Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters
1971-1972 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster
1971-1972 Houston Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | C. Murphy | S. Lantz | R. Tomjanovich | C. Meely | E. Hayes |
Rotation | J. Egan | M. Newlin | D. Cunningham | ||
Rotation | D. Gibbs | ||||
Lim PT | J. Vallely | G. Smith | |||
Lim PT | M. McLemore |
1971-1972 Pacific Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 69-13 | - |
2 | Golden State Warriors | 51-31 | 18 |
3 | Seattle SuperSonics | 47-35 | 22 |
4 | Houston Rockets | 34-48 | 35 |
5 | Portland Trail Blazers | 18-64 | 51 |
1971-1972 Houston Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Elvin Hayes | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1972) |
1971-1972 Houston Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST |
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Elvin Hayes | 82 | 42.2 | 25.2 | 14.6 | 3.3 |
Stu Lantz | 81 | 38.2 | 18.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Calvin Murphy | 82 | 31.0 | 18.2 | 3.1 | 4.8 |
Rudy Tomjanovich | 78 | 34.5 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 1.5 |
Cliff Meely | 77 | 23.6 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 1.5 |
Mike Newlin | 82 | 18.2 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 1.6 |
Greg Smith | 54 | 28.1 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 2.9 |
Dick Gibbs | 64 | 11.8 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
Dick Cunningham | 63 | 11.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
John Vallely | 40 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Johnny Egan | 38 | 11.5 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
Curtis Perry | 25 | 14.2 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 0.9 |
Jim Davis | 12 | 15.0 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
Larry Siegfried | 10 | 22.3 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
McCoy McLemore | 17 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.6 |
Don Adams | 3 | 13.7 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 |
1971-1972 Houston Rockets Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Elvin Hayes was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets. Elvin Hayes signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Rockets on May 1, 1968. Stu Lantz was selected as the #1 pick in the 3 Round of the 1968 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets. Stu Lantz signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Rockets on September 1, 1968. Cliff Meely was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets. Cliff Meely signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 1, 1971. Calvin Murphy was selected as the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets. Calvin Murphy signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Rockets on September 1, 1970. Mike Newlin was selected as the #7 pick in the Second Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Mike Newlin signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on April 27, 1971. Rudy Tomjanovich was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets. Rudy Tomjanovich signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Rockets on September 1, 1970. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Dick Gibbs, the #14 pick in the 3 Round of the 1971 NBA Draft, were acquired by the San Diego Rockets from the Chicago Bulls on June 9, 1971. Dick Gibbs signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Rockets on June 12, 1971. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Dick Cunningham was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Milwaukee Bucks on September 12, 1971. Johnny Egan was acquired in a trade by the San Diego Rockets from the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 9, 1970. Greg Smith was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Milwaukee Bucks on December 9, 1971. John Vallely was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Atlanta Hawks on November 9, 1971. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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McCoy McLemore signed a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on December 10, 1971. |
1971-1972 Houston Rockets Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Billy Goldberg | Owner | 1970-1971 | N/A |
Mickey Herskowitz | Owner | 1970-1971 | N/A |
Wayne Duddlesten | Owner | 1970-1971 | N/A |
Tex Winter | Head Coach | 1971-1972 | N/A |
Pete Newell | General Manager | 1968-1969 | N/A |