DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1971-72 Houston Rockets
34–48 · #11 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotHOU
Houston Rockets went 34–48 in the regular season, good for the #11 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#11
Net rating
-1.4
Home floor
Hofheinz Pavilion
Roster
16 players
Record
34–48
41.5% win rate
League rank
#11
Regular season
Net rating
-1.4
SRS -1.2
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin Hayes | F-C | 44 | 82 | — | 25.2 | 14.6 | 3.3 |
| Calvin Murphy | G | — | 82 | — | 18.2 | 3.1 | 4.8 |
| Mike Newlin | G-F | — | 82 | — | 7.6 | 2.8 | 1.6 |
| Stu Lantz | G | 22 | 81 | — | 18.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | F | — | 78 | — | 15.0 | 11.8 | 1.5 |
| Cliff Meely | F-C | — | 77 | — | 9.9 | 6.6 | 1.5 |
| Dick Gibbs | F-G | — | 64 | — | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| Dick Cunningham | C | — | 63 | — | 2.7 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| Greg Smith | F | — | 54 | — | 9.1 | 6.0 | 2.9 |
| John Vallely | G | — | 40 | — | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Johnny Egan | G | — | 38 | — | 2.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Curtis Perry | F | — | 25 | — | 3.5 | 4.9 | 0.9 |
| McCoy McLemore | F-C | — | 17 | — | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.6 |
| Jim Davis | C-F | — | 12 | — | 5.2 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| Larry Siegfried | F | — | 10 | — | 4.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Don Adams | F | — | 3 | — | 4.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
95.4
ORtg
96.8
DRtg
114.7
Pace
-1.2
SRS
-1.6
MOV
48.1%
TS%
43.4%
eFG%
24.6
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Tex Winter
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Hofheinz Pavilion
247 average attendance
Then and now
Houston Rockets
HOU
16 players