Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters

1971-1972 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Don Adams SF 6-6 210 1 Northwestern 1970 Rnd 8 Pick 1 United States
Dick Cunningham C 6-10 245 3 Murray State 1968 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Jim Davis C 6-9 225 5 Colorado 1964 Rnd 4 Pick 2 United States
Johnny Egan PG 5-11 180 10 Providence 1961 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
Dick Gibbs GF 6-5 210 0 UTEP 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 14 United States
Elvin Hayes FC 6-9 235 3 Houston 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Stu Lantz G 6-3 175 3 Nebraska 1968 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
Jack Marin GF 6-7 200 5 Duke 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
McCoy McLemore SF 6-7 230 7 Drake 1964 Rnd 3 Pick 7 United States
Cliff Meely PF 6-8 215 0 Colorado 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Otto Moore C 6-11 205 3 Texas-RGV 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Calvin Murphy PG 5-9 165 1 Niagara 1970 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
Mike Newlin GF 6-4 200 0 Utah 1971 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Curtis Perry FC 6-7 220 1 Missouri State 1970 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
Larry Siegfried G 6-3 190 8 Ohio State 1961 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
James Silas PG 6-1 180 0 Stephen F. Austin 1972 Rnd 5 Pick 7 United States
Greg Smith SF 6-5 195 3 Western Kentucky 1968 Rnd 4 Pick 14 United States
Rudy Tomjanovich F 6-8 218 1 Michigan 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
John Vallely SG 6-3 185 1 UCLA 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States

1971-1972 Houston Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
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

RankTeamRecordGB
1Los Angeles Lakers69-13-
2Golden State Warriors51-3118
3Seattle SuperSonics47-3522
4Houston Rockets34-4835
5Portland Trail Blazers18-6451

1971-1972 Houston Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Elvin Hayes Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1972)

1971-1972 Houston Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
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

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

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

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

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
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