1993–94 Charlotte Hornets season

1993–94 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coach	Allan Bristow
Owner(s)	George Shinn
Arena	Charlotte Coliseum
Results
Record	41–41 (.500)
Place	Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportSouth, WJZY
Radio	WBT

The 1993–94 Charlotte Hornets season was Charlotte's 6th season in the National Basketball Association.^[1] With Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson out with injures, the Hornets struggled and finished the season with a 41–41 record, narrowly missing out on a second strait playoff appearance. The Hornets led the NBA in attendance for the fifth time in six seasons. Mourning was selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game, but did not play due to being injured. Dell Curry was named Sixth Man of The Year.

Draft picks

Main article: 1993 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	17	Greg Graham	SG	United States	Indiana
1	20	Scott Burrell	SG/SF	United States	Connecticut

Roster

Charlotte Hornets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
1.0 !PG	54	USA !	Bennett, Tony	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Green Bay
1.0 !PG	1	USA !	Bogues, Muggsy	7000160020000000000♠5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)	136 lb (62 kg)	Wake Forest
6.0 !C	40	USA !	Brickowski, Frank	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Penn State
3.0 !SF	24	USA !	Burrell, Scott	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Connecticut
2.0 !SG	30	USA !	Curry, Dell	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Virginia Tech
6.0 !C	43	USA !	Ellis, LeRon	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Syracuse
4.5 !PF	44	USA !	Gattison, Kenny	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Old Dominion
6.0 !C	42	USA !	Gminski, Mike	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Duke
2.0 !SG	32	USA !	Hawkins, Hersey	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Bradley
1.0 !PG	12	USA !	Henson, Steve	7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Kansas State
3.0 !SF	8	USA !	Johnson, Eddie	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Illinois
4.5 !PF	2	USA !	Johnson, Larry	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	UNLV
6.0 !C	41	USA !	Kempton, Tim	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Notre Dame
6.0 !C	33	USA !	Mourning, Alonzo	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Georgetown
1.0 !PG	20	USA !	Robinson, Rumeal	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Michigan
3.0 !SF	55	USA !	Wingate, David	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Georgetown

Head coach

Allan Bristow (Virginia Tech)

Legend

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

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve
C	Alonzo Mourning	LeRon Ellis	Frank Brickowski
PF	Larry Johnson	Kenny Gattison
SF	Eddie Johnson	Scott Burrell	Johnny Newman
SG	Hersey Hawkins	Dell Curry	David Wingate
PG	Muggsy Bogues	Tony Bennett

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Atlanta Hawks	57	25	.695	–	36–5	21–20	21–7
x-Chicago Bulls	55	27	.671	2	31–10	24–17	21–7
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	10	31–10	16–25	16–12
x-Indiana Pacers	47	35	.573	10	29–12	18–23	15–13
Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	16	28–13	13–28	12–16
Detroit Pistons	20	62	.244	37	10–31	10–31	4–24
Milwaukee Bucks	20	62	.244	37	11–30	9–32	9–19

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Atlanta Hawks	57	25	.695	–
2	y-New York Knicks	57	25	.695	–
3	x-Chicago Bulls	55	27	.671	2
4	x-Orlando Magic	50	32	.610	7
5	x-Indiana Pacers	47	35	.573	10
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	10
7	x-New Jersey Nets	45	37	.549	12
8	x-Miami Heat	42	40	.512	15

9	Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	16
10	Boston Celtics	32	50	.390	25
11	Philadelphia 76ers	25	57	.305	32
12	Washington Bullets	24	58	.293	33
13t	Milwaukee Bucks	20	62	.244	37
13t	Detroit Pistons	20	62	.244	37

