2023–24 Houston Rockets season
Head coachIme Udoka
General managerRafael Stone
PresidentGretchen Sheirr
Owner(s)Tilman Fertitta
ArenaToyota Center
Results
Record19–18 (.514)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Southwest)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionSpace City Home Network
RadioSportstalk 790

The 2023–24 Houston Rockets season is the 57th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and 53rd season in the city of Houston.[1]

On April 10, 2023, the Houston Rockets fired head coach Stephen Silas after three rebuilding seasons with the team.[2] Two weeks later, the Rockets hired Ime Udoka as their new head coach, looking to contend for the playoffs.[3][4] After starting out 0–3 in October, the Rockets had a six-game winning streak to start out November.

Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 4 Amen Thompson Point guard  United States City Reapers
(Overtime Elite)
1 20 Cam Whitmore Small forward  United States Villanova (Fr.)

The Rockets entered the draft with two first round picks and no second round selections.[5] For their first pick at four, the Rockets selected point guard Amen Thompson from Overtime Elite's City Reapers team, being the organization's first ever draft pick entering the NBA. With their pick at 20, Houston selected small forward Cam Whitmore, who won the Big East Conference's Freshman of the Year Award for his only season at Villanova University. Before the draft, Whitmore was widely regarded to be a lottery pick with some projections placing him as high as fourth overall.[6][7][8][9]

Roster

Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G/F 9 Brooks, Dillon Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1996-01-22 Oregon
F 25 Bullock, Reggie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991-03-16 North Carolina
F 17 Eason, Tari Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-05-10 LSU
G 4 Green, Jalen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 2002-02-09 Prolific Prep (CA)
F 32 Green, Jeff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986-08-28 Georgetown
G/F 14 Hinton, Nate (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1999-06-08 Houston
G 0 Holiday, Aaron 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-09-30 UCLA
C 2 Landale, Jock 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1995-10-25 Saint Mary's
C 51 Marjanović, Boban 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1988-08-15 Serbia
G 3 Oladipo, Victor Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1992-05-04 Indiana
F 00 Samuels, Jermaine (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-11-12 Villanova
C 28 Şengün, Alperen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 2002-07-25 Turkey
F 10 Smith, Jabari Jr. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2003-05-13 Auburn
F 8 Tate, Jae'Sean 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1995-10-28 Ohio State
G/F 1 Thompson, Amen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2003-01-30 Pine Crest (FL)
G 5 VanVleet, Fred 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1994-02-25 Wichita State
F 7 Whitmore, Cam 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2004-07-08 Villanova
G/F 19 Williams, Nate (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-02-12 Buffalo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 3, 2024

Standings

Division

Southwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
New Orleans Pelicans2316.590–12–811–84–539
Dallas Mavericks2316.590–12–811–86–439
Houston Rockets1918.5143.015–64–127–237
Memphis Grizzlies1424.3688.53–1411–106–638
San Antonio Spurs730.18915.03–154–151–737

Conference

Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Minnesota Timberwolves *2711.711–38
2Oklahoma City Thunder2611.7030.537
3Denver Nuggets2713.6751.040
4Los Angeles Clippers *2513.6582.038
5Sacramento Kings2315.6054.038
6New Orleans Pelicans *2316.5904.539
7Dallas Mavericks2316.5904.539
8Phoenix Suns2018.5267.038
9Houston Rockets1918.5147.537
10Utah Jazz2020.5008.040
11Los Angeles Lakers1920.4878.539
12Golden State Warriors1820.4749.038
13Memphis Grizzlies1424.36813.038
14Portland Trail Blazers1028.26317.038
15San Antonio Spurs730.18919.537

