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

Year	Overall	Player	Round	College/Org
2025	10	Khaman Maluach (↳PHO)	1	Duke
2025	59	Jahmai Mashack (↳MEM ↳GSW)	2	Tennessee
2024	3	Reed Sheppard	1	Kentucky
2024	44	Pelle Larsson (↳MIA)	2	Arizona
2023	4	Amen Thompson	1
2023	20	Cam Whitmore	1	Villanova
2022	3	Jabari Smith	1	Auburn
2022	17	Tari Eason	1	LSU
2021	2	Jalen Green	1
2021	23	Usman Garuba	1
2021	24	Josh Christopher	1	Arizona State
2018	46	De'Anthony Melton (↳PHO)	2	USC
2017	43	Isaiah Hartenstein	2
2017	45	Dillon Brooks (↳MEM)	2	Oregon
2016	37	Chinanu Onuaku	2	Louisville
2016	43	Zhou Qi	2
2015	18	Sam Dekker	1	Wisconsin
2015	32	Montrezl Harrell	2	Louisville
2014	25	Clint Capela	1
2014	42	Nick Johnson	2	Arizona
2013	34	Isaiah Canaan	2	Murray State
2012	12	Jeremy Lamb (↳OKC)	1	UConn
2012	16	Royce White	1	Iowa State
2012	18	Terrence Jones	1	Kentucky
2011	14	Marcus Morris	1	Kansas
2011	23	Nikola Mirotić (↳MIN ↳CHI)	1
2011	38	Chandler Parsons (↳MIN)	2	Florida
2010	14	Patrick Patterson	1	Kentucky
2008	25	Nicolas Batum (↳POR)	1
2008	54	Maarty Leunen	2	Oregon
2007	26	Aaron Brooks	1	Oregon
2007	54	Brad Newley	2
2006	8	Rudy Gay (↳MEM)	1	UConn
2006	32	Steve Novak	2	Marquette
2005	24	Luther Head	1	Illinois
2004	55	Luis Flores (↳DAL ↳GSW)	2	Manhattan University
2003	44	Malick Badiane	2
2002	1	Yao Ming	1
2002	15	Boštjan Nachbar	1
2002	38	Tito Maddox	2	Fresno State
2001	13	Richard Jefferson (↳NJN)	1	Arizona
2001	18	Jason Collins (↳NJN)	1	Stanford
2001	23	Brandon Armstrong (↳NJN)	1	Pepperdine
2000	9	Joel Przybilla (↳MIL)	1	Minnesota
2000	38	Eduardo Nájera (↳DAL)	2	Oklahoma
1999	22	Kenny Thomas	1	New Mexico
1999	44	Tyrone Washington	2	Mississippi State
1999	50	Venson Hamilton	2	Nebraska
1998	14	Michael Dickerson	1	Arizona
1998	16	Bryce Drew	1	Valparaiso
1998	18	Mirsad Türkcan	1
1998	41	Cuttino Mobley	2	Rhode Island
1997	24	Rodrick Rhodes	1	USC
1997	30	Serge Zwikker	2	UNC
1996	30	Othella Harrington	2	Georgetown
1996	42	Randy Livingston	2	LSU
1996	50	Terrell Bell	2	Georgia
1995	41	Erik Meek	2	Duke
1994	53	Albert Burditt	2	Texas
1993	24	Sam Cassell	1	Florida State
1993	46	Richard Petruška	2	UCLA
1993	50	Marcelo Nicola	2
1992	11	Robert Horry	1	Alabama
1992	41	Popeye Jones	2	Murray State
1992	53	Curtis Blair	2	Richmond
1991	20	John Turner	1	Phillips University
1991	47	Keith Hughes (↳CLE)	2	Rutgers University
1991	51	Žan Tabak	2
1990	12	Alec Kessler (↳MIA)	1	Georgia
1988	16	Derrick Chievous	1	Missouri
1987	35	Doug Lee	2	Purdue
1987	82	Joe Niego	4	Lewis (IL)
1987	104	Andre LaFleur	5	Northeastern University
1987	129	Fred Jenkins	6	Tennessee
1987	151	Clarence Grier	7	Campbell
1986	20	Buck Johnson	1	Alabama
1986	43	Dave Feitl	2	Texas-El Paso
1986	66	Anthony Bowie	3	Oklahoma
1986	89	Conner Henry	4	UC Santa Barbara
1986	112	Andre Banks	5	Iowa
1986	135	Robert Worthy	6	Chancellor University
1986	158	Rick Olson	7	Wisconsin
1985	19	Steve Harris	1	Tulsa
1985	54	Sam Mitchell	3	Mercer University
1985	57	Michael Payne	3	Iowa
1985	88	Mike Brooks	4	Tennessee
1985	134	Sam Potter	6	Oral Roberts
1984	1	Hakeem Olajuwon	1	Houston
1984	51	Jim Petersen	3	Minnesota
1984	74	Willie Jackson	4	Centenary (LA)
1984	97	Al McClain	5	University of New Hampshire
1984	143	Joedy Gardner	7	Cal State Long Beach
1984	166	Greg Wolff	8	Angelo State University
1984	188	Bill Coon	9	Presbyterian College
1984	210	Robert Turner	10	Canisius
1983	1	Ralph Sampson	1	Virginia
1983	3	Rodney McCray	1	Louisville
1983	48	Craig Ehlo	3	Washington State
1983	71	Darrell Browder	4	TCU
1983	94	Chuck Barnett	5	Oklahoma
1983	117	Jim Stack	6	Northwestern
