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Rice era </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1995–1998:_The_Glen_Rice_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1998–2002:_Final_years_of_original_personnel" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1998–2002:_Final_years_of_original_personnel"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 1.5 1998–2002: Final years of original personnel </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1998–2002:_Final_years_of_original_personnel-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2004–2014:_Charlotte_Bobcats" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2004–2014:_Charlotte_Bobcats"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 1.6 2004–2014: Charlotte Bobcats </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2004–2014:_Charlotte_Bobcats-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2004–2010:_Return_to_Charlotte" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2004–2010:_Return_to_Charlotte"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 1.6.1 2004–2010: Return to Charlotte </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2004–2010:_Return_to_Charlotte-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2010–2014:_Final_years_of_the_Bobcats" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2010–2014:_Final_years_of_the_Bobcats"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 1.6.2 2010–2014: Final years of the Bobcats </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2010–2014:_Final_years_of_the_Bobcats-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2014–2020:_Rise_of_Kemba_Walker" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2014–2020:_Rise_of_Kemba_Walker"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 1.7 2014–2020: Rise of Kemba Walker </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2014–2020:_Rise_of_Kemba_Walker-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Return_of_the_Hornets" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Return_of_the_Hornets"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 1.7.1 Return of the Hornets </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Return_of_the_Hornets-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2014–2019:_Playoffs_and_struggles" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2014–2019:_Playoffs_and_struggles"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 1.7.2 2014–2019: Playoffs and struggles </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2014–2019:_Playoffs_and_struggles-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2020–present:_The_LaMelo_Ball_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2020–present:_The_LaMelo_Ball_era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 1.8 2020–present: The LaMelo Ball era </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2020–present:_The_LaMelo_Ball_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Logos_and_uniforms" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Logos_and_uniforms"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2 Logos and uniforms </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Logos_and_uniforms-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Logos and uniforms subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Logos_and_uniforms-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Logos" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Logos"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.1 Logos </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Logos-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Uniforms" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Uniforms"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.2 Uniforms </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Uniforms-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Original_Hornets" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Original_Hornets"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.2.1 Original Hornets </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Original_Hornets-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bobcats" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bobcats"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.2.2 Bobcats </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bobcats-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Revived_Hornets" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Revived_Hornets"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.2.3 Revived Hornets </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Revived_Hornets-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Season-by-season_record" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Season-by-season_record"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3 Season-by-season record </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Season-by-season_record-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Arenas" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Arenas"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 4 Arenas </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Arenas-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Personnel" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Personnel"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5 Personnel </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Personnel-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Personnel subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Personnel-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Current_roster" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Current_roster"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.1 Current roster </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Current_roster-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Retained_draft_rights" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Retained_draft_rights"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.2 Retained draft rights </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Retained_draft_rights-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Head_coaches" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Head_coaches"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6 Head coaches </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Head_coaches-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Franchise_records,_awards_and_honors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Franchise_records,_awards_and_honors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7 Franchise records, awards and honors </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Franchise_records,_awards_and_honors-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Franchise records, awards and honors subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Franchise_records,_awards_and_honors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Franchise_leaders" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Franchise_leaders"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7.1 Franchise leaders </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Franchise_leaders-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Individual_awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Individual_awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7.2 Individual awards </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Individual_awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-NBA_All-Star_Weekend" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#NBA_All-Star_Weekend"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7.3 NBA All-Star Weekend </div> </a> <ul id="toc-NBA_All-Star_Weekend-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Retired_numbers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Retired_numbers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7.4 Retired numbers </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Retired_numbers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Basketball_Hall_of_Famers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Basketball_Hall_of_Famers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7.5 Basketball Hall of Famers </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Basketball_Hall_of_Famers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-FIBA_Hall_of_Famers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#FIBA_Hall_of_Famers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7.6 FIBA Hall of Famers </div> </a> <ul id="toc-FIBA_Hall_of_Famers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mascot_and_cheerleaders" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mascot_and_cheerleaders"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 8 Mascot and cheerleaders </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mascot_and_cheerleaders-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Media_coverage" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media_coverage"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 9 Media coverage </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Media_coverage-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10 References </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11 External links </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input 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data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Aragonés</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Asturianu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Earlott_Hornets" title="Şarlott Hornets – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Şarlott Hornets" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">Azərbaycanca</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%82_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81" title="Шарлат Хорнетс – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Шарлат Хорнетс" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%82_%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%8D%D1%82%D1%81" title="Шарлот Горнэтс – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Шарлот Горнэтс" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D1%8A%D1%82_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81" title="Шарлът Хорнетс – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Шарлът Хорнетс" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Български</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bosanski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets_(2014)" title="Charlotte Hornets (2014) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Charlotte Hornets (2014)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Eesti</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%84_%CE%A7%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%BD%CE%B5%CF%84%CF%82" title="Σάρλοτ Χόρνετς – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σάρλοτ Χόρνετς" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ελληνικά</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AA_%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B3" title="شارلوت هورنتس – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شارلوت هورنتس" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornets_de_Charlotte_(NBA)" title="Hornets de Charlotte (NBA) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Hornets de Charlotte (NBA)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target">Galego</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target">客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%83%AC%EB%9F%BF_%ED%98%B8%EB%8B%88%EC%B8%A0" title="샬럿 호니츠 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="샬럿 호니츠" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%87%D5%A1%D5%BC%D5%AC%D5%B8%D5%A9_%D5%80%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%B6%D5%A5%D5%A9%D5%BD" title="Շառլոթ Հորնեթս – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Շառլոթ Հորնեթս" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8" title="चार्लोट होरनेट्स – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="चार्लोट होरनेट्स" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target">हिन्दी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Bobcats" title="Charlotte Bobcats – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Charlotte Bobcats" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hrvatski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" 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class="interlanguage-link-target">Latviešu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0arlot%C4%97s_Hornets" title="Šarlotės Hornets – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Šarlotės Hornets" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lietuvių</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%82_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81" title="Шарлот Хорнетс – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Шарлот Хорнетс" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Македонски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B7%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BC%E2%80%8C%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8C%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D" title="ഷാർ‌ലൊറ്റ് ബോബ്‌ക്യാറ്റ്സ് – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഷാർ‌ലൊറ്റ് ബോബ്‌ക്യാറ്റ്സ്" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target">മലയാളം</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%9F_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%85%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8" title="शार्लट बॉबकॅट्स – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="शार्लट बॉबकॅट्स" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target">मराठी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AA_%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B3" title="شارلوت هورنتس – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="شارلوت هورنتس" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">مصرى</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AA_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%B2" title="شارلوت بابکتز – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="شارلوت بابکتز" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target">مازِرونی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%82_%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BA%D1%8D%D1%82%D1%81" title="Шарлотт Бобкэтс – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Шарлотт Бобкэтс" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Монгол</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%84" title="シャーロット・ホーネッツ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="シャーロット・ホーネッツ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Polski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Português</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Română</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%82_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81" title="Шарлотт Хорнетс – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Шарлотт Хорнетс" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Русский</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets_(NBA)" title="Charlotte Hornets (NBA) – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Charlotte Hornets (NBA)" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target">Simple English</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Slovenščina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%82_%D1%85%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D0%B8" title="Шарлот хорнетси – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Шарлот хорнетси" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Српски / srpski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Suomi</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Charlotte Hornets" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Svenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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season</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Charlotte_Hornets_(2014).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Charlotte Hornets logo"><img alt="Charlotte Hornets logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c4/Charlotte_Hornets_%282014%29.svg/220px-Charlotte_Hornets_%282014%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c4/Charlotte_Hornets_%282014%29.svg/330px-Charlotte_Hornets_%282014%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c4/Charlotte_Hornets_%282014%29.svg/440px-Charlotte_Hornets_%282014%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="270" data-file-height="262" /></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Division</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southeast_Division_(NBA)" title="Southeast Division (NBA)">Southeast</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1988</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">History</th><td class="infobox-data">Charlotte Hornets 1988–2002, 2014–present Charlotte Bobcats 2004–2014<a href="#cite_note-hornets_name_returns-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Arena</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Center_(arena)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spectrum Center (arena)">Spectrum Center</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Team colors</th><td class="infobox-data">Teal, dark purple, gray, white<a 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class="infobox-label">General manager</th><td class="infobox-data">Jeff Peterson</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head coach</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Lee_(basketball)" title="Charles Lee (basketball)">Charles Lee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ownership</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gabe_Plotkin" title="Gabe Plotkin">Gabe Plotkin</a> & <a href="/wiki/Rick_Schnall" title="Rick Schnall">Rick Schnall</a> (majority) <a href="/wiki/Eric_Church" title="Eric Church">Eric Church</a>, <a href="/wiki/J_Cole" class="mw-redirect" title="J Cole">J Cole</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (minority)<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Affiliation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Greensboro_Swarm" title="Greensboro Swarm">Greensboro Swarm</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Championships</th><td class="infobox-data">0</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference titles</th><td class="infobox-data">0</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Division titles</th><td class="infobox-data">0</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Retired numbers</th><td class="infobox-data">1 (<a href="/wiki/Bobby_Phills" title="Bobby Phills">13</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nba.com/hornets">nba.com/hornets</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 0; background: #ffffff; text-align: center; border: 1px solid #D3D3D3;" colspan="2"> <table class="kit"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="background-color: white; position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 95px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 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Charlotte Hornets are an American professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> team based in <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a>. The Hornets compete in the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA) as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Division_(NBA)" title="Southeast Division (NBA)">Southeast Division</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a>. The team plays its home games at the <a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Center" title="Spectrum Center">Spectrum Center</a>. The original <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Charlotte_Hornets" title="History of the Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets franchise</a> was established in <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NBA_season" title="1988–89 NBA season">1988</a> as an <a href="/wiki/Expansion_team" title="Expansion team">expansion team</a> owned by <a href="/wiki/George_Shinn" title="George Shinn">George Shinn</a>. In <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season" title="2002–03 NBA season">2002</a>, Shinn moved the franchise to <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>. The team continued to play as the Hornets until 2013, when its name was changed to the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a>. As part of an agreement with the NBA, a new team known as the Charlotte Bobcats began competing in the <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2004–05 NBA season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> On June 15, 2006, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>, a former <a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">NBA</a> player and member of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_players_in_the_Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of players in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame</a>, acquired a minority stake in the franchise and became its managing member of basketball operations. On February 17, 2010, an ownership group led by Jordan purchased a majority share of the franchise.