Houston Rockets All-time NBA Draft Picks
Year by year Information about all the players selected by the Rockets in the NBA Draft including rounds, picks, trades and other data.
Total selections: 277
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Year: 2023 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College/Club) | Details | |
4 | Round 1 | Amen Thompson | City Reapers (Overtime Elite) | |
20 | Round 1 | Cam Whitmore | Villanova | from Clippers |
Year: 2022 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
3 | Round 1 | Jabari Smith Jr. | Auburn | |
17 | Round 1 | Tari Eason | LSU | from Nets |
Year: 2021 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
2 | Round 1 | Jalen Green | - | |
23 | Round 1 | Usman Garuba | - | from Trail Blazers |
24 | Round 1 | Josh Christopher | Arizona State | from Bucks |
Year: 2018 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
46 | Round 2 | De'Anthony Melton | USC | from Heat via Grizzlies |
Year: 2017 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
43 | Round 2 | Isaiah Hartenstein | - | from Nuggets |
45 | Round 2 | Dillon Brooks | Oregon | from Trail Blazers, traded to Grizzlies |
Year: 2016 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
37 | Round 2 | Chinanu Onuaku | Univ. of Louisville | from Knicks via Trail Blazers and Kings |
43 | Round 2 | Zhou Qi | - |
Year: 2015 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
18 | Round 1 | Sam Dekker | Univ. of Wisconsin | from Pelicans |
32 | Round 2 | Montrezl Harrell | Univ. of Louisville | from Knicks |
Year: 2014 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
25 | Round 1 | Clint Capela | - | |
42 | Round 2 | Nick Johnson | Arizona | from Knicks |
Year: 2013 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
34 | Round 2 | Isaiah Canaan | Murray State | from Suns |
Year: 2012 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
12 | Round 1 | Jeremy Lamb | Univ. of Connecticut | from Bucks |
16 | Round 1 | Royce White | Iowa State Univ. | from Knicks |
18 | Round 1 | Terrence Jones | Univ. of Kentucky | from Jazz via Timberwolves |
Year: 2011 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
14 | Round 1 | Marcus Morris | Univ. of Kansas | |
23 | Round 1 | Nikola Mirotic | - | from Magic via Suns, traded to Bulls via Timberwolves |
38 | Round 2 | Chandler Parsons | Univ. of Florida |
Year: 2010 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
14 | Round 1 | Patrick Patterson | Univ. of Kentucky |
Year: 2008 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
25 | Round 1 | Nicolas Batum | - | |
54 | Round 2 | Maarty Leunen | Univ. of Oregon |
Year: 2007 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
26 | Round 1 | Aaron Brooks | Univ. of Oregon | |
54 | Round 2 | Brad Newley | - |
Year: 2006 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
8 | Round 1 | Rudy Gay | Univ. of Connecticut | |
32 | Round 2 | Steve Novak | Marquette Univ. |
Year: 2005 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
24 | Round 1 | Luther Head | Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Year: 2004 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
55 | Round 2 | Luis Flores | Manhattan College |
Year: 2003 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
44 | Round 2 | Malick Badiane | - |
Year: 2002 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
1 | Round 1 | Yao Ming | - | |
15 | Round 1 | Bostjan Nachbar | - | |
38 | Round 2 | Tito Maddox | California State Univ., Fresno |
Year: 2001 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
13 | Round 1 | Richard Jefferson | Univ. of Arizona | |
18 | Round 1 | Jason Collins | Stanford Univ. | |
23 | Round 1 | Brandon Armstrong | Pepperdine Univ. |
Year: 2000 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
9 | Round 1 | Joel Przybilla | Univ. of Minnesota | |
