1984-85 Houston Rockets Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 48-34
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 2-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Utah Jazz 3-2
Coach: Bill Fitch (48-34)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 569,018, Avg. 13,878 in 41 home dates
1984-85 Houston Rockets Statistics
1984-85 Houston Rockets Results

The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1984-85 season with a record of 48 wins and 34 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-3.

Houston netted 9,118 points and conceded 8,977. Ralph Sampson tossed in a team-best 1,809 points for the Rockets, and Hakeem Olajuwon scored 18 or more per game also. Hakeem Olajuwon racked up 974 boards. Lionel Hollins dished out 417 assists for the squad.

On defense, Hakeem Olajuwon added 99 steals and swatted a team-best 220 opponent shot attempts.

Bill Fitch coached the team. The 1984-85 Houston Rockets lost in the conference first round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Craig EhloG-FAugust 11, 19616'6"180Washington StateLubbock, TX USA
Phil FordGFebruary 9, 19566'1"170North CarolinaRocky Mount, NC USA
Lionel HollinsGOctober 19, 19536'3"185Arizona StateArkansas City, KS USA
Allen LeavellGMay 27, 19576'1"170Oklahoma CityMuncie, IN USA
Lewis LloydG-FFebruary 22, 19596'6"205DrakePhiladelphia, PA USA
John LucasGOctober 31, 19536'2"175MarylandDurham, NC USA
Rodney McCrayF-GAugust 29, 19616'7"220LouisvilleMount Vernon, NY USA
Hank McDowellF-CNovember 13, 19596'9"214Memphis StateMemphis, TN USA
Larry MicheauxFMarch 24, 19606'9"220HoustonHouston, TX USA
Hakeem OlajuwonCJanuary 21, 19636'10"250HoustonLagos, NGR
Jim PetersenF-CFebruary 22, 19626'10"235MinnesotaMinneapolis, MN USA
Robert ReidF-GAugust 30, 19556'8"205St. Mary's (TX)Atlanta, GA USA
Ralph SampsonC-FJuly 7, 19607'4"228VirginiaHarrisonburg, VA USA
Mitchell WigginsGSeptember 28, 19596'4"185Florida StateLenoir County, NC USA



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