1990–91 Charlotte Hornets season

1990–91 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coach Gene Littles
Owner(s) George Shinn
Arena Charlotte Coliseum
Results
Record 26–56 (.317)
Place Division: 7th (Central)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television SportSouth, WCCB
Radio WBT
Charlotte Hornets seasons
< 1989–90 1991–92 >

The 1990–91 Charlotte Hornets season was Charlotte's third season in the National Basketball Association. The franchise improved seven games over the previous season, finishing with 26 wins and 56 losses. Charlotte hosted the 1991 NBA All-Star Game during the season. The Hornets led the NBA in attendance for the second time in three seasons.

Contents

Offseason

NBA Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 5 Kendall Gill SG  United States Illinois
2 39 Steve Scheffler C/F  United States Purdue

Regular season

Roster

Charlotte Hornets 1990-91 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From
G 1 Bogues, Muggsy 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) 136 lb (62 kg) Wake Forest
G 3 Chapman, Rex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Kentucky
F/C 25 Cureton, Earl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Detroit
G 30 Curry, Dell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Virginia Tech
F/C 33 Gattison, Kenny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Old Dominion
G 13 Gill, Kendall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Illinois
F/C 45 Gilliam, Armen (to PHI) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) UNLV
C 42 Gminski, Mike (from PHI) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Duke
G 4 Haffner, Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Evansville
F/C 42 Hoppen, Dave (to PHI) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Nebraska
G/F 31 Keys, Randolph 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Southern Mississippi
F/C 45 Leckner, Eric (from SAC) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Wyoming
G/F 22 Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Richmond
F 34 Reid, J. R. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) North Carolina
F 20 Sanders, Jeff (waived) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Georgia Southern
F/C 55 Scheffler, Steve 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Purdue
G/F 7 Tripucka, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Notre Dame
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls 61 21 .744 — 35–6 26–15 25–5
x-Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 11 32–9 18–23 19-11
x-Milwaukee Bucks 48 34 .585 13 33–8 15–26 16–14
x-Atlanta Hawks 43 39 .524 18 29–12 14–27 11–19
x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 20 29-12 12–29 15-15
Cleveland Cavaliers 33 49 .402 28 23–18 10–31 11-19
Charlotte Hornets 26 56 .317 35 12–24 9–32 8–22
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls 61 21 .744 –
2 y-Boston Celtics 56 26 .683 5
3 x-Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 11
4 x-Milwaukee Bucks 48 34 .585 13
5 x-Philadelphia 76ers 44 38 .537 17
6 x-Atlanta Hawks 43 39 .524 18
7 x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 20
8 x-New York Knicks 39 43 .476 22
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 33 49 .402 28
10 Washington Bullets 30 52 .366 31
11 New Jersey Nets 26 56 .317 35
12 Charlotte Hornets 26 56 .317 35
13 Miami Heat 24 58 .293 37
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

References

1990 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions
Eastern
Atlanta • Charlotte • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Indiana • Milwaukee
Western
Charlotte
1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 • 2001–02
New Orleans
NO/Oklahoma City