1991–92 Charlotte Hornets season

1991–92 Charlotte Hornets season
Larry Johnson`s rookie season
Head coach	Allan Bristow
Owner(s)	George Shinn
Arena	Charlotte Coliseum
Results
Record	31–51 (.378)
Place	Division: 6th (Central) Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportSouth, WCCB
Radio	WBT

The 1991–92 Charlotte Hornets season was Charlotte's fourth season in the National Basketball Association. With the top overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft, the Hornets selected UNLV star Larry Johnson. Under new head coach Allan Bristow, the Hornets would get off to a slow start losing 8 of their first 9 games. However, as the season went down the Hornets would get stronger as they won 9 of 13 games in February, on their way to finishing sixth in the Central Division with a record of 31 wins and 51 losses, a five-game improvement over the previous season. Johnson went on to win the 1992 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. The Hornets led the NBA in attendance for the third time in four seasons.

Draft picks

Main article: 1991 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	1	Larry Johnson	PF	United States	UNLV
2	28	Kevin Lynch	SG	United States	Minnesota

Roster

Charlotte Hornets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
3.0 !SF	54	USA !	Ansley, Michael	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Alabama
1.0 !PG	1	USA !	Bogues, Muggsy	7000160020000000000♠5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)	136 lb (62 kg)	Wake Forest
2.0 !SG	30	USA !	Curry, Dell	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Virginia Tech
3.0 !SF	24	USA !	Frederick, Anthony	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Pepperdine
4.5 !PF	33	USA !	Gattison, Kenny	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Old Dominion
2.0 !SG	13	USA !	Gill, Kendall	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Illinois
6.0 !C	42	USA !	Gminski, Mike	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Duke
4.5 !PF	20	USA !	Hammonds, Tom	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Georgia Tech
4.5 !PF	2	USA !	Johnson, Larry	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	UNLV
6.0 !C	45	USA !	Leckner, Eric	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Wyoming
2.0 !SG	9	USA !	Lynch, Kevin	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Minnesota
3.0 !SF	22	USA !	Newman, Johnny	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Richmond
1.0 !PG	21	USA !	Perry, Elliot	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Memphis
6.0 !C	34	USA !	Reid, J. R.	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	North Carolina

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	67	15	.817	—	36–5	31–10	22–6
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	10	35–6	22–19	21-7
x-Detroit Pistons	48	34	.585	19	25–16	23–18	15–13
x-Indiana Pacers	40	42	.488	27	26–15	14–27	13–15
Atlanta Hawks	38	44	.463	29	23–18	15–26	7-21
Charlotte Hornets	31	51	.378	36	22–19	9–32	10-18
Milwaukee Bucks	31	51	.378	36	25–16	6–35	10-18

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Boston Celtics	51	31	.622	16
3	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	10
4	x-New York Knicks	51	31	.622	16
5	x-Detroit Pistons	48	34	.585	19
6	x-New Jersey Nets	40	42	.488	27
7	x-Indiana Pacers	40	42	.488	27
8	x-Miami Heat	38	44	.463	29

9	Atlanta Hawks	38	44	.463	29
10	Philadelphia 76ers	35	47	.427	32
11t	Milwaukee Bucks	31	51	.378	36
11t	Charlotte Hornets	31	51	.378	36
13	Washington Bullets	25	57	.305	42
14	Orlando Magic	21	61	.256	46

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1991-92 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	3–1	2–2	0–5	0–5	2–0	2–0	1–4	1–1	2–0	1–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2
Boston	1–3	—	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–2	0–2	2–3	3–2	5–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	2–2	1–3	—	0–4	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–3	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–2
Chicago	5–0	3–1	4–0	—	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	3–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0
Cleveland	5–0	1–3	3–2	2–3	—	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	5–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Dallas	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	—	3–2	0–2	0–4	4–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	1–4	0–2
Denver	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–3	—	0–2	0–4	2–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–4	1–3	1–5	1–1
Detroit	4–1	0–4	4–1	1–4	1–3	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2	3–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Golden State	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	—	2–2	2–0	3–2	3–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–3	5–0	2–2	3–2	1–3	2–0
Houston	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–4	3–2	0–2	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	3–2	1–3	1–4	2–0
Indiana	4–1	2–2	2–3	1–3	0–5	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	2–0	3–1	4–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2
L.A. Clippers	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–3	2–2	2–0	—	2–3	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–3	2–3	2–2	2–3	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–3	2–2	0–2	3–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	1–4	4–1	1–3	1–4	1–3	1–1
Miami	2–2	2–3	3–1	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	—	4–0	2–0	2–2	1–4	3–1	1–4	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0
Milwaukee	1–3	2–2	3–2	2–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	—	2–0	0–4	1–3	3–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–3	3–2	1–1	0–4	2–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–2	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–6	0–4	2–3	0–2
New Jersey	1–3	3–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	4–0	2–0	—	2–3	3–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–3
New York	2–2	2–3	4–0	0–4	0–4	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	4–1	3–1	2–0	3–2	—	4–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–0
Orlando	2–2	0–5	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–3	1–4	—	3–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–3
Philadelphia	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	4–1	1–3	2–0	2–3	1–3	2–3	—	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	5–0
Phoenix	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–3	3–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	3–2	4–1	3–1	3–2	2–2	2–0
Portland	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	3–2	1–3	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	—	5–0	2–2	4–1	2–2	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	0–5	1–3	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–4	0–5	—	1–3	1–4	1–3	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	5–0	4–1	1–1	2–2	2–3	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	6–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	—	3–1	1–4	0–2
Seattle	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–3	3–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–3	1–4	4–1	1–3	—	3–1	2–0
Utah	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	5–1	1–1	3–1	4–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	4–1	1–3	—	2–0
Washington	2–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	0–4	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	1–3	2–0	3–2	0–4	3–2	0–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	—

