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.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTo 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.
Spring Valley basketball head coach Willie Worsley Jan. 7, 2020. Suffern At Spring Valley BasketballAnd for today's article, we will continue with the third of 22 people to wear the No. 33 jersey, guard alum Willie Worsley. After ending his college career at Texas-El Paso, Worsley went unselected in the 1966 NBA Draft, instead signing with the (then) New York (now, Brooklyn) Nets in 1968.
His stay with the team would span a single season, his only as a pro.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDuring his time suiting up for the Nets, Worsley wore only jersey No. 33 and put up 6.0 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Rockets jersey history No. 33 - Willie Worsley (1968-69)
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