1975-76 Houston Rockets Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 40-42
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Johnny Egan (40-42)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 261,518, Avg. 6,378 in 41 home dates
1975-76 Houston Rockets RosterTeam Record: 40-42
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Johnny Egan (40-42)
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 261,518, Avg. 6,378 in 41 home dates
1975-76 Houston Rockets Results
The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1975-76 season with a record of 40 wins and 42 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.
The Rockets netted 8,708 points and surrendered 8,774, most in the league. Calvin Murphy tossed in a team-best 1,722 points for Houston, while Mike Newlin and Rudy Tomjanovich scored 17 or more per game, too. Kevin Kunnert contributed 787 boards. Calvin Murphy dished out 596 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Calvin Murphy added 151 steals.
Johnny Egan coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murphy | G | 82 | 82 | 2995 | 1369 | 675 | 410 | 372 | 52 | 157 | 209 | 596 | 151 | 6 | 0 | 294 | 1722 | ||
| Mike Newlin | G-F | 82 | 82 | 3065 | 1123 | 569 | 445 | 385 | 72 | 264 | 336 | 457 | 106 | 5 | 0 | 263 | 1523 | ||
| Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 79 | 79 | 2912 | 1202 | 622 | 288 | 221 | 167 | 499 | 666 | 188 | 42 | 19 | 0 | 206 | 1465 | ||
| Kevin Kunnert | C-F | 80 | 80 | 2335 | 954 | 465 | 156 | 102 | 267 | 520 | 787 | 155 | 57 | 105 | 0 | 315 | 1032 | ||
| Joe Meriweather | C-F | 81 | 4 | 2042 | 684 | 338 | 239 | 154 | 163 | 353 | 516 | 82 | 36 | 120 | 0 | 219 | 830 | ||
| Ed Ratleff | F-G | 72 | 66 | 2401 | 647 | 314 | 206 | 168 | 107 | 272 | 379 | 260 | 114 | 37 | 0 | 234 | 796 | ||
| John Johnson | F | 67 | 1 | 1485 | 609 | 275 | 128 | 97 | 81 | 211 | 292 | 197 | 50 | 28 | 0 | 163 | 647 | ||
| Ron Riley | F | 65 | 16 | 1049 | 280 | 115 | 56 | 38 | 91 | 213 | 304 | 75 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 137 | 268 | ||
| Dave Wohl | G | 50 | 0 | 700 | 163 | 66 | 49 | 38 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 112 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 170 | ||
| Rudy White | G | 32 | 0 | 284 | 102 | 42 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 102 | ||
| Cliff Meely | F-C | 14 | 0 | 174 | 81 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 73 | ||
| Gus Bailey | G-F | 30 | 0 | 262 | 77 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 70 | ||
| Steve Hawes | C-F | 6 | 0 | 51 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | ||
| Totals | 740 | 410 | 19755 | 7304 | 3546 | 0 | 0 | 2046 | 1616 | 1059 | 2644 | 3703 | 2213 | 656 | 359 | 0 | 2045 | 8708 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murphy | G | 82 | 82 | 36.5 | 49.3 | 90.7 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 21.0 | |
| Mike Newlin | G-F | 82 | 82 | 37.4 | 50.7 | 86.5 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 18.6 | |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | F | 79 | 79 | 36.9 | 51.7 | 76.7 | 2.1 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 18.5 | |
| Kevin Kunnert | C-F | 80 | 80 | 29.2 | 48.7 | 65.4 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 12.9 | |
| Joe Meriweather | C-F | 81 | 4 | 25.2 | 49.4 | 64.4 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 10.2 | |
| Ed Ratleff | F-G | 72 | 66 | 33.3 | 48.5 | 81.6 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 11.1 | |
| John Johnson | F | 67 | 1 | 22.2 | 45.2 | 75.8 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 9.7 | |
| Ron Riley | F | 65 | 16 | 16.1 | 41.1 | 67.9 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 4.1 | |
| Dave Wohl | G | 50 | 0 | 14.0 | 40.5 | 77.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | |
| Rudy White | G | 32 | 0 | 8.9 | 41.2 | 72.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.2 | |
| Cliff Meely | F-C | 14 | 0 | 12.4 | 39.5 | 56.3 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 5.2 | |
| Gus Bailey | G-F | 30 | 0 | 8.7 | 36.4 | 50.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | |
| Steve Hawes | C-F | 6 | 0 | 8.5 | 38.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | ||
| Averages | 740 | 410 | 26.7 | 48.5 | 79.0 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 11.8 |
