2005–06 Houston Rockets season

The 2005-06 Houston Rockets season was the team's 39th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 51-31 output from the previous season. However, with Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming missing 70 games due to injuries, they came up seventeen games shy of tying it, finishing 34-48, and failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in three seasons. This season was the only time the Rockets did not make the playoffs under Jeff Van Gundy. As Houston hosted the 2006 NBA All-Star Game, McGrady and Yao were the only team representatives. ^[1]

Roster

Houston Rockets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 1.0 !PG 12 USA ! Alston, Rafer 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fresno State 2.0 !SG 10 USA ! Bogans, Keith 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Kentucky 4.5 !PF 40 USA ! Bowen, Ryan 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Iowa 1.0 !PG 9 USA ! Brunson, Rick 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Temple 2.0 !SG 14 USA ! Frahm, Richie 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Gonzaga 4.5 !PF 44 USA ! Hayes, Chuck 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kentucky 3.0 !SF 2 USA ! Head, Luther 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Illinois 4.5 !PF 5 USA ! Howard, Juwan 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Michigan 4.5 !PF 15 POL ! Lampe, Maciej 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Poland 3.0 !SF 1 USA ! McGrady, Tracy 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Mt. Zion Christian Academy (HS) 6.0 !C 55 COD ! Mutombo, Dikembe 7000218440000000000♠7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Georgetown 6.0 !C 4 USA ! Swift, Stromile 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) LSU 2.0 !SG 7 USA ! Wesley, David 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Baylor 6.0 !C 11 CHN ! Yao Ming 7000228600000000000♠7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 310 lb (141 kg) China	Head coach Jeff Van Gundy Assistant coach(es) Steve Clifford Jim Sann Patrick Ewing Andy Greer Tom Thibodeau Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Standings

Awards

• Yao Ming, All-NBA Third Team
• Luther Head, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

References