Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters
1978-1979 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster
1978-1979 Houston Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | C. Murphy | M. Newlin | R. Barry | R. Tomjanovich | M. Malone |
Rotation | S. Watts | R. Reid | D. Jones | ||
Rotation | M. Dunleavy, Sr. | ||||
Lim PT | R. White | A. Bradley | |||
Lim PT | J. Dorsey |
1978-1979 Central Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | San Antonio Spurs | 48-34 | - |
2 | Houston Rockets | 47-35 | 1 |
3 | Atlanta Hawks | 46-36 | 2 |
4 | Detroit Pistons | 30-52 | 18 |
5 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 30-52 | 18 |
6 | New Orleans Jazz | 26-56 | 22 |
1978-1979 Houston Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Moses Malone | Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player (1979) |
Moses Malone | All-NBA First Team (1979) |
Moses Malone | All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1979) |
Rudy Tomjanovich | Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1979) |
Moses Malone | Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1979) |
Calvin Murphy | Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1979) |
Calvin Murphy | J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1979) |
1978-1979 Houston Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Moses Malone | 82 | 41.3 | 24.8 | 17.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
Calvin Murphy | 82 | 35.9 | 20.2 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
Rudy Tomjanovich | 74 | 35.7 | 19.0 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
Rick Barry | 80 | 32.1 | 13.5 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
Robert Reid | 82 | 27.5 | 10.9 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
Mike Newlin | 76 | 24.1 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
Mike Dunleavy, Sr. | 74 | 20.1 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
Dwight Jones | 81 | 15.0 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
Slick Watts | 61 | 17.1 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Alonzo Bradley | 34 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Jacky Dorsey | 20 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
E.C. Coleman | 6 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Tom Barker | 5 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
1978-1979 Houston Rockets Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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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. Robert Reid was selected as the #18 pick in the Second Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Robert Reid signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 1, 1977. 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 Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Alonzo Bradley, the #7 pick in the Second Round of the 1977 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Indiana Pacers on December 22, 1977. Alonzo Bradley signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on December 25, 1977. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Dwight Jones was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Atlanta Hawks on June 7, 1976. Moses Malone was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Buffalo Braves on October 24, 1976. Slick Watts was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the New Orleans Jazz on September 21, 1978. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Rick Barry signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on June 17, 1978. Jacky Dorsey signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on May 11, 1978. Mike Dunleavy, Sr. signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on March 10, 1978. Mike Dunleavy, Sr. re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on September 1, 1978. |
1978-1979 Houston Rockets Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Kenneth Schnitzer | Owner | 1976-1977 | N/A |
Tom Nissalke | Head Coach | 1976-1977 | Head Coach (San Antonio Spurs, 1973 to 1975) |
Ray Patterson | General Manager | 1972-1973 | General Manager (Milwaukee Bucks, 1970 to 1972) |