.3 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Houston Rockets jersey history No. 24 - Bud Acton (1968)
