Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters
2008-2009 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster
2008-2009 Houston Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | A. Brooks | M. World Peace | S. Battier | L. Scola | Y. Ming |
Rotation | K. Lowry | V. Wafer | C. Landry | D. Mutombo | |
Rotation | B. Barry | C. Hayes | |||
Rotation | J. White | B. Cook | |||
Lim PT | T. McGrady | J. Dorsey |
2008-2009 Southwest Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | San Antonio Spurs | 54-28 | - |
2 | Houston Rockets | 53-29 | 1 |
3 | Dallas Mavericks | 50-32 | 4 |
4 | New Orleans Hornets | 49-33 | 5 |
5 | Memphis Grizzlies | 24-58 | 30 |
2008-2009 Houston Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Yao Ming | All-NBA Second Team (2009) |
Shane Battier | All-NBA Defensive Second Team (2009) |
Metta World Peace | All-NBA Defensive Second Team (2009) |
Yao Ming | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2009) |
Aaron Brooks | Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2009) |
Luis Scola | Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2009) |
Dikembe Mutombo | J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (2009) |
2008-2009 Houston Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Yao Ming | 77 | 33.6 | 19.7 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 3.0 |
Metta World Peace | 69 | 35.5 | 17.1 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
Luis Scola | 82 | 30.3 | 12.7 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
Aaron Brooks | 80 | 25.0 | 11.2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Carl Landry | 69 | 21.3 | 9.2 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
Von Wafer | 63 | 19.4 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Rafer Alston | 48 | 33.1 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
Tracy McGrady | 35 | 33.8 | 15.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
Shane Battier | 60 | 33.9 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Kyle Lowry | 28 | 21.7 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
Brent Barry | 56 | 15.3 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Luther Head | 22 | 14.6 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Chuck Hayes | 71 | 12.1 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Dikembe Mutombo | 9 | 10.7 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
Brian Cook | 9 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
James White | 4 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Joey Dorsey | 3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2008-2009 Houston Rockets Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Aaron Brooks was selected as the #26 pick in the First Round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Aaron Brooks signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on July 7, 2007. Yao Ming was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Yao Ming signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on October 8, 2002. Yao Ming signed a multi-year extension with the Houston Rockets on August 31, 2005. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Joey Dorsey, the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 2008 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Portland Trail Blazers on June 26, 2008. Joey Dorsey signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 29, 2008. Draft Rights to Carl Landry, the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 2007 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Seattle SuperSonics on June 28, 2007. Carl Landry signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on October 2, 2007. Carl Landry re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on October 9, 2008. Draft Rights to Luis Scola, the #27 pick in the Second Round of the 2002 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the San Antonio Spurs on July 12, 2007. Luis Scola signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on July 14, 2007. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Shane Battier was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Memphis Grizzlies on July 12, 2006. Brian Cook was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Orlando Magic on February 19, 2009. Kyle Lowry was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Memphis Grizzlies on February 19, 2009. Tracy McGrady was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Orlando Magic on June 28, 2004. Tracy McGrady signed a multi-year extension with the Houston Rockets on November 1, 2004. Dikembe Mutombo was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Chicago Bulls on September 8, 2004. Dikembe Mutombo re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on August 26, 2005. Dikembe Mutombo re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on October 1, 2007. Dikembe Mutombo re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on December 31, 2008. Metta World Peace was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Sacramento Kings on August 14, 2008. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Brent Barry signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 10, 2008. Chuck Hayes signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on January 18, 2006. Chuck Hayes re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on January 28, 2006. Chuck Hayes re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on August 3, 2007. Von Wafer signed a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on September 29, 2008. James White signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on March 3, 2009. James White re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on March 13, 2009. James White re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on March 23, 2009. |
2008-2009 Houston Rockets Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Leslie Alexander | Owner | 1993-1994 | N/A |
Thad Brown | Chief Executive Officer | 2006-2007 | Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing (Houston Rockets, 2002 to 2006) |
Marcus Jolibois | Chief Financial Officer | 1994-1995 | N/A |
Rafael Stone | General Counsel | 2004-2005 | N/A |
Peggy Hau | Associate Counsel | 2008-2009 | N/A |
Chris Dacey | VP | 2008-2009 | N/A |
Rick Adelman | Head Coach | 2007-2008 | Head Coach (Sacramento Kings, 1998 to 2006) |
Elston Turner | Assistant Coach | 2007-2008 | Assistant Coach (Sacramento Kings, 2000 to 2006) |
Jack Sikma | Assistant Coach | 2007-2008 | N/A |
R.J. Adelman | Assistant Coach | 2007-2008 | N/A |
T.R. Dunn | Assistant Coach | 2014-2015 | Assistant Coach (Minnesota Timberwolves, 2011 to 2014) |
Keith Jones | Senior VP of Basketball Operations, Head Athletic Trainer | 2007-2008 | Head Athletic Trainer (Houston Rockets, 1996 to 2014) |
Sam Hinkie | VP of Basketball Operations | 2007-2008 | Special Assistant to the General Manager (Houston Rockets, 2005 to 2007) |
Arturas Karnisovas | Director of Global Scouting and International Affairs | 2008-2009 | N/A |
Gerald Madkins | Director of Scouting | 2008-2009 | Scout (Oklahoma City Thunder, 2007 to 2008) |
Anthony Nila | Director of International Scouting | 1992-1993 | N/A |
John Cho | Video Coordinator | 2008-2009 | N/A |
Brent Johnson | Personnel Scout | 1994-1995 | N/A |
Pat Zipfel | Advance Scout | 2007-2008 | Advance Scout (Portland Trail Blazers, 2004 to 2007) |
Gersson Rosas | Director of Player Personnel | 2008-2009 | Director of Scouting (Houston Rockets, 2007 to 2008) |
Daryl Morey | General Manager, Managing Director of Basketball Operations | 2007-2008 | Assistant General Manager (Houston Rockets, 2005 to 2007) |
Brett Gunning | Director of Player Development | 2008-2009 | N/A |
David Macha | Strength and Conditioning Coach | 1996-1997 | N/A |
Keith Garnett | Assistant Athletic Trainer | 2007-2008 | Assistant Athletic Trainer (Charlotte Hornets, 2005 to 2007) |
Bill Worrell | TV Broadcaster | 1983-1984 | N/A |
Clyde Drexler | TV Broadcaster | 2005-2006 | Assistant Coach (Denver Nuggets, 2001 to 2002) |
Matt Bullard | TV Broadcaster | 2005-2006 | N/A |
Joel Blank | Radio Broadcaster | 2003-2004 | N/A |
Adam Wexler | Radio Broadcaster | 2008-2009 | N/A |
Craig Ackerman | Radio Broadcaster | 2008-2009 | N/A |
John Paul Stevenson | Public Address Announcer | 2006-2007 | Public Address Announcer (Memphis Grizzlies, 2001 to 2006) |
Nelson Luis | Director of Media Relations | 2008-2009 | N/A |