1987-88 Houston Rockets Roster
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 46-36
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Dallas Mavericks 3-1
Coach: Bill Fitch (46-36)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 681,051, Avg. 16,611 in 41 home dates
1987-88 Houston Rockets StatisticsTeam Record: 46-36
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Dallas Mavericks 3-1
Coach: Bill Fitch (46-36)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 681,051, Avg. 16,611 in 41 home dates
1987-88 Houston Rockets Results
The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 46 wins and 36 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.
Houston tossed in 8,935 points and allowed 8,821. Hakeem Olajuwon scored a team-best 1,805 points for the Rockets and racked up 959 rebounds. Allen Leavell dished out 405 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Hakeem Olajuwon added 162 steals and swatted a team-best 214 opponent shot attempts.
Bill Fitch coached the team. The 1987-88 Houston Rockets lost in the conference first round.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Anderson | F-C | November 19, 1960 | 6'10" | 240 | Cal. St.-Santa Barbara | San Pedro, CA USA |
| Joe Barry Carroll | C-F | July 24, 1958 | 6'10" | 225 | Purdue | Pine Bluff, AR USA |
| Lester Conner | G | September 17, 1959 | 6'4" | 180 | Oregon State | Memphis, TN USA |
| Sleepy Floyd | G | March 6, 1960 | 6'3" | 170 | Georgetown | Gastonia, NC USA |
| World Free | G | December 9, 1953 | 6'2" | 185 | Guilford | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Steve Harris | G | October 15, 1963 | 6'5" | 195 | Tulsa | Kansas City, MO USA |
| Buck Johnson | F | January 3, 1964 | 6'7" | 190 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA |
| Allen Leavell | G | May 27, 1957 | 6'1" | 170 | Oklahoma City | Muncie, IN USA |
| Cedric Maxwell | F | November 21, 1955 | 6'8" | 205 | UNC-Charlotte | Kinston, NC USA |
| Rodney McCray | F-G | August 29, 1961 | 6'7" | 220 | Louisville | Mount Vernon, NY USA |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | C | January 21, 1963 | 6'10" | 250 | Houston | Lagos, NGR |
| Jim Petersen | F-C | February 22, 1962 | 6'10" | 235 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA |
| Robert Reid | F-G | August 30, 1955 | 6'8" | 205 | St. Mary's (TX) | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Ralph Sampson | C-F | July 7, 1960 | 7'4" | 228 | Virginia | Harrisonburg, VA USA |
| Purvis Short | F-G | July 2, 1957 | 6'7" | 210 | Jackson State | Hattiesburg, MS USA |
| Andre Turner | G | December 13, 1964 | 5'11" | 160 | Memphis State | Memphis, TN USA |
