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Houston Rockets Draft History

View every known Houston Rockets draft pick, including year, overall pick, player, round, and college or organization when available.

Total Picks Loaded281
No. 1 Picks5
Data SourceBasketball-Reference franchise draft page
YearOverallPlayerRoundCollege/Org
202510Khaman Maluach (↳PHO)1Duke
202559Jahmai Mashack (↳MEM ↳GSW)2Tennessee
20243Reed Sheppard1Kentucky
202444Pelle Larsson (↳MIA)2Arizona
20234Amen Thompson1
202320Cam Whitmore1Villanova
20223Jabari Smith1Auburn
202217Tari Eason1LSU
20212Jalen Green1
202123Usman Garuba1
202124Josh Christopher1Arizona State
201846De'Anthony Melton (↳PHO)2USC
201743Isaiah Hartenstein2
201745Dillon Brooks (↳MEM)2Oregon
201637Chinanu Onuaku2Louisville
201643Zhou Qi2
201518Sam Dekker1Wisconsin
201532Montrezl Harrell2Louisville
201425Clint Capela1
201442Nick Johnson2Arizona
201334Isaiah Canaan2Murray State
201212Jeremy Lamb (↳OKC)1UConn
201216Royce White1Iowa State
201218Terrence Jones1Kentucky
201114Marcus Morris1Kansas
201123Nikola Mirotić (↳MIN ↳CHI)1
201138Chandler Parsons (↳MIN)2Florida
201014Patrick Patterson1Kentucky
200825Nicolas Batum (↳POR)1
200854Maarty Leunen2Oregon
200726Aaron Brooks1Oregon
200754Brad Newley2
20068Rudy Gay (↳MEM)1UConn
200632Steve Novak2Marquette
200524Luther Head1Illinois
200455Luis Flores (↳DAL ↳GSW)2Manhattan University
200344Malick Badiane2
20021Yao Ming1
200215Boštjan Nachbar1
200238Tito Maddox2Fresno State
200113Richard Jefferson (↳NJN)1Arizona
200118Jason Collins (↳NJN)1Stanford
200123Brandon Armstrong (↳NJN)1Pepperdine
20009Joel Przybilla (↳MIL)1Minnesota
200038Eduardo Nájera (↳DAL)2Oklahoma
199922Kenny Thomas1New Mexico
199944Tyrone Washington2Mississippi State
199950Venson Hamilton2Nebraska
199814Michael Dickerson1Arizona
199816Bryce Drew1Valparaiso
199818Mirsad Türkcan1
199841Cuttino Mobley2Rhode Island
199724Rodrick Rhodes1USC
199730Serge Zwikker2UNC
199630Othella Harrington2Georgetown
199642Randy Livingston2LSU
199650Terrell Bell2Georgia
199541Erik Meek2Duke
199453Albert Burditt2Texas
199324Sam Cassell1Florida State
199346Richard Petruška2UCLA
199350Marcelo Nicola2
199211Robert Horry1Alabama
199241Popeye Jones2Murray State
199253Curtis Blair2Richmond
199120John Turner1Phillips University
199147Keith Hughes (↳CLE)2Rutgers University
199151Žan Tabak2
199012Alec Kessler (↳MIA)1Georgia
198816Derrick Chievous1Missouri
198735Doug Lee2Purdue
198782Joe Niego4Lewis (IL)
1987104Andre LaFleur5Northeastern University
1987129Fred Jenkins6Tennessee
1987151Clarence Grier7Campbell
198620Buck Johnson1Alabama
198643Dave Feitl2Texas-El Paso
198666Anthony Bowie3Oklahoma
198689Conner Henry4UC Santa Barbara
1986112Andre Banks5Iowa
1986135Robert Worthy6Chancellor University
1986158Rick Olson7Wisconsin
198519Steve Harris1Tulsa
198554Sam Mitchell3Mercer University
198557Michael Payne3Iowa
198588Mike Brooks4Tennessee
1985134Sam Potter6Oral Roberts
19841Hakeem Olajuwon1Houston
198451Jim Petersen3Minnesota
198474Willie Jackson4Centenary (LA)
198497Al McClain5University of New Hampshire
1984143Joedy Gardner7Cal State Long Beach
1984166Greg Wolff8Angelo State University
1984188Bill Coon9Presbyterian College
1984210Robert Turner10Canisius
19831Ralph Sampson1Virginia
19833Rodney McCray1Louisville
198348Craig Ehlo3Washington State
198371Darrell Browder4TCU
