Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters
1980-1981 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster
1980-1981 Houston Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | C. Murphy | T. Henderson | R. Reid | B. Paultz | M. Malone |
Rotation | M. Dunleavy, Sr. | M. Jones | B. Willoughby | ||
Rotation | A. Leavell | R. Tomjanovich | C. Garrett | ||
Lim PT | J. Stroud |
1980-1981 Midwest Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | San Antonio Spurs | 52-30 | - |
2 | Houston Rockets | 40-42 | 12 |
3 | Kansas City Kings | 40-42 | 12 |
4 | Denver Nuggets | 37-45 | 15 |
5 | Utah Jazz | 28-54 | 24 |
6 | Dallas Mavericks | 15-67 | 37 |
1980-1981 Houston Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Moses Malone | All-NBA Second Team (1981) |
Calvin Murphy | Player Of The Month (Feb 81) |
Mike Dunleavy, Sr. | Player Of The Week (12/07/80) |
Robert Reid | Player Of The Week (03/29/81) |
Moses Malone | Player Of The Week (03/15/81) |
Moses Malone | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1981) |
1980-1981 Houston Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Moses Malone | 80 | 40.6 | 27.8 | 14.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
Robert Reid | 82 | 36.1 | 15.9 | 7.1 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
Calvin Murphy | 76 | 26.5 | 16.7 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
Mike Dunleavy, Sr. | 74 | 21.7 | 10.5 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
Allen Leavell | 79 | 21.3 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
Rudy Tomjanovich | 52 | 24.3 | 11.6 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Billy Paultz | 81 | 20.5 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
Calvin Garrett | 70 | 23.4 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
Tom Henderson | 66 | 21.4 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Bill Willoughby | 55 | 20.8 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
Major Jones | 68 | 14.8 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
John Stroud | 9 | 9.8 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Lee Johnson | 10 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1980-1981 Houston Rockets Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Allen Leavell was selected as the #16 pick in the 5 Round of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Allen Leavell signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 1, 1979. 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. 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. Robert Reid re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on September 1, 1979. John Stroud was selected as the #4 pick in the Second Round of the 1980 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. John Stroud signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 1, 1980. 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 Calvin Garrett, the #3 pick in the 3 Round of the 1979 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Chicago Bulls on June 10, 1980. Calvin Garrett signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 1, 1980. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Moses Malone was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Buffalo Braves on October 24, 1976. Billy Paultz was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the San Antonio Spurs on January 17, 1980. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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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. Tom Henderson signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 16, 1979. Major Jones signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on September 10, 1979. Bill Willoughby signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on November 27, 1980. |
1980-1981 Houston Rockets Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Gavin Maloof | Owner | 1980-1981 | N/A |
Del Harris | Head Coach | 1979-1980 | N/A |
Ray Patterson | General Manager | 1972-1973 | General Manager (Milwaukee Bucks, 1970 to 1972) |