No. 11
DOUNOBALL Team History
Houston Rockets
The franchise story: championships, record holders, retired jerseys, identities and the seasons that shaped it.
All NBA teams
1967
Archive begins
2
Championships
7
Retired jerseys
In the rafters
Retired jerseys
The numbers and people permanently honoured by this franchise.
No. 22
Clyde Drexler
No. 23
Calvin Murphy
No. 24
Moses Malone
No. 34
Hakeem Olajuwon
No. 44
Elvin Hayes
No. 45
Rudy Tomjanovich
League-wide honour
Retired across the NBA
League-wide retired numbers are shown separately from this franchise's own rafters.
No. 6
Bill Russell
Title history
Championship banners
Every NBA championship season in the franchise archive.
Franchise record book
All-time leaders
Regular-season totals credited to this franchise in the DOUNOBALL stats archive. Historical categories begin when the NBA officially started recording that statistic.
PTS
Points
Hakeem Olajuwon
Franchise #1
26,511
REB
Rebounds
Hakeem Olajuwon
Franchise #1
13,382
AST
Assists
James Harden
Franchise #1
4,796
STL
Steals
Official NBA steals have been recorded since 1973–74.
Hakeem Olajuwon
Franchise #1
2,088
BLK
Blocks
Official NBA blocks have been recorded since 1973–74.
Hakeem Olajuwon
Franchise #1
3,740
3PM
Three-pointers made
The NBA introduced the three-point line in 1979–80.
James Harden
Franchise #1
2,029
GP
Games played
Hakeem Olajuwon
Franchise #1
1,177
Team names
Through the years
Franchise archive
History timeline
1967
Franchise origin
San Diego Rockets founded
Earliest canonical team identity season currently recorded for this franchise is 1967.
1967
Team identity
San Diego Rockets era begins
Team identity era begins in 1967-68. Runs through 1970-71. Abbreviation: SDR.
1971
Name change
Houston Rockets era begins
Team identity era begins in 1971-72. Runs through 2026-27. Abbreviation: HOU.