Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters

2010-2011 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
31 Shane Battier F 6-8 220 9 Duke 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
15 Marqus Blakely F 6-5 225 0 Vermont 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
0 Aaron Brooks G 6-0 161 3 Oregon 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 26 United States
10 Chase Budinger GF 6-7 215 1 Arizona 2009 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
0 DeMarre Carroll F 6-8 215 1 Missouri 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 27 United States
50 Marcus Cousin C 6-11 255 0 Houston 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
3 Goran Dragic G 6-4 190 2 Union Olimpija (Slovenia) 2008 Rnd 2 Pick 15 Slovenia
  Jonny Flynn PG 5-10 196 1 Syracuse 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
19 Mike Harris F 6-6 242 2 Rice 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
44 Chuck Hayes PF 6-6 240 5 Kentucky 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
27 Jordan Hill PF 6-10 240 1 Arizona 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
20 Jared Jeffries PF 6-11 240 8 Indiana 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
5 Courtney Lee SG 6-5 215 2 Western Kentucky 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
7 Kyle Lowry PG 6-0 196 4 Villanova 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 24 United States
12 Kevin Martin SG 6-7 199 6 Western Carolina 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 26 United States
52 Brad Miller C 7-0 261 12 Purdue 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
11 Yao Ming C 7-6 310 8 Shanghai Dongfang (China) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 1 China
54 Patrick Patterson F 6-8 235 0 Kentucky 2010 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
4 Luis Scola PF 6-9 241 3 Baskonia (Spain) 2002 Rnd 2 Pick 27 Argentina
13 Ish Smith PG 6-0 175 0 Wake Forest 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
8 Jermaine Taylor G 6-5 205 1 UCF 2009 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
32 Hasheem Thabeet C 7-3 267 1 UConn 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 2 Tanzania
1 Terrence Williams GF 6-6 220 1 Louisville 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States

2010-2011 Houston Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Lowry K. Martin C. Budinger L. Scola C. Hayes
Rotation   C. Lee   P. Patterson Y. Ming
Rotation       J. Hill B. Miller
Lim PT G. Dragic T. Williams M. Blakely   H. Thabeet
Lim PT         M. Cousin

2010-2011 Southwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs61-21-
2Dallas Mavericks57-254
3New Orleans Hornets46-3615
4Memphis Grizzlies46-3615
5Houston Rockets43-3918

2010-2011 Houston Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Kyle Lowry Player Of The Week (03/21/11)
Kevin Martin Player Of The Week (02/28/11)
Yao Ming Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2011)

2010-2011 Houston Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Kevin Martin 80 32.5 23.4 3.2 2.5 1.0 0.2 2.3
Luis Scola 74 32.6 18.3 8.2 2.5 0.6 0.6 2.0
Kyle Lowry 75 34.2 13.5 4.1 6.7 1.4 0.3 2.1
Chase Budinger 78 22.3 9.8 3.6 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.9
Courtney Lee 81 21.3 8.3 2.6 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.8
Chuck Hayes 74 28.1 7.9 8.1 2.7 1.1 0.7 1.2
Shane Battier 59 30.8 8.6 4.8 2.6 0.9 1.2 1.1
Jordan Hill 72 15.6 5.6 4.2 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.9
Aaron Brooks 34 23.9 11.6 1.5 3.8 0.6 0.1 1.6
Brad Miller 60 16.9 6.4 3.7 2.4 0.5 0.3 0.9
Patrick Patterson 52 16.7 6.3 3.8 0.8 0.3 0.7 0.6
Goran Dragic 22 17.2 7.7 2.5 2.5 0.6 0.2 1.0
Ish Smith 28 11.7 2.6 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.1 0.9
Yao Ming 5 18.1 10.2 5.4 0.8 0.0 1.6 1.4
Terrence Williams 11 7.7 3.5 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.7
Jermaine Taylor 8 9.6 4.9 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8
Jared Jeffries 18 7.7 1.5 1.9 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2
Mike Harris 4 3.9 2.0 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2
DeMarre Carroll 5 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hasheem Thabeet 2 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0

2010-2011 Houston Rockets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

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.

