1999–2000 Charlotte Hornets season

1999–2000 Charlotte Hornets season
Baron Davis`s rookie season
Head coach	Paul Silas
Owner(s)	George Shinn
Arena	Charlotte Coliseum
Results
Record	49–33 (.598)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 1–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportSouth, WJZY
Radio	WBT

Players warming up prior to an April 2000 game between the Hornets and the season's eventual Eastern Conference champions Indiana Pacers at the Charlotte Coliseum.

The 1999-2000 Charlotte Hornets season was Charlotte's 12th season in the National Basketball Association. Despite finishing the previous season with a 26-24 record, the Hornets had the third pick in the 1999 NBA Draft and selected UCLA point guard Baron Davis. The Hornets finished the season with a 49–33 record, and qualified for their fifth playoff appearance. They faced the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round, but were eliminated three games to one. The Hornets finished eleventh the NBA in attendance for the season. Eddie Jones was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game.

On January 12, 2000, guard Bobby Phills was killed in an automobile accident; the Hornets retired his #13 jersey on February 9th during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, which Phills used to play for. Following the season, Jones and Anthony Mason were traded to the Miami Heat.

Offseason

NBA Draft

Main article: 1999 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	Baron Davis	PG	United States	UCLA
2	43	Lee Nailon	SF/PF	United States	Texas Christian

Roster

Charlotte Hornets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 52 Brown, Chucky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) North Carolina State F/C 5 Campbell, Elden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Clemson F/C 44 Coleman, Derrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Syracuse G 1 Davis, Baron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) UCLA G/F 21 Davis, Ricky 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Iowa G 2 Ellis, Dale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Tennessee C 52 Fuller, Todd 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) North Carolina State G 7 Hawkins, Michael 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Xavier G/F 6 Jones, Eddie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Temple F 14 Mason, Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Tennessee State C 40 Miller, Brad 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Purdue G 13 Phills, Bobby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Southern G 3 Recasner, Eldridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Washington G/F 32 Robinson, Eddie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Central Oklahoma G 4 Wesley, David 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Baylor	Head coach Paul Silas (Creighton) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Roster Notes

• Guard Bobby Phills died in a car accident on January 12th.

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Indiana Pacers	56	26	.683	–	36–5	20–21	20–8
x-Charlotte Hornets	49	33	.598	7	30–11	19–22	20–8
x-Toronto Raptors	45	37	.549	11	26–15	19–22	16–12
x-Detroit Pistons	42	40	.512	14	27–14	15–26	16–12
x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	14	23–18	19–22	16–12
Cleveland Cavaliers	32	50	.390	24	22–19	10–31	8–20
Atlanta Hawks	28	54	.341	28	21–20	7–34	11–17
Chicago Bulls	17	65	.207	39	12–29	5–36	5–23

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Indiana Pacers	56	26	.683	–
2	y-Miami Heat	52	30	.634	4
3	x-New York Knicks	50	32	.610	6
4	x-Charlotte Hornets	49	33	.598	7
5	x-Philadelphia 76ers	49	33	.598	7
6	x-Toronto Raptors	45	37	.549	11
7	x-Detroit Pistons	42	40	.512	14
8	x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	14
9	Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	15
10	Boston Celtics	35	47	.427	21
11	Cleveland Cavaliers	32	50	.390	24
12	New Jersey Nets	31	51	.378	25
13	Washington Wizards	29	53	.354	27
14	Atlanta Hawks	28	54	.341	28
15	Chicago Bulls	17	65	.207	39

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Charlotte Hornets vs. (5) Philadelphia 76ers Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

April 22

Philadelphia 76ers 92, Charlotte Hornets 82

Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte

April 24

Philadelphia 76ers 98, Charlotte Hornets 108 (OT)

Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte

April 28

Charlotte Hornets 76, Philadelphia 76ers 81

First Union Center, Philadelphia

May 1

Charlotte Hornets 99, Philadelphia 76ers 105

Philadelphia wins series, 3-1

First Union Center, Philadelphia

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
Chucky Brown	33	2	15.0	.434	.143	.524	2.7	0.8	0.4	0.2	4.4
Elden Campbell	78	77	32.5	.446	.000	.690	7.6	1.7	0.7	1.9	12.7
Derrick Coleman	74	64	31.7	.456	.362	.785	8.5	2.4	0.5	1.8	16.7
Baron Davis	82	0	18.6	.420	.225	.634	2.0	3.8	1.2	0.2	5.9
Ricky Davis	48	4	11.9	.503	.000	.765	1.7	1.3	0.6	0.2	4.7
Dale Ellis	24	5	10.0	.328	.400	.750	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.0	2.3
Todd Fuller	41	2	9.7	.418		.604	2.7	0.1	0.2	0.2	3.3
Michael Hawkins	12	0	3.0	.231	.200	.500	0.6	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.7
Derek Hood	2	0	2.0	.000			0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Eddie Jones	72	72	39.0	.427	.375	.864	4.8	4.2	2.7	0.7	20.1
Anthony Mason	82	81	38.2	.480	.000	.746	8.5	4.5	0.9	0.4	11.6
Brad Miller	55	4	17.5	.461	.000	.785	5.3	0.8	0.4	0.6	7.7
Jason Miskiri	1	0	3.0	.000	.000		0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bobby Phills	28	9	29.5	.454	.330	.723	2.5	2.8	1.5	0.3	13.6
Eldridge Recasner	7	0	4.0	.429	.250		0.6	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.0
Eddie Robinson	67	8	16.6	.549	.000	.734	2.7	0.5	0.7	0.4	7.0
David Wesley	82	82	33.7	.426	.355	.778	2.7	5.6	1.3	0.1	13.6

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Elden Campbell	4	4	37.5	.468	.000	.929	8.3	1.0	0.5	1.0	14.3
Derrick Coleman	4	4	42.3	.474	.313	.786	12.5	3.5	0.8	3.0	20.3
Baron Davis	4	0	14.3	.435	.167	.500	1.5	1.5	1.0	0.0	5.8
Eddie Jones	4	4	42.8	.379	.346	.938	5.0	4.8	2.5	0.8	17.0
Anthony Mason	4	4	44.8	.474	.000	.700	9.8	5.5	1.0	0.0	12.5
Brad Miller	4	0	15.5	.529		.800	3.3	0.8	0.0	0.8	7.5
Eddie Robinson	4	0	11.3	.417		1.000	0.8	1.0	0.5	0.3	3.0
David Wesley	4	4	38.0	.333	.300	1.000	3.0	4.8	2.0	0.0	11.0

Awards and records

• Eddie Jones, All-NBA Third Team
• Eddie Jones, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Transactions

• August 17, 1999

Signed Eddie Robinson as a free agent.

• August 18, 1999

Signed Todd Fuller as a free agent.

• October 4, 1999

Signed Derek Hood as a free agent.

Signed Jason Miskiri as a free agent.

• November 8, 1999

Waived Jason Miskiri.

• November 9, 1999

Signed Michael Hawkins as a free agent.

• November 23, 1999

Waived Derek Hood.

• January 18, 2000

Traded a 2000 2nd round draft pick (Jason Hart was later selected) and a 2002 2nd round draft pick (Chris Owens was later selected) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Dale Ellis.

• February 8, 2000

Signed Chucky Brown as a free agent.