1991–92 Houston Rockets season

1991–92 Houston Rockets season
Head coach	Don Chaney, Rudy Tomjanovich
Arena	The Summit
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 3rd (Midwest) Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1991-92 NBA season was the Rockets' 25th season in the NBA and 21st season in the city of Houston. The Rockets would get off to a fast start winning eight of their first ten games. However, they would start to struggle and by February 21st were hovering at .500 with a 27-27 record when head coach Don Chaney was fired and replaced by Rudy Tomjanovich. Under Tomjanovich, the Rockets would win eleven of their first 15 games. However, down the stretch, they struggled losing ten of their last 15 games including three straight games to close the season finishing third in the Midwest Division with a 42-40 record, missing the playoffs.

Draft picks

Main article: 1991 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School or club team
1	20	John Turner	PF	United States	Phillips
2	47	Keith Hughes	PF	United States	Rutgers
2	51	Žan Tabak	C	Croatia	KK Split (Croatia)

Roster

Houston Rockets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PF 50 Bullard, Matt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Iowa SG 21 Floyd, Sleepy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Georgetown PF 7 Herrera, Carl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Houston SG 32 Jamerson, Dave 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Ohio PG 6 Johnson, Avery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Southern SF 1 Johnson, Buck 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Alabama SG 11 Maxwell, Vernon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Florida C 34 Olajuwon, Hakeem (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Houston C 15 Rollins, Tree 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Clemson PG 30 Smith, Kenny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) North Carolina PF 13 Smith, Larry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Alcorn State PF 33 Thorpe, Otis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Providence PF 40 Turner, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Phillips	Head coach Don Chaney (Houston) Rudy Tomjanovich (Michigan) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	—	37-4	18–23	20-6
x-San Antonio Spurs	47	35	.573	8	31–10	16–25	18-8
Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	13	28-13	14–27	12-14
Denver Nuggets	24	58	.293	21	18-23	6–35	8-18
Dallas Mavericks	22	60	.268	33	15-26	7-34	11-15
Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	40	9-32	6–35	9-17

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Portland Trail Blazers	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	2
3	x-Golden State Warriors	55	27	.671	2
4	x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	4
5	x-San Antonio Spurs	47	35	.573	10
6	x-Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	10
7	x-Los Angeles Clippers	45	37	.549	12
8	x-Los Angeles Lakers	43	39	.524	14
9	Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	15
10	Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	28
11	Denver Nuggets	24	58	.293	33
12	Dallas Mavericks	22	60	.268	35
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	42

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

42-40

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

See also

• 1991-92 NBA season