Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 11 - Yinka Dare (1994-95)
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 (now, Brooklyn) Nets era, big man alum Yinka Dare. After ending his college career at George Washington, Dare was picked up with the 14th overall selection of the 1994 NBA draft by the Nets.
The Kano, Nigeria native spent all 4 seasons in the league with New Jersey, moving on to other domestic leagues afterward.
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Dare wore only jersey Nos. 11 and 33 and put up 2.1 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Nets jersey history No. 11 - Yinka Dare (1994-95)
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Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 11 - Jim Ard (1970-73)
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Ard wore only jersey Nos. 12 and 11 and put up 5.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 11 - Jack Gillespie (1969-70)
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Gillespie wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 1.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 11 - Rudy Hackett (1976)
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Hackett wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 2.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 11 - Sonny Dove (1969)
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Dove wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 13.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 11 - Bubbles Hawkins (1976-78)
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Hawkins wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 17.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.Yahoo Sports - 6d -
Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 11 - Louie Nelson (1977-78)
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Nelson wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 8.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 11 - Lowes Moore (1980-81)
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Moore wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 7.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 11 - Joe Barry Carroll (1988-90)
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Carroll wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 11.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.2 blocks per game.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 11 - Hank Whitney (1968-69)
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.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15
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