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The Hugo moniker was selected from a pool of more than 6,000 fan suggestions, and was inaugurated as part of the Charlotte Hornets' first season. [1] In the aftermath of the damage resulting from Hurricane Hugo in September 1989, the Hornets announced that the Hugo moniker would remain, and the mascot's name would not be changed to Hoser or Hank.
Hugo the Hornet in 2008. Hugo The Hornet is the current mascot 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 Utah Jazz, Hugo was announced to return as the Charlotte Hornets' new mascot for the 2014–15 NBA season. [5]
Hugo the Hornet [9] New Orleans Hornets: 2008 Jazz Bear (2) [8] Utah Jazz 2009 Rumble the Bison [10] Oklahoma City Thunder: 2010 Bango [10] Milwaukee Bucks: 2011 Grizz [11] Memphis Grizzlies: 2012 Crunch the Wolf [12] Minnesota Timberwolves: 2013 Clutch (2) [13] Houston Rockets 2014 The Coyote [14] San Antonio Spurs: 2015 Benny the Bull [15 ...
Pages in category "Charlotte Hornets" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Hugo (mascot) S. Southeast Division (NBA) Spectrum Center
In 1988, Cheryl Henson designed and built Hugo the Hornet, the first mascot of the Charlotte Hornets NBA basketball team. Hugo was made in the team’s distinctive colors of teal and purple, chosen by fashion designer and North Carolina native, Alexander Julian. [7]
Hugo (mascot), the mascot of the Charlotte Hornets team; Hugo (software), a static site generator; 2106 Hugo, an asteroid named after French writer Victor Hugo; Hugo (crater), a crater on the planet Mercury; Hugo's, a grocery chain in the United States; Hurricane Hugo, a hurricane in September 1989
Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the team temporarily relocated to Oklahoma City, where they spent two seasons as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets before returning to New Orleans for the 2007–08 season. In 2013, the Hornets announced that they would change their name to the New Orleans Pelicans [4] after the 2012 ...
The Pelicans were established as the New Orleans Hornets in the 2002–03 season when then-owner of the Charlotte Hornets, George Shinn, relocated the franchise to New Orleans. [1] During the 2005–07 period, the Hornets played 71 games in Oklahoma City due to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina . [ 2 ]