1992–93 Charlotte Hornets season

1992–93 Charlotte Hornets 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
Charlotte Hornets seasons
< 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.

Contents

Offseason

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

Regular season

Roster

Charlotte Hornets 1992-93 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From
G 54 Bennett, Tony 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Green Bay
G 1 Bogues, Muggsy 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) 136 lb (62 kg) Wake Forest
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
C 42 Gminski, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Duke
F/C 21 Green, Sidney (from SAS) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UNLV
F 20 Hammonds, Tom (waived) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Georgia Tech
F 2 Johnson, Larry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) UNLV
G/F 9 Lynch, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Minnesota
C 33 Mourning, Alonzo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Georgetown
G/F 22 Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Richmond
F 34 Reid, J. R. (to SAS) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) North Carolina
F/C 40 Williams, Lorenzo (waived) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Stetson*
G/F 55 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

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

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
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-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

Playoffs

Total: 4–5 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–4)
First round: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date 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
Unknown		 0–1
2 May 1 @ Boston W 99–98 (2OT) Larry Johnson (23) Alonzo Mourning (14) Muggsy Bogues (8) Boston Garden
Unknown		 1–1
3 May 3 Boston W 119–89 Larry Johnson (29) Larry Johnson (11) Muggsy Bogues (7) Charlotte Coliseum
Unknown		 2–1
4 May 5 Boston W 104–103 Alonzo Mourning (33) Alonzo Mourning (7) Muggsy Bogues (9) Charlotte Coliseum
Unknown		 3–1
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date 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
Unknown		 0–1
2 May 12 @ New York L 101–105 (OT) Alonzo Mourning (24) Sidney Green (10) Muggsy Bogues (7) Madison Square Garden
Unknown		 0–2
3 May 14 New York W 110–106 (2OT) Alonzo Mourning (34) Alonzo Mourning (10) Muggsy Bogues (8) Charlotte Coliseum
Unknown		 1–2
4 May 16 New York L 92–94 Larry Johnson (24) Alonzo Mourning (8) Muggsy Bogues (5) Charlotte Coliseum
Unknown		 1–3
5 May 18 @ New York L 101–105 Kendall Gill (26) Alonzo Mourning (12) Kendall Gill (6) Madison Square Garden
Unknown		 1–4
1993 playoff schedule

References

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

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