2006–07 Houston Rockets season

2006–07 Houston Rockets season
Head coach	Jeff Van Gundy
General manager	Carroll Dawson
Owner(s)	Leslie Alexander
Arena	Toyota Center
Results
Record	52–30 (.634)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southwest) Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FSN Houston, KNWS

The 2006–07 Houston Rockets season was the 40th season of the Houston Rockets franchise in the NBA. The team ended the regular season with a 52-30 record and a 3rd-place finish in the Southwest.^[1] The Rockets faced the Utah Jazz in the playoffs, losing the series in seven games.

With the playoff loss, the Rockets made the decision to fire head coach Jeff Van Gundy on May 18, 2007. Five days later, former San Diego Rockets (now the Houston Rockets) player Rick Adelman was hired in Van Gundy's position.^[2]

Like the previous two seasons, Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming once again were selected to play in the 2007 NBA All-Star Game in Las Vegas. However, McGrady was the only team representative as Yao did not play due to an injury. It was Yao's fifth All-Star appearance and the last of seven All-Star appearances for McGrady as later injuries began to slow him down and eventually limit his playing time.

Pre-season

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club
1	8	Rudy Gay (traded to Memphis)	Forward	United States	Connecticut
2	32	Steve Novak	Forward	United States	Marquette

Roster

Houston Rockets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 12 Alston, Rafer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fresno State F 31 Battier, Shane 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Duke F 44 Hayes, Chuck 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Kentucky G 2 Head, Luther 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Illinois F 5 Howard, Juwan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Michigan G 15 Lucas, John 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oklahoma State G/F 1 McGrady, Tracy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Mt. Zion Christian Academy (HS) C 55 Mutombo, Dikembe 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Georgetown F 20 Novak, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Marquette G/F 13 Snyder, Kirk 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nevada G 10 Spanoulis, Vassilis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Greece C 25 Tsakalidis, Jake 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Republic of Georgia G/F 6 Wells, Bonzi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ball State C 11 Yao Ming 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 310 lb (141 kg) China	Head coach Jeff Van Gundy Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Roster Notes

• Jake Tsakalidis was born in the Republic of Georgia but represented Greece internationally.

Awards

• Yao Ming, All-NBA Second Team
• Tracy McGrady, All-NBA Second Team

References

1. Houston Rockets News, Schedule, etc ESPN.com, accessed June 12, 2008
2. Houston Rockets and Jeff Van Gundy to Part Ways, nba.com, accessed June 12, 2008

External links

• Official Rockets website