Charlotte Hornets accomplishments and records
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This is a list of the accomplishments and records of the current Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets, known from their creation in 2004 until May 2014 as the Charlotte Bobcats, are an American professional basketball team currently playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The current Hornets are the second NBA team to have played under that name. The original Hornets played in Charlotte from 1988 until moving to New Orleans in 2002; since 2013, they have been known as the New Orleans Pelicans.
Individual records
[edit]Franchise leaders
[edit]Italic denotes still active with team.
Asterisk denotes still active but not with team.
(As of end of the 2023–24 season)[1]
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
| Kemba Walker | 12,009 |
| Dell Curry | 9,839 |
| Gerald Wallace | 7,437 |
| Larry Johnson | 7,405 |
| Terry Rozier* | 5,974 |
| Glen Rice | 5,651 |
| Muggsy Bogues | 5,531 |
| Miles Bridges | 5,342 |
| Raymond Felton | 5,311 |
| David Wesley | 5,241 |
| Gerald Henderson Jr. | 4,701 |
| Emeka Okafor | 4,630 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 4,569 |
| Kendall Gill | 4,159 |
| Marvin Williams | 4,149 |
| Cody Zeller* | 4,051 |
| P. J. Washington* | 3,946 |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | 3,738 |
| Nicolas Batum* | 3,728 |
| LaMelo Ball | 3,675 |
| Player | Minutes |
|---|---|
| Kemba Walker | 20,607 |
| Muggsy Bogues | 19,768 |
| Dell Curry | 17,613 |
| Gerald Wallace | 16,718 |
| Larry Johnson | 14,635 |
| Raymond Felton | 13,939 |
| David Wesley | 13,046 |
| Marvin Williams | 11,615 |
| Emeka Okafor | 11,212 |
| Miles Bridges | 11,041 |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | 10,857 |
| Gerald Henderson Jr. | 10,756 |
| Player | Rebounds |
|---|---|
| Emeka Okafor | 3,516 |
| Larry Johnson | 3,479 |
| Gerald Wallace | 3,398 |
| Cody Zeller* | 2,820 |
| Bismack Biyombo* | 2,623 |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | 2,388 |
| Anthony Mason | 2,354 |
| Kemba Walker | 2,317 |
| Marvin Williams | 2,293 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 2,176 |
| Player | Assists |
|---|---|
| Muggsy Bogues | 5,557 |
| Kemba Walker | 3,308 |
| Raymond Felton | 2,573 |
| David Wesley | 1,911 |
| Baron Davis | 1,605 |
| Larry Johnson | 1,553 |
| Nicolas Batum* | 1,521 |
| Brevin Knight | 1,497 |
| Dell Curry | 1,429 |
| Terry Rozier* | 1,395 |
| Player | Steals |
|---|---|
| Muggsy Bogues | 1,067 |
| Gerald Wallace | 827 |
| Kemba Walker | 799 |
| Dell Curry | 747 |
| Raymond Felton | 565 |
| David Wesley | 551 |
| Baron Davis | 439 |
| Kendall Gill | 398 |
| Brevin Knight | 355 |
| Terry Rozier* | 347 |
| Player | Blocks |
|---|---|
| Alonzo Mourning | 684 |
| Emeka Okafor | 621 |
| Bismack Biyombo* | 607 |
| Gerald Wallace | 531 |
| Elden Campbell | 484 |
| Cody Zeller* | 315 |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | 301 |
| P. J. Washington* | 295 |
| Marvin Williams | 287 |
| Kenny Gattison | 283 |
| Player | 3-pointers made |
|---|---|
| Kemba Walker | 1,283 |
| Dell Curry | 929 |
| Terry Rozier* | 864 |
| Marvin Williams | 681 |
| Miles Bridges | 591 |
| P. J. Washington* | 536 |
| LaMelo Ball | 526 |
| Glen Rice | 508 |
| Nicolas Batum* | 496 |
| Devonte Graham* | 428 |
Individual Accomplishments and Awards
[edit]Second Team
[edit]- Larry Johnson – 1993
- Glen Rice – 1997
Third Team
[edit]- Anthony Mason – 1997
- Glen Rice – 1998
- Eddie Jones – 2000
- Al Jefferson – 2014
- Kemba Walker – 2019
First Team
[edit]- Gerald Wallace – 2010
Second Team
[edit]- Anthony Mason – 1997
- Eddie Jones – 1999, 2000
- P.J. Brown – 2001
- Bob Bass – 1997
- Dell Curry – 1994
- Larry Johnson – 1992
- Emeka Okafor – 2005
- LaMelo Ball – 2021
- Kemba Walker – 2017, 2018
- Kendall Gill – 1991
- Larry Johnson – 1992
- Alonzo Mourning – 1993
- Emeka Okafor – 2005
