1983–84 Houston Rockets season

1983–84 Houston Rockets season
Head coach	Bill Fitch
Arena	The Summit
Results
Record	29–53 (.354)
Place	Division: 6th (Midwest) Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1983–84 Houston Rockets season saw the Rockets draft Ralph Sampson.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	1	Ralph Sampson	C/PF	United States	Virginia
1	3	Rodney McCray	SF	United States	Louisville
3	48	Craig Ehlo	SG	United States	Washington State
4	71	Darrell Browder		United States	Texas Christian
5	94	Chuck Barnett		United States	Oklahoma
6	117	Jim Stack		United States	Northwestern
7	140	Brian Kellerman		United States	Idaho
8	163	Jeff Bolding		United States	Arkansas State
9	185	James Campbell		United States	Oklahoma City

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Utah Jazz	45	37	.549	–	31–10	14–27	15–15
x-Dallas Mavericks	43	39	.524	2	31–10	12–29	19–11
x-Denver Nuggets	38	44	.463	7	27–14	11–30	16–14
x-Kansas City Kings	38	44	.463	7	26–15	12–29	16–14
San Antonio Spurs	37	45	.451	8	28–13	9–32	14–16
Houston Rockets	29	53	.354	16	21–20	8–33	9–21

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

Season

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

Awards and records

Awards

• Ralph Sampson, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
• Ralph Sampson, All-NBA Second Team
• Ralph Sampson, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

Transactions

Free Agents

Additions Player Signed Former team

Subtractions Player Left New team

See also

• 1983-84 NBA season

References