The 2011–12Houston Rockets season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 41st based in Houston. This was the first season since 2001-02 without Yao Ming, who retired from the NBA on July 9, 2011. The off-season saw team draft a pair of first-round picks, forward Marcus Morris from Kansas was drafted 14th overall and Madrid sensation Nikola Mirotić was drafted 23rd overall. Forward and 3-point specialist Chandler Parsons from Florida was taken with the 38th pick in the second round. The season is most memorable when ex-Celtic and former Timberwolves general manager Kevin McHale was hired to be their new head coach for the upcoming season. The Rockets finished with a 34–32 record, missing the playoffs.
Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.
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The 2011 12 Houston Rockets season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association NBA and the 41st based in Houston This was the first season since 2001 02 without Yao Ming who retired from the NBA on July 9 2011 The off season saw team draft a pair of first round picks forward Marcus Morris from Kansas was drafted 14th overall and Madrid sensation Nikola Mirotic was drafted 23rd overall Forward and 3 point specialist Chandler Parsons from Florida was taken with the 38th pick in the second round The season is most memorable when ex Celtic and former Timberwolves general manager Kevin McHale was hired to be their new head coach for the upcoming season The Rockets finished with a 34 32 record missing the playoffs 2011 12 Houston Rockets seasonHead coachKevin McHaleGeneral managerDaryl MoreyOwnersLeslie AlexanderArenaToyota CenterResultsRecord34 32 515 PlaceDivision 4th Southwest Conference 9th Western Playoff finishDid not qualifyStats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionFS Houston KTXHRadioSports Radio 610 lt 2010 11 2012 13 gt Contents 1 Key dates 2 Draft picks 3 Roster 4 Pre season 5 Regular season 5 1 Standings 6 ReferencesKey dates editJune 23 The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark New Jersey 1 July 9 Yao Ming announced his retirement from professional basketball Draft picks editMain article 2011 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College Team 1 14 Marcus Morris PF nbsp United States Kansas 1 23 Nikola Mirotic PF nbsp Spain Real Madrid 2 38 Chandler Parsons SF nbsp United States University of FloridaRoster edit2011 12 Houston Rockets roster Players Coaches Pos No Name Height Weight DOB From G 6 Boykins Earl 5 ft 5 in 1 65 m 133 lb 60 kg 1976 06 02 Eastern Michigan F 10 Budinger Chase 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 218 lb 99 kg 1988 05 22 Arizona C 29 Camby Marcus 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 235 lb 107 kg 1974 03 22 UMass C 21 Dalembert Samuel 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 250 lb 113 kg 1981 05 10 Seton Hall G 3 Dragic Goran 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 190 lb 86 kg 1986 05 06 Slovenia G 9 Fortson Courtney DL 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m 185 lb 84 kg 1988 05 23 Arkansas G F 5 Lee Courtney 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 200 lb 91 kg 1985 10 03 Western Kentucky G 7 Lowry Kyle 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 205 lb 93 kg 1986 03 25 Villanova SG 12 Martin Kevin 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 185 lb 84 kg 1983 02 01 Western Carolina F 2 Morris Marcus 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 235 lb 107 kg 1989 02 09 Kansas F 25 Parsons Chandler 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 227 lb 103 kg 1988 10 25 Florida PF 54 Patterson Patrick 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 235 lb 107 kg 1989 03 14 Kentucky F C 4 Scola Luis 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 245 lb 111 kg 1980 04 30 Argentina F 20 Simpson Diamon 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 230 lb 104 kg 1987 09 08 Saint Mary s College of California F C 0 Smith Greg DL 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 250 lb 113 kg 1991 01 08 Fresno State C 32 Thabeet Hasheem 7 ft 3 in 2 21 m 263 lb 119 kg 1987 02 16 University of Connecticut Head coach Kevin McHale Assistant coach es Kelvin Sampson J B Bickerstaff Chris Finch Brett Gunning Greg Buckner Legend DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended DL On assignment to D League affiliate nbsp Injured Roster Last transaction 2012 04 06Pre season editDue to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations the programmed pre season schedule along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped and a two game pre season was set for each team once the lockout concluded 2011 pre season game log Pre season 1 1 home 1 0 road 0 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 1 December 17 San Antonio W 101 87 Luis Scola 20 Jordan Hill 13 Kyle Lowry 5 Toyota Center12 859 1 0 2 December 21 San Antonio L 95 97 Marcus Morris 20 Jordan Hill 8 Jonny Flynn 6 AT amp T Center17 323 1 1 2011 12 season scheduleRegular season editStandings edit Southwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGPc San Antonio Spurs5016 758 28 522 1112 466x Memphis Grizzlies4125 6219 026 715 187 866x Dallas Mavericks3630 54514 023 1013 208 566Houston Rockets3432 51516 022 1112 216 866New Orleans Hornets2145 31829 011 2210 233 1166 Western Conference TeamWLPCTGBGP1c San Antonio Spurs 5016 758 662y Oklahoma City Thunder 4719 7123 0663y Los Angeles Lakers 4125 6219 0664x Memphis Grizzlies4125 6219 0665x Los Angeles Clippers4026 60610 0666x Denver Nuggets3828 57612 0667x Dallas Mavericks3630 54514 0668x Utah Jazz3630 54514 0669Houston Rockets3432 51516 06610Phoenix Suns3333 50017 06611Portland Trail Blazers2838 42422 06612Minnesota Timberwolves2640 39424 06613Golden State Warriors2343 34827 06614Sacramento Kings2244 33328 06615New Orleans Hornets2145 31829 066References edit Report NBA draft moving to Newark ESPN com October 27 2010 Retrieved June 13 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2011 12 Houston Rockets season amp oldid 1222314429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,