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The 1995–96 NBA season was the 8th season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association. [1] During the off-season, the Hornets re-acquired former guard Kendall Gill from the Seattle SuperSonics.
The original Charlotte Hornets franchise played in Charlotte from 1988 to 2002, before relocating to New Orleans, Louisiana and becoming the New Orleans Hornets. [1] A new franchise, the Charlotte Bobcats, began play in the 2004–05 season.
In addition, Mason averaged 16.2 points, 11.4 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game, and earned All-NBA Third Team and NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors, while Divac and Matt Geiger both provided the best center combo in the league, as Divac averaged 12.6 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 2.2 blocks per game, and Geiger provided the team with ...
1996 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament; Teams: 64: Finals site: Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina: Champions: Tennessee Volunteers (4th title, 6th title game, 9th Final Four) Runner-up: Georgia Bulldogs (2nd title game, 4th Final Four) Semifinalists
The Heat cruised by Charlotte in the first two games, however the Hornets won game 3 96–80, [172] marking the franchise's first playoff victory since 2002. Charlotte won the next two games, including a close game 5 in Miami, but lost a crucial game 6 at home. Miami promptly beat the Hornets in game 7, ending their 2015–16 season. [173]
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] From 2004 to 2014, Rufus D. Lynx was the mascot of the Bobcats.
[18] [19] With the return of Johnson and Mourning, the Hornets won 18 of their final 26 games, and finished the season fifth in the Central Division with a 41–41 record. [20] However, it was not enough as they narrowly missed out on a second straight playoff appearance, finishing just one game behind the 8th-seeded Miami Heat. The Hornets led ...
The women's tournament of basketball at the 1996 Olympics at Atlanta, United States began on July 21 and ended on August 4, when the United States defeated Brazil 111–87 for the gold medal. Participants