Game log

Preseason

2023 preseason game log
Total: 4–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–1)
Preseason: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 10 Indiana W 122–103 Alperen Şengün (15) Amen Thompson (9) Şengün, VanVleet (4) Toyota Center
12,680		 1–0
2 October 12 @ New Orleans W 120–87 Jabari Smith Jr. (22) Jabari Smith Jr. (9) Holiday, Şengün, Thompson, VanVleet (4) Legacy Arena
11,589		 2–0
3 October 16 @ San Antonio W 99–89 Thompson, Whitmore (15) Holiday, Smith Jr. (9) Aaron Holiday (6) Frost Bank Center
16,030		 3–0
4 October 18 @ San Antonio L 103–117 Jabari Smith Jr. (20) Jeenathan Williams (8) Amen Thompson (4) Frost Bank Center
17,236		 3–1
5 October 20 Miami W 110–104 Ja. Green, VanVleet (20) Alperen Şengün (12) Fred VanVleet (6) Toyota Center
18,055		 4–1
2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season

2023–24 game log
Total: 19–18 (Home: 15–6; Road: 4–12)
October: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 25 @ Orlando L 86–116 Brooks, Şengün, VanVleet (14) Alperen Şengün (8) Alperen Şengün (6) Amway Center
18,846		 0–1
2 October 27 @ San Antonio L 122–126 (OT) Alperen Şengün (25) Alperen Şengün (14) Fred VanVleet (12) Frost Bank Center
18,354		 0–2
3 October 29 Golden State L 95–106 Jalen Green (21) Jalen Green (9) Alperen Şengün (7) Toyota Center
18,055		 0–3
November: 8–5 (home: 8–0; road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 November 1 Charlotte W 128–119 Jalen Green (23) Alperen Şengün (7) Fred VanVleet (11) Toyota Center
16,263		 1–3
5 November 4 Sacramento W 107–89 Dillon Brooks (26) Jabari Smith Jr. (11) Fred VanVleet (12) Toyota Center
18,055		 2–3
6 November 6 Sacramento W 122–97 Jalen Green (23) Alperen Şengün (8) Alperen Şengün (12) Toyota Center
15,130		 3–3
7 November 8 L.A. Lakers W 128–94 Jalen Green (28) Tari Eason (9) Fred VanVleet (10) Toyota Center
18,055		 4–3
8 November 10 New Orleans W 104–101 Jalen Green (25) Eason, Şengün (8) Fred VanVleet (8) Toyota Center
16,236		 5–3
9 November 12 Denver W 107–104 Fred VanVleet (26) Ja. Green, Şengün (8) Ja. Green, Şengün (5) Toyota Center
18,055		 6–3
10 November 17 @ L.A. Clippers L 100–106 Alperen Şengün (23) Şengün, VanVleet (8) Fred VanVleet (10) Crypto.com Arena
19,370		 6–4
11 November 19 @ L.A. Lakers L 104–105 Dillon Brooks (24) Alperen Şengün (10) Fred VanVleet (16) Crypto.com Arena
18,997		 6–5
12 November 20 @ Golden State L 116–121 Alperen Şengün (30) Alperen Şengün (13) Fred VanVleet (14) Chase Center
18,064		 6–6
13 November 22 Memphis W 111–91 Jalen Green (34) Smith Jr., Tate (9) Ja. Green, Tate, VanVleet (4) Toyota Center
18,055		 7–6
14 November 24 Denver W 105–86 Jalen Green (25) Şengün, Smith Jr. (15) Fred VanVleet (11) Toyota Center
18,055		 8–6
15 November 28 @ Dallas L 115–121 Alperen Şengün (31) Şengün, Smith Jr. (9) Fred VanVleet (12) American Airlines Center
20,103		 8–7
16 November 29 @ Denver L 124–134 Jalen Green (26) Şengün, Smith Jr. (7) Jalen Green (9) Ball Arena
19,590		 8–8
December : 7–7 (home: 4–4; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17 December 2 @ L.A. Lakers L 97–107 Fred VanVleet (22) Alperen Şengün (13) Fred VanVleet (7) Crypto.com Arena
18,997		 8–9
18 December 6 Oklahoma City W 110–101 Dillon Brooks (23) Jabari Smith Jr. (18) Fred VanVleet (9) Toyota Center
16,291		 9–9
19 December 8 @ Denver W 114–106 Fred VanVleet (26) Şengün, Smith Jr. (10) Alperen Şengün (7) Ball Arena
19,544		 10–9
20 December 11 San Antonio W 93–82 Tari Eason (18) Tari Eason (14) Smith Jr., VanVleet (5) Toyota Center
16,481		 11–9
21 December 13 Memphis W 117–104 Tari Eason (25) Tari Eason (14) Fred VanVleet (9) Toyota Center
16,813		 12–9
22 December 15 @ Memphis W 103–96 Dillon Brooks (26) Jabari Smith Jr. (12) Fred VanVleet (8) FedExForum
16,941		 13–9
23 December 17 @ Milwaukee L 119–128 Fred VanVleet (22) Alperen Şengün (8) Jalen Green (7) Fiserv Forum
17,341		 13–10
