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The Brooklyn Nets have 52 jersey numbers worn by over 600 different players over the course of their history since the franchise was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association (ABA), when the team was known as the "New Jersey Americans".
Since then, that league has been absorbed by the NBA with the team that would later become the New York Nets and New Jersey Nets before settling on the name by which they are known today, bringing their rich player and jersey history with them to the league of today.
To commemorate the players who played for the Nets over the decades wearing those 52 different jersey numbers, Nets Wire is covering the entire history of the franchise's jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. The 13th of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 11 which has has had a total of 19 players wear the number in the history of the team.
The first of those players wearing No. 11 played in the (then) New Jersey Americans (now, Brooklyn Nets) era, forward alum Hank Whitney. After ending his college career at Iowa State, Whitney was picked up with the 37th overall selection of the 1961 NBA draft by the (then) Syracuse Nationals (now, Philadelphia 76ers).
The Brooklyn, New York native played in other domestic leagues until he signed with the Americans in 1968. His stay with the team would span parts of 2 seasons, ending when he was dealt to the (defunct) Houston Mavericks in 1969.
During his time suiting up for the Americans, Whitney wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 12.6 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets jersey history No. 11 - Hank Whitney (1968-69)
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Since then, that league has been absorbed by the NBA with the team that would later become the New York Nets and New Jersey Nets before settling on the name by which they are known today, bringing their rich player and jersey history with them to the league of today.
To commemorate the players who played for the Nets over the decades wearing those 52 different jersey numbers, Nets Wire is covering the entire history of the franchise's jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. The 13th of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 11 which has has had a total of 19 players wear the number in the history of the team.
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The first of those players wearing No. 11 played in the (then) New Jersey Americans (now, Brooklyn Nets) era, forward alum Hank Whitney. After ending his college career at Iowa State, Whitney was picked up with the 37th overall selection of the 1961 NBA draft by the (then) Syracuse Nationals (now, Philadelphia 76ers).
The Brooklyn, New York native played in other domestic leagues until he signed with the Americans in 1968. His stay with the team would span parts of 2 seasons, ending when he was dealt to the (defunct) Houston Mavericks in 1969.
During his time suiting up for the Americans, Whitney wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 12.6 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets jersey history No. 11 - Hank Whitney (1968-69)
Continue reading...
