1992–93 Charlotte Hornets season

The 1992–93 NBA season was the fifth season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association.[1] In the 1992 NBA draft, the Hornets selected center Alonzo Mourning out of Georgetown with the second overall pick. With the addition of Mourning, along with second-year star Larry Johnson and Muggsy Bogues, the Hornets struggled around .500 for most of the season, but won 9 of their final 12 games finishing their season third in the Central Division with a 44–38 record, and qualified for their first ever playoff appearance. The team became the first of the four expansion franchises of the late 1980s to win a playoff series, when Mourning sunk a 20-foot (6.1 m) jumper at the buzzer in Game 4 of the first round playoff series against the 4th-seeded Boston Celtics.[2] However, in the semifinals, the Hornets were eliminated by the New York Knicks in five games.

1992–93 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coachAllan Bristow
OwnersGeorge Shinn
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Knicks 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWJZY
SportSouth
(Steve Martin, Gil McGregor)
RadioWBT
(Matt Pinto, Gerry Vaillancourt)

The Hornets led the NBA in attendance for the fourth time in five seasons. Johnson averaged 22.1 points, 10.5 rebounds per game and was selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game. Mourning was named to the All-Rookie First Team averaging 21.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game. Following the season, Kendall Gill was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics.

Offseason

NBA Draft
Main article: 1992 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
12Alonzo MourningC United StatesGeorgetown
235Tony BennettPG United StatesWisconsin–Green Bay

Roster
Roster listing
Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 25 Bennett, Tony 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Green Bay
PG 1 Bogues, Muggsy 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 136 lb (62 kg) Wake Forest
SG 30 Curry, Dell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Virginia Tech
PF 44 Gattison, Kenny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Old Dominion
SG 13 Gill, Kendall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Illinois
C 42 Gminski, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Duke
PF 21 Green, Sidney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UNLV
PF 2 Johnson, Larry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) UNLV
SG 9 Lynch, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Minnesota
C 33 Mourning, Alonzo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Georgetown
SF 22 Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Richmond
SF 55 Wingate, David 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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 Bulls5725.695—31–1026–1519–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers5428.659335–619–2222–6
x-Charlotte Hornets4438.5371322–1922–1912–16
x-Atlanta Hawks4339.5241425–1618–2312–16
x-Indiana Pacers4141.5001627–1414–2711–17
Detroit Pistons4042.4881728–1312–2912–16
Milwaukee Bucks2854.3412918–2310–3110–18
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-New York Knicks6022.732–
2 y-Chicago Bulls5725.6953
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5428.6596
4 x-Boston Celtics4834.58512
5 x-Charlotte Hornets4438.53716
6 x-New Jersey Nets4339.52417
7 x-Atlanta Hawks4339.52417
8 x-Indiana Pacers4141.50019
9 Orlando Magic4141.50019
10 Detroit Pistons4042.48820
11 Miami Heat3646.43924
12 Milwaukee Bucks2854.34132
13 Philadelphia 76ers2656.31736
14 Washington Bullets2260.26838
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1992-93 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 —2–23–22–20–51–12–02–32–01–12–21–11–13–13–22–01–32–21–33–10–21–11–12–01–12–02–2
Boston 2–2—3–11–33–12–02–01–32–01–12–21–11–13–12–22–04–01–43–24–10–22–01–11–10–20–24–1
Charlotte 2–31–3—2–31–32–01–14–12–00–20–51–11–12–23–12–02–21–33–14–00–21–12–01–11–11–14–0
Chicago 2–23–13–2—2–32–01–13–12–00–25–02–00–23–14–12–04–01–33–12–21–12–02–00–22–02–04–0
Cleveland 5–01–33–13–2—2–01–13–22–01–14–01–12–02–24–12–02–21–32–24–02–00–21–11–11–11–13–1
Dallas 1–10–20–20–20–2—1–51–10–41–41–10–41–30–20–21–40–20–21–11–10–40–40–40–51–30–51–1
Denver 0–20–21–11–11–15–1—1–13–12–31–12–21–30–21–13–21–11–10–21–11–31–33–11–41–32–32–0
Detroit 3–23–11–41–32–31–11–1—0–21–13–21–11–11–32–21–13–12–23–13–10–21–12–00–20–20–24–0
Golden State 0–20–20–20–20–24–01–32–0—2–20–22–31–42–01–13–11–10–21–11–11–40–54–13–11–43–11–1
Houston 1–11–12–02–01–14–13–21–12–2—2–04–03–12–01–14–21–11–11–12–02–21–34–04–11–34–11–1
Indiana 2–22–25–00–50–41–11–12–32–00–2—1–11–12–22–31–13–11–32–23–11–11–12–01–12–00–23–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–11–10–21–14–02–21–13–20–41–1—3–20–22–04–00–22–01–11–13–22–33–20–41–42–22–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–12–00–23–13–11–14–11–31–12–3—0–21–13–10–20–21–12–00–53–23–22–21–41–32–0
Miami 1–31–32–21–32–22–02–03–10–20–22–22–02–0—2–22–02–30–53–21–30–21–11–11–11–10–22–3
Milwaukee 2–32–21–31–41–42–01–12–21–11–13–20–21–12–2—1–10–41–32–22–20–20–21–10–20–20–21–3
Minnesota 0–20–20–20–20–24–12–31–11–32–41–10–41–30–21–1—1–10–20–20–20–41–31–31–40–41–41–1
New Jersey 3–10–42–20–42–22–01–11–31–11–11–32–02–03–24–01–1—1–33–23–21–10–22–01–11–11–14–1
New York 2–24–13–13–13–12–01–12–22–01–13–10–22–05–03–12–03–1—2–25–01–11–12–02–01–11–14–1
Orlando 3–12–31–31–32–21–12–01–31–11–12–21–11–12–32–22–02–32–2—3–20–22–02–00–20–21–14–0
Philadelphia 1–31–40–42–20–41–11–11–31–10–21–31–10–23–12–22–02–30–52–3—0–20–21–10–21–10–23–1
Phoenix 2–02–02–01–10–24–03–12–04–12–21–12–35–02–02–04–01–11–12–02–0—3–25–03–12–33–12–0
Portland 1–10–21–10–22–04–03–11–15–03–11–13–22–31–12–03–12–01–10–22–02–3—5–02–22–32–21–1
Sacramento 1–11–10–20–21–14–01–30–21–40–40–22–32–31–11–13–10–20–20–21–10–50–5—2–21–42–21–1
San Antonio 0–21–11–12–01–15–04–12–01–31–41–14–02–21–12–04–11–10–22–02–01–32–22–2—3–13–31–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–13–13–12–04–13–10–24–14–11–12–04–01–11–12–01–13–23–24–11–3—2–22–0
Utah 0–22–01–10–21–15–03–22–01–31–42–02–23–12–02–04–11–11–11–12–01–32–22–23–32–2—1–1
Washington 2–21–40–40–41–31–10–20–41–11–11–30–20–23–23–11–11–41–40–41–30–21–11–11–10–21–1—