38 | Round 2 | Eduardo Najera | Univ. of Oklahoma |
Year: 1999 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
22 | Round 1 | Kenny Thomas | Univ. of New Mexico | |
44 | Round 2 | Tyrone Washington | Mississippi State Univ. | |
50 | Round 2 | Venson Hamilton | Univ. of Nebraska |
Year: 1998 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
14 | Round 1 | Michael Dickerson | Univ. of Arizona | |
16 | Round 1 | Bryce Drew | Valparaiso Univ. | |
18 | Round 1 | Mirsad Turkcan | - | |
41 | Round 2 | Cuttino Mobley | Univ. of Rhode Island |
Year: 1997 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
24 | Round 1 | Rodrick Rhodes | Univ. of Southern California | |
29 | Round 2 | Serge Zwikker | Univ. of North Carolina |
Year: 1996 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
30 | Round 2 | Othella Harrington | Georgetown Univ. | |
42 | Round 2 | Randy Livingston | Louisiana State Univ. | |
50 | Round 2 | Terrell Bell | Univ. of Georgia |
Year: 1995 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
41 | Round 2 | Erik Meek | Duke Univ. |
Year: 1994 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
53 | Round 2 | Albert Burditt | Univ. of Texas at Austin |
Year: 1993 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
24 | Round 1 | Sam Cassell | Florida State Univ. | |
46 | Round 2 | Richard Petruska | Univ. of California, Los Angeles | |
50 | Round 2 | Marcelo Nicola | - |
Year: 1992 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
11 | Round 1 | Robert Horry | Univ. of Alabama | |
41 | Round 2 | Popeye Jones | Murray State Univ. | |
53 | Round 2 | Curtis Blair | Univ. of Richmond |
Year: 1991 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
20 | Round 1 | John Turner | Phillips Univ. | |
47 | Round 2 | Keith Hughes | Rutgers Univ. | |
51 | Round 2 | Zan Tabak | - |
Year: 1990 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
12 | Round 1 | Alec Kessler | Univ. of Georgia |
Year: 1988 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
16 | Round 1 | Derrick Chievous | Univ. of Missouri |
Year: 1987 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
35 | Round 2 | Doug Lee | Purdue Univ. | |
82 | Round 4 | Joe Niego | Lewis Univ. | |
104 | Round 5 | Andre LaFleur | Northeastern Univ. | |
129 | Round 6 | Fred Jenkins | Univ. of Tennessee | |
151 | Round 7 | Clarence Grier | Campbell Univ. |
Year: 1986 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
20 | Round 1 | Buck Johnson | Univ. of Alabama | |
43 | Round 2 | Dave Feitl | Univ. of Texas at El Paso | |
66 | Round 3 | Anthony Bowie | Univ. of Oklahoma | |
89 | Round 4 | Conner Henry | Univ. of California, Santa Barbara | |
112 | Round 5 | Andre Banks | Univ. of Iowa | |
135 | Round 6 | Robert Worthy | Myers Univ. | |
158 | Round 7 | Rick Olson | Univ. of Wisconsin |
Year: 1985 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
19 | Round 1 | Steve Harris | Univ. of Tulsa | |
54 | Round 3 | Sam Mitchell | Mercer Univ. | |
57 | Round 3 | Michael Payne | Univ. of Iowa | |
88 | Round 4 | Mike Brooks | Univ. of Tennessee | |
134 | Round 6 | Sam Potter | Oral Roberts Univ. |
Year: 1984 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
1 | Round 1 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Univ. of Houston | |
51 | Round 3 | Jim Petersen | Univ. of Minnesota | |
74 | Round 4 | Willie Jackson | Centenary College of Louisiana | |
97 | Round 5 | Al McClain | Univ. of New Hampshire | |
143 | Round 7 | Joedy Gardner | California State Univ., Long Beach | |
166 | Round 8 | Greg Wolff | Angelo State Univ. | |
188 | Round 9 | Bill Coon | Presbyterian College | |
210 | Round 10 | Robert Turner | Canisius College |
Year: 1983 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
1 | Round 1 | Ralph Sampson | Univ. of Virginia | |
