Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters

2017-2018 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
33 Ryan Anderson PF 6-10 240 9 California 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
1 Trevor Ariza SF 6-8 215 13 UCLA 2004 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
28 Tarik Black PF 6-9 250 3 Kansas 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
6 Bobby Brown PG 6-2 175 3 Cal State Fullerton 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
26 Markel Brown SG 6-3 190 2 Oklahoma State 2014 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
0 Isaiah Canaan G 6-0 200 4 Murray State 2013 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
15 Clint Capela PF 6-10 256 3 Chalon-Sur-Saone (France) 2014 Rnd 1 Pick 25 Switzerland
10 Eric Gordon G 6-3 215 9 Indiana 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States / Bahamas
14 Gerald Green GF 6-7 205 10 Gulf Shores Academy (Texas) 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
13 James Harden SG 6-5 220 8 Arizona State 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
6 R.J. Hunter G 6-4 185 2 Georgia State 2015 Rnd 1 Pick 28 United States
55 Aaron Jackson G 6-4 185 0 Duquesne 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
2 Demetrius Jackson G 6-1 200 1 Notre Dame 2016 Rnd 2 Pick 15 United States
7 Joe Johnson SG 6-7 240 16 Arkansas 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
12 Luc Mbah a Moute F 6-8 230 9 UCLA 2008 Rnd 2 Pick 7 Cameroon
8 Le'Bryan Nash SF 6-7 235 0 Oklahoma State 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
42 Maybyner Nene C 6-11 250 15 Vasco da Gama (Brazil) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 7 Brazil
21 Chinanu Onuaku C 6-9 250 1 Louisville 2016 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
3 Chris Paul PG 6-0 175 12 Wake Forest 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
9 Zhou Qi C 7-1 210 0 Xinjiang Guanghui (China) 2016 Rnd 2 Pick 13 China
55 Tim Quarterman G 6-6 195 1 LSU 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
4 P.J. Tucker SF 6-5 245 6 Texas 2006 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
0 Briante Weber G 6-2 170 2 VCU 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
5 Troy Williams SF 6-7 210 1 Indiana 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
32 Brandan Wright F 6-10 210 10 North Carolina 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
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2017-2018 Houston Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters E. Gordon J. Harden P. Tucker R. Anderson M. Nene
Rotation A. Jackson       C. Onuaku
Lim PT   R. Hunter     Z. Qi

2017-2018 Southwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Houston Rockets65-17-
2New Orleans Pelicans48-3417
3San Antonio Spurs47-3518
4Dallas Mavericks24-5841
5Memphis Grizzlies22-6043

2017-2018 Houston Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
James Harden Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player (2018)
James Harden All-NBA First Team (2018)
James Harden Player Of The Month (Nov 17)
James Harden Player Of The Week (10/23/17, 11/06/17, 12/04/17, 02/05/18, 02/12/18)
Chris Paul Player Of The Week (12/18/17)
James Harden Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2018)
Eric Gordon Three Point Shootout Participant (2018)

2017-2018 Houston Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
James Harden 72 35.4 30.4 5.4 8.8 1.8 0.7 4.4
Eric Gordon 69 31.2 18.0 2.5 2.2 0.6 0.4 1.9
Chris Paul 58 31.8 18.6 5.4 7.9 1.7 0.2 2.2
Clint Capela 74 27.5 13.9 10.8 0.9 0.8 1.9 1.4
Trevor Ariza 67 33.9 11.7 4.4 1.6 1.5 0.2 0.8
Ryan Anderson 66 26.1 9.3 5.0 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.6
P.J. Tucker 82 27.8 6.1 5.6 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.9
Gerald Green 41 22.7 12.1 3.2 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.8
Luc Mbah a Moute 61 25.6 7.5 3.0 0.9 1.2 0.4 1.1
Maybyner Nene 52 14.6 6.5 3.4 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.7
Tarik Black 51 10.5 3.5 3.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7
Joe Johnson 23 21.9 6.0 2.8 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.8
Bobby Brown 20 5.7 2.5 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.5
Briante Weber 13 9.1 2.0 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.2 0.5
Zhou Qi 18 6.9 1.2 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.6
R.J. Hunter 5 9.0 3.8 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.4
Demetrius Jackson 12 5.2 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.8
Aaron Jackson 1 34.5 8.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Troy Williams 4 4.2 1.2 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2
Markel Brown 4 7.9 1.2 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
Tim Quarterman 3 4.2 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7
Brandan Wright 1 15.3 4.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
Chinanu Onuaku 1 21.6 4.0 4.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
Isaiah Canaan 1 4.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2017-2018 Houston Rockets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Clint Capela was selected as the #25 pick in the First Round of the 2014 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Clint Capela signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on July 23, 2014.

