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 13th of 16 who wore the No. 12, big man alum Luc Mbah a Moute. After ending his college career at UCLA, Mbah a Moute was picked up with the 37th overall selection of the 2008 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Yaounde, Cameroon native played the first five seasons of his pro career with Milwaukee. He also played for the Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers, and Los Angeles Clippers before he signed with the Houston Rockets in 2017. His stay with the team lasted until he returned to the Clips in 2018.
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Mbah a Moute wore only jersey No. 12 and put up 7.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Rockets jersey history No. 12 – Luc Mbah a Moute (2017-18)