Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters
1996-1997 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster
1996-1997 Houston Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | M. Maloney | M. Elie | C. Drexler | C. Barkley | H. Olajuwon |
Rotation | S. Threatt | R. Livingston | E. Johnson | O. Harrington | K. Willis |
Lim PT | B. Price | E. Davis | S. Mack | M. Bullard | |
Lim PT | C. Jones |
1996-1997 Midwest Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Utah Jazz | 64-18 | - |
2 | Houston Rockets | 57-25 | 7 |
3 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 40-42 | 24 |
4 | Dallas Mavericks | 24-58 | 40 |
5 | Denver Nuggets | 21-61 | 43 |
6 | San Antonio Spurs | 20-62 | 44 |
7 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 14-68 | 50 |
1996-1997 Houston Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Hakeem Olajuwon | All-NBA First Team (1997) |
Hakeem Olajuwon | Player Of The Week (11/10/96) |
Charles Barkley | Player Of The Week (11/24/96) |
Hakeem Olajuwon | All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1997) |
Matt Maloney | All-Rookie Second Team (1997) |
Hakeem Olajuwon | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1997) |
Charles Barkley | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1997) |
Clyde Drexler | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1997) |
Matt Maloney | Rising Stars Challenge Participant (1997) |
1996-1997 Houston Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Hakeem Olajuwon | 78 | 36.6 | 23.2 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
Clyde Drexler | 62 | 36.6 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
Charles Barkley | 53 | 37.9 | 19.2 | 13.5 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
Mario Elie | 78 | 34.4 | 11.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
Kevin Willis | 75 | 26.2 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
Matt Maloney | 82 | 29.1 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Matt Bullard | 71 | 14.4 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
Sam Mack | 52 | 17.4 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Eddie Johnson | 24 | 25.3 | 11.5 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Othella Harrington | 57 | 15.1 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
Randy Livingston | 64 | 15.3 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
Brent Price | 25 | 15.6 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Tracy Moore | 27 | 8.8 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Sedale Threatt | 21 | 15.9 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Emanual Davis | 13 | 17.7 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
Elmer Bennett | 4 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Charles A. Jones | 12 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Joe Stephens | 2 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
1996-1997 Houston Rockets Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Othella Harrington was selected as the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Othella Harrington signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on September 30, 1996. Randy Livingston was selected as the #13 pick in the Second Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Randy Livingston signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on September 30, 1996. 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. Hakeem Olajuwon signed a multi-year extension with the Houston Rockets on August 1, 1988. Hakeem Olajuwon signed a multi-year extension with the Houston Rockets on March 15, 1993. Hakeem Olajuwon signed a multi-year extension with the Houston Rockets on July 15, 1996. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Charles Barkley was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Phoenix Suns on August 19, 1996. Clyde Drexler was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Portland Trail Blazers on February 14, 1995. Clyde Drexler signed a multi-year extension with the Houston Rockets on October 24, 1995. Mario Elie was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Portland Trail Blazers on August 2, 1993. Mario Elie re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on October 4, 1994. Mario Elie re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on August 12, 1996. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Matt Bullard signed a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on October 1, 1996. Emanual Davis signed a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on June 26, 1996. Eddie Johnson signed a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on March 3, 1997. Charles A. Jones signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on March 1, 1995. Charles A. Jones re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on April 22, 1995. Charles A. Jones re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on October 4, 1995. Charles A. Jones re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 15, 1996. Sam Mack signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on February 12, 1996. Sam Mack re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on February 22, 1996. Sam Mack re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on March 3, 1996. Sam Mack re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 15, 1996. Matt Maloney signed a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on September 30, 1996. Brent Price signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 30, 1996. Sedale Threatt signed a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on March 1, 1997. Kevin Willis signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on August 14, 1996. |
1996-1997 Houston Rockets Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Leslie Alexander | Owner | 1993-1994 | N/A |
Marcus Jolibois | Chief Financial Officer | 1994-1995 | N/A |
Rudy Tomjanovich | Head Coach | 1991-1992 | N/A |
Jim Boylen | Assistant Coach | 1992-1993 | Assistant Coach (Michigan State, 1987 to 1992) |
Carroll Dawson | General Manager | 1996-1997 | N/A |
Carroll Dawson | General Manager | 1996-1997 | N/A |
Anthony Nila | Director of International Scouting | 1992-1993 | N/A |
Mike Wells | Video Coordinator | 1996-1997 | Assistant Video Coordinator (Houston Rockets, 1995 to 1996) |
Brent Johnson | Personnel Scout | 1994-1995 | N/A |
Jay Namoc | Equipment Manager | 1994-1995 | N/A |
Keith Jones | Head Athletic Trainer | 1996-1997 | N/A |
David Macha | Strength and Conditioning Coach | 1996-1997 | N/A |
Bill Worrell | TV Broadcaster | 1983-1984 | N/A |