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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.
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]
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).
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.
The 2024–25 Charlotte Hornets season is the 35th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This also became the second season where Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall would take on majority ownership of the Hornets franchise after buying majority shares from Michael Jordan during the month of August 2023.
Williams was a unanimous First Team All-American in 2019. Williams averaged 15.2 points, six rebounds, and 1.9 assists as a sophomore when he led the Vols to the SEC regular-season championship.
On August 24, 2022, Evelyn Magley, CEO of The Basketball League (TBL), announced a new franchise called the Charlotte Purple Jackets would compete in the Southeast Conference. The Charlotte Purple Jackets team is a combination of the TBL's Connecticut Cobras team from last season and the Queen City Purple Jackets team that played in the 2021-22 ...
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