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Bennett, Tony !Tony Bennett	74	5	13.3	.399	.360	.733	1.2	2.2	0.5	0.0	3.4
Bogues, Muggsy !Muggsy Bogues	77	77	35.7	.471	.167	.806	4.1	10.1	1.7	0.0	10.8
Brickowski, Frank !Frank Brickowski	28	6	23.3	.502	.500	.746	4.5	2.0	1.0	0.4	10.1
Burrell, Scott !Scott Burrell	51	16	15.0	.419	.333	.657	2.6	1.2	0.7	0.3	4.8
Conlon, Marty !Marty Conlon	16	8	23.6	.606	.000	.816	5.6	1.8	0.3	0.4	10.2
Curry, Dell !Dell Curry	82	0	26.5	.455	.402	.873	3.2	2.7	1.2	0.3	16.3
Ellis, LeRon !LeRon Ellis	50	1	13.6	.484		.662	3.8	0.5	0.3	0.5	4.4
Gattison, Kenny !Kenny Gattison	77	18	21.4	.524		.646	4.6	1.2	0.8	0.6	7.7
Gminski, Mike !Mike Gminski	21	6	12.1	.392		.786	2.8	0.5	0.6	0.6	3.5
Hawkins, Hersey !Hersey Hawkins	82	82	32.3	.460	.332	.862	4.6	2.6	1.6	0.3	14.4
Henson, Steve !Steve Henson	3	0	5.7	.500	1.000		0.3	1.7	0.0	0.0	1.0
Johnson, Eddie !Eddie Johnson	73	27	20.0	.459	.393	.780	3.1	1.7	0.5	0.1	11.5
Johnson, Larry !Larry Johnson	51	51	34.5	.515	.238	.695	8.8	3.6	0.6	0.3	16.4
Kempton, Tim !Tim Kempton	9	0	11.4	.346		.700	1.2	0.7	0.4	0.1	2.8
Mourning, Alonzo !Alonzo Mourning	60	59	33.6	.505	.000	.762	10.2	1.4	0.5	3.1	21.5
Newman, Johnny !Johnny Newman	18	18	23.8	.523	.250	.814	3.2	1.6	1.0	0.3	13.0
Robinson, Rumeal !Rumeal Robinson	14	0	6.8	.394	.200	.333	0.6	1.3	0.2	0.0	2.1
Williams, Lorenzo !Lorenzo Williams	1	0	19.0	.000		.000	4.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.0
Wingate, David !David Wingate	50	36	20.1	.481	.333	.667	2.7	2.1	0.8	0.1	6.2

Awards and records

Dell Curry, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award

Transactions

September 1, 1993

Traded Kendall Gill and a 1994 1st round draft pick (Carlos Rogers was later selected) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Dana Barros, Eddie Johnson and a 1994 1st round draft pick (Sharone Wright was later selected).

September 3, 1993

Traded Dana Barros, Greg Graham, Sidney Green and a 1994 1st round draft pick (Sharone Wright was later selected) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Hersey Hawkins.

September 23, 1993

Signed LeRon Ellis as a free agent.

November 6, 1993

Signed Steve Henson as a free agent.

December 10, 1993

Traded Johnny Newman to the New Jersey Nets for Rumeal Robinson.

January 1, 1994

Signed Lorenzo Williams as a free agent.

January 5, 1994

Waived Lorenzo Williams.

February 2, 1994

Signed Marty Conlon to the first of two 10-day contracts.

February 16, 1994

Signed Tim Kempton to the first of two 10-day contracts.

February 24, 1994

Traded Mike Gminski and a 1997 1st round draft pick (Paul Grant was later selected) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Frank Brickowski.

February 25, 1994

Signed Marty Conlon to a contract for the rest of the season.

March 22, 1994

Waived Marty Conlon.

March 24, 1994

Marty Conlon claimed on waivers by the Washington Bullets.

References

↑ 1993-94 Charlotte Hornets

Charlotte Hornets

Formerly the Charlotte Bobcats (2004–2014) Founded in 1988 Based in Charlotte, North Carolina

Franchise	History Seasons 1988 Expansion Draft 2004 Expansion Draft Draft history All-time roster Head coaches Accomplishments Broadcasters Current season

Arenas	Charlotte Coliseum Time Warner Cable Arena

General Managers	Scheer Bass Bickerstaff Higgins Cho

D-League Affiliate	Greensboro Swarm (beginning in the 2016–17 NBA D-League season)

Retired Numbers	13

Culture and lore	George Shinn Hugo Charlotte Honey Bees "Grandmama" "Zo"

Administration	Owner Michael Jordan President of Basketball Operations Rod Higgins General Manager Rich Cho

Media	TV Fox Sports Carolinas Fox Sports Southeast Radio WFNZ Announcers Eric Collins Dell Curry Stephanie Ready Steve Martin

Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets seasons

1980s

1990s

2000s

2002–03

2003–04

2010s

1993–94 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

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