2011–12 New Orleans Hornets season

2011–12 New Orleans Hornets season
Head coach	Monty Williams
Arena	New Orleans Arena

Results
Record	2–0 (1.000)
Place	Division: 0th (Southwest) Conference: 0th (Western)
Playoff finish	TBD
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Cox Sports Television
Radio	KMEZ
New Orleans Hornets seasons
< 2010–11	2012–13 >

The 2011–12 New Orleans Hornets season is the 24th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 10th season based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

1 Key dates
2 Draft picks
3 Roster
- 3.1 Depth chart
4 Pre-season
5 Regular season
- 5.1 Standings
- 5.2 Game log
6 References
7 External links

Key dates

June 23: The 2011 NBA Draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (Y–M–D)	From
4.0 !F	0	Aminu, Al-Farouq	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1990–09–21	Wake Forest
1.5 !G	13	Henry, Xavier	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1991–03–15	Kansas
4.0 !F	1	Ariza, Trevor	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1985–07–30	UCLA
5.5 !F/C	15	Ayón, Gustavo	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1985–04–01	San José State
1.5 !G	8	Belinelli, Marco	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1986–03–25	Italy
1.5 !G	10	Gordon, Eric (C)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1988–12–25	Indiana
1.5 !G	2	Jack, Jarrett (C)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	1983-10–28	Georgia Tech
1.5 !G	5	Johnson, Carldell	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1983–01–28	Alabama–Birmingham
4.0 !F	12	Johnson, Trey	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1984–08–30	Jackson State
6.0 !C	35	Kaman, Chris	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	1982–04–28	Central Michigan
4.0 !F	24	Landry, Carl	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	1983–09–19	Purdue
6.0 !C	50	Okafor, Emeka	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1982–09–28	Connecticut
6.0 !C	14	Smith, Jason	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1986–03–02	Colorado State
4.0 !F	22	Summers, DaJuan	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1988–01–24	Georgetown
1.5 !G	21	Vasquez, Greivis	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	1987–01–16	Maryland

Head coach

Monty Williams

Assistant coach(es)

Bryan Gates
Randy Ayers
Fred Vinson
James Borrego

Athletic trainer(s)

John Ishop

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended

Injured
* High school

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2011-12-14

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve
C	Emeka Okafor	Chris Kaman
PF	Carl Landry	Jason Smith	Gustavo Ayón
SF	Trevor Ariza	Al-Farouq Aminu	DaJuan Summers
SG	Eric Gordon	Marco Belinelli	Trey Johnson
PG	Jarrett Jack	Greivis Vásquez

Pre-season

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scraped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.

Pre-season: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	December 16	@ Memphis	W 97–90	Jarrett Jack (24)	Lance Thomas (8)	Jarrett Jack (6)	FedEx Forum 11,259	1–0
2	December 21	Memphis	W 95–80	Chris Kaman (18)	Quincy Pondexter (12)	Jarrett Jack (8)	New Orleans Arena 11,895	2–0

2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
San Antonio Spurs	3	2	.600	–	3–0	0–2	1–1	5
Memphis Grizzlies	2	3	.400	1.0	2–1	0–2	1–1	5
New Orleans Hornets	2	3	.400	1.0	1–1	1–2	0–0	5
Houston Rockets	2	3	.400	1.0	2–0	0–3	1–1	5
Dallas Mavericks	2	4	.333	1.5	2–2	0–2	0–0	6

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Portland Trail Blazers *	4	1	.800	–	5
2	Oklahoma City Thunder	5	2	.714	–	7
3	San Antonio Spurs *	3	2	.600	1.0	5
4	Los Angeles Lakers *	4	3	.571	1.0	7
5	Denver Nuggets	4	2	.667	0.5	6
6	Los Angeles Clippers	2	2	.500	1.5	4
7	Utah Jazz	3	3	.500	1.5	6
8	Memphis Grizzlies	2	3	.400	2.0	5

9	Phoenix Suns	2	3	.400	2.0	5
10	New Orleans Hornets	2	3	.400	2.0	5
11	Houston Rockets	2	3	.400	2.0	5
12	Golden State Warriors	2	3	.400	2.0	5
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	2	3	.400	2.0	5
14	Sacramento Kings	2	4	.333	2.5	6
15	Dallas Mavericks	2	4	.333	2.5	6

Game log

Total: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)

December: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	December 26	@ Phoenix	W 85–84	Eric Gordon (20)	Emeka Okafor (9)	Eric Gordon (3)	US Airways Center 17,776	1–0
2	December 28	Boston	W 97–78	Jarrett Jack (21)	Carl Landry (11)	Jarrett Jack (9)	New Orleans Arena 17,802	2–0
3	December 30	Phoenix	L 78–93	Carl Landry (17)	Emeka Okafor (16)	Greivis Vásquez (5)	New Orleans Arena 15,790	2–1