<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> In 2013, the Bobcats announced they would begin playing under the Charlotte Hornets name in the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2014–15 season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> On the day the name change became official, the franchise reclaimed the history and records of the original Hornets.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> The Hornets are now retroactively considered as having suspended operations from 2002 to 2004, while the Pelicans are now considered a 2002 expansion team. In August 2023, Jordan sold his majority stake in the Hornets to a group of investors led by <a href="/wiki/Gabe_Plotkin" title="Gabe Plotkin">Gabe Plotkin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rick_Schnall" title="Rick Schnall">Rick Schnall</a>.<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a><a href="#cite_note-auto1-16">[16]</a> He retained a minority share in the ownership of the team.<a href="#cite_note-auto1-16">[16]</a> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Charlotte_Hornets" title="History of the Charlotte Hornets">History of the Charlotte Hornets</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1985–1988:_Creation_of_the_Hornets">1985–1988: Creation of the Hornets</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1985–1988: Creation of the Hornets">edit</a>]</div> In 1985, the NBA was planning to expand by three teams by the 1988–89 season, later modified to include a total of four expansion teams. <a href="/wiki/George_Shinn" title="George Shinn">George Shinn</a>, an entrepreneur from <a href="/wiki/Kannapolis,_North_Carolina" title="Kannapolis, North Carolina">Kannapolis</a>, wanted to bring an NBA team to the Charlotte area, and he assembled a group of prominent local businessmen to head the prospective franchise. The Charlotte area had long been a hotbed for <a href="/wiki/College_basketball" title="College basketball">college basketball</a>. Charlotte was also one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States,<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> and was previously one of the three in-state regional homes to the <a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association" title="American Basketball Association">American Basketball Association</a>'s (ABA) <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Cougars" title="Carolina Cougars">Carolina Cougars</a> from 1969 to 1974.<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> Despite doubt from critics,[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch">according to whom?</a>] Shinn's <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ace_in_the_hole" class="extiw" title="wikt:ace in the hole">ace in the hole</a> was the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Coliseum" title="Charlotte Coliseum">Charlotte Coliseum</a>, a state-of-the-art arena that would seat almost 24,000 spectators, the largest basketball-specific arena ever to serve as a full-time home for an NBA team. On April 5, 1987, then-<a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_the_NBA" title="Commissioner of the NBA">NBA Commissioner</a> <a href="/wiki/David_Stern" title="David Stern">David Stern</a> called Shinn to tell him his group had been awarded the 24th NBA franchise, to begin play in <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NBA_season" title="1988–89 NBA season">1988</a>. Franchises were also granted to <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minneapolis–Saint Paul</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando</a>. Originally, the new team was going to be called the Charlotte Spirit,<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> but a name-the-team contest yielded "Hornets" as the winning choice. The name originates from British <a href="/wiki/Charles_Cornwallis,_1st_Marquess_Cornwallis" title="Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis">General Cornwallis</a>, who allegedly described the city as "a hornet's nest of rebellion" following the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Charlotte" title="Battle of Charlotte">Battle of Charlotte</a> in 1780, though it was first attested in 1819.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> The team received further attention when it chose <a href="/wiki/Teal" title="Teal">teal</a> as its primary color, setting off a sports fashion craze in the late 1980s and early 1990s.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> The team's uniforms, designed by international designer and North Carolina native <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Julian" title="Alexander Julian">Alexander Julian</a>, featured a first for NBA uniforms—<a href="/wiki/Pin_stripes" class="mw-redirect" title="Pin stripes">pin stripes</a>.<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> Similar designs by other teams followed, as they became a hit. Shinn hired <a href="/wiki/Carl_Scheer" title="Carl Scheer">Carl Scheer</a> as the team's first President and General Manager.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> Scheer preferred a roster of veteran players, hoping to put together a competitive team as soon as possible. Former college coach and veteran NBA assistant <a href="/wiki/Dick_Harter" title="Dick Harter">Dick Harter</a> was hired as the team's first head coach.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a> In 1988, the Hornets and the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> were part of the <a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Expansion_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1988 NBA Expansion Draft">1988 NBA Expansion Draft</a>. Unlike many expansion franchises that invest in the future with a team composed entirely of young players, Charlotte stocked its inaugural roster with several veterans in hopes of putting a competitive lineup on the court right away. The team also had three draft picks at the <a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_draft" title="1988 NBA draft">1988 NBA draft</a>.<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1988–1992:_Early_seasons">1988–1992: Early seasons</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1988–1992: Early seasons">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Philadelphia_76ers_at_Charlotte_Hornets_1988-12-01_(ticket).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Philadelphia_76ers_at_Charlotte_Hornets_1988-12-01_%28ticket%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="157" height="389" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="157" data-file-height="389" /></a><figcaption>Season tickets for the Hornets' <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_Charlotte_Hornets_season" title="1988–89 Charlotte Hornets season">inaugural season</a>.</figcaption></figure> The Hornets' first NBA game took place on November 4, 1988, at the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Coliseum" title="Charlotte Coliseum">Charlotte Coliseum</a>, losing 133–93 to the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> Four days later, the team notched its first-ever victory over the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a>, 117–105.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> On December 23, 1988, the Hornets beat <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> 103–101 in Jordan's first return to <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> as a professional.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> The Hornets finished their inaugural season with a record of 20–62. Scheer left prior to the 1989–90 season.<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> Despite initial concerns that the Coliseum was too big, the Hornets were a runaway hit, leading the NBA in attendance, a feat they would achieve seven more times in Charlotte. Eventually, the Hornets would sell out 364 consecutive games.<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> The Hornets' <a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Charlotte_Hornets_season" title="1989–90 Charlotte Hornets season">second season</a> was a struggle from start to finish. Members of the team rebelled against Dick Harter's defense-oriented style, and he was replaced mid-season by assistant <a href="/wiki/Gene_Littles" title="Gene Littles">Gene Littles</a> following an 8–32 start. Despite the change, the team continued to struggle, finishing the season with a disappointing 19–63 record.<a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a> The team showed improvement during the <a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Charlotte_Hornets_season" title="1990–91 Charlotte Hornets season">following season</a>. They won eight of their first fifteen games, including a 120–105 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a>. However, the team went cold, losing their next eleven games. The Hornets, who hosted the <a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1991 NBA All-Star Game">1991 NBA All-Star Game</a>, finished with a 26–56 record.<a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> Despite the team's seven-game improvement over the previous season, Gene Littles was fired at the end of the season and replaced by general manager <a href="/wiki/Allan_Bristow" title="Allan Bristow">Allan Bristow</a>. With the first pick in the <a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_draft" title="1991 NBA draft">1991 NBA draft</a>, the Hornets drafted <a href="/wiki/Power_forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Power forward (basketball)">power forward</a> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">Larry Johnson</a> from the <a href="/wiki/UNLV_Runnin%27_Rebels_basketball" title="UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball">University of Nevada, Las Vegas</a>.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> Johnson had an impact season, finishing among the league leaders in points and rebounds, and winning the 1992 <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">NBA Rookie of the Year Award</a>.<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> Additionally, Guard <a href="/wiki/Kendall_Gill" title="Kendall Gill">Kendall Gill</a> led the club in scoring, averaging over 20 points per game. The team stayed in contention for a playoff spot until March, but finished the year with a 31–51 record.<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1992–1995:_The_Larry_Johnson/Alonzo_Mourning_era">1992–1995: The Larry Johnson/Alonzo Mourning era</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1992–1995: The Larry Johnson/Alonzo Mourning era">edit</a>]</div> The Hornets were in the lottery again in 1992 and won the second overall pick in the draft, using it to select <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball" title="Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball">Georgetown</a> center <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a>.<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a><a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a> Charlotte now had two 20–10 threats in Johnson and Mourning, who with Kendall Gill, formed perhaps the league's top young trio. The team finished <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Charlotte_Hornets_season" title="1992–93 Charlotte Hornets season">their fifth season</a> at 44–38, their first-ever winning record and good enough for the first <a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_playoffs" title="1993 NBA playoffs">playoff berth</a> in franchise history. Finishing fifth in the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a>, the Hornets upset the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> in the first round, with Mourning winning the series with a 20-footer in game four.<a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a> However, the Hornets lacked the experience and depth to defeat the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>, falling in five games in the second round.<a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> The Hornets finished the <a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_NBA_season" title="1993–94 NBA season">1993–94 season</a> with a 41–41 record, narrowly missing the playoffs. Despite injuries to both Johnson and Mourning, the two led the team in points-per-game.<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NBA_season" title="1994–95 NBA season">1994–95 season</a>, the Hornets finished with a 50–32 record, returning to <a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_playoffs" title="1995 NBA playoffs">the playoffs</a>.<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> Johnson and Mourning again led the team in points-per-game, while also leading the club in rebounding. However, Charlotte was bounced from the playoffs in the first round, falling to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> in four games.<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> Following the season, the Hornets traded Mourning to the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> for forward <a href="/wiki/Glen_Rice" title="Glen Rice">Glen Rice</a>, center <a href="/wiki/Matt_Geiger" title="Matt Geiger">Matt Geiger</a>, and guard <a href="/wiki/Khalid_Reeves" title="Khalid Reeves">Khalid Reeves</a>.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1995–1998:_The_Glen_Rice_era">1995–1998: The Glen Rice era</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1995–1998: The Glen Rice era">edit</a>]</div> <a href="/wiki/Glen_Rice" title="Glen Rice">Glen Rice</a> would make an immediate impact after joining the Hornets, leading the team in scoring and points-per-game during the <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season" title="1995–96 NBA season">1995–96 season</a>. While Rice and Johnson provided high-powered scoring, Geiger tied with Johnson for the team lead in rebounds, and All-Star guard <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Kenny Anderson (basketball)">Kenny Anderson</a> ran the point for the injured <a href="/wiki/Muggsy_Bogues" title="Muggsy Bogues">Muggsy Bogues</a>. The Hornets were competitive but failed to qualify for the playoffs, again finishing with a 41–41 record. <a href="/wiki/Allan_Bristow" title="Allan Bristow">Allan Bristow</a> resigned at the end of the season, and was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Dave_Cowens" title="Dave Cowens">Dave Cowens</a>.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> The 1996 off-season was again marked by vast changes: Anderson declined to re-sign, Johnson was shipped to the Knicks for power forward <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mason_(basketball)" title="Anthony Mason (basketball)">Anthony Mason</a>, and the team made a trade on <a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_draft" title="1996 NBA draft">draft day 1996</a>, acquiring center <a href="/wiki/Vlade_Divac" title="Vlade Divac">Vlade Divac</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> in exchange for the rights to rookie and future Hall of Famer <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>, whom the Hornets picked 13th overall.<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> The new-look Hornets were successful, with Divac and Geiger providing the center combination, Mason averaging a double-double, Bogues back at the point, and Rice having the finest season of his career. The team achieved the best season in its history at the time, finishing 54–28, and making it <a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_playoffs" title="1997 NBA playoffs">back to the playoffs</a>.<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a> Despite the success during the regular season, the Hornets went down rather meekly to the Knicks in three games. The <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_NBA_season" title="1997–98 NBA season">1997–98 season</a> was also successful. <a href="/wiki/Muggsy_Bogues" title="Muggsy Bogues">Muggsy Bogues</a> was traded two games into the season, and the team picked up point guard <a href="/wiki/David_Wesley" title="David Wesley">David Wesley</a> and shooting guard <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Phills" title="Bobby Phills">Bobby Phills</a>.<a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> With Wesley, Phills, Rice, Mason, and Divac, the Hornets romped through the regular season, finishing with a 51–31 record.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> The Hornets made it to back-to-back playoffs for the first time in franchise history, advancing to the second round, only to be stopped by the Bulls. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1998–2002:_Final_years_of_original_personnel">1998–2002: Final years of original personnel</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1998–2002: Final years of original personnel">edit</a>]</div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CharlotteColiseum2000.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/CharlotteColiseum2000.jpg/321px-CharlotteColiseum2000.jpg" decoding="async" width="321" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/CharlotteColiseum2000.jpg/482px-CharlotteColiseum2000.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/CharlotteColiseum2000.jpg/642px-CharlotteColiseum2000.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1189" data-file-height="816" /></a><figcaption>Players warming up prior to an April 2000 game between the Hornets and the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> at the Charlotte Coliseum</figcaption></figure> The <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NBA_season" title="1998–99 NBA season">1998–99 season</a> was shortened. The season did not start until February, as the lockout shortened the regular season to only 50 games. Additionally, <a href="/wiki/Glen_Rice" title="Glen Rice">Glen Rice</a> was traded to the Lakers for <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(basketball)" title="Eddie Jones (basketball)">Eddie Jones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Elden_Campbell" title="Elden Campbell">Elden Campbell</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dave_Cowens" title="Dave Cowens">Dave Cowens</a> resigned midway through the season.<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> He was replaced by former Celtics teammate <a href="/wiki/Paul_Silas" title="Paul Silas">Paul Silas</a>, who became the team's fifth head coach.<a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> The team finished with a 26–24 record, but failed to qualify for the playoffs. The next three seasons (<a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NBA_season" title="1999–2000 NBA season">1999–2000</a>, <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2000–01</a> and <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season" title="2001–02 NBA season">2001–02</a>) saw the Hornets in the playoffs each year, reaching the conference semifinals twice. Before the Hornets were eliminated from the 2002 playoffs, the NBA approved a deal for the team to move to New Orleans following the <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season" title="2002–03 NBA season">2002–03</a> season. The move came mainly because attendance tailed off dramatically, reportedly due to Shinn's declining popularity in the city.