Chinanu Onuaku was selected as the #7 pick in the Second Round of the 2016 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Chinanu Onuaku signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on July 19, 2016.

Zhou Qi was selected as the #13 pick in the Second Round of the 2016 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Zhou Qi signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on July 6, 2017.

Acquired via Trade

Trevor Ariza was acquired in a sign and trade by the Houston Rockets from the Washington Wizards on July 14, 2014.

James Harden was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Oklahoma City Thunder on October 27, 2012. James Harden signed a multi-year extension with the Houston Rockets on October 31, 2012. James Harden re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 9, 2016. James Harden signed a multi-year extension with the Houston Rockets on July 9, 2016. James Harden signed a multi-year extension with the Houston Rockets on July 7, 2017.

Chris Paul was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Los Angeles Clippers on June 28, 2017.

Acquired via Free Agency

Ryan Anderson signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 9, 2016.

Tarik Black signed a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 17, 2017.

Eric Gordon signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 9, 2016.

Gerald Green signed a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on December 28, 2017.

Aaron Jackson signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on April 11, 2018.

Joe Johnson signed a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on February 14, 2018.

Luc Mbah a Moute signed a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 19, 2017.

Maybyner Nene signed a contract with the Houston Rockets on July 19, 2016. Maybyner Nene re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 6, 2017.

P.J. Tucker signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 6, 2017.

2017-2018 Houston Rockets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Tilman Fertitta Owner 2017-2018 Advisory Director (Houston Rockets, 2014 to 2017)
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
Gretchen Sheirr Chief Revenue Officer 2017-2018 Vice President of Sales and Services (Houston Rockets, 2010 to 2017)
Rafael Stone General Counsel 2004-2005 N/A
Scott Andrews VP 2012-2013 N/A
Mike D'Antoni Head Coach 2016-2017 Associate Head Coach (Philadelphia Sixers, 2015 to 2016)
T.R. Dunn Assistant Coach 2014-2015 Assistant Coach (Minnesota Timberwolves, 2011 to 2014)
Brett Gunning Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Orlando Magic, 2012 to 2015)
Jeff Bzdelik Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (2015 to 2016)
Roy Rogers Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (2015 to 2016)
Keith Jones Senior VP of Basketball Operations 2007-2008 Head Athletic Trainer (Houston Rockets, 1996 to 2014)
Eli Witus VP of Basketball Operations 2013-2014 Basketball Operations Analyst (Houston Rockets, 2008 to 2013)
Anthony Nila Director of International Scouting 1992-1993 N/A
Jim Adessa Director of Program Development 2017-2018 Game Presentation Manager (Houston Rockets, 2013 to 2017)
Matt Brase Basketball Operations 2013-2014 N/A
Devan Blair Basketball Operations 2016-2017 N/A
Ariana Andonian Basketball Operations 2017-2018 N/A
Fan-Hal Koung Basketball Operations 2017-2018 N/A
Gersson Rosas Basketball Operations 2017-2018 General Manager (Dallas Mavericks, 2013 to 2014)
Irving Roland Basketball Operations 2017-2018 Player Development Assistant (Phoenix Suns, 2013 to 2018)
Mitch Vanya Basketball Operations 2017-2018 Assistant Video Coordinator (Houston Rockets, 2012 to 2013)
John Cho Video Coordinator 2008-2009 N/A
Marko Radovanovic International Scout 2017-2018 N/A
Brent Johnson Personnel Scout 1994-1995 N/A
Rick Liem Chief Financial Officer, Executive VP 2017-2018 N/A
Steve Scheinthal General Counsel, Executive VP 2017-2018 N/A
Monte McNair Director of Basketball Operations 2013-2014 Director of Basketball Operations (Rio Grande Valley Vipers, 2012 to 2012)
Daryl Morey General Manager, Managing Director of Basketball Operations 2007-2008 Assistant General Manager (Houston Rockets, 2005 to 2007)
Josh Powell Player Development Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Jason Biles Head Athletic Trainer 2017-2018 Director of Performance Rehabilitation (Houston Rockets, 2010 to 2019)
Joe Rogowski Strength and Conditioning Coach 2013-2014 Head Strength and Conditioning Coach (Orlando Magic, 2006 to 2013)
Javair Gillett Trainer 2015-2016 N/A
Motoki Fujii Assistant Athletic Trainer 2013-2014 N/A
Dr. Steven Flores Team Physician 2013-2014 N/A
Dr. Walter Lowe Team Physician 2013-2014 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
Craig Ackerman TV Broadcaster 2017-2018 Radio Broadcaster (Houston Rockets, 2008 to 2017)
Matt Thomas Radio Broadcaster 2017-2018 N/A
John Paul Stevenson Public Address Announcer 2006-2007 Public Address Announcer (Memphis Grizzlies, 2001 to 2006)