San Diego Rockets

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The San Diego Rockets were an early NBA franchise that later relocated and became the Houston Rockets.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf basketball team
defunct National Basketball Association team
became Houston Rockets NERFINISHED
city San Diego
competitionLevel professional
conference Western Conference NERFINISHED
country United States of America
dissolved 1971
division Pacific Division NERFINISHED
draftedPlayer Elvin Hayes NERFINISHED
expansionDraftYear 1967
firstSeason 1967–68 NBA season
franchiseContinuity same franchise as Houston Rockets
gender men's team
governingBody National Basketball Association NERFINISHED
headCoach Alex Hannum NERFINISHED
Jack McMahon NERFINISHED
Tex Winter NERFINISHED
homeArena San Diego Sports Arena NERFINISHED
homeCityDuringExistence San Diego, California NERFINISHED
inception 1967
joinedNBAAsExpansionTeam 1967–68 NBA season
lastSeason 1970–71 NBA season
league National Basketball Association
locatedIn San Diego, California NERFINISHED
madePlayoffsInSeason 1968–69 NBA season
nickname Rockets NERFINISHED
notablePlayer Elvin Hayes NERFINISHED
Pat Riley NERFINISHED
Rudy Tomjanovich NERFINISHED
ownerAtFounding Robert Breitbard NERFINISHED
playoffAppearances 1
region North America
relocatedTo Houston, Texas NERFINISHED
relocationApprovedBy NBA Board of Governors NERFINISHED
seasonCountInNBA 4
shortName Rockets NERFINISHED
sport basketball
state California, United States
surface form: California
status relocated franchise
successorTeam Houston Rockets NERFINISHED
teamColors gold
green
white

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Jack McMahon coached San Diego Rockets
Calvin Murphy draftedBy San Diego Rockets
Western Conference Midwest Division hadTeam San Diego Rockets
Calvin Murphy memberOfSportsTeam San Diego Rockets