<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a><a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2004–2014:_Charlotte_Bobcats">2004–2014: Charlotte Bobcats</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2004–2014: Charlotte Bobcats">edit</a>]</div> Shortly after the relocation of the team to New Orleans, as part of the deal with the city of Charlotte, as well as to avoid a <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns_relocation_controversy" title="Cleveland Browns relocation controversy">Cleveland Browns–like lawsuit</a>, the NBA opened itself to the possibility of adding a replacement team in Charlotte for the <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2004–05 season</a>, provided that an arena deal could be reached.<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> Several ownership groups, including one led by former <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> star <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a>, made bids for the franchise.<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> On December 18, 2002, a group led by <a href="/wiki/Black_Entertainment_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Entertainment Television">BET</a> founder <a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Johnson" title="Robert L. Johnson">Robert L. Johnson</a> was awarded the franchise,<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> allowing him to become the first <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">African American</a> majority owner in <a href="/wiki/Major_professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada" title="Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada">U.S. major professional sports</a> since the <a href="/wiki/Negro_league_baseball" title="Negro league baseball">Negro leagues</a>.<a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> The franchise with Johnson as its owner was approved by the NBA Board of Governors on January 10, 2003.<a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> Hip-hop artist <a href="/wiki/Nelly" title="Nelly">Nelly</a> became a notable co-owner.<a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> The owners paid a $300 million expansion fee to enter the league.<a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> In June 2003, the team name was officially announced as the Bobcats.<a href="#cite_note-Expansion-61">[61]</a> The Charlotte Regional Sports Commission aided the naming process with a "Help Name The Team" effort that drew over 1,250 suggestions, with 'Flight' being the winner. However, it was discarded by Johnson and the team involved in creating the team's identity, being considered abstract and reminiscent of the then-current <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a> aerial strikes.<a href="#cite_note-identity-62">[62]</a> Given Charlotte was already home to a cat-named team, the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" title="Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>, designer Chris Weiller made sure to create a logo that would not be similar to the Panthers logo.<a href="#cite_note-identity-62">[62]</a> It has also been speculated that Johnson chose the name "Bobcats" in reference to his own name.<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a><a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> The Bobcats hired <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Bickerstaff" title="Bernie Bickerstaff">Bernie Bickerstaff</a> as the first head coach and <a href="/wiki/General_manager" title="General manager">general manager</a> in franchise history.<a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2007-65">[65]</a> <a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Center_(arena)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spectrum Center (arena)">A new arena</a> to host the Bobcats in <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_center_city" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlotte center city">uptown Charlotte</a> began construction in July 2003. The team would play its home games at the Coliseum until the new building was ready. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2004–2010:_Return_to_Charlotte">2004–2010: Return to Charlotte</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2004–2010: Return to Charlotte">edit</a>]</div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BobcatArena.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/BobcatArena.jpg/326px-BobcatArena.jpg" decoding="async" width="326" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/BobcatArena.jpg/489px-BobcatArena.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/BobcatArena.jpg/652px-BobcatArena.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="625" /></a><figcaption>The Bobcats versus the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> on November 11, 2005.</figcaption></figure> The Bobcats held their <a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_Expansion_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 NBA Expansion Draft">expansion draft</a> on June 22, 2004, picking up youngsters such as <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Wallace" title="Gerald Wallace">Gerald Wallace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Primo%C5%BE_Brezec" title="Primož Brezec">Primož Brezec</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kapono" title="Jason Kapono">Jason Kapono</a>. Shortly after, they traded with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> to acquire the second pick in the <a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_draft" title="2004 NBA draft">2004 NBA draft</a>, which they used to select <a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">center</a> <a href="/wiki/Emeka_Okafor" title="Emeka Okafor">Emeka Okafor</a> from <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Huskies_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Connecticut Huskies men's basketball">Connecticut</a>. The Bobcats' inaugural game, and the first of their <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Charlotte_Bobcats_season" title="2004–05 Charlotte Bobcats season">2004–05 season</a> took place on November 4 at the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Coliseum" title="Charlotte Coliseum">Charlotte Coliseum</a>, and was a 103–96 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a> Two days later, they won their first game in franchise history over the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a>, 111–100.<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a> On December 14, the Bobcats beat the <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Hornets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans Hornets">New Orleans Hornets</a> in overtime in the team's first trip to Charlotte since relocating.<a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> The Bobcats finished their inaugural season 18–64.<a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a> Emeka Okafor, however, won the 2004–05 <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">NBA Rookie of the Year Award</a>.<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_draft" title="2005 NBA draft">2005 NBA draft</a>, the Bobcats drafted <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Felton" title="Raymond Felton">Raymond Felton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sean_May" title="Sean May">Sean May</a> from <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men%27s_basketball" title="North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball">North Carolina</a>.<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a> In <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Charlotte_Bobcats_season" title="2005–06 Charlotte Bobcats season">their second season</a>, the Bobcats opened <a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Center_(arena)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spectrum Center (arena)">Charlotte Bobcats Arena</a> with an overtime victory over the Celtics. Despite struggling for most of the year, they managed to close out the season with four straight wins to finish with a record of 26–56, an eight-game improvement from the previous season. After the season, the Bobcats announced that NBA legend and North Carolina native <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> had bought a minority stake in the team. As part of the deal, he became head of basketball operations, though Bickerstaff remained general manager.<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> The Bobcats showed some improvement during the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Charlotte_Bobcats_season" title="2006–07 Charlotte Bobcats season">2006–07 season</a>, posting a playoff-hopeful record of 22–33 late in February 2007. However, the team went through an eight-game losing streak and dropped their record to 22–41 by early March 2007. Following the slump, Jordan announced that Bickerstaff would not return to coach the following season, but would finish coaching the remainder of the 2006–07 season.<a href="#cite_note-autogenerated2007-65">[65]</a> The Bobcats won 11 of their last 19 games of Bickerstaff's tenure to finish their third season 33–49. On June 3, 2007, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Coliseum" title="Charlotte Coliseum">Charlotte Coliseum</a> was demolished, marking a bitter end to the original Hornets era as it was the home of Charlotte's original NBA franchise. The arena was only 19 years old, owned by the city of Charlotte, but was already considered outdated because of a lack of luxury boxes and suites. The arena was designed for college basketball as part of Charlotte's push to maintain their presence in the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> basketball tournament rotation.<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> Front office and coaching were key focuses for the Bobcats during the 2007 off-season. <a href="/wiki/Rod_Higgins" title="Rod Higgins">Rod Higgins</a> was hired as <a href="/wiki/General_manager_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="General manager (sports)">general manager</a>,<a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sam_Vincent_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sam Vincent (basketball)">Sam Vincent</a> was hired as the second head coach in franchise history.<a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_draft" title="2007 NBA draft">2007 NBA draft</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brandan_Wright" title="Brandan Wright">Brandan Wright</a> was selected by the Bobcats with the eighth pick; he was subsequently traded to Golden State for <a href="/wiki/Jason_Richardson" title="Jason Richardson">Jason Richardson</a>. The Bobcats were unable to capitalize on off-season moves, finishing the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Charlotte_Bobcats_season" title="2007–08 Charlotte Bobcats season">2007–08 season</a> with a 32–50 record. The team struggled amid rumors of players clashing with the coach.<a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> After a year, during which he struggled with personnel decisions, <a href="/wiki/Sam_Vincent_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sam Vincent (basketball)">Sam Vincent</a> was fired in April 2008.<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Michael_Jordan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Michael_Jordan.jpg/205px-Michael_Jordan.jpg" decoding="async" width="205" height="272" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Michael_Jordan.jpg/308px-Michael_Jordan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Michael_Jordan.jpg/411px-Michael_Jordan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1633" data-file-height="2162" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> acquired the Bobcats in 2010.</figcaption></figure> On April 29, 2008, the Bobcats reached an agreement to hire <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball Hall of Fame">Basketball Hall of Famer</a> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)" title="Larry Brown (basketball)">Larry Brown</a> as the third head coach in franchise history.<a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_draft" title="2008 NBA draft">2008 NBA draft</a>, the Bobcats selected <a href="/wiki/D._J._Augustin" title="D. J. Augustin">D. J. Augustin</a> from <a href="/wiki/Texas_Longhorns_men%27s_basketball" title="Texas Longhorns men's basketball">Texas</a> ninth overall. On December 10, 2008, a little over a month into the season, the Bobcats obtained <a href="/wiki/Boris_Diaw" title="Boris Diaw">Boris Diaw</a> and <a href="/wiki/Raja_Bell" title="Raja Bell">Raja Bell</a> in a trade with Phoenix. The trade turned out to be successful as the team came close to reaching the franchise's first playoff berth, but finished four games out of eighth place with a record of 35–47. Following the season, majority owner <a href="/wiki/Robert_L._Johnson" title="Robert L. Johnson">Bob Johnson</a> announced he was putting the team up for sale.<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> During the off-season, the team picked <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Henderson_Jr." title="Gerald Henderson Jr.">Gerald Henderson</a> from <a href="/wiki/Duke_Blue_Devils_men%27s_basketball" title="Duke Blue Devils men's basketball">Duke</a> 12th overall in the <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_draft" title="2009 NBA draft">2009 NBA draft</a>. The Bobcats traded <a href="/wiki/Emeka_Okafor" title="Emeka Okafor">Emeka Okafor</a> for New Orleans Hornets' center <a href="/wiki/Tyson_Chandler" title="Tyson Chandler">Tyson Chandler</a>, and through more trades acquired <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Jackson" title="Stephen Jackson">Stephen Jackson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Acie_Law" title="Acie Law">Acie Law</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>.<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a> On February 27, 2010, it was announced that Johnson had decided to sell the team to Jordan, allowing Jordan to become the first former NBA player to become majority owner of a franchise.<a href="#cite_note-JordanBuy-81">[81]</a> On April 9, 2010, the Bobcats clinched their first <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_playoffs" title="2010 NBA playoffs">playoff berth</a> since 2002 with a 104–103 road win over the New Orleans Hornets,<a href="#cite_note-NineDefining-82">[82]</a> finishing the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Charlotte_Bobcats_season" title="2009–10 Charlotte Bobcats season">2009–10 season</a> with an overall record of 44–38, their first-ever winning season. Gerald Wallace was a huge factor in the playoff run as he became the Bobcats' first and only <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star">NBA All-Star</a>. However, the Bobcats were swept by the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> in four games.<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2010–2014:_Final_years_of_the_Bobcats">2010–2014: Final years of the Bobcats</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2010–2014: Final years of the Bobcats">edit</a>]</div> Despite the departures of <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Felton" title="Raymond Felton">Raymond Felton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tyson_Chandler" title="Tyson Chandler">Tyson Chandler</a>, the Bobcats hoped to make the playoffs for a <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Charlotte_Bobcats_season" title="2010–11 Charlotte Bobcats season">second straight season</a>. Following a dismal 9–19 start, Jordan announced that <a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)" title="Larry Brown (basketball)">Larry Brown</a> had stepped down as head coach.<a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Silas" title="Paul Silas">Paul Silas</a> was hired as their new head coach the same day.<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> The Bobcats sent Wallace to the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> and received two first-round draft picks, <a href="/wiki/Joel_Przybilla" title="Joel Przybilla">Joel Przybilla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sean_Marks" title="Sean Marks">Sean Marks</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dante_Cunningham" title="Dante Cunningham">Dante Cunningham</a>, also acquiring <a href="/wiki/D._J._White" title="D. J. White">D. J. White</a> and <a href="/wiki/Morris_Peterson" title="Morris Peterson">Morris Peterson</a> in a trade with the Thunder.<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a> Going down the stretch, injuries to both <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Jackson" title="Stephen Jackson">Stephen Jackson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tyrus_Thomas" title="Tyrus Thomas">Tyrus Thomas</a> derailed any chances of Charlotte trying to catch the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> for the eighth spot in the east. In the end, the Bobcats finished the season with a 34–48 record overall, finishing 25–29 under Silas. <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kemba_Walker_-_Bobcats_vs_Nets_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Kemba_Walker_-_Bobcats_vs_Nets_%28cropped%29.jpg/224px-Kemba_Walker_-_Bobcats_vs_Nets_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="224" height="309" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Kemba_Walker_-_Bobcats_vs_Nets_%28cropped%29.jpg/337px-Kemba_Walker_-_Bobcats_vs_Nets_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Kemba_Walker_-_Bobcats_vs_Nets_%28cropped%29.jpg/449px-Kemba_Walker_-_Bobcats_vs_Nets_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="471" data-file-height="648" /></a><figcaption>The Bobcats selected <a href="/wiki/Kemba_Walker" title="Kemba Walker">Kemba Walker</a> as the 9th overall pick in the <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_draft" title="2011 NBA draft">2011 NBA draft</a>.</figcaption></figure> On June 13, 2011, the Bobcats made some changes to their front office by hiring former Trail Blazers general manager <a href="/wiki/Rich_Cho" title="Rich Cho">Rich Cho</a> to the same position and promoting Rod Higgins to President of Basketball Operations.<a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> During the <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_draft" title="2011 NBA draft">2011 NBA draft</a> the Bobcats sent Jackson, <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Livingston" title="Shaun Livingston">Shaun Livingston</a>, and the 19th pick to Milwaukee and received <a href="/wiki/Corey_Maggette" title="Corey Maggette">Corey Maggette</a> and the 7th pick in return. The Bobcats used that pick to draft <a href="/wiki/Bismack_Biyombo" title="Bismack Biyombo">Bismack Biyombo</a> and with their 9th pick drafted <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Huskies_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Connecticut Huskies men's basketball">Connecticut's</a> <a href="/wiki/Kemba_Walker" title="Kemba Walker">Kemba Walker</a>, the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_basketball_tournament_Most_Outstanding_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player">NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player</a>.<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a> In the lockout-shortened 2011–12 season, Charlotte lost often, including their last 23 games. During their season finale against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>, the Bobcats recorded yet another loss as their win percentage dropped to .106, setting a new record for the worst season ever by an NBA team (as this season was shortened by the lockout, the 1972–73 <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> still hold the record for most losses in a season with 73). Overall, the team's record was 7–59. On April 30, 2012, the Bobcats announced that Silas would not return as head coach.<a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> <a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm" title="St. John's Red Storm">St. John's</a> assistant <a href="/wiki/Mike_Dunlap" title="Mike Dunlap">Mike Dunlap</a> was named as his successor.