Houston Rockets jersey history No. 30 - John Barnhill (1967-68)
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Barnhill wore only jersey No. 30 and put up 9.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game.
From the start of the 1967-68 NBA season, the Houston Rockets have seen players wear 52 different jersey numbers. Over the years, nearly 500 players have worn these numbers. In recognition of all those who have donned Rockets jerseys, Rockets Wire will chronicle the history of jersey numbers and the players who wore them, from the team's founding to the present day. For this article, we focus on one of the 15 guards who wore No. 30, Houston Rockets guard John Barnhill during the 1967-68 season.
Barnhill, a native of Sturgis, Kentucky, played college basketball at Tennessee State before being selected 79th overall in the 1959 NBA Draft by the then St. Louis (now Atlanta) Hawks. Prior to joining the Hawks, he played in other leagues. Barnhill also played for the Detroit Pistons and the Baltimore Bullets (now Washington Wizards) before being drafted by the (then) San Diego (now Houston) Rockets in the 1967 NBA expansion draft.
He remained with the Rockets until he was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the 1968 NBA expansion draft. While wearing the Rockets' jersey, Barnhill wore only No. 30. The all-time stats for this number are provided courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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