Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 20 - Pace Mannion (1986-87)
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 21st of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 20, which has has had a total of 28 players wear the number in the history of the team.
The second of those players wearing No. 20 played in the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets era, forward alum Pace Mannion. After ending his college career at Utah, Mannion was picked up with the 43rd overall selection of the 1983 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors.
The Salt Lake City, Utah native would play the first season of his pro career with the Warriors, and also played for Jazz before he signed with New Jersey in 1986. His stay with the team would span just 23 games before he would be waived by the team.
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Mannion wore only jersey No. 20 and put up 3.6 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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