<a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a> Despite finishing the season with the worst record in NBA history, the Bobcats received the second overall pick.<a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a> With the second pick in the <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_draft" title="2012 NBA draft">2012 NBA draft</a>, the Bobcats selected <a href="/wiki/Michael_Kidd-Gilchrist" title="Michael Kidd-Gilchrist">Michael Kidd-Gilchrist</a> and selected <a href="/wiki/Jeffery_Taylor" title="Jeffery Taylor">Jeffery Taylor</a> with the 31st pick.<a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a> They also added <a href="/wiki/Ben_Gordon" title="Ben Gordon">Ben Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ramon_Sessions" title="Ramon Sessions">Ramon Sessions</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Haywood" title="Brendan Haywood">Brendan Haywood</a> in free agency. The Bobcats won their first game against the Pacers, snapping their 23-game losing streak. The team seemed to rebound with a 7–5 start to the season. However, they promptly went on an 18-game losing streak from which they never recovered, snapping the streak with a win at Chicago. Charlotte finished 21–61, the second-worst record in the league.<a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a> Dunlap was fired on April 23, reportedly because the players were turned off by his heavy-handed coaching style. He would be replaced by former <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> assistant head coach <a href="/wiki/Steve_Clifford" title="Steve Clifford">Steve Clifford</a>. During the <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_draft" title="2013 NBA draft">2013 NBA draft</a>, the Bobcats selected power forward/center <a href="/wiki/Cody_Zeller" title="Cody Zeller">Cody Zeller</a> 4th overall.<a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a> The Bobcats would also obtain former <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> center <a href="/wiki/Al_Jefferson" title="Al Jefferson">Al Jefferson</a> in free agency.<a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a> In February 2014, the team received <a href="/wiki/Gary_Neal" title="Gary Neal">Gary Neal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luke_Ridnour" title="Luke Ridnour">Luke Ridnour</a> in a trade with the Bucks. The new players and coaching staff worked as the Bobcats clinched a <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_playoffs" title="2014 NBA playoffs">playoff berth</a> for the second time in franchise history by beating Cleveland on the road. Charlotte finished the regular season 43–39.<a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a> However, the Bobcats were swept in four games by defending champion Miami in the first round.<a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2014–2020:_Rise_of_Kemba_Walker">2014–2020: Rise of Kemba Walker</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2014–2020: Rise of Kemba Walker">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Return_of_the_Hornets">Return of the Hornets</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Return of the Hornets">edit</a>]</div> On May 21, 2013, Jordan officially announced the organization had submitted an application to change the name of the franchise to the Charlotte Hornets for the 2014–15 NBA season, pending a majority vote for approval by the NBA Board of Governors at a meeting in <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Valley" title="Las Vegas Valley">Las Vegas</a> on July 18, 2013.<a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a> The NBA announced, on July 18, 2013, that it had unanimously approved the rebranding, which would begin upon the conclusion of the 2013–14 season.<a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a> The Bobcats announced on November 22, they would adopt a modified version of the original Hornets' teal-purple-white color palette, with black, gray and Carolina blue as accents.<a href="#cite_note-HornetsColors-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a> The team officially unveiled its future logo and identity scheme during halftime of their December 21 game against the Jazz.<a href="#cite_note-HornetsBrandIdentity-5">[5]</a> The team also started the "Buzz City" campaign to hype up the Hornets return.<a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a> On January 16, 2014, the Bobcats revealed new Hornets shirts, hats and gear.<a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a> On May 20, 2014, the Bobcats officially became the second incarnation of the Charlotte Hornets. At a press conference regarding the change, team officials also announced that as part of a deal with the NBA and the renamed <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a>, Charlotte acquired the history and records of the 1988–2002 Hornets (in a move similar to that of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a> return to the league in <a href="/wiki/1999_NFL_season" title="1999 NFL season">1999</a>), while all of the Hornets' records during their time in New Orleans from 2002 to 2013 remained with the Pelicans.<a href="#cite_note-hornets_name_returns-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-Bobcats_officially_become_Hornets-103">[103]</a><a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a> The Hornets are now <a href="/wiki/Retroactive_continuity" title="Retroactive continuity">retconned</a> as having suspended operations from 2002 to 2004, while the Pelicans are considered a 2002 expansion team. Charlotte had already been using past footage of the original Hornets as part of the "Buzz City" campaign. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2014–2019:_Playoffs_and_struggles">2014–2019: Playoffs and struggles</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2014–2019: Playoffs and struggles">edit</a>]</div> In the <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_draft" title="2014 NBA draft">2014 NBA draft</a>, the Hornets had the 9th overall pick from an earlier trade with the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>, which they used to select <a href="/wiki/Noah_Vonleh" title="Noah Vonleh">Noah Vonleh</a> from <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Hoosiers_men%27s_basketball" title="Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball">Indiana</a>.<a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a> In the same draft they acquired <a href="/wiki/UConn_Huskies_men%27s_basketball" title="UConn Huskies men's basketball">UConn Husky</a> <a href="/wiki/Shabazz_Napier" title="Shabazz Napier">Shabazz Napier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Powell" title="Dwight Powell">Dwight Powell</a> from <a href="/wiki/Stanford_Cardinal_men%27s_basketball" title="Stanford Cardinal men's basketball">Stanford</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Semaj_Christon" title="Semaj Christon">Semaj Christon</a> from <a href="/wiki/Xavier_Musketeers_men%27s_basketball" title="Xavier Musketeers men's basketball">Xavier</a> in the second round. They later traded Napier to the Heat for <a href="/wiki/P._J._Hairston" title="P. J. Hairston">P. J. Hairston</a> (formerly from <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men%27s_basketball" title="North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball">UNC</a>), the rights to the 55th pick, Miami's 2019 second-round pick and cash considerations.<a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a> The team also picked up <a href="/wiki/Scotty_Hopson" title="Scotty Hopson">Scotty Hopson</a> (whom they would trade to New Orleans) and cash considerations in free agency. During their first year of free agency as the Hornets, the team signed former Pacers shooting guard <a href="/wiki/Lance_Stephenson" title="Lance Stephenson">Lance Stephenson</a>. The Hornets also signed former Jazz and <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> forward <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Williams" title="Marvin Williams">Marvin Williams</a> to a two-year deal.<a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a> A mostly difficult year led to a 33–49 record overall and a 4th-place finish in the division.<a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a> Stephenson was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> for <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Hawes" title="Spencer Hawes">Spencer Hawes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Matt_Barnes" title="Matt Barnes">Matt Barnes</a> who was later traded to the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> for <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Lee" title="Courtney Lee">Courtney Lee</a>.<a href="#cite_note-109">[109]</a> The <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Charlotte_Hornets_season" title="2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season">following year</a>, the team improved to 48–34 overall, following the acquisition of players such as <a href="/wiki/Nicolas_Batum" title="Nicolas Batum">Nicolas Batum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Lamb" title="Jeremy Lamb">Jeremy Lamb</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Lin" title="Jeremy Lin">Jeremy Lin</a>.<a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a> It was the best season in franchise history since the original Hornets era. Charlotte returned to the playoffs, where they lost to the Heat in seven games in the first round.<a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a> Along the way, they defeated the Heat twice at Time Warner Cable Arena, the franchise's first playoff wins since the original Hornets era. In the off-season, Jeremy Lin would go to sign with the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Jefferson" title="Al Jefferson">Al Jefferson</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Lee" title="Courtney Lee">Courtney Lee</a> to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>, but the Hornets were able to re-sign Nicolas Batum and Marvin Williams, as well as bring in former All-star <a href="/wiki/Roy_Hibbert" title="Roy Hibbert">Roy Hibbert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marco_Belinelli" title="Marco Belinelli">Marco Belinelli</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ramon_Sessions" title="Ramon Sessions">Ramon Sessions</a> for a second stint.<a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a><a href="#cite_note-113">[113]</a> Hibbert would be traded mid-season to the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> with <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Hawes" title="Spencer Hawes">Spencer Hawes</a> for center <a href="/wiki/Miles_Plumlee" title="Miles Plumlee">Miles Plumlee</a>. <a href="/wiki/Kemba_Walker" title="Kemba Walker">Kemba Walker</a> was named an Eastern Conference All-star as a reserve, the first all-star game of his career. The Hornets would finish the season with a 36–46 record, missing out on the playoffs. <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Malik_Monk_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Malik_Monk_2019.jpg/220px-Malik_Monk_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="317" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Malik_Monk_2019.jpg/330px-Malik_Monk_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Malik_Monk_2019.jpg/440px-Malik_Monk_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="644" data-file-height="927" /></a><figcaption>The Hornets selected <a href="/wiki/Malik_Monk" title="Malik Monk">Malik Monk</a> as the 11th overall pick in the <a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_draft" title="2017 NBA draft">2017 NBA draft</a>.</figcaption></figure> The Hornets had a successful 2017 off-season. They shipped Plumlee and Belinelli and the 41st pick in the <a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_draft" title="2017 NBA draft">2017 NBA draft</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> for former All-star <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Dwight Howard</a> and the 31st pick in the 2017 draft.<a href="#cite_note-114">[114]</a> The trade reunited Howard with head coach Steve Clifford, both of whom worked together during Howard's time in Orlando and Los Angeles.<a href="#cite_note-115">[115]</a> In the draft, Charlotte selected <a href="/wiki/Malik_Monk" title="Malik Monk">Malik Monk</a> with the 11th overall pick, as well as <a href="/wiki/Frank_Jackson_(basketball)" title="Frank Jackson (basketball)">Frank Jackson</a> with the 31st pick.<a href="#cite_note-116">[116]</a> They then sent Jackson to New Orleans for cash considerations and swing-man <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Bacon" title="Dwayne Bacon">Dwayne Bacon</a> who was drafted 40th overall. Sessions signed with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>, and, to replace the backup guard, they brought in former rookie of the year <a href="/wiki/Michael_Carter-Williams" title="Michael Carter-Williams">Michael Carter-Williams</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>.<a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a> In the 2017–18 season Kemba Walker was selected for his second NBA All-Star appearance and passed Dell Curry for most three-pointers and the all-time leading scorer. At the end of the 2017–18 season, the Hornets did not renew the contract of general manager Rich Cho. In April 2018, <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Kupchak" title="Mitch Kupchak">Mitch Kupchak</a> was named as the new president of basketball operations and general manager.<a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a> On April 13, 2018, the Hornets fired head coach Steve Clifford after five seasons, who coached the team to a 196–214 record total,<a href="#cite_note-119">[119]</a> and named <a href="/wiki/James_Borrego" title="James Borrego">James Borrego</a> as his replacement on May 10.<a href="#cite_note-120">[120]</a> On July 23, 2018, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Parker" title="Tony Parker">Tony Parker</a>, who spent the previous 17 years of his career with the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>, signed with the Hornets.<a href="#cite_note-121">[121]</a> In January 2019 Kemba Walker was named an All-Star Game starter for the Eastern Conference, his first starting role in an All-Star Game, and matched only Glen Rice for his third All-Star Game appearance in his Hornets career.<a href="#cite_note-122">[122]</a> During the <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Charlotte_Hornets_season" title="2018–19 Charlotte Hornets season">2018–19 season</a>, Charlotte finished the season with a 39–43 record finishing 2nd in the division and 9th in the Eastern Conference. On June 20, 2019, the Hornets selected <a href="/wiki/P._J._Washington" title="P. J. Washington">P. J. Washington</a> with the twelfth overall pick in the <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_draft" title="2019 NBA draft">2019 NBA draft</a>.<a href="#cite_note-123">[123]</a> On July 6, 2019, Kemba Walker joined the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> through a sign-and-trade deal with the Hornets.<a href="#cite_note-124">[124]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020–present:_The_LaMelo_Ball_era">2020–present: The LaMelo Ball era</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2020–present: The LaMelo Ball era">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LaMelo_Ball_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/LaMelo_Ball_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-LaMelo_Ball_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="295" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/LaMelo_Ball_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-LaMelo_Ball_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/LaMelo_Ball_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-LaMelo_Ball_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2415" data-file-height="3242" /></a><figcaption>The Hornets selected <a href="/wiki/LaMelo_Ball" title="LaMelo Ball">LaMelo Ball</a> as the 3rd overall pick in the <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_draft" title="2020 NBA draft">2020 NBA draft</a>.</figcaption></figure> On November 18, 2020, the Hornets selected <a href="/wiki/LaMelo_Ball" title="LaMelo Ball">LaMelo Ball</a> with the third overall pick.<a href="#cite_note-125">[125]</a> The Hornets also drafted <a href="/wiki/Vernon_Carey_Jr." title="Vernon Carey Jr.">Vernon Carey Jr.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grant_Riller" title="Grant Riller">Grant Riller</a> in the second round of the <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_draft" title="2020 NBA draft">2020 NBA draft</a>.<a href="#cite_note-126">[126]</a> On November 29, 2020, the Hornets would acquire <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Hayward" title="Gordon Hayward">Gordon Hayward</a> in a sign-and-trade deal with the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>.<a href="#cite_note-127">[127]</a> The Hornets finished the 2020–21 season 10th in the East with a 33–39 overall record.<a href="#cite_note-128">[128]</a> On June 16, 2021, Ball was named 2020–21 NBA Rookie of the Year, becoming the third player in franchise history to win the award.<a href="#cite_note-129">[129]</a> On February 7, 2022, Ball was named to his first <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">NBA All-Star</a> Game as an injury replacement for <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a>.<a href="#cite_note-130">[130]</a> The Hornets would clinch a spot in the <a href="/wiki/NBA_play-in_tournament" title="NBA play-in tournament">play-in tournament</a> for the second consecutive time although losing to fellow Southeast division foe the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> 132–103.<a href="#cite_note-131">[131]</a> On April 22, 2022, the Hornets fired head coach <a href="/wiki/James_Borrego" title="James Borrego">James Borrego</a> after four seasons with the team.<a href="#cite_note-132">[132]</a><a href="#cite_note-133">[133]</a> The team finished the 2021–2022 season with a 43–39 overall record.<a href="#cite_note-134">[134]</a> On June 24, 2022, the Hornets named <a href="/wiki/Steve_Clifford" title="Steve Clifford">Steve Clifford</a> as new head coach marking his second stint as the team's head coach.<a href="#cite_note-135">[135]</a> During the off-season, notable additions included drafting <a href="/wiki/Duke_Blue_Devils_men%27s_basketball" title="Duke Blue Devils men's basketball">Duke</a> center <a href="/wiki/Mark_Williams_(basketball)" title="Mark Williams (basketball)">Mark Williams</a> with the 15th pick of the <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_draft" title="2022 NBA draft">2022 NBA draft</a> and the free agent signing of point guard and North Carolina native <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Smith_Jr." title="Dennis Smith Jr.">Dennis Smith Jr.</a><a href="#cite_note-136">[136]</a><a href="#cite_note-137">[137]</a> During the <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NBA_season" title="2022–23 NBA season">2022–23 NBA season</a>, the Hornets endured injuries to a majority of the roster, leading to a poor season which ended with a 27–55 record, the fourth worst in the league. Lamelo Ball only played 36 games. However, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Williams_(basketball)" title="Mark Williams (basketball)">Mark Williams</a> proved his immense potential.<a href="#cite_note-138">[138]</a> Courtesy of their poor finish, the Hornets won the second overall pick which they used to select <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Miller_(basketball,_born_2002)" title="Brandon Miller (basketball, born 2002)">Brandon Miller</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_draft" title="2023 NBA draft">2023 NBA draft</a>.<a href="#cite_note-139">[139]</a><a href="#cite_note-140">[140]</a><a href="#cite_note-141">[141]</a> On June 16, 2023, Jordan announced he was selling his majority stake in the team to a group led by <a href="/wiki/Gabe_Plotkin" title="Gabe Plotkin">Gabe Plotkin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rick_Schnall" title="Rick Schnall">Rick Schnall</a>.<a href="#cite_note-142">[142]</a> The transaction, sold at $3 billion, was approved by the NBA on July 23, 2023.