{
  "id": 11321566,
  "title": "Houston Rockets jersey history No. 33 Jim Barrett (1967-70)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/houston-rockets-jersey-history-no-33-jim-barrett-1967-70",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T01:00:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/houston-rockets-jersey-history-no-010023861.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Houston Rockets have a rich history of players wearing a total of 52 different jersey numbers since their inception in the 1967-68 season. Across these decades, nearly 500 players have donned those numbers, with seven jerseys now retired to commemorate some of the greatest players in Rockets history. Today, we delve into the story of one of the earliest Rockets to wear jersey No. 33, Jim Barrett. After completing his college career at Oregon, Barnett was selected eighth overall in the 1966 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics. The Greenville, South Carolina native then played his rookie season with Boston, but his pro career took a new turn when he was drafted in the 1967 NBA expansion draft by the then San Diego Rockets, now known as Houston. Barrett donned jersey No. 33 for his entire three-year tenure with the Rockets from 1967 to 1970, recording a modest average of 4.1 points and 1.1 rebounds per game. All statistics and data for this article are sourced from Basketball Reference.",
  "summary": "During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Barnett wore only jersey No. 33 and put up 4.1 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.",
  "key_points": [
    "Jim Barrett wore No. 33 for Rockets from 1967-70",
    "Barrett played three seasons with Houston Rockets",
    "No. 33 jersey retired to honor Rockets legends"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}