Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters

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2006-2007 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
12 Rafer Alston G 6-2 175 7 Fresno State 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 10 United States
31 Shane Battier F 6-8 220 5 Duke 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
44 Chuck Hayes PF 6-6 240 1 Kentucky 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
2 Luther Head G 6-3 185 1 Illinois 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 24 United States
5 Juwan Howard PF 6-9 240 12 Michigan 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
13 Mike James G 6-2 188 5 Duquesne 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
15 John Lucas PG 5-11 166 1 Oklahoma State 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
1 Tracy McGrady GF 6-8 210 9 Mt. Zion Christian Academy (North Carolina) 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
11 Yao Ming C 7-6 310 4 Shanghai Dongfang (China) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 1 China
55 Dikembe Mutombo C 7-2 260 15 Georgetown 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo
20 Steve Novak F 6-10 225 0 Marquette 2006 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
35 Scott Padgett F 6-9 240 7 Kentucky 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 28 United States
9 Justin Reed F 6-8 240 2 Ole Miss 2004 Rnd 2 Pick 11 United States
13 Kirk Snyder F-G 6-6 225 2 Nevada 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
10 Vassilis Spanoulis SG 6-4 210 0 Maroussi BC (Greece) 2004 Rnd 2 Pick 21 Greece
3 Bob Sura G 6-5 200 11 Florida State 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
25 Jake Tsakalidis C 7-2 285 6 AEK Athens (Greece) 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 25 Greece / Georgia
6 Bonzi Wells G-F 6-5 210 8 Ball State 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States

2006-2007 Houston Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Alston T. McGrady S. Battier C. Hayes Y. Ming
Rotation     L. Head J. Howard D. Mutombo
Lim PT J. Lucas K. Snyder B. Wells S. Novak J. Tsakalidis
Lim PT   V. Spanoulis      
Lim PT   B. Sura      

2006-2007 Southwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Dallas Mavericks67-15-
2San Antonio Spurs58-249
3Houston Rockets52-3015
4New Orleans Hornets39-4328
5Memphis Grizzlies22-6045

2006-2007 Houston Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Yao Ming All-NBA Second Team (2007)
Tracy McGrady All-NBA Second Team (2007)
Yao Ming Player Of The Month (Nov 06)
Yao Ming Player Of The Week (11/12/06, 04/01/07)
Tracy McGrady Player Of The Week (04/15/07)
Yao Ming Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2007)
Tracy McGrady Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2007)
Luther Head Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2007)
Shane Battier PBWA Magic Johnson Award (2007)

2006-2007 Houston Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Tracy McGrady 71 35.8 24.6 5.3 6.5 1.3 0.5 3.0
Yao Ming 48 33.8 25.0 9.4 2.0 0.4 2.0 3.5
Rafer Alston 82 37.1 13.3 3.4 5.4 1.6 0.1 2.1
Luther Head 80 27.6 10.9 3.1 2.4 0.9 0.1 1.7
Shane Battier 82 36.4 10.1 4.1 2.1 1.0 0.7 0.9
Juwan Howard 80 26.5 9.7 5.9 1.6 0.4 0.1 1.4
Chuck Hayes 78 22.0 5.6 6.7 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.8
Dikembe Mutombo 75 17.2 3.1 6.5 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.5
Bonzi Wells 28 21.1 7.8 4.3 1.1 0.9 0.5 2.0
Kirk Snyder 39 14.4 4.9 2.1 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.7
John Lucas 47 8.2 3.3 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.3
Vassilis Spanoulis 31 8.8 2.7 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.9
Steve Novak 35 5.4 1.5 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1
Scott Padgett 24 8.2 1.8 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3
Jake Tsakalidis 13 10.2 2.3 3.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2

2006-2007 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.

Steve Novak was selected as the #2 pick in the Second Round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Steve Novak signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on July 26, 2006.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Vassilis Spanoulis, the #21 pick in the Second Round of the 2004 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Dallas Mavericks on June 24, 2004. Vassilis Spanoulis signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on July 19, 2006.

Acquired via Trade

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

Shane Battier was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Memphis Grizzlies on July 12, 2006.

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

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.

Kirk Snyder was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the New Orleans Pelicans on July 14, 2006.

Jake Tsakalidis was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Memphis Grizzlies on February 13, 2007.

Acquired via Free Agency

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.

John Lucas signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on January 8, 2006. John Lucas re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on January 18, 2006. John Lucas re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 28, 2006.

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

Bonzi Wells signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on October 2, 2006.

2006-2007 Houston Rockets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Leslie Alexander Owner 1993-1994 N/A
Thad Brown Chief Executive Officer 2006-2007 Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing (Houston Rockets, 2002 to 2006)
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
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
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
Tim Grass Assistant Video Coordinator 2006-2007 Assistant Video Coordinator Internship (Portland Trail Blazers, 2005 to 2006)
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
John Paul Stevenson Public Address Announcer 2006-2007 Public Address Announcer (Memphis Grizzlies, 2001 to 2006)