<a href="#cite_note-143">[143]</a> On April 3, 2024 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Clifford" title="Steve Clifford">Steve Clifford</a> announced he would step into an advisor role following a 21–61 season. He finished as the Hornets all time win leader.<a href="#cite_note-144">[144]</a> On May 9, 2024, Celtics assistant <a href="/wiki/Charles_Lee_(basketball)" title="Charles Lee (basketball)">Charles Lee</a> was announced as his successor, receiving a 4-year deal.<a href="#cite_note-145">[145]</a> <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Miller_(basketball,_born_2002)" title="Brandon Miller (basketball, born 2002)">Brandon Miller</a> had a successful rookie season, averaging 17 points per game and finishing third in <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year</a> voting despite a strong rookie class.<a href="#cite_note-146">[146]</a> Lamelo Ball once again struggled with injury, only playing 22 games. Mark Williams also only played 19 games on the season.<a href="/wiki/Terry_Rozier" title="Terry Rozier">Terry Rozier</a> was dealt to Miami at the trade deadline for a pick and veteran guard <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lowry" title="Kyle Lowry">Kyle Lowry</a>.<a href="#cite_note-147">[147]</a> Another addition was <a href="/wiki/Grant_Williams_(basketball)" title="Grant Williams (basketball)">Grant Williams</a> from the Dallas Mavericks, acquired in a trade for <a href="/wiki/P._J._Washington" title="P. J. Washington">PJ Washington</a>.<a href="#cite_note-148">[148]</a> Gordon Hayward was also dealt away. After the season, former player <a href="/wiki/Kemba_Walker" title="Kemba Walker">Kemba Walker</a> was hired to be a player enhancement coach. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Logos_and_uniforms">Logos and uniforms</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Logos and uniforms">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charlotte_hornets-wordmark.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Charlotte_hornets-wordmark.png/220px-Charlotte_hornets-wordmark.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Charlotte_hornets-wordmark.png/330px-Charlotte_hornets-wordmark.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Charlotte_hornets-wordmark.png/440px-Charlotte_hornets-wordmark.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="400" /></a><figcaption>Charlotte Hornets wordmark logo</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Logos">Logos</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Logos">edit</a>]</div> The Hornets' first logo was a <a href="/wiki/Hugo_(mascot)" title="Hugo (mascot)">teal and purple anthropomorphic hornet</a> wearing white shoes and gloves dribbling an orange basketball. The words 'Charlotte Hornets' were in teal and curved across the top and bottom of the logo. An alternate logo, used only for the 1988–89 season, featured a large teal letter 'C', with 'Charlotte' in black letters curved upwards underneath. Inside the 'C' was a smaller white letter 'H' outlined in teal, with a black-colored hornet holding a basketball from birds-eye view placed in the center. The Bobcats' primary logo from 2004 to 2012 consisted of a snarling orange bobcat facing to the right with the indented name 'Bobcats' above in silver on a blue background, with 'Charlotte' (also indented) appearing above it in the same blue color. A change to a less vibrant orange and blue, while retaining the same look, was made in 2007. Further color changes in 2012 made the bobcat gray, extended the blue background up to the 'Charlotte' name, which changed from blue to orange. A Carolina blue outline around the entire logo was also added. In 2007 the Bobcats unveiled a secondary logo, consisting of a snarling bobcat head facing forward with one side shaded orange, and the other blue. A silver basketball was placed behind the right of the head, all encased in an orange-blue-gray circle. During the 2012 rebranding, the colors were changed, with gray and Carolina blue replacing orange on the head and circle outline, respectively, and the basketball changing to orange. This logo would become prominent in the team's marketing and be featured at center court from 2007–08 until 2013–14. Charlotte's second Hornets logo features a teal and purple forward-facing hornet with the words 'Charlotte Hornets' on its torso. Wings sprout up above the head on both left and right, with teal and purple details. The hornet's stinger is prominently featured; a basketball pattern is above the stinger. Gray fully outlines the logo.<a href="#cite_note-HornetsBrandIdentity-5">[5]</a> Among the team's different secondary logos includes a hornet facing to the side, its teal and purple body arched in a 'C' shape representing the city of Charlotte, and a modified version of the Hornets original logo (sans the basketball) as the official mascot logo.<a href="#cite_note-HornetsBrandIdentity-5">[5]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Uniforms">Uniforms</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Uniforms">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Original_Hornets">Original Hornets</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Original Hornets">edit</a>]</div> The original Hornets uniforms were designed by international designer and North Carolina native <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Julian" title="Alexander Julian">Alexander Julian</a>. The team chose teal and purple as its primary colors and featured a first for NBA uniforms—pinstripes. While most teams feature team names on home jerseys and their home city on away jerseys, the Hornets' uniforms had "Charlotte" on both home and away jerseys. Home uniforms were white with pinstripes in teal, green, blue and purple, while the away jerseys were teal with pinstripes in white, green, blue and purple. In 1994, the Hornets unveiled a purple alternate uniform, with pinstripes in white, green, blue and teal. Likewise, Hugo was featured in the beltline. From 1997 to 2002, the Hornets made slight changes to their uniforms. Hugo was moved from the beltline to the left leg, while side stripes with pinstripes were added, in purple (away) and teal (home) colors. A tricolor featuring teal, purple and blue was featured on the beltline and the piping. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bobcats">Bobcats</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Bobcats">edit</a>]</div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Al_Jefferson_Bobcats.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Al_Jefferson_Bobcats.jpg/232px-Al_Jefferson_Bobcats.jpg" decoding="async" width="232" height="245" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Al_Jefferson_Bobcats.jpg/348px-Al_Jefferson_Bobcats.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Al_Jefferson_Bobcats.jpg/463px-Al_Jefferson_Bobcats.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2376" data-file-height="2512" /></a><figcaption>Bobcats uniform design from 2012 to 2014</figcaption></figure> The Bobcats' first home <a href="/wiki/Jersey_(clothing)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jersey (clothing)">jerseys</a> were white, reading "Bobcats" in orange with blue and black trimming. The primary away jersey was orange reading "Charlotte" in white with blue and black trimming.<a href="#cite_note-149">[149]</a> In the 2006 off-season, the Bobcats announced a new alternate away jersey which debuted during the 2006–07 season. The alternate jersey is blue, with the name "Bobcats" in white with black, orange and white trimming.<a href="#cite_note-150">[150]</a> Racing Day blue alternates (with an arched 'Charlotte', checkered flag side stripes, and centered numbers) were used to honor Charlotte's <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> fanbase. For the 2009–10 season, the Bobcats sported redesigned uniforms, having a mixture of characteristics from both Hornets and Bobcats uniforms. The home uniforms were white and featured an arched "Bobcats" in blue with orange and white trim. Road uniforms were blue and featured an arched "Charlotte" in white with blue and orange trim. Both designs featured silver pinstripes, similar to what the Hornets wore. The NASCAR uniform was also updated to include the pinstripes. For the 2011–12 season, however, the Bobcats wore their home uniforms on NASCAR night, complete with a <a href="/wiki/Racing_flags#The_chequered_flag" title="Racing flags">racing flag</a> patch. The Bobcats unveiled <a href="/wiki/Hardwood_Classics" title="Hardwood Classics">Hardwood Classics</a> uniforms honoring the <a href="/wiki/American_Basketball_Association" title="American Basketball Association">American Basketball Association</a> (ABA)'s <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Cougars" title="Carolina Cougars">Carolina Cougars</a>, which the team wore for select games in 2012.<a href="#cite_note-151">[151]</a> The Bobcats unveiled new uniforms on June 19, 2012, their second and final change in five years. Overall, they featured less emphasis on orange. The white home uniforms sported the shorter nickname 'Cats' in navy and <a href="/wiki/Carolina_blue" title="Carolina blue">Carolina blue</a> trim, while the numbers were in Carolina blue and navy trim, with navy side stripes. The navy away uniforms featured 'Charlotte' in white and Carolina blue trim, with the numbers featured the same trim as the city name, with Carolina blue side stripes. In both uniforms, the pinstripes were relegated to the sides. The uniforms bore a close resemblance to the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> uniforms. The addition of Carolina blue was seen as way to connect owner Michael Jordan's <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men%27s_basketball" title="North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball">collegiate roots</a>, while the formal adoption of 'Cats' for marketing purposes reflected a popular nickname.<a href="#cite_note-152">[152]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cody_Zeller_(31538663811).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Cody_Zeller_%2831538663811%29.jpg/220px-Cody_Zeller_%2831538663811%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Cody_Zeller_%2831538663811%29.jpg/330px-Cody_Zeller_%2831538663811%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Cody_Zeller_%2831538663811%29.jpg/440px-Cody_Zeller_%2831538663811%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="5472" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Cody_Zeller" title="Cody Zeller">Cody Zeller</a> in 2016, wearing revived Hornets uniform design with teal and dark purple</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Revived_Hornets">Revived Hornets</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Revived Hornets">edit</a>]</div> The newly renamed Hornets unveiled the team's uniforms on June 19, 2014, consisting of white home and purple road uniforms with the "Hornets" wordmark across the chest. The team also unveiled a teal alternate uniform with the "Charlotte" wordmark across the chest. The teal uniform is planned to be used as an alternate uniform for either home or road games and worn a total of 16–20 times per season.<a href="#cite_note-153">[153]</a> On June 25, 2015, the Hornets unveiled a black sleeved alternate uniform, featuring their "Buzz City" nickname in front. The team wore the uniform for as many as six games during the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–16 NBA season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-154">[154]</a> It was also worn during select games of the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_playoffs" title="2016 NBA playoffs">2016 NBA playoffs</a>. For the 2017–18 season and beyond, the Hornets have been outfitted by <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Air_Jordan" title="Air Jordan">Air Jordan</a> brand endorsed by franchise owner Michael Jordan. The white "Association" uniform and the teal "Icon" uniform feature the "Hornets" wordmark in front and the silhouetted hornet on the waistband.<a href="#cite_note-155">[155]</a> The purple "Statement" uniform is similar to the "Icon" and "Association" uniforms, but feature the "Charlotte" wordmark in front.<a href="#cite_note-156">[156]</a> The Hornets revamped their purple "Statement" uniforms prior to the 2019–20 season. The front of the uniform featured the "CHA" acronym in bold white letters with teal trim, while teal "stinger" stripes accentuate the sides. The silhouetted Hornets logo was moved to the sides of the shorts while the partial logo was placed on the beltline.<a href="#cite_note-157">[157]</a> On August 31, 2020, the Hornets unveiled new uniforms that include double pinstriped jerseys that pay homage to the jerseys worn from 1997 until 2002. These are the first Hornets regular jerseys to include pinstripes since they wore them as the Bobcats from 2009 to 2012.<a href="#cite_note-158">[158]</a><a href="#cite_note-159">[159]</a> Before the 2022–23 season, the Hornets again made slight changes to the purple "Statement" uniform. The uniform brought back the "Hornets" wordmark in front along with white numbers and teal cell accents on each side. The "C" alternate logo was added on the beltline and the alternate "curled hornet" logo was placed below the teal cells on the shorts.<a href="#cite_note-160">[160]</a> The Hornets' "City" uniforms were slight updates of Adidas' sleeved "Buzz City" uniforms. The 2017–18 version featured black letters with white trim on a black base and the sides featured a wing pattern of a hornet.<a href="#cite_note-161">[161]</a> The 2018–19 version was slightly tweaked to feature teal lettering and a new logo reminiscent of the original Air Jordan "Wings" logo.<a href="#cite_note-162">[162]</a> The "City" uniform for the 2019–20 season moved away from the "Buzz City" concept and went with a cool grey base, purple, teal and black piping, "CHA" acronym in purple and white numbers with purple trim. A cell pattern adorned the sides.<a href="#cite_note-163">[163]</a><a href="#cite_note-164">[164]</a> Charlotte's "City" uniform for the 2020–21 season paid homage to the city's history as the first to house a <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Mint" title="Charlotte Mint">U.S. Branch Mint</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Gold_Rush" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolina Gold Rush">Carolina Gold Rush</a>. The base color is <a href="/wiki/Spring_green" title="Spring green">mint</a> and letters and numbers are in granite black with metallic gold trim. Pinstripes are in gold. It also brought back the "Buzz City" crest in front.<a href="#cite_note-165">[165]</a> This theme was then revisited in their 2022–23 "City" uniform, this in granite black with "<a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Douglas_International_Airport" title="Charlotte Douglas International Airport">CLT</a>" (Charlotte's main abbreviation) in gold with mint trim. Pinstripes alternate between gold and mint.<a href="#cite_note-166">[166]</a> For the 2021–22 season, the Hornets' "City" uniform visually mixed various elements from previous identities. The cursive "Charlotte" wordmark was inspired by the banners displayed during the franchise's 1988 uniform unveiling. The number placement on the left chest was reminiscent of the Bobcats' original uniforms. The purple cells recalled the court design used at the Charlotte Coliseum, and the teal gradient contained pinstripes, reminiscent of the uniforms worn from 1988 to 1997. The original "Hugo" logo was placed on the left leg, and the script "Hornets" wordmark was added to the right leg. Along the jock tag the Hornets added the "EST. 1988" sign acknowledging the team's inaugural year.<a href="#cite_note-167">[167]</a> In the 2023–24 season, the Hornets mixed both the "Buzz City" and Charlotte Mint themes for their "City" uniform. The design is a teal base with gold trim and mint side panels, with "Buzz City" in white with gold trim emblazoned in front.<a href="#cite_note-168">[168]</a> The mint theme was revisited anew in the 2024–25 "City" uniform, this time using the white "Association" uniform as the basis of the design.<a href="#cite_note-169">[169]</a> The "Classic" edition featured a revival of the original Hornets pinstriped uniforms in the current Nike template. The teal version was used in the 2017–18 season,<a href="#cite_note-170">[170]</a> followed by a white version in 2018–19, complete with an alternate court marking the 30th anniversary of NBA basketball in Charlotte.<a href="#cite_note-171">[171]</a> For 2019–20, the Hornets wore purple versions of the pinstriped uniforms to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the uniform's unveiling.<a href="#cite_note-172">[172]</a> For the 35th anniversary season in 2023–24, the Hornets wore the throwback double pinstriped teal uniforms with purple side stripes, which they wore from 1997 to 2002. However, the Classic Edition court was not used with the uniform.<a href="#cite_note-173">[173]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season-by-season_record">Season-by-season record</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Season-by-season record">edit</a>]</div> List of the last five seasons completed by the Hornets. For the full season-by-season history, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_Charlotte_Hornets_seasons" title="List of Charlotte Hornets seasons">List of Charlotte Hornets seasons</a>. Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, W–L% = Winning percentage <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="font-weight:bold; background-color: #00788C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;"> <td>Season</td> <td>GP</td> <td>W</td> <td>L</td> <td>W–L%</td> <td>Finish</td> <td>Playoffs </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2019–20</a></td> <td>65</td> <td>23</td> <td>42</td> <td>.354</td> <td>4th, Southeast</td> <td>Did not qualify </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NBA_season" title="2020–21 NBA season">2020–21</a></td> <td>72</td> <td>33</td> <td>39</td> <td>.458</td> <td>4th, Southeast</td> <td>Did not qualify </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2021–22</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>43</td> <td>39</td> <td>.524</td> <td>3rd, Southeast</td> <td>Did not qualify </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NBA_season" title="2022–23 NBA season">2022–23</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>27</td> <td>55</td> <td>.329</td> <td>5th, Southeast</td> <td>Did not qualify </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NBA_season" title="2023–24 NBA season">2023–24</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>21</td> <td>61</td> <td>.256</td> <td>4th, Southeast</td> <td>Did not qualify </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Arenas">Arenas</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Arenas">edit</a>]</div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Coliseum" title="Charlotte Coliseum">Charlotte Coliseum</a> (1988–2002, 2004–2005)<a href="#cite_note-174">[174]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Center" title="Spectrum Center">Spectrum Center</a> (2005–present) (known as Charlotte Bobcats Arena from 2005 to 2008 and Time Warner Cable Arena from 2008 to 2016)<a href="#cite_note-175">[175]</a></li></ul> The Hornets played their first 15 seasons at the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Coliseum" title="Charlotte Coliseum">Charlotte Coliseum</a>, which was called "The Hive" by fans. With over 23,000 seats, it was (and still remains) the largest basketball-specific venue in the league by seating capacity. The Coliseum hosted 371 consecutive NBA sell-outs (including seven playoff games) from December 1988 to November 1997.<a href="#cite_note-176">[176]</a> The Hornets would go on to lead the NBA in attendance in eight of its first nine seasons. When Charlotte returned to the NBA as the Bobcats, they temporarily played in the Coliseum in the 2004–05 season while their new arena (the Charlotte Bobcats Arena) was being built. After its completion, the city closed the old Coliseum in the 2005 off-season and opened the new arena with a <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stones" class="mw-redirect" title="Rolling Stones">Rolling Stones</a> concert. In April 2008, the Bobcats reached a <a href="/wiki/Naming_rights" title="Naming rights">naming rights</a> deal with <a href="/wiki/Time_Warner_Cable" title="Time Warner Cable">Time Warner Cable</a>, North Carolina's largest <a href="/wiki/Cable_television" title="Cable television">cable television</a> provider. In exchange for the naming rights, Time Warner agreed to tear up the cable television deal that had limited the Bobcats' exposure over the team's first four years (see below).