Team:
Houston Rockets
Sport: NBA Basketball
Background: The Houston Rockets are
a National Basketball Association team based in Houston,
Texas.
Founded: 1967
Formerly known as: San Diego Rockets
(1967-71)
Home Arena: Toyota Center (new for
2003)
Uniform colors: Blood Red, White,
and Silver
Logo design: A gothic-style R, appearing
to move upwards, with a ring around the bottom of
it; one version of the logo includes "HOUSTON"
at the left and "ROCKETS" at the right.
NBA Championships: 1994, 1995
They formerly were at the Compaq Center, once "The
Summit", but pressured the city for a new stadium,
which was granted to them.
Franchise History
Houston Has Been Home Of The Big Man-From Moses To
Ralph To Hakeem
The Houston Rockets were introduced to the NBA as
the San Diego Rockets in 1967, the same year that
the American Basketball Association launched itself
as a rival league. Despite boasting the great Elvin
Hayes through the early years, the Rockets never caught
on in San Diego and moved to Houston after only four
seasons. The franchise stumbled through its first
five years in Houston before acquiring Moses Malone
early in the 1976-77 campaign. Malone put the club
on his hulking shoulders and carried the Rockets to
respectability. Ralph Sampson and Hakeem Olajuwon
bore the big-man banner in the 1980s and into the
1990s, posting impressive seasons. Eventually Olajuwon
would lead the Rockets to back-to-back championship
banners in 1994 and 1995.
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External links:
Houston Rockets official web site (
http://www.nba.com/rockets/)
Chinese (
http://www.nba.com/rockets/chinese_traditional/index.html)
Houston Comets official web site (
http://www.wnba.com/comets/)
Toyota Center (
http://www.houstontoyotacenter.com/)
Compaq Center (
http://www.compaqcenter.com/)
Houston Rockets official Summer Pro League web site
(
http://www.summerproleague.com/)
