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.
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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.
Mar 20, 2012; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets guard Courtney Fortson (9) and Los Angeles Lakers guard Ramon Sessions (7) chase a loose ball in the third quarter at the Toyota Center. The Rockets defeated the Lakers 107-104. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
And for today’s article, we will continue with the 12th of 20 who wore the No. 9, guard alum Courtney Fortson. After ending his college career at Arkansas, Fortson went unselected in the 2010 NBA Draft, playing in other leagues until he signed with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2012.
The San Antonio, Texas native played the first 4 games of his NBA career with LA, coming to an end when he signed with Houston later that year. His stay with the team lasted until he was cut that offseason.
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During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Fortson wore only jersey No. 9 and put up 3.0 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Rockets jersey history No. 9 – Courtney Fortson (2012)