Houston Rockets Regular Season Rosters
1977-1978 Houston Rockets Regular Season Roster
1977-1978 Houston Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | C. Murphy | J. Lucas | R. Tomjanovich | D. Jones | M. Malone |
Rotation | R. White | M. Newlin | K. Kunnert | ||
Rotation | R. Reid | C. Kupec | |||
Rotation | A. Bradley | ||||
Rotation | E. Ratleff | ||||
Lim PT | M. Dunleavy, Sr. | Z. Abdul-Aziz |
1977-1978 Central Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | San Antonio Spurs | 52-30 | - |
2 | Washington Bullets | 44-38 | 8 |
3 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 43-39 | 9 |
4 | Atlanta Hawks | 41-41 | 11 |
5 | New Orleans Jazz | 39-43 | 13 |
6 | Houston Rockets | 28-54 | 24 |
1977-1978 Houston Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Moses Malone | Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1978) |
1977-1978 Houston Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Calvin Murphy | 76 | 38.2 | 25.6 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
Moses Malone | 59 | 35.7 | 19.4 | 15.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
John Lucas | 82 | 35.8 | 12.4 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
Dwight Jones | 82 | 30.2 | 10.6 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
Kevin Kunnert | 80 | 26.9 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
Robert Reid | 80 | 23.1 | 7.3 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
Mike Newlin | 45 | 26.2 | 13.0 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
Rudy Tomjanovich | 23 | 36.9 | 21.5 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
Alonzo Bradley | 43 | 18.6 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
Ed Ratleff | 68 | 17.1 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
C.J. Kupec | 49 | 12.8 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Rudy White | 21 | 10.4 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Zaid Abdul-Aziz | 14 | 9.6 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Mike Dunleavy, Sr. | 11 | 9.3 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Robin Jones | 12 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Larry Moffett | 20 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Ron Behagen | 3 | 11.0 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Phil Bond | 7 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
John Johnson | 1 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
1977-1978 Houston Rockets Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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John Lucas was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. John Lucas signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 1, 1976. Calvin Murphy was selected as the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets. Calvin Murphy signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Rockets on September 1, 1970. Mike Newlin was selected as the #7 pick in the Second Round of the 1971 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Mike Newlin signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on April 27, 1971. Ed Ratleff was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1973 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Ed Ratleff signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 1, 1973. Robert Reid was selected as the #18 pick in the Second Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Robert Reid signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on September 1, 1977. Rudy Tomjanovich was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the San Diego Rockets. Rudy Tomjanovich signed a multi-year contract with the San Diego Rockets on September 1, 1970. Rudy White was selected as the #11 pick in the 3 Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. Rudy White signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on July 13, 1975. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Alonzo Bradley, the #7 pick in the Second Round of the 1977 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Houston Rockets from the Indiana Pacers on December 22, 1977. Alonzo Bradley signed a multi-year contract with the Houston Rockets on December 25, 1977. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Dwight Jones was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Atlanta Hawks on June 7, 1976. Kevin Kunnert was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Buffalo Braves on February 1, 1974. Moses Malone was acquired in a trade by the Houston Rockets from the Buffalo Braves on October 24, 1976. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Zaid Abdul-Aziz signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on March 2, 1978. Mike Dunleavy, Sr. signed a contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on March 10, 1978. C.J. Kupec signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on September 29, 1977. |
1977-1978 Houston Rockets Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Kenneth Schnitzer | Owner | 1976-1977 | N/A |
Tom Nissalke | Head Coach | 1976-1977 | Head Coach (San Antonio Spurs, 1973 to 1975) |
Ray Patterson | General Manager | 1972-1973 | General Manager (Milwaukee Bucks, 1970 to 1972) |