1983	140	Brian Kellerman	7	Idaho
1983	163	Jeff Bolding	8	Arkansas State University
1983	185	James Campbell	9	Oklahoma City University
1982	16	Terry Teagle	1	Baylor
1982	42	Jeff Taylor	2	Texas Tech
1982	63	Chuck Nevitt	3	NC State
1982	85	Andre Gaddy	4	George Mason
1982	107	Jeff Schneider	5	Virginia Tech
1982	132	Don Wilson	6	Louisiana-Monroe
1982	154	Mike Helms	7	Wake Forest
1982	176	Dan Callandrillo	8	Seton Hall
1981	45	Ed Turner	2
1981	81	Larry Spriggs	4	Howard University
1981	105	Hasan Houston	5	Bradley
1981	127	Fred Cowan	6	Kentucky
1981	151	Joe Faine	7	Bowling Green
1981	172	Stanley Brewer	8	West Georgia
1980	27	John Stroud	2	Ole Miss
1980	38	Terry Stotts	2	Oklahoma
1980	43	Billy Williams	2	Clemson
1980	84	Dean Hunger	4	Utah State University
1980	106	Albert Jones	5	New Mexico
1980	130	Everette Jefferson	6	New Mexico
1980	152	Joe Nehls	7	Arizona
1980	173	Rosie Barnes	8	Bowling Green
1979	17	Lee Johnson	1
1979	42	Paul Mokeski	2	Kansas
1979	59	Ricardo Brown	3	Pepperdine
1979	76	Sammy Drummer	4	Georgia Tech
1979	80	Lionel Green	4	LSU
1979	104	Allen Leavell	5	Oklahoma City University
1979	124	Collie Davis	6	Southern University and A&M College
1979	143	Rich Valavicius	7	Auburn
1979	161	Delbert Watson	8	East Tennessee State University
1978	28	Buster Matheney	2	Utah
1978	47	Billy Ray Bates	3	Kentucky State University
1978	67	Jackie Robinson	4	UNLV
1978	69	Joel Thompson	4	Michigan
1978	91	Gary Goodner	5	Texas
1978	113	Eddie Joe Chavez	6	Santa Clara
1978	134	Stan Stewart	7	Loyola Marymount
1977	34	Larry Moffett	2	UNLV
1977	40	Robert Reid	2	St. Mary's University
1977	62	Phil Bond	3	Louisville
1977	84	Rocky Smith	4	Oregon State
1977	106	Ed Thompson	5	Idaho State University
1976	1	John Lucas	1	Maryland
1976	27	Phil Hicks	2	Tulane
1976	44	Barnes Hauptfuhrer	3	Princeton
1976	61	Hercle Ivy	4	Iowa State
1976	78	Dave Marrs	5	Houston
1976	96	Robert Paige	6	Houston Baptist University
1976	114	Barry Davis	7	Texas A&M
1976	132	Dan Krueger	8	Texas
1975	11	Joe Meriweather	1	Southern Illinois
1975	29	Jim Blanks	2	Gardner-Webb University
1975	47	Rudy White	3	Arizona State
1975	65	Ken Smith	4	Tulsa
1975	83	Rick Whitlow	5	Illinois State
1975	101	William Johnson	6	Texas Tech
1975	119	Nathaniel Barnett	7	University of Akron
1975	137	Leon Johnson	8	Centenary (LA)
1975	154	Steve Strother	9	Providence
1974	5	Bobby Jones (↳DNR)	1	UNC
1974	23	Gus Bailey	2	Texas-El Paso
1974	41	Robert Wilson	3	Iowa State
1974	59	Larry Robinson	4	Texas
1974	77	Owen Wells	5	Detroit Mercy
1974	95	Lawrence Johnson	6	Prairie View A&M University
1974	113	Kevin Fitzgerald	7	Oklahoma State
1974	131	Steve Brooks	8	Arkansas State University
1974	149	Ken Stalling	9	University of Missouri-Rolla
1974	166	Marcus Washington	10	Marquette
1973	6	Ed Ratleff	1	Cal State Long Beach
1973	51	E.C. Coleman	3	Houston Baptist University
1973	58	Lee Colburn	4	South Dakota State
1973	75	Gary Rhoades	5	Colorado State
1973	92	Tom Peck	6	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
1973	109	Fred DeVaughn	7	Westmont College
1973	126	John Thomas	8	Missouri Southern State
1972	20	John Gianelli	2	University of the Pacific
1972	37	Eric McWilliams	3	Cal State Long Beach
1972	54	Wilbert Robinson	4	West Virginia
1972	70	James Silas	5	Stephen F. Austin
1972	87	Mike Collins	6	Seattle University
1972	104	Mike Jackson	7	California State University, Los Angeles
1972	120	Henry Harris	8	Auburn
1971	7	Cliff Meely	1	Colorado
1971	24	Mike Newlin	2	Utah
1971	58	Tom Owens	4	South Carolina
1971	75	Rudy Benjamin	5	Michigan State
1971	78	Greg Nelson	5	Jacksonville University