24 December 18 @ Cleveland L 130–135 (OT) Fred VanVleet (27) Eason, Şengün, VanVleet (8) Fred VanVleet (17) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432		 13–11
25 December 20 Atlanta L 127–134 Jabari Smith Jr. (34) Jabari Smith Jr. (13) Fred VanVleet (15) Toyota Center
18,055		 13–12
26 December 22 Dallas W 122–96 Alperen Şengün (22) Alperen Şengün (15) Green, Thompson, VanVleet (4) Toyota Center
18,055		 14–12
27 December 23 @ New Orleans W 106–104 Alperen Şengün (37) Şengün, Smith Jr. (11) Alperen Şengün (6) Smoothie King Center
17,399		 15–12
28 December 26 Indiana L 117–123 Alperen Şengün (30) Alperen Şengün (16) Fred VanVleet (9) Toyota Center
18,055		 15–13
29 December 27 Phoenix L 113–129 Alperen Şengün (24) three players (5) Fred VanVleet (6) Toyota Center
18,055		 15–14
30 December 29 Philadelphia L 127–131 Fred VanVleet (33) Tari Eason (11) Fred VanVleet (10) Toyota Center
18,055		 15–15
January: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
31 January 1 Detroit W 136–113 Alperen Şengün (26) Jabari Smith Jr. (6) Alperen Şengün (9) Toyota Center
18,055		 16–15
32 January 3 Brooklyn W 112–101 Alperen Şengün (30) Jabari Smith Jr. (12) Fred VanVleet (10) Toyota Center
16,563		 17–15
33 January 5 Minnesota L 95–122 Jalen Green (20) Jabari Smith Jr. (9) Fred VanVleet (8) Toyota Center
18,055		 17–16
34 January 6 Milwaukee W 112–108 Alperen Şengün (21) Jabari Smith Jr. (12) Fred VanVleet (7) Toyota Center
18,055		 18–16
35 January 8 @ Miami L 113–120 Fred VanVleet (32) Alperen Şengün (11) Fred VanVleet (7) Kaseya Center
19,694		 18–17
36 January 10 @ Chicago L 119–124 (OT) Alperen Şengün (25) Jabari Smith Jr. (15) Fred VanVleet (10) United Center
21,149		 18–18
37 January 12 @ Detroit W 112–110 Alperen Şengün (29) Jabari Smith Jr. (11) Fred VanVleet (12) Little Caesars Arena
13,987		 19–18
38 January 13 @ Boston TD Garden
39 January 15 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
40 January 17 @ New York Madison Square Garden
41 January 20 Utah Toyota Center
42 January 21 Boston Toyota Center
43 January 24 Portland Toyota Center
44 January 26 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
45 January 27 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
46 January 29 L.A. Lakers Toyota Center
47 January 31 New Orleans Toyota Center
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
48 February 2 Toronto Toyota Center
49 February 4 @ Minnesota Target Center
50 February 6 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
51 February 9 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
52 February 10 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
53 February 12 New York Toyota Center
54 February 14 @ Memphis FedExForum
55 February 22 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
56 February 23 Phoenix Toyota Center
57 February 25 Oklahoma City Toyota Center
58 February 27 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
59 February 29 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
60 March 2 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
61 March 5 San Antonio Toyota Center
62 March 6 L.A. Clippers Toyota Center
63 March 8 @ Portland Moda Center
64 March 10 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
65 March 12 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
66 March 14 Washington Toyota Center
67 March 16 Cleveland Toyota Center
68 March 19 @ Washington Capital One Arena
69 March 21 Chicago Toyota Center
70 March 23 Utah Toyota Center
71 March 25 Portland Toyota Center
72 March 27 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
73 March 29 @ Utah Delta Center
74 March 31 Dallas Toyota Center
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
75 April 2 @ Minnesota Target Center
76 April 4 Golden State Toyota Center
77 April 5 Miami Toyota Center
78 April 7 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
79 April 9 Orlando Toyota Center
80 April 11 @ Utah Delta Center
81 April 12 @ Portland Moda Center
82 April 14 @ L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena
2023–24 season schedule

