Charlotte Hornets accomplishments and records explained

This is a list of the accomplishments and records of the current Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets, known from their creation in 2004 until May 2014 as the Charlotte Bobcats, are an American professional basketball team currently playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The current Hornets are the second NBA team to have played under that name. The original Hornets played in Charlotte from 1988 until moving to New Orleans in 2002; since 2013, they have been known as the New Orleans Pelicans.

Individual records

Franchise leaders

Italic denotes still active with team.

Asterisk denotes still active but not with team.

(As of end of the 2023–24 season)^[1]

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Points
	12,009
	9,839
	7,437
	7,405
	5,974
	5,651
	5,531
	5,342
	5,311
	5,241
	4,701
	4,630
	4,569
	4,159
	4,149
	4,051
	3,946
	3,738
	3,728
	3,675

Most minutes played

Player	Minutes
	20,607
	19,768
	17,613
	16,718
	14,635
	13,939
	13,046
	11,615
	11,212
	11,041
	10,857
	10,756

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Rebounds
	3,516
	3,479
	3,398
	2,820
	2,623
	2,388
	2,354
	2,317
	2,293
	2,176

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Assists
	5,557
	3,308
	2,573
	1,911
	1,605
	1,553
	1,521
	1,497
	1,429
	1,395

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Steals
	1,067
	827
	799
	747
	565
	551
	439
	398
	355
	347

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Blocks
	684
	621
	607
	531
	484
	315
	301
	295
	287
	283

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3-pointers made
	1,283
	929
	864
	681
	591
	536
	526
	508
	496
	428

Individual Accomplishments and Awards

All-NBA Team

Second Team

• Larry Johnson – 1993
• Glen Rice – 1997

Third Team

• Anthony Mason – 1997
• Glen Rice – 1998
• Eddie Jones – 2000
• Al Jefferson – 2014
• Kemba Walker – 2019

All-NBA Defensive Team

First Team

• Gerald Wallace – 2010

Second Team

• Anthony Mason – 1997
• Eddie Jones – 1999, 2000
• P.J. Brown – 2001

Executive of the Year

• Bob Bass – 1997

Sixth Man of the Year

• Dell Curry – 1994

Rookie of the Year

• Larry Johnson – 1992
• Emeka Okafor – 2005
• LaMelo Ball – 2021

NBA Sportsmanship Award

• Kemba Walker – 2017, 2018

NBA All-Rookie First Team

• Kendall Gill – 1991
• Larry Johnson – 1992
• Alonzo Mourning – 1993
• Emeka Okafor – 2005
• LaMelo Ball – 2021

NBA All-Rookie Second Team

• Rex Chapman – 1989
• J.R. Reid – 1990
• Raymond Felton – 2006
• Wálter Herrmann – 2007
• Adam Morrison – 2007
• D. J. Augustin – 2009
• Michael Kidd-Gilchrist – 2013
• Cody Zeller – 2014
• P. J. Washington – 2020

All-Stars and All-Star Weekend participants

NBA All-Star Game Selections^[2]

• Larry Johnson – 1993, 1995
• Alonzo Mourning – 1994, 1995
• Glen Rice – 1996, 1997, 1998
• Eddie Jones – 2000
• Baron Davis – 2002
• Gerald Wallace – 2010
• Kemba Walker - 2017, 2018, 2019
• LaMelo Ball - 2022

All-Star Game MVP

• Glen Rice – 1997

NBA Rising Stars Challenge

• George Zidek – 1996 (East)
• Baron Davis – 2001 (Sophomores)
• Lee Nailon – 2002 (Sophomores)
• Emeka Okafor – 2005 (Rookies)
• Emeka Okafor – 2006 (Sophomores)
• Adam Morrison – 2007 (Rookies)
• Raymond Felton – 2007 (Sophomores)
• Kemba Walker – 2012 (Team Shaq)
• Michael Kidd-Gilchrist – 2013 (Team Shaq)
• Kemba Walker – 2013 (Team Shaq)
• Cody Zeller – 2015 (Team USA)
• Frank Kaminsky – 2017 (Team USA)
• P. J. Washington – 2020 (Team USA)
• Miles Bridges – 2020 (Team USA)
• Devonte' Graham – 2020 (Team USA)
• LaMelo Ball – 2021 (Team USA)
• LaMelo Ball – 2022 (Sophomores)

Slam Dunk Contest

• Rex Chapman – 1990, 1991
• Kendall Gill – 1991
• Larry Johnson – 1992
• Ricky Davis – 2000
• Baron Davis – 2001
• Gerald Wallace – 2010
• Miles Bridges - 2019

Three-point Shootout

• Dell Curry – 1992, 1994
• Scott Burrell – 1995
• Glen Rice – 1996, 1997, 1998
• Kemba Walker – 2017

Basketball Hall of Famers

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Name !	Position	Tenure	Inducted
00	Robert Parish		1994–96	2003
33	Alonzo Mourning		1992–95	2014
12	Vlade Divac		1996–98	2019

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Position !	Tenure	Inducted
		1996–99	1991
		2008–10	2002

Notes

FIBA Hall of Famers

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Name !	Position	Tenure	Inducted
12	Vlade Divac		1996–98	2010

Retired numbers

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Name !	Position	Tenure
13			1997–2000

The Charlotte Hornets retired Phills' number on February 9, 2000, after he was killed in an automobile accident in Charlotte. His jersey hung from the rafters of the Charlotte Coliseum until the franchise relocated in May 2002. It was displayed in the New Orleans Arena until the franchise became the Pelicans in 2013. On November 1, 2014, his jersey was returned to Charlotte, where it was re-honored and currently hangs in Spectrum Center.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Other franchise records

Team (regular season)

• Largest margin of victory in a game – 61 (Score: 140 – 79) Mar. 22, 2018 vs. Memphis ^[6]
• Largest margin of victory in a playoffs game - 30 (Score: 119 – 89) May 3, 1993 vs. Boston Celtics ^[7]

in Eastern Conference First Round

• Biggest comeback to win a game (24 points) – 24 Oct 29, 2014 vs. Milwaukee^[8]

See also

• NBA records

Notes and References

1. Web site: Charlotte Hornets Players Basketball-Reference.com. Basketball-Reference.com. en. 2023-10-26.
2. Web site: Charlotte Hornets All-Star Game Selections. March 1, 2024. Basketball-Reference.
3. News: Hornets to Bring Phills' Retired Jersey Back to Charlotte. Charlotte Hornets. October 23, 2014. January 31, 2016.
4. News: Phills' No. 13 jersey raised again in Charlotte . . . November 1, 2014 . November 12, 2014.
5. News: Charlotte Hornets re-hang Bobby Phills' jersey Saturday night . . November 2, 2014 . November 12, 2014.
6. News: What record did Kemba Walker break in the Charlotte Hornets' blowout win?. . March 22, 2018 . March 23, 2018.
7. Web site: Charlotte Hornets Biggest Wins Ever.
8. News: Charlotte Hornets comeback starts with boos . . October 29, 2014 . March 23, 2018.