The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history.
Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA – a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTo commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the 11th of 16 players who wore the No. 44 jersey for the Warriors.
18 Jan 2001: Kenny Thomas #21 of the Houston Rockets tries to stop Mark Jackson #44 of the Golden State Warriors at the Arena in Oakland, California. DIGITAL IMAGE Mandatory Credit: Tom Hauck/ALLSPORT NOTE TO USER: It is expressly understood that the only rights Allsport are offering to license in this Photograph are one-time, nonexclusive editorial rights. No advertising or commercial uses of any kind may be made of Allsport photos. User acknowledges that it is aware that Allsport is an editorialsports agency and that NO RELEASES OF ANY TYPE ARE OBTAINED from the subjects contained in the photographs.That player would be Golden State big man alum Marc Jackson. After ending his college career at Temple, Jackson was picked up with the 38th overall selection of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors.
The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native played parts of the first two seasons of his NBA career with the Dubs, coming to an end when he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2002.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDuring his time suiting up for the Warriors, Jackson wore only jersey No. 44 and put up 11.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors jersey history - No. 44 - Marc Jackson (2000-02)
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