1975–76 Houston Rockets season

1975–76 Houston Rockets season
Head coachJohnny Egan
General managerRay Patterson
OwnersJames Talcott Incorporated
ArenaThe Summit
Results
Record40–42 (.488)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKHTV
RadioKPRC

The 1975–76 Houston Rockets season was the Rockets' 9th season in the NBA and 5th season in the city of Houston[1] as well as their first season at The Summit.

Roster

1975–76 Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
SG 22 Gus Bailey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1951-02-18 UTEP
SF 34 John Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1947-10-18 Iowa
C 44 Kevin Kunnert 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1951-11-11 Iowa
C 50 Joe C. Meriweather 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1953-10-26 Southern Illinois
PG 23 Calvin Murphy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1948-05-09 Niagara
SG 14 Mike Newlin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1949-01-02 Utah
SF 42 Ed Ratleff 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1950-03-29 Long Beach State
PF 31 Ron Riley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1950-11-11 USC
PF 45 Rudy Tomjanovich 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1948-11-24 Michigan
SG 32 Rudy White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1953-06-23 Arizona State
PG 11 Dave Wohl 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1949-11-02 Penn
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: November 27, 1975

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Cleveland Cavaliers 49 33 .598 – 29–12 20–21 15–11
x-Washington Bullets 48 34 .585 1 31–10 17–24 14–12
Houston Rockets 40 42 .488 9 27–13 13–29 14–12
New Orleans Jazz 38 44 .463 11 22–19 16–25 15–11
Atlanta Hawks 29 53 .354 20 20–21 9–32 7–19
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 54 28 .659 –
2 y-Cleveland Cavaliers 49 33 .598 5
3 x-Washington Bullets 48 34 .585 6
4 x-Philadelphia 76ers 46 36 .561 8
5 x-Buffalo Braves 46 36 .561 8
6 Houston Rockets 40 42 .488 14
7 New York Knicks 38 44 .463 16
8 New Orleans Jazz 38 44 .463 16
9 Atlanta Hawks 29 53 .354 25

Awards and records

References

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