Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters

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1975-1976 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Gus Bailey GF 6-5 185 1 UTEP 1974 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
Steve Hawes C 6-9 220 1 Washington 1972 Rnd 2 Pick 11 United States
John Johnson SF 6-7 200 5 Iowa 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Dwight Jones FC 6-10 210 2 Houston 1973 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
Kevin Kunnert FC 7-0 230 2 Iowa 1973 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
Cliff Meely PF 6-8 215 4 Colorado 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Joe C. Meriweather FC 6-10 215 0 Southern Illinois 1975 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
Calvin Murphy PG 5-9 165 5 Niagara 1970 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
Mike Newlin GF 6-4 200 4 Utah 1971 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Tom Owens FC 6-10 215 0 South Carolina 1971 Rnd 4 Pick 7 United States
Ed Ratleff GF 6-6 195 2 Long Beach State 1973 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Ron Riley PF 6-8 195 3 USC 1972 Rnd 3 Pick 8 United States
Rudy Tomjanovich F 6-8 218 5 Michigan 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Rudy White SG 6-2 195 0 Arizona State 1975 Rnd 3 Pick 11 United States
Dave Wohl PG 6-2 185 4 Pennsylvania 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 11 United States

1975-1976 Houston Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Murphy M. Newlin E. Ratleff R. Tomjanovich K. Kunnert
Rotation D. Wohl R. White G. Bailey J. Meriweather  
Rotation       R. Riley  
Lim PT     J. Johnson T. Owens  

1975-1976 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Cleveland Cavaliers49-33-
2Washington Bullets48-341
3Houston Rockets40-429
4New Orleans Jazz38-4411
5Atlanta Hawks29-5320

1975-1976 Houston Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Joe C. Meriweather All-Rookie First Team (1976)
Rudy Tomjanovich Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1976)

1975-1976 Houston Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK
Calvin Murphy 82 36.5 21.0 2.5 7.3 1.8 0.1
Mike Newlin 82 37.4 18.6 4.1 5.6 1.3 0.1
Rudy Tomjanovich 79 36.9 18.5 8.4 2.4 0.5 0.2
Kevin Kunnert 80 29.2 12.9 9.8 1.9 0.7 1.3
Joe C. Meriweather 81 25.2 10.2 6.4 1.0 0.4 1.5
Ed Ratleff 72 33.3 11.1 5.3 3.6 1.6 0.5
John Johnson 67 22.2 9.7 4.4 2.9 0.7 0.4
Ron Riley 65 16.1 4.1 4.7 1.2 0.5 0.3
Dave Wohl 50 14.0 3.4 1.1 2.2 0.5 0.0
Rudy White 32 8.9 3.2 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.2
Cliff Meely 14 12.4 5.2 3.7 0.7 0.6 0.3
Gus Bailey 30 8.7 2.3 1.7 1.4 0.5 0.3
Steve Hawes 6 8.5 1.7 3.0 1.7 0.0 0.0

1975-1976 Houston Rockets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Gus Bailey was selected as the #5 pick in the Second Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Gus Bailey signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on June 25, 1974.

Joe C. Meriweather was selected as the #11 pick in the First Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Joe C. Meriweather signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on June 13, 1975.

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.

Tom Owens was selected as the #7 pick in the 4 Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Tom Owens signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 16, 1975.

Ed Ratleff was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Ed Ratleff signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 1, 1973.

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.

Rudy White was selected as the #11 pick in the 3 Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Rudy White signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on July 13, 1975.

Acquired via Trade

John Johnson was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Portland Trail Blazers on November 13, 1975.

Kevin Kunnert was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Buffalo Braves on February 1, 1974.

Ron Riley was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Kansas City Kings on November 11, 1973.

Dave Wohl was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Buffalo Braves on February 1, 1974. Dave Wohl re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on June 14, 1974.

1975-1976 Houston Rockets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
James Talcott Owner 1975-1976 N/A
Johnny Egan Head Coach 1972-1973 N/A
Ray Patterson General Manager 1972-1973 General Manager (Milwaukee Bucks, 1970 to 1972)