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The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). [1] The Hornets were first established in 1988 as an expansion team, but relocated to New Orleans following the 2001–02 season. [2]
NBA Eastern 12th Central: 7th 26 56 .317 35 Gene Littles 1991–92: 1991–92: NBA Eastern 12th Central 7th 31 51 .378 36 Larry Johnson : Allan Bristow: 1992–93: 1992–93: NBA Eastern 5th Central 3rd 44 38 .537 16 Won First round 3–1 Lost conference semifinals 4–1 1993–94: 1993–94: NBA Eastern 9th Central 5th 41 41 .500 16
[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 2021–22 Charlotte Hornets season was the 32nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Despite clinching a spot in the postseason via the play-in tournament for the second consecutive season, the Hornets lost 132–103 to the Atlanta Hawks , and have not played in the playoffs since 2016 .
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.
The 1992–93 NBA season was the fifth season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association. [1] In the 1992 NBA draft , the Hornets selected Alonzo Mourning out of Georgetown University with the second overall pick.
The Hornets finished the 1993–94 season with a 41–41 record, narrowly missing the playoffs. [27] Despite injuries to both Johnson and Mourning, the two led the team in points-per-game. [28] The following season, the Hornets finished the regular season with 50 wins and 32 losses, and returned to the playoffs. [29]
The first pick in the Hornets' history was Rex Chapman, a shooting guard from the University of Kentucky. [7] The Hornets had three top-four picks and all of them have participated in the NBA All-Star Game: Larry Johnson, Alonzo Mourning, and Baron Davis. [8] [9] In 1996, the Hornets drafted Kobe Bryant 13th overall, but traded him for Vlade Divac.