2016–17 Charlotte Hornets season

2016–17 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coach Steve Clifford
General manager Rich Cho
Owner(s) Michael Jordan
Arena Spectrum Center
Results
Record 11–8 (.579)
Place Division: 1st (Southeast)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Fox Sports Carolinas, Fox Sports Southeast
Radio WFNZ

The 2016–17 Charlotte Hornets season is the 27th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the fourth season under head coach Steve Clifford.

Off season

The Hornets team store at the Spectrum Center was damaged and looted by rioters during the 2016 Charlotte riot.[1]

NBA draft

Main article: 2016 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team
1 22 Malachi Richardson SG  United States Syracuse

Roster

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 21 Belinelli, Marco 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1986–03–25 Italy
G/F 12 Graham, Treveon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1993–10–28 Virginia Commonwealth
G/F 9 Harrison, Aaron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–10–28 Kentucky
C 00 Hawes, Spencer 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1988–04–28 Washington
C 55 Hibbert, Roy 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1986–12–11 Georgetown
F/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 22 Roberts, Brian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1985–12–03 Dayton
G 7 Sessions, Ramon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1986–04–11 Nevada
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 35 Wood, Christian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995–09–27 UNLV
C 40 Zeller, Cody 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1992–10–05 Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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: 2016–11–26

Game log

Pre-season

[2]

2016 pre-season game log
Total: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
Pre-season: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log
Total: 11–9 (Home: 6–6; Road: 5–3)
October: 2–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 2–0)
November : 8–7 (Home: 5–4; Road: 3–3)
December: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
19 December 1 Dallas W 97–87 Kemba Walker (18) Nicolas Batum (9) Nicolas Batum (6) Spectrum Center
14,471		 11–8
20 December 3 Minnesota L 120–125 (OT) Kemba Walker (2) Kaminsky, Zeller (9) Nicolas Batum (12) Spectrum Center
16,982		 11–9
21 December 5 @ Dallas American Airlines Center 0-0
22 December 7 Detroit Spectrum Center 0-0
23 December 9 Orlando Spectrum Center 0-0
24 December 10 @ Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena 0-0
25 December 12 @ Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0-0
26 December 14 @ Washington Verizon Center 0-0
27 December 16 @ Boston TD Garden 0-0
28 December 17 @ Atlanta Philips Arena 0-0
29 December 20 L.A Lakers Spectrum Center 0-0
30 December 23 Chicago Spectrum Center 0-0
31 December 26 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center 0-0
32 December 28 @ Orlando Amway Center 0-0
33 December 29 Miami Spectrum Center 0-0
34 December 31 Cleveland Spectrum Center 0-0
January : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
February : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
March : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2016–17 season schedule

Standings

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Charlotte Hornets 11 9 .550 0.0 6–6 5–3 2–0 20
Atlanta Hawks 10 12 .455 2.0 6–4 4–8 2–2 22
Orlando Magic 9 12 .429 2.5 4–6 5–6 1–2 21
Washington Wizards 7 12 .368 3.5 5–5 2–7 2–3 19
Miami Heat 7 13 .350 4.0 2–7 5–6 2–2 20
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Cleveland Cavaliers * 14 5 .737 – 19
2 Toronto Raptors * 14 7 .667 1.0 21
3 Boston Celtics 12 9 .571 3.0 21
4 Chicago Bulls 11 9 .550 3.5 20
5 Charlotte Hornets * 11 9 .550 3.5 20
6 New York Knicks 11 9 .550 3.5 20
7 Milwaukee Bucks 10 9 .526 4.0 19
8 Detroit Pistons 11 11 .500 4.5 22
9 Indiana Pacers 10 10 .500 4.5 20
10 Atlanta Hawks 10 12 .455 5.5 22
11 Orlando Magic 9 12 .429 6.0 21
12 Washington Wizards 7 12 .368 7.0 19
13 Miami Heat 7 13 .350 7.5 20
14 Brooklyn Nets 6 15 .286 9.0 21
15 Philadelphia 76ers 4 17 .190 11.0 21


Transactions

Re-signed

Player Signed
Nicolas Batum 5-year contract worth $120 million
Marvin Williams 4-year contract worth $54 million

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Roy Hibbert 1-year contract worth $5 million Los Angeles Lakers
Ramon Sessions 2-year contract worth $12.5 million Washington Wizards
Christian Wood 2-year contract worth $1,889,382 Philadelphia 76ers
Brian Roberts 1-year contract worth $1 million Portland Trail Blazers

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Al Jefferson 3-year contract worth $30 million Indiana Pacers
Jeremy Lin 3-year contract worth $36 million Brooklyn Nets
Courtney Lee 4-year contract worth $50 million New York Knicks

References

  1. ↑ "Hornets team store looted by Charlotte protesters". The Sporting News. September 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Charlotte Hornets Announce 2016-17 Preseason Schedule". hornets.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. August 8, 2016.
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