No. 13
DOUNOBALL Team History
Charlotte Hornets
The franchise story: championships, record holders, retired jerseys, identities and the seasons that shaped it.
All NBA teams
1988
Archive begins
0
Championships
2
Retired jerseys
In the rafters
Retired jerseys
The numbers and people permanently honoured by this franchise.
No. 30
Dell Curry
League-wide honour
Retired across the NBA
League-wide retired numbers are shown separately from this franchise's own rafters.
No. 6
Bill Russell
Franchise record book
All-time leaders
Regular-season totals credited to this franchise in the DOUNOBALL stats archive. Historical categories begin when the NBA officially started recording that statistic.
PTS
Points
Kemba Walker
Franchise #1
12,009
REB
Rebounds
Emeka Okafor
Franchise #1
3,516
AST
Assists
Muggsy Bogues
Franchise #1
5,557
STL
Steals
Official NBA steals have been recorded since 1973–74.
Muggsy Bogues
Franchise #1
1,067
BLK
Blocks
Official NBA blocks have been recorded since 1973–74.
Alonzo Mourning
Franchise #1
684
3PM
Three-pointers made
The NBA introduced the three-point line in 1979–80.
Kemba Walker
Franchise #1
1,283
GP
Games played
Dell Curry
Franchise #1
701
Team names
Through the years
Franchise archive
History timeline
1988
Franchise origin
Charlotte Hornets founded
Earliest canonical team identity season currently recorded for this franchise is 1988.
1988
Team identity
Charlotte Hornets era begins
Team identity era begins in 1988-89. Runs through 2001-02. Abbreviation: CHH.
2004
Name change
Charlotte Bobcats era begins
Team identity era begins in 2004-05. Runs through 2013-14. Abbreviation: CHA.
2014
Name change
Charlotte Hornets era begins
Team identity era begins in 2014-15. Runs through 2026-27. Abbreviation: CHO.