1992–93 Charlotte Hornets season

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

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. 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

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 Bennett, Tony 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Green Bay PG 1 Bogues, Muggsy 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 136 lb (62 kg) Wake Forest SG 30 Curry, Dell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Virginia Tech PF 44 Gattison, Kenny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Old Dominion SG 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 PF 21 Green, Sidney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UNLV PF 2 Johnson, Larry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) UNLV SG 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 SF 22 Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Richmond SF 55 Wingate, David 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	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

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

• Larry Johnson, All-NBA Second Team
• Alonzo Mourning, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

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.

External links

• Hornets on Database Basketball