3 | Round 1 | Rodney McCray | Univ. of Louisville | |
48 | Round 3 | Craig Ehlo | Washington State Univ. | |
71 | Round 4 | Darrell Browder | Texas Christian Univ. | |
94 | Round 5 | Chuck Barnett | Univ. of Oklahoma | |
117 | Round 6 | Jim Stack | Northwestern Univ. | |
140 | Round 7 | Brian Kellerman | Univ. of Idaho | |
163 | Round 8 | Jeff Bolding | Arkansas State Univ. | |
185 | Round 9 | James Campbell | Oklahoma City Univ. |
Year: 1982 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
16 | Round 1 | Terry Teagle | Baylor Univ. | |
42 | Round 2 | Jeff Taylor | Texas Tech Univ. | |
63 | Round 3 | Chuck Nevitt | North Carolina State Univ. | |
85 | Round 4 | Andre Gaddy | George Mason Univ. | |
107 | Round 5 | Jeff Schneider | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ. | |
132 | Round 6 | Don Wilson | Univ. of Louisiana at Monroe | |
154 | Round 7 | Mike Helms | Wake Forest Univ. | |
176 | Round 8 | Dan Callandrillo | Seton Hall Univ. |
Year: 1981 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
45 | Round 2 | Ed Turner | Texas A&M Univ.-Kingsville | |
81 | Round 4 | Larry Spriggs | Howard Univ. | |
105 | Round 5 | Hasan Houston | Bradley Univ. | |
127 | Round 6 | Fred Cowan | Univ. of Kentucky | |
151 | Round 7 | Joe Faine | Bowling Green State Univ. | |
172 | Round 8 | Stanley Brewer | State Univ. of West Georgia |
Year: 1980 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
27 | Round 2 | John Stroud | Univ. of Mississippi | |
38 | Round 2 | Terry Stotts | Univ. of Oklahoma | |
43 | Round 2 | Billy Williams | Clemson Univ. | |
84 | Round 4 | Dean Hunger | Utah State Univ. | |
106 | Round 5 | Albert Jones | Univ. of New Mexico | |
130 | Round 6 | Everette Jefferson | Univ. of New Mexico | |
152 | Round 7 | Joe Nehls | Univ. of Arizona | |
173 | Round 8 | Rosie Barnes | Bowling Green State Univ. |
Year: 1979 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
17 | Round 1 | Lee Johnson | East Texas State Univ. | |
42 | Round 2 | Paul Mokeski | Univ. of Kansas | |
59 | Round 3 | Ricardo Brown | Pepperdine Univ. | |
76 | Round 4 | Sammy Drummer | Georgia Institute of Technology | |
80 | Round 4 | Lionel Green | Louisiana State Univ. | |
104 | Round 5 | Allen Leavell | Oklahoma City Univ. | |
124 | Round 6 | Collie Davis | Southern Univ. and A&M College | |
143 | Round 7 | Rich Valavicius | Auburn Univ. | |
161 | Round 8 | Delbert Watson | East Tennessee State Univ. |
Year: 1978 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
28 | Round 2 | Buster Matheney | Univ. of Utah | |
47 | Round 3 | Billy Ray Bates | Kentucky State Univ. | |
67 | Round 4 | Jackie Robinson | Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas | |
69 | Round 4 | Joel Thompson | Univ. of Michigan | |
91 | Round 5 | Gary Goodner | Univ. of Texas at Austin | |
113 | Round 6 | Eddie Joe Chavez | Santa Clara Univ. | |
134 | Round 7 | Stan Stewart | Loyola Marymount Univ. |
Year: 1977 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
34 | Round 2 | Larry Moffett | Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas | |
40 | Round 2 | Robert Reid | St. Mary's Univ. | |
62 | Round 3 | Phil Bond | Univ. of Louisville | |
84 | Round 4 | Rocky Smith | Oregon State Univ. | |
106 | Round 5 | Ed Thompson | Idaho State Univ. |
Year: 1976 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
1 | Round 1 | John Lucas | Univ. of Maryland | |
27 | Round 2 | Phil Hicks | Tulane Univ. | |
44 | Round 3 | Barnes Hauptfuhrer | Princeton Univ. | |
61 | Round 4 | Hercle Ivy | Iowa State Univ. | |
78 | Round 5 | Dave Marrs | Univ. of Houston | |
96 | Round 6 | Robert Paige | Houston Baptist Univ. | |
114 | Round 7 | Barry Davis | Texas A&M Univ. | |
132 | Round 8 | Dan Kruger | Univ. of Texas at Austin |
Year: 1975 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
