1972-73 Houston Rockets Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 33-49
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Tex Winter (17-30)
Coach: Johnny Egan (16-19)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 189,773, Avg. 4,629 in 41 home dates
1972-73 Houston Rockets Statistics
1972-73 Houston Rockets Results

The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 33 wins and 49 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.

The Rockets led the league with 9,250 points. Houston allowed 9,392 points. Rudy Tomjanovich tossed in a team-best 1,560 points for the squad, while Jack Marin scored 18 or more per game, too. Rudy Tomjanovich racked up 938 boards. Jimmy Walker dished out 442 assists for the team.

Tex Winter and Johnny Egan coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Zaid Abdul-AzizC-FApril 7, 19466'9"230Iowa StateBrooklyn, NY USA
Dick GibbsF-GDecember 20, 19486'5"200UTEPAmes, IA USA
George JohnsonCJune 19, 19476'11"245Stephen F. AustinHerleton, TX USA
Jack MarinF-GOctober 12, 19446'6"200DukeSharon, PA USA
Paul McCrackenGSeptember 11, 19506'4"180Cal. St.-NorthridgeNew York, NY USA
Stan McKenzieF-GOctober 6, 19446'5"195NYUMiami, FL USA
Eric McWilliamsFApril 18, 19506'8"200Long Beach StateDenver, CO USA
Cliff MeelyF-CJuly 10, 19476'8"215ColoradoRosedale, MS USA
Otto MooreC-FAugust 27, 19466'11"205Pan AmericanMiami, FL USA
Calvin MurphyGMay 9, 19485'9"165NiagaraNorwalk, CT USA
Mike NewlinG-FJanuary 2, 19496'4"200UtahPortland, OR USA
Greg SmithFJanuary 28, 19476'5"195Western KentuckyPrinceton, KY USA
Rudy TomjanovichFNovember 24, 19486'8"218MichiganHamtramck, MI USA
Jimmy WalkerGApril 8, 19446'3"195ProvidenceAmherst, VA USA



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