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 fifth of 16 who wore the No. 33, Otis Thorpe. After ending his college career at Providence, Thorpe was picked up with the ninth overall selection of the 1984 NBA Draft by the (then) Kansas City (now, Sacramento) Kings.
The Boynton Beach, Florida native played the first 4 seasons of his pro career with the Kings before he was dealt to the Houston Rockets in 1988. His stay with the team lasted until he was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in 1995.
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Thorpe wore only jersey No. 33 and put up 15.8 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Houston Rockets jersey history No. 33 - Otis Thorpe (1988-95)
