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As part of an agreement with the NBA, a new team known as the Charlotte Bobcats began competing in the 2004–05 NBA season. [9] On June 15, 2006, Michael Jordan, a former NBA player and member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, acquired a minority stake in the franchise and became its managing member of basketball operations.
Two now-defunct Arena Football League teams played in the Coliseum—the Charlotte Rage (1992–96) and the Carolina Cobras (2003–04). When the NBA returned to Charlotte in 2004 with the expansion Bobcats, they played their first season in the Coliseum [5] as what became the Spectrum Center was being built.
On April 9, 2010, the Bobcats clinched their first playoff berth with an exciting 104–103 road win over the New Orleans Hornets, [117] finishing the 2009–10 season at 44–38, the team's first winning record. [118] Gerald Wallace was a huge factor in the run to the playoffs as he became the first Bobcats player selected as an NBA All-Star ...
However, an all-conference season from QB Kurtis Rourke (now at Indiana) led the Bobcats to a 10-4 season that ended with a win in the Arizona Bowl. Overall, Ohio was 33-19 in Albin’s four seasons.
In 2013, eleven years after the Hornets left the city, the Bobcats, now playing at the Spectrum Center, announced the team would assume the city's beloved nickname following the rebranding of the New Orleans team as the Pelicans. Charlotte was also home to a WNBA team, the Charlotte Sting from 1988 until they folded in 2006.
Entering his sophomore season as the team's head coach, Steve Clifford has a team capable of finishing with a top-four seed in the East. The last time the Hornets had a top-four seed was in 2002 ...
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.
The Hornets were first established in 1988 as an expansion team, but relocated to New Orleans following the 2001–02 season. [2] In 2004, a new expansion team, the Charlotte Bobcats, was established. [ 3 ]