198394Chuck Barnett5Oklahoma
1983117Jim Stack6Northwestern
1983140Brian Kellerman7Idaho
1983163Jeff Bolding8Arkansas State University
1983185James Campbell9Oklahoma City University
198216Terry Teagle1Baylor
198242Jeff Taylor2Texas Tech
198263Chuck Nevitt3NC State
198285Andre Gaddy4George Mason
1982107Jeff Schneider5Virginia Tech
1982132Don Wilson6Louisiana-Monroe
1982154Mike Helms7Wake Forest
1982176Dan Callandrillo8Seton Hall
198145Ed Turner2
198181Larry Spriggs4Howard University
1981105Hasan Houston5Bradley
1981127Fred Cowan6Kentucky
1981151Joe Faine7Bowling Green
1981172Stanley Brewer8West Georgia
198027John Stroud2Ole Miss
198038Terry Stotts2Oklahoma
198043Billy Williams2Clemson
198084Dean Hunger4Utah State University
1980106Albert Jones5New Mexico
1980130Everette Jefferson6New Mexico
1980152Joe Nehls7Arizona
1980173Rosie Barnes8Bowling Green
197917Lee Johnson1
197942Paul Mokeski2Kansas
197959Ricardo Brown3Pepperdine
197976Sammy Drummer4Georgia Tech
197980Lionel Green4LSU
1979104Allen Leavell5Oklahoma City University
1979124Collie Davis6Southern University and A&M College
1979143Rich Valavicius7Auburn
1979161Delbert Watson8East Tennessee State University
197828Buster Matheney2Utah
197847Billy Ray Bates3Kentucky State University
197867Jackie Robinson4UNLV
197869Joel Thompson4Michigan
197891Gary Goodner5Texas
1978113Eddie Joe Chavez6Santa Clara
1978134Stan Stewart7Loyola Marymount
197734Larry Moffett2UNLV
197740Robert Reid2St. Mary's University
197762Phil Bond3Louisville
197784Rocky Smith4Oregon State
1977106Ed Thompson5Idaho State University
19761John Lucas1Maryland
197627Phil Hicks2Tulane
197644Barnes Hauptfuhrer3Princeton
197661Hercle Ivy4Iowa State
197678Dave Marrs5Houston
197696Robert Paige6Houston Baptist University
1976114Barry Davis7Texas A&M
1976132Dan Krueger8Texas
197511Joe Meriweather1Southern Illinois
197529Jim Blanks2Gardner-Webb University
197547Rudy White3Arizona State
197565Ken Smith4Tulsa
197583Rick Whitlow5Illinois State
1975101William Johnson6Texas Tech
1975119Nathaniel Barnett7University of Akron
1975137Leon Johnson8Centenary (LA)
1975154Steve Strother9Providence
19745Bobby Jones (↳DNR)1UNC
197423Gus Bailey2Texas-El Paso
197441Robert Wilson3Iowa State
197459Larry Robinson4Texas
197477Owen Wells5Detroit Mercy
197495Lawrence Johnson6Prairie View A&M University
1974113Kevin Fitzgerald7Oklahoma State
1974131Steve Brooks8Arkansas State University
1974149Ken Stalling9University of Missouri-Rolla
1974166Marcus Washington10Marquette
19736Ed Ratleff1Cal State Long Beach
197351E.C. Coleman3Houston Baptist University
197358Lee Colburn4South Dakota State
197375Gary Rhoades5Colorado State
197392Tom Peck6University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
1973109Fred DeVaughn7Westmont College
1973126John Thomas8Missouri Southern State
197220John Gianelli2University of the Pacific
197237Eric McWilliams3Cal State Long Beach
197254Wilbert Robinson4West Virginia
197270James Silas5Stephen F. Austin
197287Mike Collins6Seattle University
1972104Mike Jackson7California State University, Los Angeles
1972120Henry Harris8Auburn
19717Cliff Meely1Colorado
197124Mike Newlin2Utah
197158Tom Owens4South Carolina
197175Rudy Benjamin5Michigan State
197178Greg Nelson5Jacksonville University
197192Gary Reist6Rice University
1971109Eric Hill7Minnesota
1971126Rick Katherman8Duke
