1992–93 Charlotte Hornets season

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1992–93 Charlotte Hornets season
Alonzo Mourning`s rookie season
First winning season and first Playoff appearance
Head coach Allan Bristow
Owner(s) George Shinn
Arena Charlotte Coliseum
Results
Record 44–38 (.537)
Place Division: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Semifinals
(eliminated 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television SportSouth, WJZY
Radio WBT
< 1991–92 1993–94 >

The 1992–93 Charlotte Hornets season was Charlotte's fifth season in the National Basketball Association. The Hornets finished the season with a 44–38 record, and qualified for their first ever Playoff appearance. The team become the first of the four expansion franchises to win a playoff series, when #2 draft choice Alonzo Mourning sunk a 20-foot (6.1 m) jumper at the buzzer in Game 4 of the first round playoff series against the Boston Celtics.[1] The Hornets were eliminated by the New York Knicks, however, in the second round. The Hornets led the NBA in attendance for the fourth time in five seasons. Larry Johnson led them with 22.1 points, 10.5 rebounds per game, and was selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game.

Offseason

NBA Draft

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Main article: 1992 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 2 Alonzo Mourning C  United States Georgetown
2 28 Tony Bennett G  United States Wisconsin–Green Bay

Roster

Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PG 54 United States Bennett, Tony 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Green Bay
PG 1 United States Bogues, Muggsy 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 136 lb (62 kg) Wake Forest
SG 30 United States Curry, Dell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Virginia Tech
PF 44 United States Gattison, Kenny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Old Dominion
SG 13 United States Gill, Kendall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Illinois
C 42 United States Gminski, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Duke
PF 21 United States Green, Sidney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UNLV
PF 2 United States Johnson, Larry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) UNLV
SG 9 United States Lynch, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Minnesota
C 33 United States Mourning, Alonzo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Georgetown
SF 22 United States Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Richmond
SF 55 United States Wingate, David 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Georgetown
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Alonzo Mourning Sidney Green Mike Gminski
PF Larry Johnson Kenny Gattison
SF David Wingate Johnny Newman
SG Kendall Gill Dell Curry Kevin Lynch
PG Muggsy Bogues Tony Bennett

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls 57 25 .695 — 31–10 26–15 19–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 54 28 .659 3 35–6 19–22 22–6
x-Charlotte Hornets 44 38 .537 13 22–19 22–19 12–16
x-Atlanta Hawks 43 39 .524 14 25–16 18–23 12–16
x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 16 27–14 14–27 11–17
Detroit Pistons 40 42 .488 17 28–13 12–29 12–16
Milwaukee Bucks 28 54 .341 29 18–23 10–31 10–18


# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-New York Knicks 60 22 .732 –
2 y-Chicago Bulls 57 25 .695 3
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 54 28 .659 6
4 x-Boston Celtics 48 34 .585 12
5 x-Charlotte Hornets 44 38 .537 16
6 x-New Jersey Nets 43 39 .524 17
7 x-Atlanta Hawks 43 39 .524 17
8 x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 19
9 Orlando Magic 41 41 .500 19
10 Detroit Pistons 40 42 .488 20
11 Miami Heat 36 46 .439 24
12 Milwaukee Bucks 28 54 .341 32
13 Philadelphia 76ers 26 56 .317 36
14 Washington Bullets 22 60 .268 38
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Playoffs

