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Houston Rockets (1st and 2nd Round Draft History)

(Year) Round – Overall Pick – Player – School/Country

(2012) 1st – 12 – Jeremy Lamb – Connecticut
(2012) 1st – 16 – Royce White – Iowa St.
(2012) 1st – 18 – Terrence Jones – Kentucky

(2011) 1st – 14 – Marcus Morris – University of Kansas
(2011) 1st – 23 – Nikola Mirotic – Montenegro
(2011) 2nd – 38 – Chandler Parsons – University of Florida

(2010) 1st – 14 – Patrick Patterson – University of Kentucky

2000’s

(2009) None

(2008) 1st – 25 – Nicolas Batum – France
(2008) 2nd – 54 – Maarty Leunen – University of Oregon

(2007) 1st – 26 – Aaron Brooks – University of Oregon
(2007) 2nd – 54 – Brad Newley – Australia

(2006) 1st – 8 – Rudy Gay – University of Connecticut
(2006) 2nd – 32 – Steve Novak – Marquette University

(2005) 1st – 24 – Luther Head – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

(2004) 2nd – 55 – Luis Flores – Manhattan College

(2003) 2nd – 44 – Malick Badiane – Senegal

(2002) 1 /1 – Yao Ming – China
(2002) 1st – 15 – Bostjan Nachbar – Slovenia
(2002) 2nd – 38 – Tito Maddox – California State University, Fresno

(2001) 1st – 13 – Richard Jefferson – University of Arizona
(2001) 1st – 18 – Jason Collins – Stanford University
(2001) 1st – 23 – Brandon Armstrong – Pepperdine University

(2000) 1st – 9 – Joel Przybilla – University of Minnesota
(2000) 2nd – 38 – Eduardo Najera – University of Oklahoma

1990’s

(1999) 1st – 22 – Kenny Thomas – University of New Mexico
(1999) 2nd – 44 – Tyrone Washington – Mississippi State University
(1999) 2nd – 50 – Venson Hamilton – University of Nebraska

(1998) 1st – 14 – Michael Dickerson – University of Arizona
(1998) 1st – 16 – Bryce Drew – Valparaiso University
(1998) 1st – 18 – Mirsad Turkcan – Serbia
(1998) 2nd – 41 – Cuttino Mobley – University of Rhode Island

(1997) 1st – 24 – Rodrick Rhodes – University of Southern California
(1997) 2nd – 29 – Serge Zwikker – University of North Carolina

(1996) 2nd – 30 – Othella Harrington – Georgetown University
(1996) 2nd – 42 – Randy Livingston – Louisiana State University
(1996) 2nd – 50 – Terrell Bell – University of Georgia

(1995) 2nd – 41 – Erik Meek – Duke University

(1994) 2nd – 53 – Albert Burditt – University of Texas at Austin

(1993) 1st – 24 – Sam Cassell – Florida State University
(1993) 2nd – 46 – Richard Petruska – University of California, Los Angeles
(1993) 2nd – 50 – Marcelo Nicola – Spain

(1992) 1st – 11 – Robert Horry – University of Alabama
(1992) 2nd – 41 – Popeye Jones – Murray State University
(1992) 2nd – 53 – Curtis Blair – University of Richmond

(1991) 1st – 20 – John Turner – Phillips University
(1991) 2nd – 47 – Keith Hughes – Rutgers University
(1991) 2nd – 51 – Zan Tabak – Croatia

(1990) 1st – 12 – Alec Kessler – University of Georgia

1980’s

(1989) None

(1988) 1st – 16 – Derrick Chievous – University of Missouri

(1987) 2nd – 35 – Doug Lee – Purdue University

(1986) 1st – 20 – Buck Johnson – University of Alabama
(1986) 2nd – 43 – Dave Feitl – University of Texas at El Paso

(1985) 1st – 19 – Steve Harris – University of Tulsa

(1984) 1st – 1 – Hakeem Olajuwon – University of Houston

(1983) 1st – 1 – Ralph Sampson – University of Virginia
(1983) 1st – 3 – Rodney McCray – University of Louisville

(1982) 1st – 16 – Terry Teagle – Baylor University
(1982) 2nd – 42 – Jeff Taylor – Texas Tech University

(1981) 2nd – 45 – Ed Turner – Texas A&M University-Kingsville

(1980) 2nd – 27 – John Stroud – University of Mississippi
(1980) 2nd – 38 – Terry Stotts – University of Oklahoma
(1980) 2nd – 43 – Billy Williams – Clemson University

1970’s

(1979) 1st – 17 – Lee Johnson – East Texas State University
(1979) 2nd – 42 – Paul Mokeski – University of Kansas

(1978) 2nd – 28 – Buster Matheney – University of Utah

(1977) 2nd – 34 – Larry Moffett – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
(1977) 2nd – 40 – Robert Reid – St. Mary’s University

(1976) 1st – 1 – John Lucas – University of Maryland
(1976) 2nd – 27 – Phil Hicks – Tulane University

(1975) 1st – 11 – Joe Meriweather – Southern Illinois University
(1975) 2nd – 29 – Jim Blanks – Gardner-Webb University

(1974) 1st – 5 – Bobby Jones – University of North Carolina
(1974) 2nd – 23 – Gus Bailey – University of Texas at El Paso

(1973) 1st – 6 – Ed Ratleff – California State University, Long Beach

(1972) 2nd – 20 – John Gianelli – University of the Pacific

(1971) 1st – 7 – Cliff Meely – University of Colorado
(1971) 2nd – 24 – Mike Newlin – University of Utah

(1970) 1st – 2 – Rudy Tomjanovich – University of Michigan
(1970) 2nd – 18 – Calvin Murphy – Niagara University

1960’s

(1969) 1st – 6 – Bingo Smith – University of Tulsa
(1969) 2nd – 21 – Bernie Williams – La Salle University

(1968) 1st – 1 – Elvin Hayes – University of Houston
(1968) 2nd – 15 – John Trapp – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

(1967) 1st – 7 – Pat Riley – University of Kentucky
(1967) 2nd – 18 – Bob Netolicky – Drake University