Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters
1972-1973 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster
Player | Pos | HT | WT | YOS | Pre-Draft Team | Draft Status | Nationality |
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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 | |
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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
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Baltimore Bullets | 52-30 | - |
2 | Atlanta Hawks | 46-36 | 6 |
3 | Houston Rockets | 33-49 | 19 |
4 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 32-50 | 20 |
1972-1973 Houston Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Jack Marin | Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1973) |
1972-1973 Houston Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |