1991–92 Charlotte Hornets season

1991–92 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coachAllan Bristow
General managerDave Twardzik
OwnerGeorge Shinn
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Results
Record31–51 (.378)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Central)
Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWCCB
SportSouth
(Steve Martin, Gerry Vaillancourt)
RadioWBT
(Matt Pinto, Gil McGregor)

The 1991–92 Charlotte Hornets season was the fourth season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Hornets won the NBA draft lottery, and selected power forward Larry Johnson from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with the first overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft,[2][3][4] and hired Allan Bristow as their new head coach.

Under Bristow, the Hornets got off to a slow start losing eight of their first nine games of the regular season, and later on held a 14–33 record at the All-Star break.[5] At mid-season, the team traded Rex Chapman to the Washington Bullets in exchange for Tom Hammonds, who was out for the remainder of the season due to a season-ending groin injury he sustained with the Bullets.[6][7][8] The Hornets won 9 of their 13 games in February, while posting a five-game winning streak between February and March, but lost seven of their final eight games of the season, finishing tied in last place in the Central Division with a 31–51 record, which was a five-game improvement over the previous season.[9]

Johnson averaged 19.2 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, and was named the NBA Rookie of the Year, and was also named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.[10][11][12] In addition, second-year star Kendall Gill averaged 20.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.9 steals per game, while sixth man Dell Curry provided the team with 15.7 points per game off the bench, and Johnny Newman contributed 15.3 points per game. Meanwhile, Kenny Gattison averaged 12.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, J.R. Reid provided with 11.0 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, but only played 51 games due to injury, and Muggsy Bogues contributed 8.9 points, 9.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game.[13]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida, Johnson participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest,[14][15] while Curry participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout.[16][15] Gill finished tied in eighth place in Most Improved Player voting.[17]

The Hornets led the NBA in home-game attendance for the third time in four seasons, which an attendance of 971,618 at the Charlotte Coliseum during the regular season.[13]

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

1991–92 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
PF 54 Michael Ansley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1967–02–08 Alabama
PG 1 Muggsy Bogues 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 136 lb (62 kg) 1965–01–09 Wake Forest
SG 30 Dell Curry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964–06–25 Virginia Tech
SF 24 Anthony Frederick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1964–12–07 Pepperdine
PF 33 Kenny Gattison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1964–05–23 Old Dominion
SF 13 Kendall Gill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968–05–25 Illinois
C 42 Mike Gminski 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1959–08–03 Duke
PF 12 Tom Hammonds (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–03–27 Georgia Tech
PF 2 Larry Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1969–03–14 UNLV
C 45 Eric Leckner 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1966–05–27 Wyoming
PG 9 Kevin Lynch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968–12–24 Minnesota
SF 22 Johnny Newman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–11–28 Richmond
PG 21 Elliot Perry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1969–03–28 Memphis
C 34 J. R. Reid 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1968–03–31 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: February 20, 1992

Roster Notes

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
Milwaukee Bucks 31 51 .378 36 25–16 6–35 10–18
Charlotte Hornets 31 51 .378 36 22–19 9–32 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
11 Milwaukee Bucks 31 51 .378 36
12 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

Game log

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Larry Johnson PF 82 77 3,047 899 292 81 51 1,576 37.2 11.0 3.6 1.0 .6 19.2
Kenny Gattison PF 82 71 2,223 580 131 59 69 1,042 27.1 7.1 1.6 .7 .8 12.7
Muggsy Bogues PG 82 69 2,790 235 743 170 6 730 34.0 2.9 9.1 2.1 .1 8.9
Kendall Gill SG 79 79 2,906 402 329 154 46 1,622 36.8 5.1 4.2 1.9 .6 20.5
Dell Curry SG 77 0 2,020 259 177 93 20 1,209 26.2 3.4 2.3 1.2 .3 15.7
Anthony Frederick SF 66 26 852 144 71 40 26 389 12.9 2.2 1.1 .6 .4 5.9
Eric Leckner C 59 2 716 206 31 9 18 196 12.1 3.5 .5 .2 .3 3.3
Johnny Newman SF 55 55 1,651 179 146 70 14 839 30.0 3.3 2.7 1.3 .3 15.3
Kevin Lynch SG 55 3 819 85 83 37 9 224 14.9 1.5 1.5 .7 .2 4.1
J. R. Reid C 51 7 1,257 317 81 49 23 560 24.6 6.2 1.6 1.0 .5 11.0
Elliot Perry† PG 40 0 371 32 64 25 2 113 9.3 .8 1.6 .6 .1 2.8
Mike Gminski C 35 10 499 118 31 11 16 202 14.3 3.4 .9 .3 .5 5.8
Rex Chapman† PG 21 11 545 54 86 14 8 260 26.0 2.6 4.1 .7 .4 12.4
Greg Grant† PG 13 0 57 4 18 8 0 1 4.4 .3 1.4 .6 .0 .1
Ronnie Grandison PF 3 0 25 11 1 1 1 10 8.3 3.7 .3 .3 .3 3.3
Tony Massenburg† PF 3 0 13 4 0 1 0 1 4.3 1.3 .0 .3 .0 .3
Michael Ansley† SF 2 0 13 2 0 0 0 6 6.5 1.0 .0 .0 .0 3.0
Cedric Hunter PG 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hornets only.

Awards and records

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.

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