DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1996-97 Charlotte Hornets
54–28 · #10 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotCHH
Charlotte Hornets went 54–28 in the regular season, good for the #10 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#10
Net rating
+2.0
Home floor
Charlotte Coliseum
Roster
18 players
Record
54–28
65.9% win rate
League rank
#10
Playoff team
Net rating
+2.0
SRS +2.1
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vlade Divac | C | 12 | 81 | 80 | 12.6 | 9.0 | 3.7 |
| Glen Rice | F | 41 | 79 | 78 | 26.8 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Anthony Mason | F | 14 | 73 | 73 | 16.2 | 11.4 | 5.7 |
| Muggsy Bogues | G | 1 | 65 | 65 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 7.2 |
| Tony Smith | G | 34 | 69 | 39 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| Dell Curry | G | 30 | 68 | 20 | 14.8 | 3.1 | 1.7 |
| Ricky Pierce | G | 21 | 27 | 17 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| Matt Geiger | C | 52 | 49 | 13 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 0.8 |
| Anthony Goldwire | G | 5 | 33 | 9 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| Tom Chambers | F-C | 22 | 12 | 5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Rafael Addison | F-G | 7 | 41 | 3 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| George Zídek | C | 25 | 36 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| Scott Burrell | G-F | 24 | 28 | 2 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 1.4 |
| Donald Royal | F | 5 | 25 | 2 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
| Tony Delk | G | 00 | 61 | 1 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Malik Rose | F-C | 31 | 54 | 1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| Jamie Feick | C-F | 50 | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Eric Leckner | C-F | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
110.9
ORtg
108.9
DRtg
88.6
Pace
+2.1
SRS
+1.9
MOV
56.2%
TS%
51.8%
eFG%
29.1
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Dave Cowens
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
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Charlotte Coliseum
24,042 average attendance
Then and now
Charlotte Hornets
CHH
18 players