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
Ansley, Michael !Michael Ansley	2	0	6.5	.429			1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
Bogues, Muggsy !Muggsy Bogues	82	69	34.0	.472	.074	.783	2.9	9.1	2.1	0.1	8.9
Chapman, Rex !Rex Chapman	21	11	26.0	.450	.296	.679	2.6	4.1	0.7	0.4	12.4
Curry, Dell !Dell Curry	77	0	26.2	.484	.404	.836	3.4	2.3	1.2	0.3	15.7
Frederick, Anthony !Anthony Frederick	66	26	12.9	.435	.235	.685	2.2	1.1	0.6	0.4	5.9
Gattison, Kenny !Kenny Gattison	82	71	27.1	.529	.000	.688	7.1	1.6	0.7	0.8	12.7
Gill, Kendal !Kendall Gill	79	79	36.8	.467	.240	.745	5.1	4.2	1.9	0.6	20.5
Gminski, Mike !Mike Gminski	35	10	14.3	.452	.333	.750	3.4	0.9	0.3	0.5	5.8
Grandison, Ron !Ron Grandison	3	0	8.3	.500		.600	3.7	0.3	0.3	0.3	3.3
Grant, Greg !Greg Grant	13	0	4.4	.000		.500	0.3	1.4	0.6	0.0	0.1
Hunter, Cedric !Cedric Hunter	1	0	1.0				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Johnson, Larry !Larry Johnson	82	77	37.2	.490	.227	.829	11.0	3.6	1.0	0.6	19.2
Leckner, Eric !Eric Leckner	59	2	12.1	.513	.000	.745	3.5	0.5	0.2	0.3	3.3
Lynch, Kevin !Kevin Lynch	55	3	14.9	.417	.375	.761	1.5	1.5	0.7	0.2	4.1
Massenburg, Tony !Tony Massenburg	3	0	4.3	.000		.500	1.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3
Newman, Johnny !Johnny Newman	55	55	30.0	.477	.283	.766	3.3	2.7	1.3	0.3	15.3
Perry, Elliot !Elliot Perry	40	0	9.3	.377	.200	.667	0.8	1.6	0.6	0.1	2.8
Reid, J.R. !J.R. Reid	51	7	24.6	.490	.000	.705	6.2	1.6	1.0	0.5	11.0

Awards and records

Larry Johnson, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
Larry Johnson, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

Transactions

July 15, 1991

Waived Randolph Keys.

September 4, 1991

Signed Anthony Frederick as a free agent.

October 10, 1991

Signed Scott Haffner as a free agent.

October 11, 1991

Waived Scott Haffner.

October 31, 1991

Claimed Greg Grant on waivers from the Indiana Pacers.

November 5, 1991

Waived Kevin Lynch.

December 9, 1991

Signed Elliot Perry as a free agent.

Waived Greg Grant.

December 11, 1991

Signed Tony Massenburg as a free agent.

December 30, 1991

Signed Ron Grandison as a free agent.

January 1, 1992

Signed Ron Grandison to the first of two 10-day contracts.

January 2, 1992

Released Michael Ansley.

January 7, 1992

Waived Ron Grandison.

Waived Tony Massenburg.

January 10, 1992

Signed Michael Ansley to a 10-day contract.

February 15, 1992

Signed Cedric Hunter to a 10-day contract.

February 19, 1992

Traded Rex Chapman to the Washington Bullets for Tom Hammonds.

February 20, 1992

Waived Cedric Hunter.

References

Charlotte Hornets

Founded in 1988 Formerly the Charlotte Bobcats (2004–2014) Based in Charlotte, North Carolina

Franchise	History Seasons 1988 Expansion Draft 2004 Expansion Draft Draft history All-time roster Head coaches Accomplishments Broadcasters Current season

Arenas	Charlotte Coliseum (1988–2002, 2004–2005) Spectrum Center (2005–present)

Administration	Owner Michael Jordan President of Basketball Operations Rod Higgins General Manager Rich Cho

General Managers	Scheer Bass Bickerstaff Higgins Cho

D-League affiliate	Greensboro Swarm (beginning in the 2016–17 NBA D-League season)

Retired numbers	13

Hall of Famers	Robert Parish Alonzo Mourning Dave Cowens Larry Brown

Culture and lore	Buzz City George Shinn Hugo Charlotte Honey Bees "Grandmama" "Zo"

NBA Playoff Appearances (10)	1993 1995 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2010 2014 2016

Media	TV Fox Sports Carolinas Fox Sports Southeast Radio WFNZ Announcers Eric Collins Dell Curry Stephanie Ready Steve Martin

Charlotte Bobcats / Hornets seasons

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

1991–92 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Orlando Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

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