The Season in Brief
The 1996-97 Houston Rockets went 57-25. Led by Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley and Clyde Drexler, they posted a +3.85 SRS and went 9-7 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Hakeem Olajuwon leads at 30%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Hakeem Olajuwon | 23.2 |
| Rebounds | Charles Barkley | 13.5 |
| Assists | Clyde Drexler | 5.7 |
| Steals | Clyde Drexler | 1.9 |
| Blocks | Hakeem Olajuwon | 2.2 |
| True Shooting | Mario Elie | 66.2 |
| 3-Pointers | Matt Maloney | 154 |
| Def. Win Shares | Hakeem Olajuwon | 5.6 |
The Roster, by Fame
Hakeem OlajuwonAll-NBA 1stAll-Defense 2ndAll-Star11702Charles BarkleyAll-Star7203Clyde DrexlerAll-Star644Mario Elie305Matt Maloney★All-Rookie 2nd256Kevin Willis237Matt Bullard108Othella Harrington99Sedale Threatt710Randy Livingston711Sam Mack★712Eddie Johnson513Brent Price414Emanual Davis315Charles Jones216Tracy Moore217Joe Stephens★118Elmer Bennett0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 78 | 23.2 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 55.8 | 5 | 5.6 | 117 |
| Charles Barkley | 53 | 19.2 | 13.5 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 58.1 | 58 | 3.7 | 72 |
| Clyde Drexler | 62 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 54.8 | 119 | 3.4 | 64 |
| Mario Elie | 78 | 11.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 66.2 | 120 | 2.6 | 30 |
| Matt Maloney★ | 82 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 58.5 | 154 | 2.1 | 25 |
| Kevin Willis | 75 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 51.5 | 2 | 3.0 | 23 |
| Matt Bullard | 71 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 53.5 | 67 | 1.0 | 10 |
| Othella Harrington | 57 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 57.0 | 0 | 1.0 | 9 |
| Sedale Threatt | 21 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 45.1 | 8 | 0.4 | 7 |
| Randy Livingston | 64 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 48.7 | 9 | 1.1 | 7 |
| Sam Mack★ | 52 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 52.1 | 47 | 1.0 | 7 |
| Eddie Johnson | 24 | 11.5 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 56.8 | 40 | 0.6 | 5 |
| Brent Price | 25 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 55.1 | 17 | 0.4 | 4 |
| Emanual Davis | 13 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 56.5 | 12 | 0.3 | 3 |
| Charles Jones | 12 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 40.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 |
| Tracy Moore | 27 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 50.2 | 11 | 0.2 | 2 |
| Joe Stephens★ | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Elmer Bennett | 4 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 57.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 30.8
- Youngest: Randy Livingston (21)
- Oldest: Charles Jones (1984-1998) (39)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Matt Maloney - rookie
- Othella Harrington - rookie
- Randy Livingston - rookie
- Emanual Davis - rookie
- Joe Stephens - rookie
- Charles Barkley - new to the team
- Kevin Willis - new to the team
- Matt Bullard - new to the team
- Sedale Threatt - new to the team
- Eddie Johnson (1982-1999) - new to the team
- Brent Price - new to the team
- Elmer Bennett - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Hakeem Olajuwon - pick #1 (1984)
- Charles Barkley - pick #5 (1984)
- Clyde Drexler - pick #14 (1983)
- Mario Elie - pick #160 (1985)
- Matt Maloney - undrafted
The Playoff Run
9-7 overall
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Houston Rockets fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1967-681993-942025-26
2 championship seasons marked above the arc.