1989-90 Houston Rockets Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 41-41
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 3-1
Coach: Don Chaney (41-41)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 649,697, Avg. 15,846 in 41 home dates
1989-90 Houston Rockets Statistics
1989-90 Houston Rockets Results

The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1989-90 season with a record of 41 wins and 41 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.

Houston scored 8,752 points and allowed 8,632. Hakeem Olajuwon tossed in a team-best 1,995 points for the Rockets, and Otis Thorpe averaged 17 or more per game, too. Hakeem Olajuwon racked up 1,149 boards. Sleepy Floyd dished out 600 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Hakeem Olajuwon added 174 steals and swatted a team-best 376 opponent shot attempts.

Don Chaney coached the team. The 1989-90 Houston Rockets lost in the conference first round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Anthony BowieG-FNovember 9, 19636'6"190OklahomaTulsa, OK USA
Adrian CaldwellF-CJuly 4, 19666'8"255LamarFalls County, TX USA
Derrick ChievousFJuly 3, 19676'7"195MissouriNew York, NY USA
Byron DinkinsGJune 15, 19676'1"170UNC-CharlotteCharlotte, NC USA
Sleepy FloydGMarch 6, 19606'3"170GeorgetownGastonia, NC USA
Buck JohnsonFJanuary 3, 19646'7"190AlabamaBirmingham, AL USA
Lewis LloydG-FFebruary 22, 19596'6"205DrakePhiladelphia, PA USA
John LucasGOctober 31, 19536'2"175MarylandDurham, NC USA
Vernon MaxwellGSeptember 12, 19656'4"180FloridaGainesville, FL 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
Larry SmithF-CJanuary 18, 19586'8"215Alcorn StateRolling Fork, MS USA
Otis ThorpeF-CAugust 5, 19626'9"225ProvidenceBoynton Beach, FL USA
Mitchell WigginsGSeptember 28, 19596'4"185Florida StateLenoir County, NC USA
Mike WoodsonG-FMarch 24, 19586'5"195IndianaIndianapolis, IN USA



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