2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season

2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coach	Steve Clifford
General manager	Rich Cho
Owner(s)	Michael Jordan
Arena	Time Warner Cable Arena
Results
Record	48–34 (.585)
Place	Division: 3rd (Southeast) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Lost in First Round to Miami (3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Carolinas, Fox Sports Southeast
Radio	WFNZ

The 2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season was the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the fourth season under head coach Steve Clifford. With 48–34 record, the Hornets qualified for the playoffs for the tenth time in Charlotte pro basketball history as a sixth seed, where they played the third-seeded Miami Heat. In a tight playoff match, the Hornets lost the first two games in Miami, before winning three straight. Miami took games 6 and 7, winning the series.

2015 NBA draft

Main article: 2015 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/club team
1	9	Frank Kaminsky	Center	United States	Wisconsin
2	39	Juan Pablo Vaulet	Small Forward	Argentina	Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca

Roster

2015–16 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 5 Batum, Nicolas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–12–14 France G 30 Daniels, Troy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–07–15 Virginia Commonwealth G 12 Gutiérrez, Jorge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1988–12–27 California F 50 Hansbrough, Tyler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985–11–03 North Carolina G 9 Harrison, Aaron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–10–28 Kentucky F/C 00 Hawes, Spencer 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1988–04–28 Washington C 25 Jefferson, Al 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 289 lb (131 kg) 1985–01–04 Prentiss HS (MS) C 44 Kaminsky, Frank 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1993–04–04 Wisconsin F 14 Kidd-Gilchrist, Michael  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1993–09–26 Kentucky G 3 Lamb, Jeremy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–05–30 Connecticut G 1 Lee, Courtney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–10–03 Western Kentucky G 7 Lin, Jeremy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–08–23 Harvard G 15 Walker, Kemba (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1990–05–08 Connecticut F 2 Williams, Marvin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1986–06–19 North Carolina F/C 40 Zeller, Cody 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1992–10–05 Indiana	Head coach Steve Clifford Assistant coach(es) Patrick Ewing (associate HC) Stephen Silas Bob Weiss Pat Delany Bruce Kreutzer Steve Hetzel Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2016–04–03

Preseason

2015 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 7–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 4–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 3 @ Orlando 106–100 Jeremy Lin (17) Al Jefferson (9) Kemba Walker (8) Amway Center 14,942 1–0 2 October 4 @ Miami 90–77 Brian Roberts (21) Frank Kaminsky (11) Kaminsky, Roberts (3) American Airlines Arena 19,600 2–0 3 October 11 L. A. Clippers 106–94 Lin, Zeller (16) Spencer Hawes (13) Kemba Walker (5) Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre 17,376 3–0 4 October 14 @ L. A. Clippers 113–71 Al Jefferson (17) Nicolas Batum (10) Nicolas Batum (5) Mercedes-Benz Arena 15,905 4–0 5 October 17 New York 97–93 Al Jefferson (12) Hansbrough, Kaminsky (8) Frank Kaminsky (3) Time Warner Cable Arena 11,632 5–0 6 October 19 Chicago 94–86 Kemba Walker (22) Jeremy Lin (8) Jeremy Lin (5) Time Warner Cable Arena 8,769 6–0 7 October 21 @ Detroit 99–94 Batum, Lin (18) Nicolas Batum (10) Nicolas Batum (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 11,096 7–0 8 October 22 @ Indiana 86–98 Frank Kaminsky (19) Hansbrough, Zeller (9) Brian Roberts (5) Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 10,744 7–1
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

Main article: 2016 NBA Playoffs

Game log

2016 playoff game log Total: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
First Round: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 17 @ Miami L 91–123 Nicolas Batum (21) Cody Zeller (7) Jeremy Lin (3) American Airlines Arena 19,600 0–1 2 April 20 @ Miami L 103–115 Kemba Walker (29) Batum, Jefferson (7) Batum, Walker (3) American Airlines Arena 19,650 0–2 3 April 23 Miami W 96–80 Jeremy Lin (18) Marvin Williams (14) Kemba Walker (7) Time Warner Cable Arena 19,604 1–2 4 April 25 Miami W 89–85 Kemba Walker (34) Spencer Hawes (8) Jefferson, Lin (3) Time Warner Cable Arena 19,156 2–2 5 April 27 @ Miami W 90–88 Marvin Williams (17) Marvin Williams (8) Jeremy Lin (7) American Airlines Arena 19,685 3–2 6 April 29 Miami L 90–97 Kemba Walker (37) Al Jefferson (7) Kemba Walker (5) Time Warner Cable Arena 19,636 3–3 7 May 1 @ Miami L 73–106 Frank Kaminsky (13) Cody Zeller (7) Kemba Walker (6) American Airlines Arena 19,868 3–4
2016 playoff schedule

Standings

Southeast Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Miami Heat	48	34	.585	0.0	28–13	20–21	10–6	82
x – Atlanta Hawks	48	34	.585	0.0	27–14	21–20	8–8	82
x – Charlotte Hornets	48	34	.585	0.0	30–11	18–23	8–8	82
Washington Wizards	41	41	.500	7.0	22–19	19–22	10–6	82
Orlando Magic	35	47	.427	13.0	23–18	12–29	4–12	82

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Cleveland Cavaliers *	57	25	.695	–	82
2	y – Toronto Raptors *	56	26	.683	1.0	82
3	y – Miami Heat *	48	34	.585	9.0	82
4	x – Atlanta Hawks	48	34	.585	9.0	82
5	x – Boston Celtics	48	34	.585	9.0	82
6	x – Charlotte Hornets	48	34	.585	9.0	82
7	x – Indiana Pacers	45	37	.549	12.0	82
8	x – Detroit Pistons	44	38	.537	13.0	82
9	Chicago Bulls	42	40	.512	15.0	82
10	Washington Wizards	41	41	.500	16.0	82
11	Orlando Magic	35	47	.427	22.0	82
12	Milwaukee Bucks	33	49	.402	24.0	82
13	New York Knicks	32	50	.390	25.0	82
14	Brooklyn Nets	21	61	.256	36.0	82
15	Philadelphia 76ers	10	72	.122	47.0	82