January: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	January 1	@ Sacramento	L 80–96	Trevor Ariza (17)	Chris Kaman (15)	Jarrett Jack Greivis Vásquez (8)	Power Balance Pavilion 13,628	2–2
5	January 2	@ Utah	L 90–94	Jarrett Jack (27)	Jason Smith (8)	Jarrett Jack (11)	EnergySolutions Arena 19,159	2–3
6	January 4	Philadelphia					New Orleans Arena
7	January 6	Denver					New Orleans Arena
8	January 7	@ Dallas					American Airlines Center
9	January 9	@ Denver					Pepsi Center
10	January 11	Oklahoma City					New Orleans Arena
11	January 13	Minnesota					New Orleans Arena
12	January 14	@ Memphis					FedExForum
13	January 16	Portland					New Orleans Arena
14	January 18	Memphis					New Orleans Arena
15	January 19	@ Houston					Toyota Center
16	January 21	Dallas					New Orleans Arena
17	January 23	San Antonio					New Orleans Arena
18	January 25	@ Oklahoma City					Chesapeake Energy Arena
19	January 27	Orlando					New Orleans Arena
20	January 29	Atlanta					New Orleans Arena
21	January 30	@ Miami					American Airlines Arena

February : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
22	February 1	Phoenix	New Orleans Arena
23	February 2	@ San Antonio	AT&T Center
24	February 4	@ Detroit	The Palace of Auburn Hills
25	February 6	Sacramento	New Orleans Arena
26	February 8	Chicago	New Orleans Arena
27	February 10	Portland	New Orleans Arena
28	February 13	Utah	New Orleans Arena
29	February 15	@ Milwaukee	Bradley Center
30	February 17	@ New York	Madison Square Garden
31	February 20	@ Oklahoma City	Chesapeake Energy Arena
32	February 21	@ Indiana	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
33	February 22	@ Cleveland	Quicken Loans Arena
34	February 28	@ Chicago	United Center
35	February 29	Toronto	New Orleans Arena

March : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
36	March 2	Dallas	New Orleans Arena
37	March 3	Indiana	New Orleans Arena
38	March 5	@ Portland	Rose Garden
39	March 7	@ Sacramento	Power Balance Pavilion
40	March 9	@ Denver	Pepsi Center
41	March 10	@ Minnesota	Target Center
42	March 12	Charlotte	New Orleans Arena
43	March 14	L. A. Lakers	New Orleans Arena
44	March 15	Washington	New Orleans Arena
45	March 17	@ New Jersey	Prudential Center
46	March 21	Golden State	New Orleans Arena
47	March 22	L. A. Clippers	New Orleans Arena
48	March 24	San Antonio	New Orleans Arena
49	March 26	@ L. A. Clippers	Staples Center
50	March 28	@ Golden State	Oracle Arena
51	March 29	@ Portland	Rose Garden
52	March 31	@ L. A. Lakers	Staples Center

April : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Location Attendance
53	April 1	@ Phoenix	US Airways Center
54	April 4	Denver	New Orleans Arena
55	April 6	@ San Antonio	AT&T Center
56	April 7	Minnesota	New Orleans Arena
57	April 9	L. A. Lakers	New Orleans Arena
58	April 11	Sacramento	New Orleans Arena
59	April 13	Utah	New Orleans Arena
60	April 15	Memphis	New Orleans Arena
61	April 16	@ Charlotte	Time Warner Cable Arena
62	April 18	@ Memphis	FedExForum
63	April 19	Houston	New Orleans Arena
64	April 22	@ L. A. Clippers	Staples Center
65	April 24	@ Golden State	Oracle Arena
66	April 26	@ Houston	Toyota Center

2011–12 season schedule

References

^ "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5733121. Retrieved June 13, 2011.

External links

Official website

New Orleans Hornets

Formerly the Charlotte Hornets and the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets • Founded in 1988 • Based in New Orleans, Louisiana

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Retired Numbers	7 • 13

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NO/Oklahoma City	2005–06 • 2006–07

2011–12 NBA season by team

2011 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions • D-League • 2011 NBA lockout

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia • Toronto

Central	Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Indiana • Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta • Charlotte • Miami • Orlando • Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver • Minnesota • Oklahoma City • Portland • Utah

Pacific	Golden State • L.A. Clippers • L.A. Lakers • Phoenix • Sacramento

Southwest	Dallas • Houston • Memphis • New Orleans • San Antonio