Houston Rockets in NBA Draft. Main players selected by the franchise

Franchise has selected 7 times one of the top 3 picks and 5 times the first overall draft pick. Last time it took one of the top 3 picks was in 2002.

Franchise preferred NCAA teams or countries of origin for players selected in first three rounds: Kentucky (3 times), Houston (3), Georgia (3).

First Houston Rockets NBA draft picks in each season
YEARROUNDPOSITIONPLAYERCOLLEGE1
2012112Jeremy LambConnecticut
2011114Marcus MorrisKansas
2010114Patrick PattersonKentucky
2008125Nicolas BatumFrance
2007126Aaron BrooksOregon
200618Rudy GayConnecticut
2005124Luther HeadIllinois
2004255Luis FloresManhattan
2003244Malick BadianeN.D.
200211Yao MingChina
2001113Richard JeffersonArizona
200019Joel PrzybillaMinnesota
1999122Kenny ThomasNew Mexico
1998114Michael DickersonArizona
1997124Rodrick RhodesUSC
1996230Othella HarringtonGeorgetown
1995241Erik MeekDuke
1994253Albert BurdittTexas
1993124Sam CassellFlorida State
1992111Robert HorryAlabama
1991120John TurnerPhillips
1990112Alec KesslerGeorgia
1988116Derrick ChievousMissouri
1987235Doug LeePurdue
1986120Buck JohnsonAlabama
1985119Steve HarrisTulsa
198411Hakeem OlajuwonHouston
198311Ralph SampsonVirginia
1982116Terry TeagleBaylor
1981245Ed TurnerTexas A&M-Kingsville
1980227John StroudMississippi
1979117Lee JohnsonTexas A&M-Commerce
1978228Buster MatheneyUtah
1977234Larry MoffettNevada-Las Vegas
197611John LucasMaryland
1975111Joe MeriweatherSouthern Illinois
197415Bobby JonesNorth Carolina
197316Ed RatleffLong Beach State
1972220John GianelliPacific
197117Cliff MeelyColorado
197012Rudy TomjanovichMichigan
196916Bobby SmithTulsa
196811Elvin HayesHouston
196717Pat RileyKentucky
(1) Non NCAA international players are listed by their country