- List of Houston Rockets head coaches
The Rockets first joined the
National Basketball Association in 1967, after they were established in San Diego by Robert Breitbard.cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/first100/1050922.html|title=Owners, fans waited years before Rockets took off|date=September 20 ,2001 |publisher=Houston Chronicle|accessdate=2008-05-13] However, after four losing seasons,cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/|title=Houston Rockets|publisher=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=2008-05-19] the team was sold to a group of investors based in Houston. The group subsequently relocated the team to Houston, where the Rockets have remained for 37 seasons.Rudy Tomjanovich , who played and coached with the Rockets a total of 23 years is the franchise's all-time leader in both regular season and playoff games coached and wins.cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/coaches.html|title=Houston Rockets Coach Register|publisher=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=2008-05-17] He also led the Rockets to their only two titles in franchise history, in 1994 and 1995.cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/tomjaru01c.html|title=Rudy Tomjanovich Coaching Record|publisher=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=2008-05-19] The Rockets current head coach,Rick Adelman , is the leader in winning percentage.Alex Hannum is currently the only coach of the Rockets to have been inducted into theBasketball Hall of Fame . [cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-alex-hannum.html|title=Alexander M. "Alex" Hannum|publisher=Basketball Hall of Fame.com|accessdate=2008-05-19] Three former players,Johnny Egan , Tomjanovich, and Adelman, went on to coach for the Rockets, [cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/eganjo01.html|title=Johnny Egan Statistics|publisher=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=2008-05-19] [cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/tomjaru01.html|title=Rudy Tomjanovich Statistics|publisher=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=2008-05-19] [cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/adelmri01.html|title=Rick Adelman Statistics|publisher=basketball-reference.com |accessdate=2008-05-19] and two coaches,Tex Winter and Egan, spent their entire coaching career with the Rockets.cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/wintete99c.html|title=Tex Winter Coaching Record|publisher=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=2008-05-19] cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/eganjo01c.html|title=Johnny Egan Coaching Record|publisher=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=2008-05-19] cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/nissato99c.html|title=Tom Nissalke Coaching Record|publisher=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=2008-05-19]Key
Coaches
"Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2007-08 season."
Notes
*A running total of the number of coaches of the Rockets. Thus any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
References
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*cite web|url=http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/coaches.html|title=Houston Rockets Coach Register|publisher=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=2008-05-17;Specific
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