1971	92	Gary Reist	6	Rice University
1971	109	Eric Hill	7	Minnesota
1971	126	Rick Katherman	8	Duke
1971	142	Willie Cherry	9	Denver
1971	158	Calvin Oliver	10	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1971	174	Doug Rex	11	UC Santa Barbara
1971	187	Chris Schrobilgen	12	USC
1971	199	Lee McCullough	13	Indiana
1971	210	Gene Roberson	14	Canisius
1971	219	Bill Quigg	15	Gonzaga
1971	227	Leonard Jackson	16	Oregon
1971	231	Steve Sims	17	Pepperdine
1971	234	Carlos Quintanar	18
1971	236	Gary Schneider	19	San Diego State
1970	2	Rudy Tomjanovich	1	Michigan
1970	18	Calvin Murphy	2	Niagara University
1970	35	Curtis Perry	3	Missouri State
1970	52	Jody Finney	4	Ohio State
1970	69	James Gilbert	5	Adams State College
1970	86	Mike Kretzer	6	East Tennessee State University
1970	103	Billy Paultz (↳NYA)	7	St. John's
1970	120	Don Adams	8	Northwestern
1970	137	Jim Gottschall	9	Dayton
1970	154	Toke Coleman	10	Eastern Kentucky University
1970	171	Ron Belton	11	Bellarmine University
1970	184	Jim Brooks	12	Nebraska
1970	194	Harry Lozon	13	Old Dominion
1970	204	Clyde Oatis	14	Aurora University
1970	214	Jay Bond	15	Washington
1970	223	Dean Elofson	16	Wayne State College
1970	230	Dennis Dickens	17	Azusa Pacific University
1970	234	Jeff Cunningham	18	University of California, Irvine
1970	237	Rick Erickson	19	Washington State
1969	6	Bingo Smith	1	Tulsa
1969	21	Bernie Williams	2	La Salle
1969	35	Charles Bonaparte	3	Norfolk State
1969	49	Johnnie Allen	4	Bethune-Cookman College
1969	63	Charles Hentz	5	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
1969	77	Bob Tallent	6	George Washington
1969	91	Lynn Shackelford	7	UCLA
1969	105	Bill DeHeer	8	Indiana
1969	119	Larry Cheatham	9	Tulsa
1969	133	Lee Sims	10	Ashland University
1969	147	Justus Thigpen	11	Weber State
1969	160	Raul Duarte	12	South Dakota State
1969	173	Joe McBride	13	Augusta State University
1969	184	Mike Heckman	14	University of California, Irvine
1969	192	Jerry Nickens	15	Tougaloo College
1969	198	Dick Groves	16	San Jose State
1969	204	Steve Howell	17	Ohio State
1969	209	Joe Pridgen	18	NC Central
1969	213	Blaine Royer	19	Illinois State
1968	1	Elvin Hayes	1	Houston
1968	15	John Trapp	2	UNLV
1968	23	Stu Lantz	3	Nebraska
1968	37	Harry Barnes	4	Northeastern University
1968	48	Darryl Jones	4	Benedictine College
1968	51	Glen Combs	5	Virginia Tech
1968	65	Eldridge Webb	6	Tulsa
1968	79	Rick Adelman	7	Loyola Marymount
1968	93	Aaron Sellers	8	Jackson State University
1968	107	John Schetzsle	9	Ashland University
1968	121	Mike Butler	10	Memphis
1968	135	Leonidas Epps	11	Clark Atlanta University
1968	148	Roy Manning	12	Lane College
1968	161	Marshall Evans	13	Lincoln University of Missouri
1968	172	Bobby Lewis	14	NC State
1968	182	Bill Gaines	15
1968	190	Chuck Caldwell	16	Missouri-St. Louis
1968	198	Tom Billars	17	Dakota Wesleyan University
1968	204	Harold Grant	18	Pepperdine
1968	208	Bill Corley	19	UConn
1967	7	Pat Riley (↳KEN)	1	Kentucky
1967	18	Bob Netolicky	2	Drake University
1967	29	Richard Moore	3	Hiram Scott College
1967	31	Nick Jones	3	Oregon
1967	41	Ronald Kozlicki	4	Northwestern
1967	42	Craig Dill	4	Michigan
1967	55	Herb McPherson	5	Murray State
1967	66	Robert Cole	6	Saint Louis
1967	79	Elburt Miller	7	UNLV
1967	90	Al Grundy	8	Saint Joseph's
1967	102	Ron Coleman	9	Missouri
1967	112	Don Duncan	10	Murray State
1967	123	Al Razutis	11	Alliant International University
1967	132	Martin Nava	12	New Mexico Highlands University
1967	141	Bob Chlupsa	13	Manhattan University
1967	146	John Tolbert	14	South Carolina State

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