<a href="#cite_note-BobcatsTWFS-177">[177]</a><a href="#cite_note-178">[178]</a> When the Hornets returned to Charlotte, "The Hive" nickname also returned to the arena. In August 2016, the arena was renamed the Spectrum Center after Time Warner's merger with <a href="/wiki/Charter_Communications" title="Charter Communications">Charter Communications</a> and its <a href="/wiki/Charter_Spectrum" class="mw-redirect" title="Charter Spectrum">Spectrum</a> consumer/business branding.<a href="#cite_note-Spectrum_Center-179">[179]</a> The Hornets practice at the Novant Health Training Center, located within the Spectrum Center. Previously the team practiced at the <a href="/wiki/Grady_Cole_Center" title="Grady Cole Center">Grady Cole Center</a> in the Elizabeth neighborhood before moving to a purpose-built facility in <a href="/wiki/Fort_Mill,_South_Carolina" title="Fort Mill, South Carolina">Fort Mill, South Carolina</a> located beside <a href="/wiki/Knights_Castle" class="mw-redirect" title="Knights Castle">Knights Castle</a>; this facility is now known as The Pointe Arts and Recreation Center. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Personnel">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets_draft_history" title="Charlotte Hornets draft history">Charlotte Hornets draft history</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets_all-time_roster" title="Charlotte Hornets all-time roster">Charlotte Hornets all-time roster</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Category:Charlotte_Hornets_players" title="Category:Charlotte Hornets players">Category:Charlotte Hornets players</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_roster">Current roster</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Current roster">edit</a>]</div> <table class="toccolours" style=""> <caption style="background-color: #00788C !important; 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color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;">Players </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;">Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table class="sortable" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Height </th> <th scope="col">Weight </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="isoDate">DOB </th> <th scope="col">From </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/LaMelo_Ball" title="LaMelo Ball">Ball, LaMelo</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">180 lb (82 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2001-08-22 </td> <td style="text-align:left;">SPIRE Academy (OH) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Damion_Baugh" title="Damion Baugh">Baugh, Damion</a> (TW) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">194 lb (88 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2000-08-03 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Christian_University" title="Texas Christian University">TCU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Miles_Bridges" title="Miles Bridges">Bridges, Miles</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">225 lb (102 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1998-03-21 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_State_University" title="Michigan State University">Michigan State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">30 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Seth_Curry" title="Seth Curry">Curry, Seth</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">185 lb (84 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1990-08-23 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Duke_University" title="Duke University">Duke</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Moussa_Diabat%C3%A9" title="Moussa Diabaté">Diabaté, Moussa</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">210 lb (95 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2002-01-21 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan" title="University of Michigan">Michigan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">67 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Taj_Gibson" title="Taj Gibson">Gibson, Taj</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">232 lb (105 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1985-06-24 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">USC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Josh_Green_(basketball)" title="Josh Green (basketball)">Green, Josh</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">200 lb (91 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2000-11-16 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Arizona" title="University of Arizona">Arizona</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/DaQuan_Jeffries" title="DaQuan Jeffries">Jeffries, DaQuan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">222 lb (101 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1997-08-30 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Tulsa" title="University of Tulsa">Tulsa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tre_Mann" title="Tre Mann">Mann, Tre</a> <img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">178 lb (81 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2001-02-03 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Florida" title="University of Florida">Florida</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">24 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Miller_(basketball,_born_2002)" title="Brandon Miller (basketball, born 2002)">Miller, Brandon</a> <img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">200 lb (91 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2002-11-22 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Alabama" title="University of Alabama">Alabama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Wendell_Moore_Jr." title="Wendell Moore Jr.">Moore, Wendell Jr.</a> (TW) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">215 lb (98 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2001-09-18 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Duke_University" title="Duke University">Duke</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jusuf_Nurki%C4%87" title="Jusuf Nurkić">Nurkić, Jusuf</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">290 lb (132 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1994-08-23 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Josh_Okogie" title="Josh Okogie">Okogie, Josh</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">213 lb (97 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1998-09-01 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Institute_of_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia Institute of Technology">Georgia Tech</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">22 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Elfrid_Payton_(basketball)" title="Elfrid Payton (basketball)">Payton, Elfrid</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">195 lb (88 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1994-02-22 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Louisiana_at_Lafayette" title="University of Louisiana at Lafayette">Louisiana</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">31 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tidjane_Sala%C3%BCn" title="Tidjane Salaün">Salaün, Tidjane</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">207 lb (94 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2005-08-10 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">25 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/KJ_Simpson" title="KJ Simpson">Simpson, KJ</a> (TW) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">189 lb (86 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2002-08-08 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Colorado_Boulder" title="University of Colorado Boulder">Colorado</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Nick_Smith_Jr." title="Nick Smith Jr.">Smith, Nick Jr.</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">185 lb (84 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2004-04-18 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Arkansas" title="University of Arkansas">Arkansas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Grant_Williams_(basketball)" title="Grant Williams (basketball)">Williams, Grant</a> <img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">236 lb (107 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1998-11-30 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Tennessee" title="University of Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Williams_(basketball)" title="Mark Williams (basketball)">Williams, Mark</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">240 lb (109 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2001-12-16 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Duke_University" title="Duke University">Duke</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Lee_(basketball)" title="Charles Lee (basketball)">Charles Lee</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Assistant coach(es)</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Bucknor" title="Jermaine Bucknor">Jermaine Bucknor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Frazier" title="Ryan Frazier">Ryan Frazier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Hill_(basketball)" title="Matt Hill (basketball)">Matt Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Jent" title="Chris Jent">Chris Jent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Longstaff" title="Josh Longstaff">Josh Longstaff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blaine_Mueller" title="Blaine Mueller">Blaine Mueller</a></li> <li>Zach Peterson</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamar_Skeeter" title="Lamar Skeeter">Lamar Skeeter</a></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <div><ul><li>(DP) Unsigned draft pick</li><li>(FA) Free agent</li><li>(S) Suspended</li><li>(GL) On <a href="/wiki/NBA_G_League#Player_allocations" title="NBA G League">assignment</a> to G League affiliate</li><li>(TW) Two-way affiliate player</li><li><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /> Injured</li></ul></div> <hr /> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nba.com/hornets/roster/">Roster</a> Last transaction: February 15, 2025 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retained_draft_rights">Retained draft rights</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Retained draft rights">edit</a>]</div> The Hornets hold the draft rights to the following unsigned draft picks who have been playing outside the NBA. A drafted player is ostensibly either an international draftee or a college draftee who is not signed by the team that drafted him, is allowed to sign with any non-NBA teams. In this case, the team retains the player's draft rights in the NBA until one year after the player's contract with the non-NBA team ends.<a href="#cite_note-180">[180]</a> This list includes draft rights that were acquired from trades with other teams. <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #00788C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;">Draft </th> <th style="background-color: #00788C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;">Round </th> <th style="background-color: #00788C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;">Pick </th> <th style="background-color: #00788C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;">Player </th> <th style="background-color: #00788C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;">Pos. </th> <th style="background-color: #00788C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;">Nationality </th> <th style="background-color: #00788C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;">Current team </th> <th style="background-color: #00788C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;">Note(s) </th> <th class="unsortable" style="background-color: #00788C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;">Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_draft" title="2015 NBA draft">2015</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">51 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Harvey_(basketball)" title="Tyler Harvey (basketball)">Tyler Harvey</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">G </td> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> United States </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illawarra_Hawks" title="Illawarra Hawks">Illawarra Hawks</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_League_(Australia)" title="National Basketball League (Australia)">Australia</a>) </td> <td>Acquired from the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> (via <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis</a>) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="#cite_note-181">[181]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Head_coaches">Head coaches</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Head coaches">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Charlotte_Hornets_head_coaches" title="List of Charlotte Hornets head coaches">List of Charlotte Hornets head coaches</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Franchise_records,_awards_and_honors">Franchise records, awards and honors</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Franchise records, awards and honors">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets_accomplishments_and_records" title="Charlotte Hornets accomplishments and records">Charlotte Hornets accomplishments and records</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Charlotte_Hornets_seasons" title="List of Charlotte Hornets seasons">List of Charlotte Hornets seasons</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Franchise_leaders">Franchise leaders</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Franchise leaders">edit</a>]</div> Bold denotes still active with team. Italic denotes still active but not with team. Regular season (as of the end of the 2023–24 season) <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1088965794">@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .columns-start .column{float:left;min-width:20em}.mw-parser-output .columns-2 .column{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .columns-3 .column{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .columns-4 .column{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .columns-5 .column{width:20%}}</style><div class="columns-start columns-5"><div class="column"> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color: #00788C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;">Most points scored </th></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center; background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">Player </th> <th style="text-align:center; background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">Points </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kemba_Walker" title="Kemba Walker">Kemba Walker</a></td> <td>12,009<a href="#cite_note-182">[182]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dell_Curry" title="Dell Curry">Dell Curry</a></td> <td>9,839<a href="#cite_note-183">[183]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Wallace" title="Gerald Wallace">Gerald Wallace</a></td> <td>7,437<a href="#cite_note-184">[184]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">Larry Johnson</a></td> <td>7,405<a href="#cite_note-Larry_Johnson_Statistics-185">[185]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Rozier" title="Terry Rozier">Terry Rozier</a></td> <td>5,974<a href="#cite_note-186">[186]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1088965794"></div><div class="column"> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color: #00788C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;">Most rebounds </th></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center; background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">Player </th> <th style="text-align:center; background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">Rebounds </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Emeka_Okafor" title="Emeka Okafor">Emeka Okafor</a></td> <td>3,516<a href="#cite_note-187">[187]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">Larry Johnson</a></td> <td>3,479<a href="#cite_note-Larry_Johnson_Statistics-185">[185]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Wallace" title="Gerald Wallace">Gerald Wallace</a></td> <td>3,398 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cody_Zeller" title="Cody Zeller">Cody Zeller</a></td> <td>2,824 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bismack_Biyombo" title="Bismack Biyombo">Bismack Biyombo</a></td> <td>2,625<a href="#cite_note-188">[188]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1088965794"></div><div class="column"> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color: #00788C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;">Most assists </th></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center; background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">Player </th> <th style="text-align:center; background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">Assists </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Muggsy_Bogues" title="Muggsy Bogues">Muggsy Bogues</a></td> <td>5,557 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kemba_Walker" title="Kemba Walker">Kemba Walker</a></td> <td>3,308 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Felton" title="Raymond Felton">Raymond Felton</a></td> <td>2,573<a href="#cite_note-189">[189]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Wesley" title="David Wesley">David Wesley</a></td> <td>1,911 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baron_Davis" title="Baron Davis">Baron Davis</a></td> <td>1,605<a href="#cite_note-190">[190]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1088965794"></div><div class="column"> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color: #00788C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;">Most minutes played </th></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center; background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">Player </th> <th style="text-align:center; background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">Minutes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kemba_Walker" title="Kemba Walker">Kemba Walker</a></td> <td>20,607 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Muggsy_Bogues" title="Muggsy Bogues">Muggsy Bogues</a></td> <td>19,768 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dell_Curry" title="Dell Curry">Dell Curry</a></td> <td>17,613 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Wallace" title="Gerald Wallace">Gerald Wallace</a></td> <td>16,718 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">Larry Johnson</a></td> <td>14,635 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1088965794"></div><div class="column"> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color: #00788C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;">Most steals </th></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center; background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">Player </th> <th style="text-align:center; background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">Steals </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Muggsy_Bogues" title="Muggsy Bogues">Muggsy Bogues</a></td> <td>1,067 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Wallace" title="Gerald Wallace">Gerald Wallace</a></td> <td>827 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kemba_Walker" title="Kemba Walker">Kemba Walker</a></td> <td>799 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dell_Curry" title="Dell Curry">Dell Curry</a></td> <td>747 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Felton" title="Raymond Felton">Raymond Felton</a></td> <td>565 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1088965794"></div><div class="column"> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color: #00788C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;">Most blocks </th></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:center; background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">Player </th> <th style="text-align:center; background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">Blocks </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a></td> <td>684 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Emeka_Okafor" title="Emeka Okafor">Emeka Okafor</a></td> <td>621 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bismack_Biyombo" title="Bismack Biyombo">Bismack Biyombo</a></td> <td>607 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Wallace" title="Gerald Wallace">Gerald Wallace</a></td> <td>531 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elden_Campbell" title="Elden Campbell">Elden Campbell</a></td> <td>484 </td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div style="clear: both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Individual_awards">Individual awards</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Individual awards">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1088965794"><div class="columns-start columns-3"><div class="column"> <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Rookie_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Rookie First Team">All-Rookie First Team</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kendall_Gill" title="Kendall Gill">Kendall Gill</a> – 1991<a href="#cite_note-191">[191]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">Larry Johnson</a> – 1992</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a> – 1993<a href="#cite_note-192">[192]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emeka_Okafor" title="Emeka Okafor">Emeka Okafor</a> – 2005</li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaMelo_Ball" title="LaMelo Ball">LaMelo Ball</a> – 2021<a href="#cite_note-193">[193]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Miller_(basketball,_born_2002)" title="Brandon Miller (basketball, born 2002)">Brandon Miller</a> – 2024<a href="#cite_note-194">[194]</a></li></ul> <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Rookie_Second_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Rookie Second Team">All-Rookie Second Team</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rex_Chapman" title="Rex Chapman">Rex Chapman</a> – 1989<a href="#cite_note-195">[195]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._R._Reid" title="J. R. Reid">J. R. Reid</a> – 1990<a href="#cite_note-196">[196]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Felton" title="Raymond Felton">Raymond Felton</a> – 2006<a href="#cite_note-197">[197]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Morrison" title="Adam Morrison">Adam Morrison</a> – 2007<a href="#cite_note-198">[198]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Herrmann" title="Walter Herrmann">Walter Herrmann</a> – 2007<a href="#cite_note-199">[199]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._J._Augustin" title="D. J. Augustin">D. J. Augustin</a> – 2009<a href="#cite_note-200">[200]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Kidd-Gilchrist" title="Michael Kidd-Gilchrist">Michael Kidd-Gilchrist</a> – 2013<a href="#cite_note-201">[201]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cody_Zeller" title="Cody Zeller">Cody Zeller</a> – 2014<a href="#cite_note-202">[202]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._J._Washington" title="P. J. Washington">P. J. Washington</a> – 2020<a href="#cite_note-203">[203]</a></li></ul> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1088965794"></div><div class="column"> <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Second_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA Second Team">All-NBA Second Team</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">Larry Johnson</a> – 1993</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Rice" title="Glen Rice">Glen Rice</a> – 1997</li></ul> <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Third_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA Third Team">All-NBA Third Team</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mason_(basketball)" title="Anthony Mason (basketball)">Anthony Mason</a> – 1997<a href="#cite_note-204">[204]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Rice" title="Glen Rice">Glen Rice</a> – 1998</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(basketball)" title="Eddie Jones (basketball)">Eddie Jones</a> – 2000<a href="#cite_note-205">[205]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Jefferson" title="Al Jefferson">Al Jefferson</a> – 2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kemba_Walker" title="Kemba Walker">Kemba Walker</a> – 2019</li></ul> <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Defensive First Team">All-Defensive First Team</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Wallace" title="Gerald Wallace">Gerald Wallace</a> – 2010</li></ul> <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_Second_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Defensive Second Team">All-Defensive Second Team</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mason_(basketball)" title="Anthony Mason (basketball)">Anthony Mason</a> – 1997</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(basketball)" title="Eddie Jones (basketball)">Eddie Jones</a> – 1999, 2000</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._J._Brown" title="P. J. Brown">P. J. Brown</a> – 2001</li></ul> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1088965794"></div><div class="column"> <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">Larry Johnson</a> – 1992<a href="#cite_note-206">[206]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emeka_Okafor" title="Emeka Okafor">Emeka Okafor</a> – 2005</li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaMelo_Ball" title="LaMelo Ball">LaMelo Ball</a> – 2021<a href="#cite_note-207">[207]</a></li></ul> <a href="/wiki/NBA_Sixth_Man_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award">Sixth Man of the Year</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dell_Curry" title="Dell Curry">Dell Curry</a> – 1994</li></ul> <a href="/wiki/NBA_Executive_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Executive of the Year Award">Executive of the Year</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Bass" title="Bob Bass">Bob Bass</a> – 1997</li></ul> </div><div style="clear: both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NBA_All-Star_Weekend">NBA All-Star Weekend</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: NBA All-Star Weekend">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1088965794"><div class="columns-start columns-3"><div class="column"> <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">All-Star Selections</a><a href="#cite_note-208">[208]</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">Larry Johnson</a> – <a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1993 NBA All-Star Game">1993</a>, <a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1995 NBA All-Star Game">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a> – <a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1994 NBA All-Star Game">1994</a>, <a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1995 NBA All-Star Game">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Rice" title="Glen Rice">Glen Rice</a> – <a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1996 NBA All-Star Game">1996</a>, <a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1997 NBA All-Star Game">1997</a>, <a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1998 NBA All-Star Game">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(basketball)" title="Eddie Jones (basketball)">Eddie Jones</a> – <a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2000 NBA All-Star Game">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baron_Davis" title="Baron Davis">Baron Davis</a> – <a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2002 NBA All-Star Game">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Wallace" title="Gerald Wallace">Gerald Wallace</a> – <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2010 NBA All-Star Game">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kemba_Walker" title="Kemba Walker">Kemba Walker</a> – <a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2017 NBA All-Star Game">2017</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2018 NBA All-Star Game">2018</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2019 NBA All-Star Game">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaMelo_Ball" title="LaMelo Ball">LaMelo Ball</a> – <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 NBA All-Star Game">2022</a></li></ul> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1088965794"></div><div class="column"> <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award">All-Star Most Valuable Player</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Rice" title="Glen Rice">Glen Rice</a> – <a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1997 NBA All-Star Game">1997</a><a href="#cite_note-209">[209]</a></li></ul> </div><div style="clear: both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retired_numbers">Retired numbers</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Retired numbers">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="5" style="background-color: #00788C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;">Charlotte Hornets retired numbers </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">No. </th> <th style="background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">Player </th> <th style="background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">Position </th> <th style="background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">Tenure </th> <th style="background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">Date </th></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Phills" title="Bobby Phills">Bobby Phills</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></td> <td>1997–2000</td> <td>February 9, 2000 </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>The Charlotte Hornets retired Phills' number on February 9, 2000, after his death 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 then displayed in the New Orleans Arena until 2013. On November 1, 2014, Phills' jersey was returned to Charlotte, where it was re-honored and currently hangs in the Spectrum Center.<a href="#cite_note-jersey-210">[210]</a><a href="#cite_note-211">[211]</a><a href="#cite_note-jersey2-212">[212]</a></li> <li>The NBA retired <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a>'s No. 6 for all its member teams on August 11, 2022.<a href="#cite_note-213">[213]</a><a href="#cite_note-214">[214]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Basketball_Hall_of_Famers">Basketball Hall of Famers</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Basketball Hall of Famers">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" style="background-color: #00788C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;">Charlotte Hornets Hall of Famers </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">Players </th></tr> <tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Tenure</th> <th>Inducted </th></tr> <tr> <td>00</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Parish" title="Robert Parish">Robert Parish</a><a href="#cite_note-215">[215]</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></td> <td>1994–1996</td> <td>2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td>33</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a><a href="#cite_note-216">[216]</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a>/<a href="/wiki/Power_forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Power forward (basketball)">F</a></td> <td>1992–1995</td> <td>2014 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vlade_Divac" title="Vlade Divac">Vlade Divac</a><a href="#cite_note-217">[217]</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></td> <td>1996–1998</td> <td>2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Parker" title="Tony Parker">Tony Parker</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Point_guard" title="Point guard">G</a></td> <td>2018–2019</td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Name</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Tenure</th> <th>Inducted </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)" title="Larry Brown (basketball)">Larry Brown</a><a href="#cite_note-218">[218]</a></td> <td>Head coach</td> <td>2008–2010</td> <td>2002 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="FIBA_Hall_of_Famers">FIBA Hall of Famers</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: FIBA Hall of Famers">edit</a>]</div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" style="background-color: #00788C !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D1160, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D1160; !important;;">Charlotte Hornets Hall of Famers </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background-color: #1D1160 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00788C, inset -2px -2px 0 #00788C; !important;;">Players </th></tr> <tr> <th>No.</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Position</th> <th>Tenure</th> <th>Inducted </th></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vlade_Divac" title="Vlade Divac">Vlade Divac</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></td> <td>1996–1998</td> <td>2010 </td></tr> <tr> <td>33</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a>/<a href="/wiki/Power_forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Power forward (basketball)">F</a></td> <td>1992–1995</td> <td>2019 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mascot_and_cheerleaders">Mascot and cheerleaders</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Mascot and cheerleaders">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PoBoyFest08Buzz.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/PoBoyFest08Buzz.jpg/220px-PoBoyFest08Buzz.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/PoBoyFest08Buzz.jpg/330px-PoBoyFest08Buzz.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/PoBoyFest08Buzz.jpg/440px-PoBoyFest08Buzz.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a><figcaption>Hugo the Hornet in 2008</figcaption></figure> <a href="/wiki/Hugo_(mascot)" title="Hugo (mascot)">Hugo The Hornet</a> is the current <a href="/wiki/Mascot" title="Mascot">mascot</a> of the franchise. Shortly after the news that Charlotte would get the Hornets name back, at halftime of a December 21, 2013, game between Charlotte and the <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>, Hugo was announced to return as the Charlotte Hornets' new mascot for the 2014–15 NBA season.<a href="#cite_note-HornetsBrandIdentity-5">[5]</a> From 2004 to 2014, Rufus D. Lynx was the mascot of the Bobcats.<a href="#cite_note-219">[219]</a><a href="#cite_note-220">[220]</a> He first appeared on November 1, 2003, according to his official bio on the Bobcats' website. The name comes from the scientific name of the <a href="/wiki/Bobcat" title="Bobcat">bobcat</a>, which is Lynx rufus. During the <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2012 NBA All-Star Game">2012 NBA All-Star</a> Jam Session, Rufus D. Lynx broke a world record along with <a href="/wiki/The_Coyote_(mascot)" title="The Coyote (mascot)">Coyote</a>, <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies#Mascot" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Grizz</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hooper_(mascot)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hooper (mascot)">Hooper</a>, and Sly the Silver Fox for most "between the legs" basketball dunks.<a href="#cite_note-221">[221]</a><a href="#cite_note-222">[222]</a> <a href="/wiki/Bleacher_Report" title="Bleacher Report">Bleacher Report</a> ranked Rufus as the 8th best mascot in the NBA.<a href="#cite_note-223">[223]</a> Rufus D. Lynx is featured in <a href="/wiki/NBA_Jam_(2010_video_game)" title="NBA Jam (2010 video game)">NBA Jam 2010</a>.<a href="#cite_note-224">[224]</a> Rufus D. Lynx was officially retired following the conclusion of the 2013–14 NBA season, and the Hornets made him a farewell video in May 2014.<a href="#cite_note-225">[225]</a> The updated Hugo was unveiled on an around the city tour on June 5, 2014.<a href="#cite_note-226">[226]</a> The Hornets have an official <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_Cheerleading" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association Cheerleading">cheerleading</a> squad known as the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Honey_Bees" title="Charlotte Honey Bees">Charlotte Honey Bees</a>. The Honey Bees perform sideline dances as well as center-court dances during games. They also represent the Hornets brand as ambassadors to the community and are involved in community service activities and charity functions. When the team was known as the Bobcats, the cheerleaders were called the Lady Cats.<a href="#cite_note-227">[227]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media_coverage">Media coverage</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=Charlotte_Hornets&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Media coverage">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Charlotte_Hornets_broadcasters" title="List of Charlotte Hornets broadcasters">List of Charlotte Hornets broadcasters</a></div> From 1988 to 1992, the Hornets aired most road games, and occasional home games, on a network of stations in North Carolina, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a> and <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> fronted by <a href="/wiki/WCCB" title="WCCB">WCCB</a> in Charlotte. WCCB's longtime owner, <a href="/wiki/Cy_Bahakel" title="Cy Bahakel">Cy Bahakel</a>, was a minority partner in the Hornets' original ownership group. Starting with the 1990–91 season, several games also aired on the original SportSouth, forerunner of <a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports South">Bally Sports South</a>, for customers in North and South Carolina. <a href="/wiki/WJZY" title="WJZY">WJZY</a> became the Hornets' over-the-air flagship in 1992, and remained as such until 1998. From 1995 to 1998, some games aired on WJZY's sister station, WFVT-TV (now <a href="/wiki/WMYT-TV" title="WMYT-TV">WMYT-TV</a>). <a href="/wiki/WAXN-TV" title="WAXN-TV">WAXN-TV</a> became the flagship for the 1998–99 season, and remained as such until the original team departed in 2002. Generally, most home games slated for telecast aired on SportSouth/Fox Sports South.<a href="#cite_note-228">[228]</a> When the team returned as the Bobcats in 2004, Johnson partnered with Time Warner to create <a href="/wiki/Carolinas_Sports_Entertainment_Television" title="Carolinas Sports Entertainment Television">Carolinas Sports Entertainment Television</a> (C-SET), a <a href="/wiki/Regional_sports_network" title="Regional sports network">regional sports network</a>. It aired 60 Bobcats games that also aired on <a href="/wiki/Comporium_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Comporium Communications">Comporium Cable</a> in the South Carolina portion of the Charlotte market. However, Time Warner placed C-SET on its <a href="/wiki/Digital_cable" title="Digital cable">digital package</a> as an incentive to try to get customers to switch to its digital service, leaving analog customers in the dark. It also refused to allow <a href="/wiki/DirecTV" title="DirecTV">DirecTV</a> or <a href="/wiki/Dish_Network" title="Dish Network">Dish Network</a> to pick up C-SET on their local feeds. As a result, Time Warner customers without digital cable, as well as <a href="/wiki/Western_North_Carolina" title="Western North Carolina">western North Carolina</a> and most of South Carolina, were left to rely on radio coverage. C-SET folded on the day of the 2005 NBA draft, and most games then moved to <a href="/wiki/News_14_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="News 14 Carolina">News 14 Carolina</a>, a cable news channel available on Time Warner Cable's systems in Charlotte, the <a href="/wiki/Piedmont_Triad" title="Piedmont Triad">Triad</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Research_Triangle" title="Research Triangle">Triangle</a>. However, this still left viewers in most of South Carolina (except for the South Carolina side of the Charlotte area, which saw games on Comporium) as well as <a href="/wiki/Eastern_North_Carolina" title="Eastern North Carolina">eastern</a> and western North Carolina, out in the cold. News 14 was also not available on satellite. As part of the Time Warner Cable Arena deal, the Bobcats signed over broadcasting rights to Fox Sports South. Starting with the last five games of the 2007–08 season, about 70 games per season were shown on Fox Sports Carolinas (Fox Sports South's new regional feed, now reintegrated to <a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports South">Bally Sports South</a>) and sister network Sportsouth (renamed Fox Sports Southeast in 2015 and later <a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Southeast" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Southeast">Bally Sports Southeast</a> in 2021) in North and South Carolina. The deal is believed to be the first simultaneous naming rights and broadcast rights deal in the history of North American professional sports.