Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters

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1974-1975 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Zaid Abdul-Aziz FC 6-9 235 6 Iowa State 1968 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Gus Bailey GF 6-5 185 0 UTEP 1974 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
Jim Blanks - - - 0 Gardner-Webb 1975 Rnd 2 Pick 11 United States
Steve Hawes C 6-9 220 0 Washington 1972 Rnd 2 Pick 11 United States
Kevin Kunnert FC 7-0 230 1 Iowa 1973 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
Cliff Meely PF 6-8 215 3 Colorado 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
Joe C. Meriweather FC 6-10 215 0 Southern Illinois 1975 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
Calvin Murphy PG 5-9 165 4 Niagara 1970 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
Mike Newlin GF 6-4 200 3 Utah 1971 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
Ed Ratleff GF 6-6 195 1 Long Beach State 1973 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
Ron Riley PF 6-8 195 2 USC 1972 Rnd 3 Pick 8 United States
Rudy Tomjanovich F 6-8 218 4 Michigan 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Owen Wells SF 6-7 200 0 Detroit-Mercy 1974 Rnd 5 Pick 5 United States
Dave Wohl PG 6-2 185 3 Pennsylvania 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 11 United States

1974-1975 Houston Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Murphy M. Newlin E. Ratleff R. Tomjanovich K. Kunnert
Rotation     G. Bailey R. Riley S. Hawes
Rotation       Z. Abdul-Aziz  
Lim PT D. Wohl   O. Wells C. Meely  

1974-1975 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Washington Bullets60-22-
2Houston Rockets41-4119
3Cleveland Cavaliers40-4220
4Atlanta Hawks31-5129
5New Orleans Jazz23-5937

1974-1975 Houston Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Rudy Tomjanovich Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1975)

1974-1975 Houston Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK
Rudy Tomjanovich 81 38.7 20.7 7.6 2.9 0.9 0.3
Calvin Murphy 78 32.2 18.7 2.2 4.9 1.6 0.1
Mike Newlin 79 34.3 14.4 3.3 5.1 1.4 0.1
Ed Ratleff 80 32.0 11.8 5.7 3.2 1.8 0.6
Kevin Kunnert 75 24.0 10.8 8.4 1.4 0.5 1.1
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 65 22.3 9.7 7.5 1.3 0.6 1.1
Dave Wohl 75 23.0 6.5 1.5 4.5 1.0 0.1
Ron Riley 77 20.5 6.0 4.9 1.7 0.7 0.3
Cliff Meely 48 15.7 7.9 3.4 0.9 0.4 0.4
Steve Hawes 55 16.3 5.9 5.0 1.6 0.7 0.7
Gus Bailey 47 9.5 2.6 1.7 1.3 0.4 0.3
Owen Wells 33 6.5 3.0 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.1

1974-1975 Houston Rockets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Gus Bailey was selected as the #5 pick in the Second Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Gus Bailey signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on June 25, 1974.

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.

Ed Ratleff was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Ed Ratleff signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 1, 1973.

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.

Owen Wells was selected as the #5 pick in the 5 Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Owen Wells signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 1, 1974.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Steve Hawes, the #11 pick in the Second Round of the 1972 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 21, 1972. Steve Hawes signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 1, 1974.

Acquired via Trade

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

Kevin Kunnert was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Buffalo Braves on February 1, 1974.

Ron Riley was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Kansas City Kings on November 11, 1973.

Dave Wohl was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Buffalo Braves on February 1, 1974. Dave Wohl re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on June 14, 1974.

1974-1975 Houston Rockets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Irvin Kaplan Owner 1973-1974 N/A
Johnny Egan Head Coach 1972-1973 N/A
Ray Patterson General Manager 1972-1973 General Manager (Milwaukee Bucks, 1970 to 1972)