The Hornets finished their inaugural season with a record of 20–62. On December 23, 1988, the Hornets beat Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls 103–101 in Jordan's first return to North Carolina as a professional. Four days later, the team notched its first-ever victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, 117–105. The Hornets' first NBA game took place on November 4, 1988, at the Charlotte Coliseum, losing 133–93 to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Season tickets for the Hornets' inaugural season. The team also had three draft picks at the 1988 NBA draft. Unlike many expansion franchises that invest in the future with a team composed entirely of young players, Charlotte stocked its inaugural roster with several veterans in hopes of putting a competitive lineup on the court right away. In 1988, the Hornets and the Miami Heat were part of the 1988 NBA Expansion Draft. Former college coach and veteran NBA assistant Dick Harter was hired as the team's first head coach. Scheer preferred a roster of veteran players, hoping to put together a competitive team as soon as possible. Shinn hired Carl Scheer as the team's first President and General Manager. Similar designs by other teams followed, as they became a hit. The team's uniforms, designed by international designer and North Carolina native Alexander Julian, featured a first for NBA uniforms- pin stripes. The team received further attention when it chose teal as its primary color, setting off a sports fashion craze in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The name originates from British General Cornwallis, who allegedly described the city as "a hornet's nest of rebellion" following the Battle of Charlotte in 1780, though it was first attested in 1819. Originally, the new team was going to be called the Charlotte Spirit, but a name-the-team contest yielded "Hornets" as the winning choice. Franchises were also granted to Miami, Minneapolis–Saint Paul, and Orlando.
On April 5, 1987, then- NBA Commissioner David Stern called Shinn to tell him his group had been awarded the 24th NBA franchise, to begin play in 1988. As a result, the league considers the Hornets retrospectively having suspended operations from 2002 to 2014.ĭoug Moe of the ABA's Carolina Cougars, which existed from 1969 to 1974ĭespite doubt from critics, Shinn's ace in the hole was the Charlotte Coliseum, a state-of-the-art arena that would seat almost 24,000 spectators, the largest basketball-specific arena ever to serve as a full-time home for an NBA team. On the day the name change became official, the franchise reclaimed the history and records of the original Charlotte Hornets spanning from 1988 to 2002. In 2013, the Bobcats announced they would rebrand to the Charlotte Hornets beginning with the 2014–15 season. They continued to play as the Hornets until 2013, when they changed their name to the New Orleans Pelicans.Īs part of an agreement with the NBA, Charlotte returned for the 2004–05 NBA season, known as the Charlotte Bobcats. In 2002, Shinn moved the Hornets to New Orleans as an expansion team. The Charlotte Hornets franchise was established in 1988 as an expansion team owned by George Shinn. The Hornets are mainly owned by Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, who acquired a controlling interest in the team in 2010. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division, and play their home games at the Spectrum Center in Uptown Charlotte.
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The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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