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Charlotte Hornets accomplishments and records

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Muggsy Bogues is the Hornets' all-time leader in Assists, Minutes, and Steals.
Emeka Okafor won Rookie of the Year honors in 2005 and is the Hornets' all-time leader in Rebounds

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 current Hornets are the second NBA team to have played under that name. The original Hornets played in Charlotte from 1988 until moving to New Orleans in 2002; since 2013, they have been known as the New Orleans Pelicans.

Individual records

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Franchise leaders

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Italic denotes still active with team.

Asterisk denotes still active but not with team.

(As of end of the 2023–24 season)[1]

Points scored (regular season)
Player Points
Kemba Walker 12,009
Dell Curry 9,839
Gerald Wallace 7,437
Larry Johnson 7,405
Terry Rozier* 5,974
Glen Rice 5,651
Muggsy Bogues 5,531
Miles Bridges 5,342
Raymond Felton 5,311
David Wesley 5,241
Gerald Henderson Jr. 4,701
Emeka Okafor 4,630
Alonzo Mourning 4,569
Kendall Gill 4,159
Marvin Williams 4,149
Cody Zeller* 4,051
P. J. Washington* 3,946
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 3,738
Nicolas Batum* 3,728
LaMelo Ball 3,675
Most minutes played
Player Minutes
Kemba Walker 20,607
Muggsy Bogues 19,768
Dell Curry 17,613
Gerald Wallace 16,718
Larry Johnson 14,635
Raymond Felton 13,939
David Wesley 13,046
Marvin Williams 11,615
Emeka Okafor 11,212
Miles Bridges 11,041
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 10,857
Gerald Henderson Jr. 10,756
Most rebounds
Player Rebounds
Emeka Okafor 3,516
Larry Johnson 3,479
Gerald Wallace 3,398
Cody Zeller* 2,820
Bismack Biyombo* 2,623
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 2,388
Anthony Mason 2,354
Kemba Walker 2,317
Marvin Williams 2,293
Alonzo Mourning 2,176
Most assists
Player Assists
Muggsy Bogues 5,557
Kemba Walker 3,308
Raymond Felton 2,573
David Wesley 1,911
Baron Davis 1,605
Larry Johnson 1,553
Nicolas Batum* 1,521
Brevin Knight 1,497
Dell Curry 1,429
Terry Rozier* 1,395
Most steals
Player Steals
Muggsy Bogues 1,067
Gerald Wallace 827
Kemba Walker 799
Dell Curry 747
Raymond Felton 565
David Wesley 551
Baron Davis 439
Kendall Gill 398
Brevin Knight 355
Terry Rozier* 347
Most blocks
Player Blocks
Alonzo Mourning 684
Emeka Okafor 621
Bismack Biyombo* 607
Gerald Wallace 531
Elden Campbell 484
Cody Zeller* 315
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 301
P. J. Washington* 295
Marvin Williams 287
Kenny Gattison 283
Most three-pointers made
Player 3-pointers made
Kemba Walker 1,283
Dell Curry 929
Terry Rozier* 864
Marvin Williams 681
Miles Bridges 591
P. J. Washington* 536
LaMelo Ball 526
Glen Rice 508
Nicolas Batum* 496
Devonte Graham* 428

Individual Accomplishments and Awards

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Second Team

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Third Team

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First Team

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Second Team

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Larry Johnson won Rookie of the Year honors in 1992.

All-Stars and All-Star Weekend participants

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Gerald Wallace was selected as NBA All-Stars in 2010.

NBA All-Star Game Selections[2]

All-Star Game MVP

NBA Rising Stars Challenge

Slam Dunk Contest

Three-point Shootout

Basketball Hall of Famers

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Players
No. Name Position Tenure Inducted
00 Robert Parish C 1994–96 2003
33 Alonzo Mourning C/F 1992–95 2014
12 Vlade Divac C 1996–98 2019
Coaches
Name Position Tenure Inducted
Dave Cowens [a] Coach 1996–99 1991
Larry Brown [b] Coach 2008–10 2002

Notes

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  1. ^ Inducted as player.
  2. ^ Coached the team when they were known as the Charlotte Bobcats.

FIBA Hall of Famers

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Players
No. Name Position Tenure Inducted
12 Vlade Divac C 1996–98 2010

Retired numbers

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Charlotte Hornets retired numbers
No. Name Position Tenure
13 Bobby Phills G 1997–2000

The Charlotte Hornets retired Phills' number on February 9, 2000, after he was killed in an automobile accident in Charlotte. His jersey hung from the rafters of the Charlotte Coliseum until the franchise relocated in May 2002. It was displayed in the New Orleans Arena until the franchise became the Pelicans in 2013. On November 1, 2014, his jersey was returned to Charlotte, where it was re-honored and currently hangs in Spectrum Center.[3][4][5]

Other franchise records

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Team (regular season)

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  • Largest margin of victory in a game – 61 (Score: 140 – 79) Mar. 22, 2018 vs. Memphis [6]
  • Largest margin of victory in a playoffs game - 30 (Score: 119 – 89) May 3, 1993 vs. Boston Celtics [7]

in Eastern Conference First Round

  • Biggest comeback to win a game (24 points) – 24 Oct 29, 2014 vs. Milwaukee[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Players | Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  2. ^ "Charlotte Hornets All-Star Game Selections". Basketball-Reference. March 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Hornets to Bring Phills' Retired Jersey Back to Charlotte". Charlotte Hornets. October 23, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  4. ^ "Phills' No. 13 jersey raised again in Charlotte". USA Today. Associated Press. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  5. ^ "Charlotte Hornets re-hang Bobby Phills' jersey Saturday night". WGHP Fox 8. November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  6. ^ "What record did Kemba Walker break in the Charlotte Hornets' blowout win?". The Charlotte Observer. March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  7. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Biggest Wins Ever".
  8. ^ "Charlotte Hornets comeback starts with boos". News & Observer. October 29, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2018.