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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Team Leaders 
PPG
26.2
Durant
RPG
9.2
Sengun
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6.4
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ORTG
118.8
5th
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112.7
5th
NETRTG
6.2
4th
3P%
37.0
8th
2025-26 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 33 | 16 | .673 | 5.0 | |
3 | 32 | 16 | .667 | 5.5 | |
4 |  Rockets | 30 | 17 | .638 | 7.0 |
5 | 31 | 19 | .620 | 7.5 | |
6 | 29 | 18 | .617 | 8.0 |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 | 12 | .745 | ||
| 2 | 30 | 18 | .625 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 30 | 18 | .625 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 29 | 21 | .580 | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 29 | 21 | .580 | 7.5 | |
| 6 | 27 | 21 | .563 | 8.5 | |
| 7 | 25 | 22 | .532 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 26 | 24 | .520 | 10.5 | |
| 9 | 24 | 25 | .490 | 12.0 | |
| 10 | 24 | 27 | .471 | 13.0 | |
| 11 | 22 | 28 | .440 | 14.5 | |
| 12 | 18 | 28 | .391 | 16.5 | |
| 13 | 13 | 34 | .277 | 22.0 | |
| 14 | 13 | 36 | .265 | 23.0 | |
| 15 | 12 | 35 | .255 | 23.0 |
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Wizards| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 11 | .776 | ||
| 2 | 33 | 16 | .673 | 5.0 | |
| 3 | 32 | 16 | .667 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 30 | 17 | .638 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 31 | 19 | .620 | 7.5 | |
| 6 | 29 | 18 | .617 | 8.0 | |
| 7 | 30 | 19 | .612 | 8.0 | |
| 8 | 27 | 23 | .540 | 11.5 | |
| 9 | 23 | 26 | .469 | 15.0 | |
| 10 | 22 | 25 | .468 | 15.0 | |
| 11 | 19 | 30 | .388 | 19.0 | |
| 12 | 18 | 29 | .383 | 19.0 | |
| 13 | 15 | 34 | .306 | 23.0 | |
| 14 | 13 | 38 | .255 | 26.0 | |
| 15 | 12 | 38 | .240 | 26.5 |
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