more successful attempt at big-time basketball when the NBA's Rockets arrived from San Diego. However, the Rockets were consigned to vagabond status for their first four years in Houston after declaring Sam Houston Coliseum unsuitable even for temporary use. They finally moved into their new arena, The Summit (later known as the Compaq Center) in 1975. While at The Summit, the Rockets achieved their greatest success in the 1980s and 1990s, winning two championships in the latter decade. Since 2002, the Rockets have played their home games at the Toyota Center. The team's name, Mavericks, would later be used by NBA's Dallas expansion team when they joined NBA during the 1980–81 NBA season. (Coincidentally, Dallas was the hometown of the ABA's Dallas Chaparrals, who later became the San Antonio Spurs.) Basketball Hall of Famers Notes: 1 Inducted as a player. Never played for the franchise. Season-by-season |- |colspan="6" align=center style="background:black; color:gold;"| Houston Mavericks |- |1967–68 || 29 || 49 || .372 || Lost Division Semifinals|| Dallas 3, Houston 0 |- |1968–69 || 23 || 55 || .295 || colspan=2|Did not qualify External sources Remember the ABA page on the Houston Mavericks American Basketball Association teams Carolina Cougars Spirits of St. Louis Mavericks Basketball teams established in 1967 Basketball teams disestablished in 1969 Defunct basketball teams in Texas 1969 disestablishments in Texas 1967 establishments in Texas