11 | Round 1 | Joe Meriweather | Southern Illinois Univ. | |
29 | Round 2 | Jim Blanks | Gardner-Webb Univ. | |
47 | Round 3 | Rudy White | Arizona State Univ. | |
65 | Round 4 | Ken Smith | Univ. of Tulsa | |
83 | Round 5 | Rick Whitlow | Illinois State Univ. | |
101 | Round 6 | William Johnson | Texas Tech Univ. | |
119 | Round 7 | Nathaniel Barnett | Univ. of Akron | |
137 | Round 8 | Leon Johnson | Centenary College of Louisiana | |
154 | Round 9 | Steve Storther | Providence College |
Year: 1974 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
5 | Round 1 | Bobby Jones | Univ. of North Carolina | |
23 | Round 2 | Gus Bailey | Univ. of Texas at El Paso | |
41 | Round 3 | Robert Wilson | Iowa State Univ. | |
59 | Round 4 | Larry Robinson | Univ. of Texas at Austin | |
77 | Round 5 | Owen Wells | Univ. of Detroit Mercy | |
95 | Round 6 | Lawrence Johnson | Prairie View A&M Univ. | |
113 | Round 7 | Kevin Fitzgerald | Oklahoma State Univ. | |
131 | Round 8 | Steve Brooks | Arkansas State Univ. | |
149 | Round 9 | Ken Stalling | Univ. of Missouri-Rolla | |
166 | Round 10 | Marcus Washington | Marquette Univ. |
Year: 1973 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
6 | Round 1 | Ed Ratleff | California State Univ., Long Beach | |
51 | Round 3 | E.C. Coleman | Houston Baptist Univ. | |
58 | Round 4 | Lee Colburn | South Dakota State Univ. | |
75 | Round 5 | Gary Rhoades | Colorado State Univ. | |
92 | Round 6 | Tom Peck | Univ. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | |
109 | Round 7 | Fred DeVaughn | Westmont College | |
126 | Round 8 | John Thomas | Missouri Southern State Univ. |
Year: 1972 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
20 | Round 2 | John Gianelli | Univ. of the Pacific | |
37 | Round 3 | Eric McWilliams | California State Univ., Long Beach | |
54 | Round 4 | Wilbert Robinson | West Virginia Univ. | |
70 | Round 5 | James Silas | Stephen F. Austin State Univ. | |
87 | Round 6 | Mike Collins | Seattle Univ. | |
104 | Round 7 | Mike Jackson | California State Univ., Los Angeles | |
120 | Round 8 | Henry Harris | Auburn Univ. |
Year: 1971 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
7 | Round 1 | Cliff Meely | Univ. of Colorado | |
24 | Round 2 | Mike Newlin | Univ. of Utah | |
58 | Round 4 | Tom Owens | Univ. of South Carolina | |
75 | Round 5 | Rudy Benjamin | Michigan State Univ. | |
78 | Round 5 | Greg Nelson | Jacksonville Univ. | |
92 | Round 6 | Garry Reist | Rice Univ. | |
109 | Round 7 | Eric Hill | Univ. of Minnesota | |
126 | Round 8 | Rich Katherman | Duke Univ. | |
142 | Round 9 | Willie Kerry | Univ. of Denver | |
158 | Round 10 | Calvin Oliver | Univ. of Texas-Pan American | |
174 | Round 11 | Doug Rex | Univ. of California, Santa Barbara | |
187 | Round 12 | Chris Schrobilgen | Univ. of Southern California | |
199 | Round 13 | Lee McCollough | Indiana Univ. | |
210 | Round 14 | Gene Roberson | Canisius College | |
219 | Round 15 | Terry Guigg | Gonzaga Univ. | |
227 | Round 16 | Leonard Jackson | Univ. of Oregon | |
231 | Round 17 | Steve Sims | Pepperdine Univ. | |
234 | Round 18 | Carlos Quintar | - | |
236 | Round 19 | Gary Schneider | San Diego State Univ. |
Year: 1970 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
2 | Round 1 | Rudy Tomjanovich | Univ. of Michigan | |
18 | Round 2 | Calvin Murphy | Niagara Univ. | |
35 | Round 3 | Curtis Perry | Missouri State Univ. | |
52 | Round 4 | Jody Finney | Ohio State Univ. | |
69 | Round 5 | James Gilbert | Adams State College | |
86 | Round 6 | Mike Kretzer | East Tennessee State Univ. | |
103 | Round 7 | Billy Paultz | St. John's Univ. | |
120 | Round 8 | Don Adams | Northwestern Univ. | |
137 | Round 9 | Jim Gottschall | Univ. of Dayton | |
154 | Round 10 | Toke Coleman | Eastern Kentucky Univ. | |
171 | Round 11 | Ron Belton | Bellarmine Univ. | |
