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 Statistics
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 AndersonF-CNovember 19, 19606'10"240Cal. St.-Santa BarbaraSan Pedro, CA USA
Joe Barry CarrollC-FJuly 24, 19586'10"225PurduePine Bluff, AR USA
Lester ConnerGSeptember 17, 19596'4"180Oregon StateMemphis, TN USA
Sleepy FloydGMarch 6, 19606'3"170GeorgetownGastonia, NC USA
World FreeGDecember 9, 19536'2"185GuilfordAtlanta, GA USA
Steve HarrisGOctober 15, 19636'5"195TulsaKansas City, MO USA
Buck JohnsonFJanuary 3, 19646'7"190AlabamaBirmingham, AL USA
Allen LeavellGMay 27, 19576'1"170Oklahoma CityMuncie, IN USA
Cedric MaxwellFNovember 21, 19556'8"205UNC-CharlotteKinston, NC USA
Rodney McCrayF-GAugust 29, 19616'7"220LouisvilleMount Vernon, NY 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
Purvis ShortF-GJuly 2, 19576'7"210Jackson StateHattiesburg, MS USA
Andre TurnerGDecember 13, 19645'11"160Memphis StateMemphis, TN USA



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