Houston Rockets players born outside the US

Houston Rockets
Born outside the US

34 players

34 players have been born outside the United States and played for the Houston Rockets. The most came from Argentina: 3. On a roster now: Clint Capela, Alperen Sengun, Steven Adams, Dillon Brooks, and Jock Landale.

Houston Rockets players born outside the US
PlayerPosWith clubBorn
Hakeem OlajuwonC1984–2001Lagos, Nigeria
Yao MingC2002–2011China
Clint CapelaC2014–2026Geneva, Switzerland
Alperen SengunC2021–2026Giresun, Türkiye
Luis ScolaF2007–2012Buenos Aires, Argentina
Donatas MotiejunasPF2012–2016Kaunas, Lithuania
Nene C2016–2019Brazil
Francisco GarciaSG2012–2015Dominican Republic
Bostjan NachbarSF2002–2005Yugoslavia
Steven AdamsC2024–2026Rotorua, New Zealand
Dillon BrooksF2023–2025Mississauga, ON
Jock LandaleC2023–2025E Malvern, VIC
Boban MarjanovicC2022–2024Zajecar, Serbia
Luc Mbah a MouteF2017–2020Cameroon
Zhou QiC2017–2019Henan, China
Omer AsikC2012–2014Türkiye
Goran DragicPG2010–2012Ljubljana, Slovenia
Josh OkogieG2025–2026Lagos, Nigeria
N'Faly DanteC2024–2025Bamako, Mali
Daniel TheisC2021–2022Salzgitter, Germany
Dennis SchroderG2021–2022Braunschweig, Germany
Kelly OlynykF2020–2021Toronto, ON
Thabo SefoloshaF2019–2020Switzerland
Kostas PapanikolaouSF2014–2015Athens, Greece
Pablo PrigioniPG2014–2015Cordoba, Argentina
Omri CasspiF2013–2014Israel
Carlos DelfinoSG2012–2013Argentina
Samuel DalembertC2011–2012Haiti
David AndersenC2009–2010Melbourne, VIC
Pops Mensah-BonsuPF2009–2010England
Vasileios SpanoulisPG2006–2007Greece
Maciej LampePF2005–2006Poland
Oscar TorresG2001–2002Venezuela
Zan TabakC1994–1995Yugoslavia

Birthplaces from ESPN. Seasons are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are, so an older name can be missing.

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