1974-75 Houston Rockets Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 41-41
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 3-5 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated New York Knicks 2-1
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-1
Coach: Johnny Egan (41-41)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 187,457, Avg. 4,572 in 41 home dates
1974-75 Houston Rockets Statistics
1974-75 Houston Rockets Results

The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1974-75 season with a record of 41 wins and 41 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-5.

Houston scored 8,521 points and surrendered 8,434. Rudy Tomjanovich tossed in a team-best 1,677 points for the Rockets, and Calvin Murphy contributed 17 or more per game, too. Kevin Kunnert accounted for 631 boards. Mike Newlin dished out 403 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Ed Ratleff added 146 steals.

Johnny Egan coached the team. The 1974-75 Houston Rockets lost in the conference semifinals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Zaid Abdul-AzizC-FApril 7, 19466'9"230Iowa StateBrooklyn, NY USA
Gus BaileyG-FFebruary 18, 19516'5"185UTEPGibson, NC USA
Steve HawesC-FMay 26, 19506'9"220WashingtonSeattle, WA USA
Kevin KunnertC-FNovember 11, 19516'11"230IowaDubuque, IA USA
Cliff MeelyF-CJuly 10, 19476'8"215ColoradoRosedale, MS USA
Calvin MurphyGMay 9, 19485'9"165NiagaraNorwalk, CT USA
Mike NewlinG-FJanuary 2, 19496'4"200UtahPortland, OR USA
Ed RatleffF-GMarch 29, 19506'6"195Long Beach StateBellefontaine, OH USA
Ron RileyFNovember 11, 19506'8"195USCLos Angeles, CA USA
Rudy TomjanovichFNovember 24, 19486'8"218MichiganHamtramck, MI USA
Owen WellsFDecember 9, 19506'7"200DetroitProvidence, RI USA
Dave WohlGNovember 2, 19496'2"185PennsylvaniaFlushing, NY USA



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