The Rockets have named Shane Battier and Chuck Hayes their co-captains for the 2009-10 season.

"I'm a captain?" Hayes asked the Houston Chronicle. "I didn't know I was. That's news to me. Wow. I can't remember the last time I was a captain. I guess as far as the captain is concerned, I'm more of the Robin to Shane's Batman."

There was no vote or ceremony to honor the pair.

"I think my captaincy is by default," Battier said. "We (he and Hayes) have been here the longest, so I think they thought we'd do it."