<a href="#cite_note-BobcatsTWFS-177">[177]</a> As of the 2020–21 season, Hornets games are carried by Bally Sports Southeast with <a href="/wiki/Eric_Collins" title="Eric Collins">Eric Collins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dell_Curry" title="Dell Curry">Dell Curry</a>, along with in-game reporter and Hornets Live host <a href="/wiki/Shannon_Spake" title="Shannon Spake">Shannon Spake</a>.<a href="#cite_note-229">[229]</a> Former personnel include: <a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Ready" title="Stephanie Ready">Stephanie Ready</a>, who worked as a sideline reporter and in-game analyst for the Hornets for a decade before moving to <a href="/wiki/Turner_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Turner Sports">Turner Sports</a> in 2018, and long time Hornets broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Steve_Martin_(sportscaster)" title="Steve Martin (sportscaster)">Steve Martin</a>, who retired after the 2017–18 season.<a href="#cite_note-230">[230]</a> For the team's first four seasons after their return to the league, select games also aired on a network of over-the-air stations across North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, fronted by WJZY from 2004 to 2006 and WMYT from 2006 to 2008. The team's radio flagship is all-sports station <a href="/wiki/WFNZ-FM" title="WFNZ-FM">WFNZ-FM</a>. Before 2010, games had aired on <a href="/wiki/WOLS" title="WOLS">WOLS</a>. 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<dd><a href="/wiki/RFK_Racing" title="RFK Racing">RFK</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rick_Ware_Racing" title="Rick Ware Racing">Rick Ware</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Spire_Motorsports" title="Spire Motorsports">Spire</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Stewart%E2%80%93Haas_Racing" title="Stewart–Haas Racing">Stewart–Haas</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Team_AmeriVet" title="Team AmeriVet">Team AmeriVet</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_operations_of_Team_Penske" title="NASCAR operations of Team Penske">Team Penske</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Trackhouse_Racing" title="Trackhouse Racing">Trackhouse</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/MotoGP" class="mw-redirect" title="MotoGP">MotoGP</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Trackhouse_Racing" title="Trackhouse Racing">Trackhouse</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Roller_derby" title="Roller derby">Roller derby</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Flat_Track_Derby_Association" title="Women's Flat Track Derby Association">WFTDA</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Blue_Ridge_Rollergirls" title="Blue Ridge Rollergirls">Blue Ridge Rollergirls</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cape_Fear_Roller_Girls" title="Cape Fear Roller Girls">Cape Fear Roller Girls</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Carolina_Roller_Derby" title="Carolina Roller Derby">Carolina Roller Derby</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Roller_Derby" title="Charlotte Roller Derby">Charlotte Roller Derby</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fayetteville_Roller_Derby&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fayetteville Roller Derby (page does not exist)">Fayetteville Roller Derby</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Greensboro_Roller_Derby" title="Greensboro Roller Derby">Greensboro Roller Derby</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Rugby" title="Major League Rugby">MLR</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Anthem_Rugby_Carolina" title="Anthem Rugby Carolina">Anthem Rugby Carolina</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Carolinas_Geographical_Union" title="Carolinas Geographical Union">CGU</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Rugby_Club" title="Charlotte Rugby Club">Charlotte Rugby Club</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Soccer</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_FC" title="Charlotte FC">Charlotte FC</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/National_Women%27s_Soccer_League" title="National Women's Soccer League">NWSL</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Courage" title="North Carolina Courage">North Carolina Courage</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/USL_Super_League" title="USL Super League">USLS</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Carolina_Ascent_FC" title="Carolina Ascent FC">Carolina Ascent FC</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USLC</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_FC" title="North Carolina FC">North Carolina FC</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/MLS_Next_Pro" title="MLS Next Pro">MLSNP</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Carolina_Core_FC" title="Carolina Core FC">Carolina Core FC</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Crown_Legacy_FC" title="Crown Legacy FC">Crown Legacy FC</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/USL_League_One" title="USL League One">USL1</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Independence" title="Charlotte Independence">Charlotte Independence</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/USL_League_Two" title="USL League Two">USL2</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Asheville_City_SC" title="Asheville City SC">Asheville City SC</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Eagles" title="Charlotte Eagles">Charlotte Eagles</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_FC_U23" title="North Carolina FC U23">North Carolina FC U23</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Fusion_U23" title="North Carolina Fusion U23">North Carolina Fusion U23</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tobacco_Road_FC" title="Tobacco Road FC">Tobacco Road FC</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Wake_FC" title="Wake FC">Wake FC</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premier_Soccer_League" title="Women's Premier Soccer League">WPSL</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Asheville_City_SC" title="Asheville City SC">Asheville City SC</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Carolina_Rapids&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carolina Rapids (page does not exist)">Carolina 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href="/wiki/North_Carolina_A%26T_State_University" title="North Carolina A&T State University">North Carolina A&T</a> <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_A%26T_Aggies" title="North Carolina A&T Aggies">Aggies</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Central_University" title="North Carolina Central University">North Carolina Central</a> <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Central_Eagles" title="North Carolina Central Eagles">Eagles</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Western_Carolina_University" title="Western Carolina University">Western Carolina</a> <a href="/wiki/Western_Carolina_Catamounts" title="Western Carolina Catamounts">Catamounts</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">Non-football</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/High_Point_University" title="High Point University">High Point</a> <a href="/wiki/High_Point_Panthers" title="High Point Panthers">Panthers</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Queens_University_of_Charlotte" title="Queens University of Charlotte">Queens</a> <a href="/wiki/Queens_Royals" title="Queens Royals">Royals</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Asheville" title="University of North Carolina at Asheville">UNC Asheville</a> <a href="/wiki/UNC_Asheville_Bulldogs" title="UNC Asheville Bulldogs">Bulldogs</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Greensboro" title="University of North Carolina at Greensboro">UNC Greensboro</a> <a href="/wiki/UNC_Greensboro_Spartans" title="UNC Greensboro Spartans">Spartans</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_Wilmington" title="University of North Carolina Wilmington">UNC Wilmington</a> <a href="/wiki/UNC_Wilmington_Seahawks" title="UNC Wilmington Seahawks">Seahawks</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div> <dl><dt>See also</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_North_Carolina" title="Sports in North Carolina">Sports in North Carolina</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/List_of_sports_venues_in_North_Carolina" title="List of sports venues in North Carolina">List of sports venues in North Carolina</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=&#124;link=_City_of_Charlotte,_North_Carolina778" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Charlotte,_North_Carolina" 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Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piedmont_(United_States)" title="Piedmont (United States)">Piedmont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Charlotte" title="Flag of Charlotte">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Charlotte_neighborhoods" title="List of Charlotte neighborhoods">Neighborhoods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Charlotte" title="List of tallest buildings in Charlotte">Tallest buildings</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="10" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><a href="/wiki/File:New_seal_of_Charlotte,_North_Carolina.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Seal of Charlotte, North Carolina"><img alt="Seal of Charlotte, North Carolina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/New_seal_of_Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina.svg/100px-New_seal_of_Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/New_seal_of_Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina.svg/150px-New_seal_of_Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/New_seal_of_Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina.svg/200px-New_seal_of_Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="182" data-file-height="182" /></a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina#History" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Timeline of Charlotte, North Carolina">Timeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg_Declaration_of_Independence" title="Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence">Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence</a></li> <li><a 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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education">Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Air_Lines_Flight_212" title="Eastern Air Lines Flight 212">Flight 212</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USAir_Flight_1016" title="USAir Flight 1016">Flight 1016</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina#Law,_government_and_politics" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina">Mayor of Charlotte</a>: <a href="/wiki/Vi_Lyles" title="Vi Lyles">Vi Lyles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_City_Council" title="Charlotte City Council">Charlotte City Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte-Mecklenburg_Schools" title="Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools">Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Mecklenburg_Library" title="Charlotte Mecklenburg Library">Public Library System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Fire_Department" title="Charlotte Fire Department">Charlotte Fire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte-Mecklenburg_Police_Department" title="Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department">CMPD</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina#Colleges_and_universities" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Colleges and universities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Charlotte" title="University of North Carolina at Charlotte">University of North Carolina at Charlotte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Piedmont_Community_College" title="Central Piedmont Community College">Central Piedmont Community College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_School_of_Law" title="Charlotte School of Law">Charlotte School of Law</a> (Defunct)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_C._Smith_University" title="Johnson C. Smith University">Johnson C. Smith University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_%26_Wales_University" title="Johnson & Wales University">Johnson & Wales University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queens_University_of_Charlotte" title="Queens University of Charlotte">Queens University of Charlotte</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina#Culture" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Attractions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Convention centers:</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Convention_Center" title="Charlotte Convention Center">Charlotte Convention Center</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Museums:</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bechtler_Museum_of_Modern_Art" title="Bechtler Museum of Modern Art">Bechtler Museum of Modern Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Graham_Library" title="Billy Graham Library">Billy Graham Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carolinas_Aviation_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Carolinas Aviation Museum">Carolinas Aviation Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Place" title="Discovery Place">Discovery Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harvey_B._Gantt_Center" title="Harvey B. Gantt Center">Harvey B. Gantt Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levine_Museum_of_the_New_South" title="Levine Museum of the New South">Levine Museum of the New South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mint_Museum" title="Mint Museum">Mint Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASCAR_Hall_of_Fame" title="NASCAR Hall of Fame">NASCAR Hall of Fame</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Performing arts:</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AvidxChange_Music_Factory" title="AvidxChange Music Factory">AvidxChange Music Factory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carolina_Theatre_(Charlotte)" title="Carolina Theatre (Charlotte)">Carolina Theatre (Charlotte)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Symphony_Orchestra" title="Charlotte Symphony Orchestra">Charlotte Symphony Orchestra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ImaginOn" title="ImaginOn">ImaginOn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Blumenthal_Performing_Arts_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center">North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PNC_Music_Pavilion" title="PNC Music Pavilion">PNC Music Pavilion</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Parks:</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Ward_Park_(Charlotte,_North_Carolina)" class="mw-redirect" title="First Ward Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)">First Ward Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Park_(Charlotte,_North_Carolina)" title="Freedom Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)">Freedom Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Green_(Charlotte,_North_Carolina)" title="The Green (Charlotte, North Carolina)">The Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence_Park_(Charlotte,_North_Carolina)" title="Independence Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)">Independence Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Sugar_Creek_Greenway" title="Little Sugar Creek Greenway">Little Sugar Creek Greenway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reedy_Creek_Park_(Charlotte,_North_Carolina)" class="mw-redirect" title="Reedy Creek Park (Charlotte, North Carolina)">Reedy Creek Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romare_Bearden_Park" title="Romare Bearden Park">Romare Bearden Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDowell_Nature_Preserve" title="McDowell Nature Preserve">McDowell Nature Preserve</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Sports arenas and fields:</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Legion_Memorial_Stadium" title="American Legion Memorial Stadium">American Legion Memorial Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bank_of_America_Stadium" title="Bank of America Stadium">Bank of America Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_Center" title="Spectrum Center">Spectrum Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Truist_Field" title="Truist Field">Truist Field</a></li></ul> <ul><li>See also:</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levine_Center_for_the_Arts" title="Levine Center for the Arts">Levine Center for the Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen_City_Quarter" title="Queen City Quarter">Queen City Quarter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a 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href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">AHL</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Independence" title="Charlotte Independence">Charlotte Independence</a> (<a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USLC</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Eagles" title="Charlotte Eagles">Charlotte Eagles</a> (<a href="/wiki/USL_League_Two" title="USL League Two">USL2</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Knights" title="Charlotte Knights">Charlotte Knights</a> (<a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">IL</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Rugby_Club" title="Charlotte Rugby Club">Charlotte Rugby Club</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rugby_Super_League_(United_States)" title="Rugby Super League (United States)">RSL</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_49ers" title="Charlotte 49ers">Charlotte 49ers</a> (<a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a> <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">Division I</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_C._Smith_Golden_Bulls_and_Lady_Golden_Bulls" class="mw-redirect" title="Johnson C. 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<li>64 <a href="/wiki/WAXN-TV" title="WAXN-TV">WAXN</a> (<a href="/wiki/Independent_station_(North_America)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent station (North America)">Ind.</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina#Economy" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uptown_Charlotte" title="Uptown Charlotte">Uptown (Center city)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_in_Charlotte" title="List of companies in Charlotte">Companies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Convention_Center" title="Charlotte Convention Center">Convention Center</a></li> <li>Charlotte Regional Business Alliance</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:left;"><a 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