Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters

2005-2006 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
12 Rafer Alston G 6-2 175 6 Fresno State 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 10 United States
8 Derek Anderson G 6-5 194 8 Kentucky 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
20 Jon Barry SG 6-4 195 13 Georgia Tech 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
35 Lonny Baxter PF 6-8 260 3 Maryland 2002 Rnd 2 Pick 15 United States
10 Keith Bogans GF 6-5 215 2 Kentucky 2003 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
40 Ryan Bowen F 6-9 218 6 Iowa 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 26 United States
9 Rick Brunson SG 6-4 190 9 Temple 1995 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
18 Josh Davis F 6-8 235 2 Wyoming 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
  Gerald Fitch G 6-3 188 1 Kentucky 2004 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
14 Richie Frahm G 6-5 210 3 Gonzaga 2000 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
23 Dion Glover GF 6-5 228 5 Georgia Tech 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
9 Stephen Graham GF 6-6 215 0 Oklahoma State 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
44 Chuck Hayes PF 6-6 240 0 Kentucky 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
2 Luther Head G 6-3 185 0 Illinois 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 24 United States
5 Juwan Howard PF 6-9 240 11 Michigan 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
15 Maciej Lampe FC 6-11 275 2 Complutense University (Spain) 2003 Rnd 2 Pick 1 Poland
15 John Lucas PG 5-11 166 0 Oklahoma State 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
1 Tracy McGrady GF 6-8 210 8 Mt. Zion Christian Academy (North Carolina) 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
11 Yao Ming C 7-6 310 3 Shanghai Dongfang (China) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 1 China
55 Dikembe Mutombo C 7-2 260 14 Georgetown 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo
25 Moochie Norris G 6-1 175 8 West Florida 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
3 Bob Sura G 6-5 200 10 Florida State 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
4 Stromile Swift F-C 6-9 225 5 LSU 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
7 David Wesley G 6-0 190 12 Baylor 1992 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

2005-2006 Houston Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Alston D. Wesley T. McGrady J. Howard Y. Ming
Rotation     L. Head C. Hayes S. Swift
Rotation       R. Bowen D. Mutombo
Lim PT R. Brunson R. Frahm   M. Lampe  
Lim PT   B. Sura      
Lim PT   K. Bogans      

2005-2006 Southwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs63-19-
2Dallas Mavericks60-223
3Memphis Grizzlies49-3314
4New Orleans Hornets38-4425
5Houston Rockets34-4829

2005-2006 Houston Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Yao Ming All-NBA Third Team (2006)
Yao Ming Player Of The Week (02/27/06, 04/02/06)
Luther Head All-Rookie Second Team (2006)
Tracy McGrady Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2006)
Yao Ming Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2006)
Luther Head Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2006)

2005-2006 Houston Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Yao Ming 57 34.2 22.3 10.2 1.5 0.5 1.6 2.6
Tracy McGrady 47 37.1 24.4 6.5 4.8 1.3 0.9 2.6
Juwan Howard 80 31.7 11.8 6.7 1.4 0.6 0.1 1.7
Rafer Alston 63 38.6 12.1 4.0 6.7 1.6 0.2 2.5
Luther Head 80 28.9 8.8 3.3 2.7 1.1 0.1 1.5
David Wesley 71 33.4 9.9 2.5 2.9 0.8 0.1 1.7
Stromile Swift 66 20.4 8.9 4.4 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.4
Keith Bogans 33 32.3 8.5 4.5 2.5 1.0 0.2 1.5
Derek Anderson 20 29.1 10.8 4.2 2.6 0.8 0.2 1.9
Dikembe Mutombo 64 14.9 2.6 4.8 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.5
Chuck Hayes 40 13.4 3.7 4.5 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.3
Ryan Bowen 68 9.6 1.3 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.2
Jon Barry 20 17.1 4.3 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.1 1.1
Lonny Baxter 23 12.2 3.6 3.7 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.6
Moochie Norris 29 8.3 2.2 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.6
Rick Brunson 23 9.4 1.9 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.8
Richie Frahm 8 14.6 5.2 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.5
John Lucas 13 8.2 2.3 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.5
Stephen Graham 6 6.3 2.8 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.8
Maciej Lampe 4 3.0 1.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Josh Davis 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2005-2006 Houston Rockets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Luther Head was selected as the #24 pick in the First Round of the 2005 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Luther Head signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on July 1, 2005.

Yao Ming was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Yao Ming signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on October 8, 2002. Yao Ming signed a multi-year extension with the Houston Rockets on August 31, 2005.

Acquired via Trade

Rafer Alston was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Toronto Raptors on October 4, 2005.

Keith Bogans was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Charlotte Hornets on February 9, 2006.

Juwan Howard was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Orlando Magic on June 28, 2004.

Maciej Lampe was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the New Orleans Pelicans on February 13, 2006.

Tracy McGrady was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Orlando Magic on June 28, 2004. Tracy McGrady signed a multi-year extension with the Houston Rockets on November 1, 2004.

Dikembe Mutombo was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Chicago Bulls on September 8, 2004. Dikembe Mutombo re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on August 26, 2005.

David Wesley was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the New Orleans Pelicans on December 27, 2004.

Acquired via Waiver Claim

Rick Brunson was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Houston Rockets from the Seattle SuperSonics on February 28, 2006.

Richie Frahm was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Houston Rockets from the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 16, 2006.

Acquired via Free Agency

Ryan Bowen signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on September 29, 2004. Ryan Bowen re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on August 5, 2005.

Chuck Hayes signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on January 18, 2006. Chuck Hayes re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on January 28, 2006.

Bob Sura signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on August 9, 2004.

Stromile Swift signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on August 2, 2005.

2005-2006 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
Rafael Stone General Counsel 2004-2005 N/A
Jeff Van Gundy Head Coach 2003-2004 Head Coach (New York Knicks, 1995 to 2002)
Andy Greer Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Assistant Coach (New York Knicks, 2001 to 2003)
Mike Longabardi Assistant Coach 2003-2004 N/A
Patrick Ewing Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Assistant Coach (Washington Wizards, 2002 to 2003)
Steve Clifford Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Assistant Coach (New York Knicks, 2001 to 2003)
Tom Thibodeau Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Assistant Coach (New York Knicks, 1996 to 2003)
Carroll Dawson General Manager 1996-1997 N/A
Carroll Dawson General Manager 1996-1997 N/A
Daryl Morey Assistant General Manager 2005-2006 Senior Vice President of Sports Team Operations (Boston Celtics, 2003 to 2006)
Dean Cooper Director of Scouting 2004-2005 Personnel Scout (Houston Rockets, 2003 to 2004)
Anthony Nila Director of International Scouting 1992-1993 N/A
Brent Johnson Personnel Scout 1994-1995 N/A
Gersson Rosas Video Coordinator, Personnel Scout 2004-2005 N/A
Larry Greer Advance Scout 2005-2006 Assistant Coach (Wright State, 2003 to 2005)
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
Clyde Drexler TV Broadcaster 2005-2006 Assistant Coach (Denver Nuggets, 2001 to 2002)
Matt Bullard TV Broadcaster 2005-2006 N/A
Joel Blank Radio Broadcaster 2003-2004 N/A