1971142Willie Cherry9Denver
1971158Calvin Oliver10University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1971174Doug Rex11UC Santa Barbara
1971187Chris Schrobilgen12USC
1971199Lee McCullough13Indiana
1971210Gene Roberson14Canisius
1971219Bill Quigg15Gonzaga
1971227Leonard Jackson16Oregon
1971231Steve Sims17Pepperdine
1971234Carlos Quintanar18
1971236Gary Schneider19San Diego State
19702Rudy Tomjanovich1Michigan
197018Calvin Murphy2Niagara University
197035Curtis Perry3Missouri State
197052Jody Finney4Ohio State
197069James Gilbert5Adams State College
197086Mike Kretzer6East Tennessee State University
1970103Billy Paultz (↳NYA)7St. John's
1970120Don Adams8Northwestern
1970137Jim Gottschall9Dayton
1970154Toke Coleman10Eastern Kentucky University
1970171Ron Belton11Bellarmine University
1970184Jim Brooks12Nebraska
1970194Harry Lozon13Old Dominion
1970204Clyde Oatis14Aurora University
1970214Jay Bond15Washington
1970223Dean Elofson16Wayne State College
1970230Dennis Dickens17Azusa Pacific University
1970234Jeff Cunningham18University of California, Irvine
1970237Rick Erickson19Washington State
19696Bingo Smith1Tulsa
196921Bernie Williams2La Salle
196935Charles Bonaparte3Norfolk State
196949Johnnie Allen4Bethune-Cookman College
196963Charles Hentz5University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
196977Bob Tallent6George Washington
196991Lynn Shackelford7UCLA
1969105Bill DeHeer8Indiana
1969119Larry Cheatham9Tulsa
1969133Lee Sims10Ashland University
1969147Justus Thigpen11Weber State
1969160Raul Duarte12South Dakota State
1969173Joe McBride13Augusta State University
1969184Mike Heckman14University of California, Irvine
1969192Jerry Nickens15Tougaloo College
1969198Dick Groves16San Jose State
1969204Steve Howell17Ohio State
1969209Joe Pridgen18NC Central
1969213Blaine Royer19Illinois State
19681Elvin Hayes1Houston
196815John Trapp2UNLV
196823Stu Lantz3Nebraska
196837Harry Barnes4Northeastern University
196848Darryl Jones4Benedictine College
196851Glen Combs5Virginia Tech
196865Eldridge Webb6Tulsa
196879Rick Adelman7Loyola Marymount
196893Aaron Sellers8Jackson State University
1968107John Schetzsle9Ashland University
1968121Mike Butler10Memphis
1968135Leonidas Epps11Clark Atlanta University
1968148Roy Manning12Lane College
1968161Marshall Evans13Lincoln University of Missouri
1968172Bobby Lewis14NC State
1968182Bill Gaines15
1968190Chuck Caldwell16Missouri-St. Louis
1968198Tom Billars17Dakota Wesleyan University
1968204Harold Grant18Pepperdine
1968208Bill Corley19UConn
19677Pat Riley (↳KEN)1Kentucky
196718Bob Netolicky2Drake University
196729Richard Moore3Hiram Scott College
196731Nick Jones3Oregon
196741Ronald Kozlicki4Northwestern
196742Craig Dill4Michigan
196755Herb McPherson5Murray State
196766Robert Cole6Saint Louis
196779Elburt Miller7UNLV
196790Al Grundy8Saint Joseph's
1967102Ron Coleman9Missouri
1967112Don Duncan10Murray State
1967123Al Razutis11Alliant International University
1967132Martin Nava12New Mexico Highlands University
1967141Bob Chlupsa13Manhattan University
1967146John Tolbert14South Carolina State

Draft data source used for this page: Basketball-Reference franchise draft page. Basketball-Reference franchise draft pages are attempted first; NBA.com Stats is used as a fallback where available.

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