184 | Round 12 | Jim Brooks | Univ. of Nebraska | |
194 | Round 13 | Harry Lozon | Old Dominion Univ. | |
204 | Round 14 | Clyde Oatis | Aurora Univ. | |
214 | Round 15 | Jay Bond | Univ. of Washington | |
223 | Round 16 | Dean Olofson | Wayne State Univ. | |
230 | Round 17 | Dennis Dickens | Azusa Pacific Univ. | |
234 | Round 18 | Jeff Cunningham | Univ. of California, Irvine | |
237 | Round 19 | Rick Erickson | Washington State Univ. |
Year: 1969 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
6 | Round 1 | Bingo Smith | Univ. of Tulsa | |
21 | Round 2 | Bernie Williams | La Salle Univ. | |
35 | Round 3 | Charles Bonaparte | Norfolk State Univ. | |
49 | Round 4 | Johnny Allen | Bethune-Cookman College | |
63 | Round 5 | Charles Hentz | Univ. of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | |
77 | Round 6 | Bob Tallent | George Washington Univ. | |
91 | Round 7 | Lynn Shackelford | Univ. of California, Los Angeles | |
105 | Round 8 | Bill DeHeer | Indiana Univ. | |
119 | Round 9 | Larry Cheatham | Univ. of Tulsa | |
133 | Round 10 | Lee Sims | Ashland Univ. | |
147 | Round 11 | Justus Thigpen | Weber State Univ. | |
160 | Round 12 | Raul Duarte | South Dakota State Univ. | |
173 | Round 13 | Joe McBride | Augusta State Univ. | |
184 | Round 14 | Mike Heckman | Univ. of California, Irvine | |
192 | Round 15 | Jerry Nickens | Tougaloo College | |
198 | Round 16 | Dick Groves | San Jose State Univ. | |
204 | Round 17 | Steve Howell | Ohio State Univ. | |
209 | Round 18 | Joe Pridgen | North Carolina Central Univ. | |
213 | Round 19 | Blaine Royer | Illinois State Univ. |
Year: 1968 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
1 | Round 1 | Elvin Hayes | Univ. of Houston | |
15 | Round 2 | John Trapp | Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas | |
23 | Round 3 | Stu Lantz | Univ. of Nebraska | |
37 | Round 4 | Harry Barnes | Northeastern Univ. | |
48 | Round 4 | Darryl Jones | Benedictine College | |
51 | Round 5 | Glen Combs | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ. | |
65 | Round 6 | Eldridge Webb | Univ. of Tulsa | |
79 | Round 7 | Rick Adelman | Loyola Marymount Univ. | |
93 | Round 8 | Aaron Sellers | Jackson State Univ. | |
107 | Round 9 | John Schetzsle | Ashland Univ. | |
121 | Round 10 | Mike Butler | Univ. of Memphis | |
135 | Round 11 | Leonardo Epps | Clark Atlanta Univ. | |
148 | Round 12 | Roy Manning | Lane College | |
161 | Round 13 | Marshall Evans | Lincoln Univ. of Missouri | |
172 | Round 14 | Bobby Lewis | North Carolina State Univ. | |
182 | Round 15 | Bill Gaines | East Texas State Univ. | |
190 | Round 16 | Chuck Caldwell | Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis | |
198 | Round 17 | Dave Miller | South Dakota State Univ. | |
204 | Round 18 | Harold Grant | Pepperdine Univ. | |
208 | Round 19 | Bill Corley | Univ. of Connecticut |
Year: 1967 | ||||
Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
7 | Round 1 | Pat Riley | Univ. of Kentucky | |
18 | Round 2 | Bob Netolicky | Drake Univ. | |
29 | Round 3 | Richard Moore | Hiram Scott College | |
31 | Round 3 | Nick Jones | Univ. of Oregon | |
41 | Round 4 | Ronald Kozlicki | Northwestern Univ. | |
42 | Round 4 | Craig Dill | Univ. of Michigan | |
55 | Round 5 | Herb McPherson | Murray State Univ. | |
66 | Round 6 | Robert Cole | Saint Louis Univ. | |
79 | Round 7 | Elbert Miller | Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas | |
90 | Round 8 | Al Grundy | Saint Joseph's Univ. | |
102 | Round 9 | Ron Coleman | Univ. of Missouri | |
112 | Round 10 | John Duncan | Murray State Univ. | |
123 | Round 11 | Al Razutis | Alliant International Univ. | |
132 | Round 12 | Martin Navia | New Mexico Highlands Univ. | |
141 | Round 13 | Bob Chlupsa | Manhattan College | |
146 | Round 14 | John Tolbert | South Carolina State Univ. |
Total picks: 277