Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters

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1984-1985 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
3 Craig Ehlo SG 6-6 180 1 Washington State 1983 Rnd 3 Pick 1 United States
1 Phil Ford G 6-2 175 6 North Carolina 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
9 Lionel Hollins G 6-3 185 9 Arizona State 1975 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
30 Allen Leavell G 6-1 170 5 Oklahoma City 1979 Rnd 5 Pick 16 United States
32 Lewis Lloyd GF 6-6 205 3 Drake 1981 Rnd 4 Pick 7 United States
5 John Lucas G 6-3 175 8 Maryland 1976 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
22 Rodney McCray SF 6-7 220 1 Louisville 1983 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
8 Hank McDowell FC 6-9 215 3 Memphis 1981 Rnd 5 Pick 10 United States
40 Larry Micheaux F 6-9 220 1 Houston 1983 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
34 Hakeem Olajuwon C 7-0 255 0 Houston 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 1 Nigeria / United States
43 Jim Petersen FC 6-10 235 0 Minnesota 1984 Rnd 3 Pick 4 United States
33 Robert Reid GF 6-8 205 6 St. Mary's (TX) 1977 Rnd 2 Pick 18 United States
50 Ralph Sampson C 7-4 228 1 Virginia 1983 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
  Eric Turner G 6-3 175 0 Michigan 1984 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
15 Mitchell Wiggins G 6-4 185 1 Florida State 1983 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States

1984-1985 Houston Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Lucas L. Lloyd R. McCray H. Olajuwon R. Sampson
Rotation   L. Hollins R. Reid    
Rotation   M. Wiggins      
Rotation   A. Leavell      
Lim PT   C. Ehlo L. Micheaux J. Petersen  
Lim PT       H. McDowell  

1984-1985 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Denver Nuggets52-30-
2Houston Rockets48-344
3Dallas Mavericks44-388
4Utah Jazz41-4111
5San Antonio Spurs41-4111
6Kansas City Kings31-5121

1984-1985 Houston Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Ralph Sampson All-NBA Second Team (1985)
Hakeem Olajuwon All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1985)
Hakeem Olajuwon All-Rookie First Team (1985)
Hakeem Olajuwon Rookie Of The Month (Dec 84, Feb 85, Mar 85)
Ralph Sampson Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1985)
Hakeem Olajuwon Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1985)
Ralph Sampson Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP (1985)

1984-1985 Houston Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Ralph Sampson 82 37.6 22.1 10.4 2.7 1.0 2.0 4.0
Hakeem Olajuwon 82 35.5 20.6 11.9 1.4 1.2 2.7 2.9
Rodney McCray 82 36.6 14.4 6.6 4.3 1.1 0.9 2.2
Lewis Lloyd 82 26.0 13.1 2.8 3.4 0.9 0.3 2.2
Mitchell Wiggins 82 19.2 9.0 2.9 1.5 1.0 0.2 1.1
Robert Reid 82 21.5 8.7 3.3 2.1 0.6 0.3 1.2
Lionel Hollins 80 24.4 7.6 2.2 5.2 1.0 0.1 2.1
John Lucas 47 24.6 11.4 1.8 6.8 1.3 0.0 2.2
Allen Leavell 42 12.8 5.4 0.9 2.4 0.5 0.1 1.2
Jim Petersen 60 11.9 3.2 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.2
Larry Micheaux 39 10.1 4.2 2.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.7
Craig Ehlo 45 4.2 1.9 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.5
Hank McDowell 34 3.9 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2
Phil Ford 25 11.6 1.8 1.1 2.4 0.2 0.0 0.7

1984-1985 Houston Rockets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Craig Ehlo was selected as the #1 pick in the 3 Round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Craig Ehlo signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on September 1, 1983. Craig Ehlo re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on September 1, 1984.

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. Allen Leavell re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on October 17, 1983. Allen Leavell re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on December 11, 1984.

Rodney McCray was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Rodney McCray signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on October 25, 1983.

Hakeem Olajuwon was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Hakeem Olajuwon signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on August 1, 1984.

Jim Petersen was selected as the #4 pick in the 3 Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Jim Petersen signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on August 1, 1984.

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. Robert Reid re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on October 17, 1983. Robert Reid re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on September 6, 1984.

Ralph Sampson was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Ralph Sampson signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on August 27, 1983.

Acquired via Trade

John Lucas was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the San Antonio Spurs on October 4, 1984. John Lucas signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on February 19, 1985.

Hank McDowell was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Los Angeles Clippers on August 29, 1984.

Mitchell Wiggins was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Chicago Bulls on August 10, 1984.

Acquired via Free Agency

Lionel Hollins signed a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on September 26, 1984.

Lewis Lloyd signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on August 29, 1983.

Larry Micheaux signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on December 28, 1984. Larry Micheaux re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on January 8, 1985.

1984-1985 Houston Rockets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Charlie Thomas Owner 1982-1983 N/A
Bill Fitch Head Coach 1983-1984 Head Coach (Boston Celtics, 1979 to 1983)
Ray Patterson General Manager 1972-1973 General Manager (Milwaukee Bucks, 1970 to 1972)
Bill Worrell TV Broadcaster 1983-1984 N/A