Houston Rockets jersey history No. 30 - Clarence Weatherspoon (2003-05)
During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Weatherspoon wore only jersey No. 30 and put up 4.3 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.
The Houston Rockets have utilized a staggering 52 unique jersey numbers since their inception back in 1967-68, donned by nearly 500 players throughout their storied history. To pay tribute to every player who wore those numbers, Rockets Wire is embarking on a comprehensive journey chronicling the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who wore them from the team's founding to the present day.
With seven of those jerseys now retired in honor of some of the league's greatest all-time Rockets, there is undoubtedly an abundance of captivating history to explore. Today's article delves into the 11th of 15 players to wear the No. 30 jersey, Clarence Weatherspoon.
Weatherspoon, a product of Southern Miss college basketball, was selected with the ninth overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Hailing from Crawford, Mississippi, the native spent the first six seasons of his professional career with the 76ers before venturing to play for the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, and New York Knicks. The turning point in Weatherspoon's career came when he was traded to the Houston Rockets in 2003, where he would spend the final two seasons of his tenure.
Throughout his three seasons with the Rockets, Weatherspoon exclusively wore jersey No. 30, contributing a modest 4.3 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. All stats and data for this article are derived from Basketball Reference.
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