2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats season

2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats season
Kemba Walker's rookie season
Head coach	Paul Silas
Owner(s)	Michael Jordan
Arena	Time Warner Cable Arena
Results
Record	7–59 (.106)
Place	Division: 5th (Southeast) Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Carolinas, SportSouth
Radio	WFNZ

The 2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 8th season of the Charlotte Bobcats in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 22nd overall season of NBA basketball in Charlotte. The Bobcats set the record for worst winning percentage in a season with a .106 winning percentage, surpassing the 1972–73 Philadelphia 76ers (.110) for worst winning percentage. They were eliminated from playoff contention on March 28, 2012, after an 88–83 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, with a record of 7–41. The Bobcats clinched the worst record in the NBA for the season by losing 75–67 to the New Orleans Hornets on April 16, 2012, in a shortened season or otherwise.

Guard-forward Gerald Henderson led the team in scoring, with an average of 15.1 points per game. Forward-center Bismack Biyombo led in rebounds per game (5.8), and point guard D.J. Augustin recorded a team-high 7.8 assists per game.

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	Position	School/Club Team
1	7	Biyombo, BismackBismack Biyombo	DR Congo	PF	Fuenlabrada (Spain)
1	9	Walker, KembaKemba Walker	United States	PG	Connecticut (Jr.)

Roster

2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
1.5 !G	14	Augustin, D. J.	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	000000001987-11-10-0000November 10, 1987	Texas
5.5 !F/C	0	Biyombo, Bismack	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	000000001992-08-28-0000August 28, 1992	DR Congo
4.0 !F	4	Brown, Derrick	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	000000001987-09-07-0000September 7, 1987	Xavier
1.5 !G	33	Carroll, Matt	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	000000001980-08-28-0000August 28, 1980	Notre Dame
6.0 !C	7	Diop, DeSagana	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	000000001982-01-30-0000January 30, 1982	Oak Hill Academy (VA)
1.5 !G	15	Henderson, Gerald	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	000000001987-12-09-0000December 9, 1987	Duke
1.5 !G	11	Higgins, Cory	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	000000001989-06-14-0000June 14, 1989	Colorado
2.5 !G/F	50	Maggette, Corey	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	000000001979-11-12-0000November 12, 1979	Duke
4.0 !F	9	Moon, Jamario	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	000000001980-06-13-0000June 13, 1980	Meridian CC
5.5 !F/C	22	Mullens, Byron	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	000000001989-02-14-0000February 14, 1989	Ohio State
4.0 !F	21	Nájera, Eduardo	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	000000001976-07-11-0000July 11, 1976	Oklahoma
4.0 !F	12	Thomas, Tyrus	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	000000001986-08-17-0000August 17, 1986	LSU
1.5 !G	1	Walker, Kemba	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	000000001990-05-08-0000May 8, 1990	Connecticut
4.0 !F	8	White, D. J.	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	000000001986-08-31-0000August 31, 1986	Indiana
2.5 !G/F	55	Williams, Reggie	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	000000001986-09-14-0000September 14, 1986	VMI

Head coach

Paul Silas

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Pre-season

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.

2011 pre-season game log

Pre-season: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)

2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	50	16	.758	–
2	y-Miami Heat	46	20	.697	4
3	x-Indiana Pacers	42	24	.636	8
4	y-Boston Celtics	39	27	.591	11
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	40	26	.606	10
6	x-Orlando Magic	37	29	.561	13
7	x-New York Knicks	36	30	.545	14
8	x-Philadelphia 76ers	35	31	.530	15

9	Milwaukee Bucks	31	35	.470	19
10	Detroit Pistons	25	41	.379	25
11	Toronto Raptors	23	43	.348	27
12	New Jersey Nets	22	44	.333	28
13	Cleveland Cavaliers	21	45	.318	29
14	Washington Wizards	20	46	.303	30
15	Charlotte Bobcats	7	59	.106	43

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	50	16	.758	–
2	y-Miami Heat	46	20	.697	4
3	x-Indiana Pacers	42	24	.636	8
4	y-Boston Celtics	39	27	.591	11
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	40	26	.606	10
6	x-Orlando Magic	37	29	.561	13
7	x-New York Knicks	36	30	.545	14
8	x-Philadelphia 76ers	35	31	.530	15

