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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 Iraq War aerial strikes. [62]
In June 2003, the team was named the Bobcats. The Charlotte Regional Sports Commission "Help Name The Team" effort drew over 1,250 suggestions. The three finalists were Bobcats, Dragons, and the eventual winner Flight, referencing North Carolina's "First in Flight" status due to the Wright Flyer as well as the state's military bases.
This is a list of the accomplishments and records of the current Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets, known from their creation in 2004 until May 2014 as the Charlotte Bobcats , are an American professional basketball team currently playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, founded in 1946 as the Charlotte Center of the University of North Carolina, is the home of 17 varsity teams known as the Charlotte 49ers. Charlotte has full Division I status and is a member of Conference USA and has participated in the NCAA tournament 11 times and appeared in 1 Bowl Game.
This will mark the second big personnel decision for Charlotte's new ownership group, which hired 35-year-old Jeff Peterson from Brooklyn to lead the Hornets' new basketball operations.
North Carolina's first professional basketball team was the American Basketball Association's Carolina Cougars. The Cougars played in North Carolina between 1969 and 1974 and split their games between the Greensboro Coliseum, the original Charlotte Coliseum and Raleigh's Dorton Arena.
There are four new boys’ and girls’ basketball teams in this week’s Charlotte Observer Sweet 16 polls. The Sweet 16, which began in the 1984-85 season, is the region’s oldest high school ...
Teams previously frequently used commercial flights for travel, drawing criticism from players, coaches and fans. "We intend to fund a full-time charter for this season,” Engelbert told ...