Playoffs
1993 playoff game log
Total: 4–5 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–4)
First round: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 29 @ Boston L 101–112 Kendall Gill,
Alonzo Mourning (30)		 Larry Johnson (13) Muggsy Bogues (15) Boston Garden
14,890		 0–1
2 May 1 @ Boston W 99–98 (2OT) Larry Johnson (23) Alonzo Mourning (14) Muggsy Bogues (8) Boston Garden
14,890		 1–1
3 May 3 Boston W 119–89 Larry Johnson (29) Larry Johnson (11) Muggsy Bogues (7) Charlotte Coliseum
23,698		 2–1
4 May 5 Boston W 104–103 Alonzo Mourning (33) Alonzo Mourning (7) Muggsy Bogues (9) Charlotte Coliseum
23,698		 3–1
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 9 @ New York L 95–111 Alonzo Mourning (27) Alonzo Mourning (13) Muggsy Bogues (8) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 0–1
2 May 12 @ New York L 101–105 (OT) Alonzo Mourning (24) Sidney Green (10) Muggsy Bogues (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 0–2
3 May 14 New York W 110–106 (2OT) Alonzo Mourning (34) Alonzo Mourning (10) Muggsy Bogues (8) Charlotte Coliseum
23,698		 1–2
4 May 16 New York L 92–94 Larry Johnson (24) Alonzo Mourning (8) Muggsy Bogues (5) Charlotte Coliseum
23,698		 1–3
5 May 18 @ New York L 101–105 Kendall Gill (26) Alonzo Mourning (12) Kendall Gill (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 1–4
1993 playoff 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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tony Bennett 75211.4.423.325.7320.81.80.40.03.7
Muggsy Bogues 818035.0.453.231.8333.78.82.00.110.0
Dell Curry 80026.2.452.401.8663.62.31.10.315.3
Kenny Gattison 75519.7.529.000.6044.70.90.60.76.8
Kendall Gill 696735.2.449.274.7724.93.91.40.516.9
Mike Gminski 3407.4.506.9002.50.20.00.32.7
Sidney Green 2405.3.350.000.7502.00.20.00.11.7
Tom Hammonds 1957.5.422.6251.60.40.00.22.3
Larry Johnson 828240.5.526.254.76710.54.30.60.322.1
Kevin Lynch 4088.1.508.000.6840.90.60.30.22.2
Alonzo Mourning 787833.9.511.000.78110.31.00.33.521.0
Johnny Newman 642723.0.522.267.8082.21.80.70.311.9
J.R. Reid 17117.4.429.000.7414.11.40.60.37.5
Lorenzo Williams 209.0.3334.50.00.01.01.0
David Wingate 725520.4.536.167.7382.42.50.90.16.1

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Tony Bennett 8010.8.480.5001.0001.11.60.30.13.8
Muggsy Bogues 9938.4.476.000.7144.07.82.70.09.8
Dell Curry 9024.7.433.286.8183.62.01.40.011.0
Kenny Gattison 9020.8.478.4294.31.20.60.15.9
Kendall Gill 9939.2.401.167.7145.12.92.30.717.3
Mike Gminski 202.5.5000.50.00.00.01.0
Sidney Green 908.7.389.3333.20.10.10.11.7
Larry Johnson 9938.7.557.250.7886.93.30.60.219.8
Kevin Lynch 103.00.01.00.00.00.0
Alonzo Mourning 9940.8.480.000.7749.91.40.73.423.8
Johnny Newman 9919.2.509.200.6882.12.01.10.17.6
David Wingate 9013.0.364.3751.31.70.40.12.1

Awards and Records

Transactions
  • August 31, 1992

Signed LaMark Baker as a free agent.

  • October 2, 1992

Signed Lorenzo Williams as a free agent.

  • October 7, 1992

Elliot Perry signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers.

  • November 2, 1992

Waived LaMark Baker.

  • November 12, 1992

Waived Lorenzo Williams.

  • November 18, 1992

Signed David Wingate as a free agent.

  • December 9, 1992

Traded J.R. Reid to the San Antonio Spurs for Sidney Green, a 1993 1st round draft pick (Scott Burrell was later selected) and a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Ronnie Henderson was later selected).

  • January 26, 1993

Waived Tom Hammonds.

References
  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHH/1993.html
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL; Hornets Oust Celtics In Down-to-Wire Style". New York Times. May 6, 1993. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
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