Houston Rockets jersey history No. 21 - Nana Papa Yaw Mensah-Bonsu (2009)

The Houston Rockets have had players donning a total of 52 different jersey numbers (and have one not part of any numerical series for Houston assistant coach and general manager Carroll Dawson) since their founding at the start of the 1967-68 season, worn by just under 500 players in the course of Rockets history.

To honor all of the players who wore those numbers over the decades, Rockets Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who wore them since the founding of the team all those years ago right up to the present day.

With seven of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Rockets of all time to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover.

And for today's article, we will continue with the ninth of 16 who wore the No. 21, forward alum Nana Papa Yaw Mensah-Bonsu. After ending his college career at George Washington, Mensah-Bonsu went unselected in the 2006 NBA Draft, instead signing with the Dallas Mavericks.

The London, United Kingdom native played the first 12 games of his pro career with Dallas. He also played in other leagues and for the San Antonio Spurs, and the Toronto Raptors before he signed with the Houston Rockets in 2009. His stay with the team lasted until he was cut next fall.

During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Mensah-Bonsu wore only jersey No. 21 and put up 1.3 points and 1.0 rebounds per game.

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.

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