Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters

2000-2001 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
40 Shandon Anderson GF 6-6 208 4 Georgia 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 25 United States
50 Matt Bullard PF 6-10 215 9 Iowa 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
13 Kelvin Cato C 6-11 255 3 Iowa State 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
52 Jason Collier F-C 7-0 260 0 Georgia Tech 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
20 Sean Colson G 6-0 175 0 Charlotte 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
3 Steve Francis G 6-3 195 1 Maryland 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
14 Dan Langhi FC 6-11 220 0 Vanderbilt 2000 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
9 Pig Miller F 6-9 225 6 Michigan State 1994 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
5 Cuttino Mobley G 6-4 190 2 Rhode Island 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
12 Moochie Norris G 6-1 175 3 West Florida 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
34 Hakeem Olajuwon C 7-0 255 16 Houston 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 1 Nigeria / United States
6 Carlos Rogers FC 6-11 220 6 Tennessee State 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
2 Mo Taylor F 6-9 265 3 Michigan 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
21 Kenny Thomas F 6-7 245 1 New Mexico 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
42 Walt Williams SF 6-8 219 8 Maryland 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States

2000-2001 Houston Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters S. Francis C. Mobley S. Anderson M. Taylor H. Olajuwon
Rotation M. Norris   W. Williams K. Thomas K. Cato
Rotation     D. Langhi M. Bullard C. Rogers
Rotation         J. Collier
Lim PT S. Colson        

2000-2001 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs58-24-
2Utah Jazz53-295
3Dallas Mavericks53-295
4Minnesota Timberwolves47-3511
5Houston Rockets45-3713
6Denver Nuggets40-4218
7Vancouver Grizzlies23-5935

2000-2001 Houston Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Cuttino Mobley Player Of The Week (03/18/01)
Steve Francis Player Of The Week (01/14/01)
Steve Francis Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2001)

2000-2001 Houston Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Steve Francis 80 39.9 19.9 6.9 6.5 1.8 0.4 3.3
Cuttino Mobley 79 38.0 19.5 5.0 2.5 1.1 0.3 2.1
Mo Taylor 69 28.6 13.0 5.5 1.5 0.4 0.6 1.8
Shandon Anderson 82 29.2 8.7 4.1 2.3 1.0 0.5 1.6
Hakeem Olajuwon 58 26.6 11.9 7.4 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.4
Walt Williams 72 22.0 8.3 3.4 1.3 0.4 0.4 1.0
Moochie Norris 82 20.2 6.6 2.4 3.5 0.8 0.0 1.3
Kenny Thomas 74 24.6 7.1 5.6 1.0 0.5 0.6 1.6
Matt Bullard 61 16.4 5.8 2.1 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.2
Carlos Rogers 39 13.9 4.6 3.6 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4
Kelvin Cato 35 17.8 4.7 4.0 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.7
Dan Langhi 33 7.3 2.7 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2
Jason Collier 23 9.7 3.1 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.5
Sean Colson 10 3.0 1.5 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0
Pig Miller 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2000-2001 Houston Rockets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Cuttino Mobley was selected as the #12 pick in the Second Round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Cuttino Mobley signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on January 23, 1999. Cuttino Mobley re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on August 2, 2000.

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.

Kenny Thomas was selected as the #22 pick in the First Round of the 1999 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Kenny Thomas signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on August 13, 1999.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Jason Collier, the #15 pick in the First Round of the 2000 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Milwaukee Bucks on June 28, 2000. Jason Collier signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on July 17, 2000.

Draft Rights to Steve Francis, the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1999 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Vancouver Grizzlies on August 27, 1999. Steve Francis signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 15, 1999.

Draft Rights to Dan Langhi, the #2 pick in the Second Round of the 2000 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Dallas Mavericks on June 28, 2000. Dan Langhi signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on July 17, 2000.

Acquired via Trade

Kelvin Cato was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Portland Trail Blazers on October 2, 1999. Kelvin Cato signed a multi-year extension with the Houston Rockets on October 27, 1999.

Carlos Rogers was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Portland Trail Blazers on October 2, 1999.

Walt Williams was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Portland Trail Blazers on October 2, 1999.

Acquired via Free Agency

Shandon Anderson signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on September 29, 1999.

Matt Bullard signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on October 1, 1996. Matt Bullard re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on September 8, 1997. Matt Bullard re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on January 22, 1999.

Sean Colson signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on February 28, 2001. Sean Colson re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on March 10, 2001. Sean Colson re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on March 20, 2001.

Moochie Norris signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on February 8, 2000. Moochie Norris re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on February 18, 2000. Moochie Norris re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on February 28, 2000.

Mo Taylor signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on August 25, 2000.

2000-2001 Houston Rockets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
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)
Mike Wells Assistant Coach 1999-2000 Video Coordinator (Houston Rockets, 1996 to 1999)
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
Dean Cooper Video Coordinator 1999-2000 N/A
Melvin Hunt Video Coordinator, Scout 1999-2000 N/A
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