9	Milwaukee Bucks	31	35	.470	19
10	Detroit Pistons	25	41	.379	25
11	Toronto Raptors	23	43	.348	27
12	New Jersey Nets	22	44	.333	28
13	Cleveland Cavaliers	21	45	.318	29
14	Washington Wizards	20	46	.303	30
15	Charlotte Bobcats	7	59	.106	43

Game log

2011–12 game log
Total: 7–59 (Home: 4–29; Road: 3–30)

December: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–0)

January : 2–17 (Home: 1–6; Road: 1–11)

February : 1–10 (Home: 0–4; Road: 1–6)

March : 3–14 (Home: 2–8; Road: 1–6)

April : 0–16 (Home: 0–9; Road: 0–7)

2011–12 season schedule

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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Augustin, D. J.D. J. Augustin	48	46	29.3	.376	.341	.875	2.3	6.4	.8	.0	11.1
Biyombo, BismackBismack Biyombo	63	41	23.1	.464	.000 !	.483	5.8	.4	.3	1.8	5.2
Brown, DerrickDerrick Brown	65	17	22.2	.518	.250	.667	3.6	1.0	.7	.2	8.1
Carroll, MattMatt Carroll	53	2	11.2	.331	.186	.789	1.1	.7	.3	.1	2.7
Diaw, BorisBoris Diaw ^[a]	37	28	27.5	.410	.267	.630	5.3	4.3	.5	.5	7.4
Diop, DeSaganaDeSagana Diop	27	9	12.0	.357	.000 !	.167	3.1	.9	.2	.5	1.1
Henderson, GeraldGerald Henderson	55	55	33.3	.459	.234	.760	4.1	2.3	.9	.4	15.1
Higgins, CoryCory Higgins	38	0	11.1	.325	.200	.700	.9	.9	.1	.2	3.9
Maggette, CoreyCorey Maggette	32	28	27.5	.373	.364	.856	3.9	1.2	.7	.0	15.0
Moon, JamarioJamario Moon ^[a]	8	0	15.4	.292	.200	1.000	2.8	.6	.1	.6	2.3
Mullens, ByronByron Mullens	65	25	22.5	.425	.235	.821	5.0	.9	.3	.8	9.3
Nájera, EduardoEduardo Nájera	22	0	12.3	.375	.276	.500	2.3	.5	.9	.2	2.6
Thomas, TyrusTyrus Thomas	54	30	18.8	.367	.333	.759	3.7	.6	.7	1.1	5.6
Walker, KembaKemba Walker	66	25	27.2	.366	.305	.789	3.5	4.4	.9	.3	12.1
White, D. J.D. J. White	58	11	18.9	.493	1.000	.705	3.6	.8	.3	.4	6.8
Williams, ReggieReggie Williams	33	13	22.6	.416	.308	.725	2.8	1.8	.6	.1	8.3

^a Statistics with the Charlotte Bobcats.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

Trades

June 23, 2011	To Charlotte Bobcats Corey Maggette Draft rights to Bismack Biyombo	To Milwaukee Bucks Stephen Jackson Shaun Livingston Beno Udrih Draft rights to Tobias Harris To Sacramento Kings John Salmons Draft rights to Jimmer Fredette
June 23, 2011	To Charlotte Bobcats Cash considerations	To Milwaukee Bucks Draft rights to Jeremy Tyler
December 19, 2011	To Charlotte Bobcats Byron Mullens	To Oklahoma City Thunder Conditional 2012 second round pick

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Derrick Brown	December 9	New York Knicks
Melvin Ely	December 14	Denver Nuggets
Reggie Williams	December 15	Golden State Warriors
Ben Uzoh	December 19	New Jersey Nets
Cory Higgins	December 25	Denver Nuggets
Jamario Moon	April 15	Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League

Subtractions
Player	Date signed	New team
Kwame Brown	December 14	Golden State Warriors
Dante Cunningham	December 24	Memphis Grizzlies
Joel Przybilla	February 27	Portland Trail Blazers

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends.^[1] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.^[2]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player	Date signed	New team	Opt-out clause
Garrett Temple	July 27	Fastweb Casale (Italy)	No
Boris Diaw	September 27	JSA Bordeaux Basket (France)	Yes

References

↑ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
↑ Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on August 31, 2011.

External links

Official website

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

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1990s

2000s

2010s

2011–12 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Toronto

Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Utah

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

Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio

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