1993 playoff game logTotal: 4–5 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–4)
First round: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 29 @ Boston L 101–112 Kendall Gill,
Alonzo Mourning (30)		 Larry Johnson (13) Muggsy Bogues (15) Boston Garden
14,890		 0–1
2 May 1 @ Boston W 99–98 (2OT) Larry Johnson (23) Alonzo Mourning (14) Muggsy Bogues (8) Boston Garden
14,890		 1–1
3 May 3 Boston W 119–89 Larry Johnson (29) Larry Johnson (11) Muggsy Bogues (7) Charlotte Coliseum
23,698		 2–1
4 May 5 Boston W 104–103 Alonzo Mourning (33) Alonzo Mourning (7) Muggsy Bogues (9) Charlotte Coliseum
23,698		 3–1
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 9 @ New York L 95–111 Alonzo Mourning (27) Alonzo Mourning (13) Muggsy Bogues (8) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 0–1
2 May 12 @ New York L 101–105 (OT) Alonzo Mourning (24) Sidney Green (10) Muggsy Bogues (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 0–2
3 May 14 New York W 110–106 (2OT) Alonzo Mourning (34) Alonzo Mourning (10) Muggsy Bogues (8) Charlotte Coliseum
23,698		 1–2
4 May 16 New York L 92–94 Larry Johnson (24) Alonzo Mourning (8) Muggsy Bogues (5) Charlotte Coliseum
23,698		 1–3
5 May 18 @ New York L 101–105 Kendall Gill (26) Alonzo Mourning (12) Kendall Gill (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 1–4
1993 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tony Bennett 75 2 11.4 .423 .325 .732 0.8 1.8 0.4 0.0 3.7
Muggsy Bogues 81 80 35.0 .453 .231 .833 3.7 8.8 2.0 0.1 10.0
Dell Curry 80 0 26.2 .452 .401 .866 3.6 2.3 1.1 0.3 15.3
Kenny Gattison 75 5 19.7 .529 .000 .604 4.7 0.9 0.6 0.7 6.8
Kendall Gill 69 67 35.2 .449 .274 .772 4.9 3.9 1.4 0.5 16.9
Mike Gminski 34 0 7.4 .506 .900 2.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 2.7
Sidney Green 24 0 5.3 .350 .000 .750 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 1.7
Tom Hammonds 19 5 7.5 .422 .625 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.2 2.3
Larry Johnson 82 82 40.5 .526 .254 .767 10.5 4.3 0.6 0.3 22.1
Kevin Lynch 40 8 8.1 .508 .000 .684 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.2 2.2
Alonzo Mourning 78 78 33.9 .511 .000 .781 10.3 1.0 0.3 3.5 21.0
Johnny Newman 64 27 23.0 .522 .267 .808 2.2 1.8 0.7 0.3 11.9
J.R. Reid 17 1 17.4 .429 .000 .741 4.1 1.4 0.6 0.3 7.5
Lorenzo Williams 2 0 9.0 .333 4.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
David Wingate 72 55 20.4 .536 .167 .738 2.4 2.5 0.9 0.1 6.1

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tony Bennett 8 0 10.8 .480 .500 1.000 1.1 1.6 0.3 0.1 3.8
Muggsy Bogues 9 9 38.4 .476 .000 .714 4.0 7.8 2.7 0.0 9.8
Dell Curry 9 0 24.7 .433 .286 .818 3.6 2.0 1.4 0.0 11.0
Kenny Gattison 9 0 20.8 .478 .429 4.3 1.2 0.6 0.1 5.9
Kendall Gill 9 9 39.2 .401 .167 .714 5.1 2.9 2.3 0.7 17.3
Mike Gminski 2 0 2.5 .500 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Sidney Green 9 0 8.7 .389 .333 3.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.7
Larry Johnson 9 9 38.7 .557 .250 .788 6.9 3.3 0.6 0.2 19.8
Kevin Lynch 1 0 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Alonzo Mourning 9 9 40.8 .480 .000 .774 9.9 1.4 0.7 3.4 23.8
Johnny Newman 9 9 19.2 .509 .200 .688 2.1 2.0 1.1 0.1 7.6
David Wingate 9 0 13.0 .364 .375 1.3 1.7 0.4 0.1 2.1

Awards and Records

Transactions

  • August 31, 1992

Signed LaMark Baker as a free agent.

  • October 2, 1992

Signed Lorenzo Williams as a free agent.

  • October 7, 1992

Elliot Perry signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers.

  • November 2, 1992

Waived LaMark Baker.

  • November 12, 1992

Waived Lorenzo Williams.

  • November 18, 1992

Signed David Wingate as a free agent.

  • December 9, 1992

Traded J.R. Reid to the San Antonio Spurs for Sidney Green, a 1993 1st round draft pick (Scott Burrell was later selected) and a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Ronnie Henderson was later selected).

  • January 26, 1993

Waived Tom Hammonds.

References

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External links

  1. ↑ 1993 Eastern Conference First Round, Celtics @ Hornets, Game 4
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