Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters

1972-1973 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Zaid Abdul-Aziz FC 6-9 235 4 Iowa State 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Dick Gibbs GF 6-5 210 1 UTEP 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 14 United States
George E. Johnson C 6-11 245 1 Stephen F. Austin 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
Jack Marin GF 6-7 200 6 Duke 1966 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Paul McCracken G 6-4 180 0 Cal State Northridge 1972 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Stan McKenzie GF 6-5 195 5 NYU 1966 Rnd 11 Pick 3 United States
Eric McWilliams PF 6-8 200 0 Long Beach State 1972 Rnd 3 Pick 7 United States
Cliff Meely PF 6-8 215 1 Colorado 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Otto Moore C 6-11 205 4 Texas-RGV 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Calvin Murphy PG 5-9 165 2 Niagara 1970 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
Mike Newlin GF 6-4 200 1 Utah 1971 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Rudy Tomjanovich F 6-8 218 2 Michigan 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Jimmy Walker SG 6-3 195 5 Providence 1967 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States

1972-1973 Houston Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Walker M. Newlin J. Marin R. Tomjanovich O. Moore
Rotation C. Murphy P. McCracken   C. Meely G. Johnson
Rotation       Z. Abdul-Aziz  
Rotation       E. McWilliams  
Lim PT     S. McKenzie    

1972-1973 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Baltimore Bullets52-30-
2Atlanta Hawks46-366
3Houston Rockets33-4919
4Cleveland Cavaliers32-5020

1972-1973 Houston Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jack Marin Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1973)

1972-1973 Houston Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Rudy Tomjanovich 81 36.7 19.3 11.6 2.2
Jack Marin 81 37.3 18.5 6.2 3.6
Jimmy Walker 81 38.0 18.0 3.3 5.5
Mike Newlin 82 32.4 17.0 4.1 5.0
Calvin Murphy 77 22.0 13.0 1.9 3.4
Otto Moore 82 33.1 11.7 10.6 2.0
Cliff Meely 82 20.7 7.7 6.0 1.1
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 48 18.8 8.7 6.3 1.1
Paul McCracken 24 12.7 4.6 2.1 0.7
Eric McWilliams 44 5.6 2.0 1.4 0.1
Stan McKenzie 26 7.2 3.3 1.3 0.6
George E. Johnson 19 8.9 2.3 2.4 0.2
Greg Smith 4 10.2 2.5 2.0 1.2
Dick Gibbs 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

1972-1973 Houston Rockets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Eric McWilliams was selected as the #7 pick in the 3 Round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Eric McWilliams signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on September 1, 1972.

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 Trade

Zaid Abdul-Aziz was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Seattle SuperSonics on September 18, 1972.

Jack Marin was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Washington Wizards on June 23, 1972. Jack Marin re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 20, 1972.

Stan McKenzie was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Portland Trail Blazers on October 27, 1972.

Otto Moore was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Phoenix Suns on April 7, 1972.

Jimmy Walker was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Detroit Pistons on August 1, 1972.

Acquired via Free Agency

George E. Johnson signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on February 1, 1973.

Paul McCracken signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on January 29, 1973.

1972-1973 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
Johnny Egan Head Coach 1972-1973 N/A
Ray Patterson General Manager 1972-1973 General Manager (Milwaukee Bucks, 1970 to 1972)