Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters
1979-1980 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster
1979-1980 Houston Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | C. Murphy | T. Henderson | R. Reid | R. Tomjanovich | M. Malone |
Rotation | A. Leavell | R. Barry | |||
Rotation | M. Dunleavy, Sr. | M. Jones | |||
Rotation | A. Bradley | ||||
Lim PT | B. Paultz | P. Mokeski |
1979-1980 Central Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Atlanta Hawks | 50-32 | - |
2 | Houston Rockets | 41-41 | 9 |
3 | San Antonio Spurs | 41-41 | 9 |
4 | Indiana Pacers | 37-45 | 13 |
5 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 37-45 | 13 |
6 | Detroit Pistons | 16-66 | 34 |
1979-1980 Houston Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Moses Malone | All-NBA Second Team (1980) |
Moses Malone | Player Of The Month (Nov 79) |
Rick Barry | Player Of The Week (02/10/80) |
Moses Malone | Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1980) |
1979-1980 Houston Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Moses Malone | 82 | 38.3 | 25.8 | 14.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
Calvin Murphy | 76 | 35.2 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
Robert Reid | 76 | 30.3 | 13.0 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
Rudy Tomjanovich | 62 | 29.6 | 14.2 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
Rick Barry | 72 | 25.2 | 12.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
Allen Leavell | 77 | 27.6 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
Major Jones | 82 | 18.8 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
Mike Dunleavy, Sr. | 51 | 20.3 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
Tom Henderson | 66 | 23.5 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
Billy Paultz | 37 | 26.5 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
Dwight Jones | 21 | 13.2 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
John Shumate | 29 | 11.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
Alonzo Bradley | 22 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Rudy White | 9 | 11.8 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
Paul Mokeski | 12 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
1979-1980 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. Paul Mokeski was selected as the #20 pick in the Second Round of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Paul Mokeski signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on August 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. 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 Alonzo Bradley, the #7 pick in the Second Round of the 1977 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Indiana Pacers on December 22, 1977. Alonzo Bradley signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on December 25, 1977. |
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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Rick Barry signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on June 17, 1978. 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. |
1979-1980 Houston Rockets Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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George J. Maloof, Sr. | Owner | 1979-1980 | N/A |
Del Harris | Head Coach | 1979-1980 | N/A |
Herb Brown | Assistant Coach | 1979-1980 | Head Coach (Detroit Pistons, 1976 to 1978) |
Ray Patterson | General Manager | 1972-1973 | General Manager (Milwaukee Bucks, 1970 to 1972) |