In-Season Tournament

This will be the first regular season where all the NBA teams will compete in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[10][11] During the in-season tournament period, the Rockets will compete in Group B of the Western Conference, which will include the defending champion Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Clippers, the New Orleans Pelicans, and the Dallas Mavericks.

West group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification NOP HOU DAL DEN LAC
1 New Orleans Pelicans 4 3 1 463 430 +33 Advance to knockout stage — 101–104 131–110 115–110 116–106
2 Houston Rockets 4 2[lower-alpha 1] 2 424 414 +10 104–101 — 115–121 105–86 100–106
3 Dallas Mavericks 4 2[lower-alpha 1] 2 489 497 −8 110–131 121–115 — 114–125 144–126
4 Denver Nuggets 4 2[lower-alpha 1] 2 432 442 −10 110–115 86–105 125–114 — 111–108
5 Los Angeles Clippers 4 1 3 446 471 −25 106–116 106–100 126–144 108–111 —
Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Tied on head-to-head results. Overall point difference is used as the tiebreaker.

Transactions

Overview

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Player Signed Ref.

Additions

Date Player Former team Ref.
July 6 Jock Landale Phoenix Suns [12]
July 7 Fred VanVleet Toronto Raptors [13]
Jeff Green Denver Nuggets [14]
July 10 Aaron Holiday Atlanta Hawks [15]

Subtractions

Date Player Reason left New team Ref.

References

  1. ↑ "Houston Rockets Historical Statistics and All-Time Top Leaders". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Rockets decide not to pick up coach Stephen Silas' option". NBA.com. April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Rockets Name Ime Udoka Head Coach". NBA.com. April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Rockets are ready to move past their rebuild". ESPN.com. April 9, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2023 NBA mock drafts: Potential Houston Rockets picks after March Madness". Rockets Wire. April 4, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ "NBA Draft Scouting Report: Villanova's Cam Whitmore". NBA Draft Digest - Latest Draft News and Prospect Rankings. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  7. ↑ "NBA mock draft: Wembanyama easy No. 1; AP has Miller second, Henderson third". AP News. June 1, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Villanova's Cam Whitmore falls to No. 20 pick in NBA draft after lottery projection". AP News. June 23, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  9. ↑ Hryn, Derek (June 22, 2023). "2023 NBA Draft scouting report for Villanova F Cam Whitmore". DraftKings Network. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  10. ↑ "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  11. ↑ "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Rockets Sign Free Agent Jock Landale". www.nba.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Rockets pry Fred VanVleet away from Raptors". www.nba.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Rockets Sign Free Agent Jeff Green". www.nba.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Rockets Sign Free Agent Aaron Holiday". www.nba.com. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
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