1988-89 Houston Rockets Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 45-37
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Seattle Supersonics 3-1
Coach: Don Chaney (45-37)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 680,728, Avg. 16,603 in 41 home dates
1988-89 Houston Rockets Statistics
1988-89 Houston Rockets Results

The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1988-89 season with a record of 45 wins and 37 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.

Houston racked up 8,897 points and gave up 8,819. Hakeem Olajuwon tossed in a team-best 2,034 points for the Rockets and racked up 1,105 rebounds. Sleepy Floyd dished out 709 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Hakeem Olajuwon added 213 steals and swatted a team-best 282 opponent shot attempts.

Don Chaney coached the team. The 1988-89 Houston Rockets lost in the conference first round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Walter BerryFMay 14, 19646'8"215St. John's (NY)New York, NY USA
Tony BrownF-GJuly 29, 19606'3"185ArkansasChicago, IL USA
Derrick ChievousFJuly 3, 19676'7"195MissouriNew York, NY USA
Sleepy FloydGMarch 6, 19606'3"170GeorgetownGastonia, NC USA
Buck JohnsonFJanuary 3, 19646'7"190AlabamaBirmingham, AL USA
Frank JohnsonGNovember 23, 19586'1"185Wake ForestWeirsdale, FL USA
Allen LeavellGMay 27, 19576'1"170Oklahoma CityMuncie, IN USA
Tim McCormickCMarch 10, 19626'11"240MichiganDetroit, MI USA
Chuck NevittCJune 13, 19597'5"217North Carolina StateCortez, CO USA
Hakeem OlajuwonCJanuary 21, 19636'10"250HoustonLagos, NGR
Purvis ShortF-GJuly 2, 19576'7"210Jackson StateHattiesburg, MS USA
Bernard ThompsonF-GAugust 30, 19626'6"207Fresno StatePhoenix, AZ USA
Otis ThorpeF-CAugust 5, 19626'9"225ProvidenceBoynton Beach, FL USA
Mike WoodsonG-FMarch 24, 19586'5"195IndianaIndianapolis, IN USA



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