1979-80 Houston Rockets Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 41-41
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-5 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated San Antonio Spurs 2-1
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-0
Coach: Del Harris (41-41)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 413,572, Avg. 10,087 in 41 home dates
1979-80 Houston Rockets Statistics
1979-80 Houston Rockets Results

The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1979-80 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 2-5.

Houston tossed in 9,084 points and allowed 9,070. Moses Malone scored a team-best 2,119 points for the Rockets, and Calvin Murphy contributed 18 or more per game, too. Moses Malone accounted for 1,190 boards. Allen Leavell dished out 417 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Calvin Murphy added 143 steals.

Del Harris coached the team. The 1979-80 Houston Rockets lost in the conference semifinals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Rick BarryFMarch 28, 19446'7"205Miami (FL)Elizabeth, NJ USA
Alonzo BradleyFOctober 16, 19536'6"190Texas SouthernUtica, MS USA
Mike DunleavyGMarch 21, 19546'2"180South CarolinaBrooklyn, NY USA
Tom HendersonGJanuary 26, 19526'3"190HawaiiNewberry, SC USA
Dwight JonesF-CFebruary 27, 19526'10"210HoustonHouston, TX USA
Major JonesFJuly 9, 19536'9"225Albany State (GA)McGehee, AR USA
Allen LeavellGMay 27, 19576'1"170Oklahoma CityMuncie, IN USA
Moses MaloneC-FMarch 23, 19556'10"215nonePetersburg, VA USA
Paul MokeskiC-FJanuary 3, 19577'0"250KansasSpokane, WA USA
Calvin MurphyGMay 9, 19485'9"165NiagaraNorwalk, CT USA
Billy PaultzC-FJuly 30, 19486'11"235St. John's (NY)River Edge, NJ USA
Robert ReidF-GAugust 30, 19556'8"205St. Mary's (TX)Atlanta, GA USA
John ShumateF-CApril 6, 19526'9"235Notre DameGreenville, SC USA
Rudy TomjanovichFNovember 24, 19486'8"218MichiganHamtramck, MI USA
Rudy WhiteGJune 23, 19536'2"195Arizona StateSilver City, NM USA



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