The 1996-97 roster for the Rockets included Matt Maloney at point guard, Clyde Drexler at shooting guard, Mario Elie at small forward, Charles Barkley at power forward and Hakeem Olajuwon at center.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | COLLEGE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  | C. Barkley | PF | 6'6" | 252 | 2/20/1963 | 33 | Auburn |
| 2 | 6 |  | E. Bennett | PG | 6'0" | 170 | 2/13/1970 | 26 | Notre Dame |
| 3 | 50 | | M. Bullard | SF | 6'10" | 235 | 6/5/1967 | 29 | Iowa |
| 4 | 15 | | E. Davis | PG | 6'5" | 195 | 8/27/1968 | 28 | Delaware State |
| 5 | 22 |  | C. Drexler | SG | 6'7" | 222 | 6/22/1962 | 34 | Houston |
| 6 | 17 | | M. Elie | SF | 6'5" | 225 | 11/26/1963 | 33 | American International |
| 7 | 32 | | O. Harrington | PF | 6'9" | 235 | 1/31/1974 | 23 | Georgetown |
| 8 | 8 | | E. Johnson | SF | 6'7" | 215 | 5/1/1959 | 37 | Illinois |
| 9 | 27 | | C. Jones | PF | 6'9" | 215 | 4/3/1957 | 39 | Albany State (GA) |
| 10 | 3 | | R. Livingston | PG | 6'4" | 209 | 4/2/1975 | 21 | Louisiana State |
| 11 | 2,5 | | S. Mack | SG | 6'7" | 212 | 5/26/1970 | 26 | Houston |
| 12 | 12 | | M. Maloney | PG | 6'3" | 200 | 12/6/1971 | 25 | Pennsylvania |
| 13 | 9 | | T. Moore | SG | 6'4" | 200 | 12/28/1965 | 31 | Tulsa |
| 14 | 34 |  | H. Olajuwon | C | 7'0" | 255 | 1/21/1963 | 34 | Houston |
| 15 | 20 | | B. Price | PG | 6'1" | 185 | 12/9/1968 | 28 | Oklahoma |
| 16 | 41 | | J. Stephens | PF | 6'7" | 210 | 1/28/1973 | 24 | Arkansas-Little Rock |
| 17 | 2 | | S. Threatt | SG | 6'2" | 185 | 9/10/1961 | 35 | West Virginia Tech |
| 18 | 42 | | K. Willis | PF | 7'0" | 245 | 9/6/1962 | 34 | Michigan State |
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