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Wednesday June 20, 2007 3:36 PM
Rockets Draft History
Houston's all-time list of first round selections
| Year | Player | School |
| 2006 | Rudy Gay* | Connecticut |
| 2005 | Luther Head | Illinois |
| 2002 | Yao Ming | China |
| Bostjan Nachbar | Slovenia | |
| 2001 | Richard Jefferson* | Arizona |
| Jason Collins* | Stanford | |
| Brandon Armstrong* | Pepperdine | |
| 2000 | Joel Przybilla | Minnesota |
| 1999 | Kenny Thomas | New Mexico |
| 1998 | Michael Dickerson | Arizona |
| Bryce Drew | Valparaiso | |
| Mirsad Turkcan | Turkey | |
| 1997 | Rodrick Rhodes | USC |
| 1993 | Sam Cassell | Florida State |
| 1992 | Robert Horry | Alabama |
| 1991 | John Turner | Phillips |
| 1990 | Alec Kessler* | Georgia |
| 1988 | Derrick Chievous | Missouri |
| 1986 | Buck Johnson | Alabama |
| 1985 | Steve Harris | Tulsa |
| 1984 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Houston |
| 1983 | Ralph Sampson | Virginia |
| Rodney McCray | Louisville | |
| 1982 | Terry Teagle | Baylor |
| 1979 | Lee Johnson | East Texas State |
| 1976 | John Lucas | Maryland |
| 1975 | Joe Meriweather | Southern Illinois |
| 1974 | Bobby Jones | North Carolina |
| 1973 | Ed Ratleff | Long Beach State |
| 1971 | Cliff Meely | Colorado |
| 1970 | Rudy Tomjanovich | Michigan |
| 1969 | Bobby Smith | Tulsa |
| 1968 | Elvin Hayes | Houston |
| 1967 | Pat Riley | Kentucky |
* -- Traded before ever playing with the Rockets.
