Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters
1981-1982 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster
1981-1982 Houston Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | A. Leavell | T. Henderson | R. Reid | E. Hayes | M. Malone |
Rotation | C. Murphy | M. Dunleavy, Sr. | B. Paultz | ||
Rotation | B. Willoughby | ||||
Lim PT | L. Spriggs | C. Garrett | J. Oldham | ||
Lim PT | M. Jones |
1981-1982 Midwest Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | San Antonio Spurs | 48-34 | - |
2 | Denver Nuggets | 46-36 | 2 |
3 | Houston Rockets | 46-36 | 2 |
4 | Kansas City Kings | 30-52 | 18 |
5 | Dallas Mavericks | 28-54 | 20 |
6 | Utah Jazz | 25-57 | 23 |
1981-1982 Houston Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Moses Malone | Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player (1982) |
Moses Malone | All-NBA First Team (1982) |
Moses Malone | Player Of The Month (Feb 82) |
Moses Malone | Player Of The Week (02/07/82, 03/28/82) |
Moses Malone | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1982) |
1981-1982 Houston Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Moses Malone | 81 | 42.0 | 31.1 | 14.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.6 |
Elvin Hayes | 82 | 37.0 | 16.1 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
Robert Reid | 77 | 37.8 | 13.4 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
Allen Leavell | 79 | 27.2 | 10.9 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
Calvin Murphy | 64 | 18.8 | 10.2 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Bill Willoughby | 69 | 21.4 | 7.8 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
Mike Dunleavy, Sr. | 70 | 18.8 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
Tom Henderson | 75 | 22.9 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Major Jones | 60 | 12.4 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
Calvin Garrett | 51 | 16.8 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Billy Paultz | 65 | 12.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Jawann Oldham | 22 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Larry Spriggs | 4 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
1981-1982 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. 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. Calvin Murphy signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on October 2, 1981. 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. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Calvin Garrett, the #3 pick in the 3 Round of the 1979 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Chicago Bulls on June 10, 1980. Calvin Garrett signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 1, 1980. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Elvin Hayes was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Washington Wizards on June 8, 1981. 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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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. Jawann Oldham signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on August 28, 1981. Larry Spriggs signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on March 9, 1982. Bill Willoughby signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on November 27, 1980. |
1981-1982 Houston Rockets Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Gavin Maloof | Owner | 1980-1981 | N/A |
Del Harris | Head Coach | 1979-1980 | N/A |
Ray Patterson | General Manager | 1972-1973 | General Manager (Milwaukee Bucks, 1970 to 1972) |