- LaMelo Ball – 2021
- Rex Chapman – 1989
- J.R. Reid – 1990
- Raymond Felton – 2006
- Wálter Herrmann – 2007
- Adam Morrison – 2007
- D. J. Augustin – 2009
- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist – 2013
- Cody Zeller – 2014
- P. J. Washington – 2020
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All-Stars and All-Star Weekend participants
[edit]
NBA All-Star Game Selections[2]
- Larry Johnson – 1993, 1995
- Alonzo Mourning – 1994, 1995
- Glen Rice – 1996, 1997, 1998
- Eddie Jones – 2000
- Baron Davis – 2002
- Gerald Wallace – 2010
- Kemba Walker - 2017, 2018, 2019
- LaMelo Ball - 2022
- Glen Rice – 1997
- George Zidek – 1996 (East)
- Baron Davis – 2001 (Sophomores)
- Lee Nailon – 2002 (Sophomores)
- Emeka Okafor – 2005 (Rookies)
- Emeka Okafor – 2006 (Sophomores)
- Adam Morrison – 2007 (Rookies)
- Raymond Felton – 2007 (Sophomores)
- Kemba Walker – 2012 (Team Shaq)
- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist – 2013 (Team Shaq)
- Kemba Walker – 2013 (Team Shaq)
- Cody Zeller – 2015 (Team USA)
- Frank Kaminsky – 2017 (Team USA)
- P. J. Washington – 2020 (Team USA)
- Miles Bridges – 2020 (Team USA)
- Devonte' Graham – 2020 (Team USA)
- LaMelo Ball – 2021 (Team USA)
- LaMelo Ball – 2022 (Sophomores)
Slam Dunk Contest
- Rex Chapman – 1990, 1991
- Kendall Gill – 1991
- Larry Johnson – 1992
- Ricky Davis – 2000
- Baron Davis – 2001
- Gerald Wallace – 2010
- Miles Bridges - 2019
Three-point Shootout
- Dell Curry – 1992, 1994
- Scott Burrell – 1995
- Glen Rice – 1996, 1997, 1998
- Kemba Walker – 2017
Basketball Hall of Famers
[edit]| No. | Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Robert Parish | C | 1994–96 | 2003 |
| 33 | Alonzo Mourning | C/F | 1992–95 | 2014 |
| 12 | Vlade Divac | C | 1996–98 | 2019 |
| Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Cowens [a] | Coach | 1996–99 | 1991 |
| Larry Brown [b] | Coach | 2008–10 | 2002 |
Notes
[edit]FIBA Hall of Famers
[edit]| No. | Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Vlade Divac | C | 1996–98 | 2010 |
Retired numbers
[edit]| No. | Name | Position | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Bobby Phills | G | 1997–2000 |
The Charlotte Hornets retired Phills' number on February 9, 2000, after he was killed in an automobile accident in Charlotte. His jersey hung from the rafters of the Charlotte Coliseum until the franchise relocated in May 2002. It was displayed in the New Orleans Arena until the franchise became the Pelicans in 2013. On November 1, 2014, his jersey was returned to Charlotte, where it was re-honored and currently hangs in Spectrum Center.[3][4][5]
Other franchise records
[edit]Team (regular season)
[edit]- Largest margin of victory in a game – 61 (Score: 140 – 79) Mar. 22, 2018 vs. Memphis [6]
- Largest margin of victory in a playoffs game - 30 (Score: 119 – 89) May 3, 1993 vs. Boston Celtics [7]
in Eastern Conference First Round
- Biggest comeback to win a game (24 points) – 24 Oct 29, 2014 vs. Milwaukee[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Charlotte Hornets Players | Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "Charlotte Hornets All-Star Game Selections". Basketball-Reference. March 1, 2024.
- ^ "Hornets to Bring Phills' Retired Jersey Back to Charlotte". Charlotte Hornets. October 23, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Phills' No. 13 jersey raised again in Charlotte". USA Today. Associated Press. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ "Charlotte Hornets re-hang Bobby Phills' jersey Saturday night". WGHP Fox 8. November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ "What record did Kemba Walker break in the Charlotte Hornets' blowout win?". The Charlotte Observer. March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Charlotte Hornets Biggest Wins Ever".
- ^ "Charlotte Hornets comeback starts with boos". News & Observer. October 29, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2018.