1975–76 Houston Rockets season

1975–76 Houston Rockets season
Head coach	Johnny Egan
Arena	The Summit
Results
Record	40–42 (.488)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1975-76 NBA 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.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1975 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Awards and records

Joe Meriweather, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

↑ 1975-76 Houston Rockets

1975–76 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Buffalo New York Philadelphia

Central	Atlanta Cleveland Houston New Orleans Washington

Western

Midwest	Chicago Detroit Kansas City Milwaukee

Pacific	Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland Seattle

Houston Rockets

Formerly the San Diego Rockets (1967–1971) Founded in 1967 Based in Houston, Texas

Franchise	Franchise Team History Expansion Draft All-Time roster Seasons Records Draft history Head coaches Current season

Arenas	San Diego Sports Arena Hofheinz Pavilion HemisFair Arena The Summit/Compaq Center Toyota Center

Culture and Lore	Red Rowdies Clutch City Clutch the Rockets Bear The Clock Incident 13 points in 35 seconds The Kiss of Death The Dream Shake 22 in a row Kermit Washington/Rudy Tomjanovich

NBA Championships (2)	1994 1995

Western Conference Titles (4)	1981 1986 1994 1995

Administration	Owner Leslie Alexander General Manager Daryl Morey Head Coach J. B. Bickerstaff (interim)

Retired Jerseys	22 23 24 34 45 CD

Most Valuable Players	Moses Malone Hakeem Olajuwon

Hall of Famers	Charles Barkley Rick Barry Clyde Drexler Elvin Hayes Moses Malone Calvin Murphy Dikembe Mutombo Hakeem Olajuwon Scottie Pippen Ralph Sampson

D-League affiliate	Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Rivals	Los Angeles Lakers San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz

Media	TV Root Sports Southwest KUBE-TV Radio Sportstalk 790 Announcers Bill Worrell Clyde Drexler Matt Bullard Craig Ackerman

San Diego/Houston Rockets seasons

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

1993–94

1994–95

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates NBA Finals victory

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