1995–96 Charlotte Hornets season

1995–96 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coach	Allan Bristow
Owner(s)	George Shinn
Arena	Charlotte Coliseum
Results
Record	41–41 (.500)
Place	Division: 6th (Central) Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportSouth, WJZY, WFVT
Radio	WBT

The 1995–96 Charlotte Hornets season was Charlotte's 8th season in the National Basketball Association. On the first day of the season, the Hornets traded Alonzo Mourning to the Miami Heat for Glen Rice. Rice would prove to be a solid pick with his long range ability from beyond the arch. He was also selected to play in the 1996 NBA All-Star Game. As the season drew, the Hornets acquired Kenny Anderson from the New Jersey Nets as their starting point guard, with Muggsy Bogues out injured only playing in just six games.

However, with Larry Johnson still suffering the lingering effects of an injured back, the Hornets missed the Playoffs by one game, finishing sixth in the Central Division with a 41-41 record. The Hornets led the NBA in attendance for the seventh time in their eight-year history. Following the season, Johnson was traded to the New York Knicks for power forward Anthony Mason, and head coach Allan Bristow resigned after five seasons with the franchise.

NBA Draft

Main article: 1995 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	22	George Zidek	C	Czech Republic	UCLA

Roster

Charlotte Hornets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 23 Adams, Michael 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Boston College SF 7 Addison, Rafael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Syracuse PG 12 Anderson, Kenny 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Georgia Tech PG 1 Bogues, Muggsy  5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 136 lb (62 kg) Wake Forest SF 24 Burrell, Scott  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Connecticut SG 30 Curry, Dell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Virginia Tech C 52 Geiger, Matt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Georgia Tech PG 5 Goldwire, Anthony 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Houston SF 4 Hancock, Darrin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Kansas PF 2 Johnson, Larry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) UNLV SG 20 Myers, Pete 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UALR C 00 Parish, Robert 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Centenary College SF 41 Rice, Glen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan C 25 Zidek, George 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) UCLA	Head coach Allan Bristow (Virginia Tech) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	72	10	.878	–	39–2	33–8	24–4
x-Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	20	32–9	20–21	19–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	25	26–15	21–20	13–15
x-Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	26	26–15	20–21	15–13
x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	26	30–11	16–25	15–13
Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	31	25–16	16–25	13–15
Milwaukee Bucks	25	57	.305	47	14–27	11–30	8–20
Toronto Raptors	21	61	.256	51	15–26	6–35	5–23

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	72	10	.878	–
2	y-Orlando Magic	60	22	.732	12
3	x-Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	20
4	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	25
5	x-New York Knicks	47	35	.573	25
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	26
7	x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	26
8	x-Miami Heat	42	40	.512	30
9	Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	31
10	Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	33
11	Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	39
12	New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	42
13	Milwaukee Bucks	25	57	.305	47
14	Toronto Raptors	21	61	.256	51
15	Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	54

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
Michael Adams	21	3	15.7	.446	.341	.743	1.0	3.2	1.0	0.2	5.4
Rafael Addison	53	0	9.7	.467	.000	.773	1.7	0.6	0.2	0.2	3.2
Kenny Anderson	38	36	34.3	.454	.357	.727	2.7	8.6	1.6	0.2	15.2
Corey Beck	5	0	6.6	.250		.500	1.4	1.0	0.2	0.0	1.0
Muggsy Bogues	6	0	12.8	.375	.000	1.000	1.2	3.2	0.3	0.0	2.3
Scott Burrell	20	20	34.7	.447	.378	.750	4.9	2.4	1.4	0.7	13.2
Dell Curry	82	29	28.9	.453	.404	.854	3.2	2.1	1.3	0.3	14.5
Matt Geiger	77	50	30.5	.536	.375	.727	8.4	0.8	0.6	0.8	11.2
Kendall Gill	36	36	35.1	.481	.315	.761	5.3	6.3	1.2	0.6	12.9
Gerald Glass	5	0	3.0	.400	.000	1.000	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.0
Anthony Goldwire	42	8	14.8	.402	.398	.767	1.0	2.7	0.4	0.0	5.5
Darrin Hancock	63	7	13.3	.523	.333	.644	1.6	0.7	0.4	0.1	4.3
Donald Hodge	2	0	1.0				0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Larry Johnson	81	81	40.4	.476	.366	.757	8.4	4.4	0.7	0.5	20.5
Pete Myers	32	1	14.2	.333	.188	.674	2.1	1.5	0.6	0.2	2.9
Robert Parish	74	34	14.7	.498		.704	4.1	0.4	0.3	0.7	3.9
Khalid Reeves	20	5	20.9	.458	.306	.843	2.0	3.6	0.8	0.1	8.1
Glen Rice	79	79	39.8	.471	.424	.837	4.8	2.9	1.2	0.2	21.6
Greg Sutton	18	0	10.6	.400	.333	.789	0.8	2.2	0.4	0.0	3.4
Joe Wolf	1	0	18.0	.000			2.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
George Zidek	71	21	12.5	.423		.763	2.6	0.2	0.1	0.1	4.0

Transactions

• June 24, 1995

Lost Kenny Gattison to the Vancouver Grizzlies in the NBA expansion draft.

• June 27, 1995

Traded Hersey Hawkins and David Wingate to the Seattle SuperSonics for Kendall Gill.

• September 27, 1995

Signed Rafael Addison as an unrestricted free agent.

• October 3, 1995

Signed Pete Myers as an unrestricted free agent.

• October 4, 1995

Signed Corey Beck as a free agent.

Signed Negele Knight as an unrestricted free agent.

• October 24, 1995

Waived Negele Knight.

• November 2, 1995

Waived Corey Beck.

• November 3, 1995

Traded LeRon Ellis, Alonzo Mourning and Pete Myers to the Miami Heat for Matt Geiger, Khalid Reeves, Glen Rice and a 1996 1st round draft pick (Tony Delk was later selected).

• November 6, 1995

Waived Joe Wolf.

• December 23, 1995

Signed Corey Beck to a contract for the rest of the season.

• January 3, 1996

Waived Greg Sutton.

• January 5, 1996

Waived Corey Beck.

• January 19, 1996

Traded Kendall Gill and Khalid Reeves to the New Jersey Nets for Kenny Anderson and Gerald Glass.

• January 22, 1996

Signed Anthony Goldwire to a 10-day contract.

• January 31, 1996

Signed Anthony Goldwire to a contract for the rest of the season.

• February 16, 1996

Signed Pete Myers as a free agent.

• February 22, 1996

Waived Gerald Glass.

• February 23, 1996

Signed Donald Hodge to a 10-day contract.

• March 4, 1996

Released Donald Hodge.