Patrick Patterson was selected as the #14 pick in the First Round of the 2010 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Patrick Patterson signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on July 13, 2010.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Chase Budinger, the #14 pick in the Second Round of the 2009 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Detroit Pistons on June 25, 2009. Chase Budinger signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on August 13, 2009.

Draft Rights to Luis Scola, the #27 pick in the Second Round of the 2002 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the San Antonio Spurs on July 12, 2007. Luis Scola signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on July 14, 2007. Luis Scola re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 17, 2010.

Acquired via Trade

Goran Dragic was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Phoenix Suns on February 24, 2011.

Jordan Hill was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the New York Knicks on February 18, 2010.

Courtney Lee was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the New Jersey Nets on August 11, 2010.

Kyle Lowry was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Memphis Grizzlies on February 19, 2009. Kyle Lowry re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 21, 2010.

Kevin Martin was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Sacramento Kings on February 18, 2010.

Hasheem Thabeet was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Memphis Grizzlies on February 24, 2011.

Terrence Williams was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the New Jersey Nets on December 15, 2010.

Acquired via Free Agency

Marqus Blakely signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on April 13, 2011.

Marcus Cousin signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on April 10, 2011.

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. Chuck Hayes re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on August 3, 2007.

Brad Miller signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 20, 2010.

2010-2011 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
Peggy Hau Associate Counsel 2008-2009 N/A
Chris Dacey VP 2008-2009 N/A
Rick Adelman Head Coach 2007-2008 Head Coach (Sacramento Kings, 1998 to 2006)
Elston Turner Assistant Coach 2007-2008 Assistant Coach (Sacramento Kings, 2000 to 2006)
Jack Sikma Assistant Coach 2007-2008 N/A
R.J. Adelman Assistant Coach 2007-2008 N/A
T.R. Dunn Assistant Coach 2014-2015 Assistant Coach (Minnesota Timberwolves, 2011 to 2014)
Pat Zipfel Assistant Coach, Advance Scout 2010-2011 Advance Scout (Houston Rockets, 2007 to 2011)
Sam Hinkie Executive VP of Basketball Operations 2010-2011 Vice President of Basketball Operations (Houston Rockets, 2007 to 2010)
Keith Jones Senior VP of Basketball Operations, Head Athletic Trainer 2007-2008 Head Athletic Trainer (Houston Rockets, 1996 to 2014)
Arturas Karnisovas Director of Global Scouting and International Affairs 2008-2009 N/A
Anthony Nila Director of International Scouting 1992-1993 N/A
Gersson Rosas VP of Player Personnel 2009-2010 Director of Player Personnel (Houston Rockets, 2008 to 2009)
John Cho Video Coordinator 2008-2009 N/A
Jim Paulis Assistant Video Coordinator 2009-2010 N/A
Brent Johnson Personnel Scout 1994-1995 N/A
Phil Jabour Video Coordinator, Personnel Scout 2010-2011 Personnel Video Coordinator (Houston Rockets, 2008 to 2010)
Darryl Eto Director of Strength and Conditioning 2009-2010 N/A
Daryl Morey General Manager, Managing Director of Basketball Operations 2007-2008 Assistant General Manager (Houston Rockets, 2005 to 2007)
Brett Gunning Director of Player Development 2008-2009 N/A
David Macha Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach 2009-2010 Strength and Conditioning Coach (Houston Rockets, 1996 to 2009)
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
Craig Ackerman Radio Broadcaster 2008-2009 N/A
John Paul Stevenson Public Address Announcer 2006-2007 Public Address Announcer (Memphis Grizzlies, 2001 to 2006)
Nelson Luis Director of Media Relations 2008-2009 N/A