Charlotte Hornets accomplishments and records



This is a list of the accomplishments and records of the current Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets, known from their creation in 2004 until May 2014 as the Charlotte Bobcats, are an American professional basketball team currently playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The current Hornets are the second NBA team to have played under that name. The original Hornets played in Charlotte from 1988 until moving to New Orleans in 2002; since 2013, they have been known as the New Orleans Pelicans.

Franchise leaders
Italic denotes still active with team.

Asterisk denotes still active but not with team.

(As of end of the 2023–24 season)

Second Team

 * Larry Johnson – 1993
 * Glen Rice – 1997

Third Team

 * Anthony Mason – 1997
 * Glen Rice – 1998
 * Eddie Jones – 2000
 * Al Jefferson – 2014
 * Kemba Walker – 2019

First Team

 * Gerald Wallace – 2010

Second Team

 * Anthony Mason – 1997
 * Eddie Jones – 1999, 2000
 * P.J. Brown – 2001

Executive of the Year

 * Bob Bass – 1997

Sixth Man of the Year

 * Dell Curry – 1994

Rookie of the Year

 * Larry Johnson – 1992
 * Emeka Okafor – 2005
 * LaMelo Ball – 2021

NBA Sportsmanship Award

 * Kemba Walker – 2017, 2018

NBA All-Rookie First Team

 * Kendall Gill – 1991
 * Larry Johnson – 1992
 * Alonzo Mourning – 1993
 * Emeka Okafor – 2005
 * LaMelo Ball – 2021

NBA All-Rookie Second Team

 * Rex Chapman – 1989
 * J.R. Reid – 1990
 * Raymond Felton – 2006
 * Wálter Herrmann – 2007
 * Adam Morrison – 2007
 * D. J. Augustin – 2009
 * Michael Kidd-Gilchrist – 2013
 * Cody Zeller – 2014
 * P. J. Washington – 2020



All-Stars and All-Star Weekend participants


NBA All-Star Game Selections
 * Larry Johnson – 1993, 1995
 * Alonzo Mourning – 1994, 1995
 * Glen Rice – 1996, 1997, 1998
 * Eddie Jones – 2000
 * Baron Davis – 2002
 * Gerald Wallace – 2010
 * Kemba Walker - 2017, 2018, 2019
 * LaMelo Ball - 2022

All-Star Game MVP
 * Glen Rice – 1997

NBA Rising Stars Challenge
 * George Zidek – 1996 (East)
 * Baron Davis – 2001 (Sophomores)
 * Lee Nailon – 2002 (Sophomores)
 * Emeka Okafor – 2005 (Rookies)
 * Emeka Okafor – 2006 (Sophomores)
 * Adam Morrison – 2007 (Rookies)
 * Raymond Felton – 2007 (Sophomores)
 * Kemba Walker – 2012 (Team Shaq)
 * Michael Kidd-Gilchrist – 2013 (Team Shaq)
 * Kemba Walker – 2013 (Team Shaq)
 * Cody Zeller – 2015 (Team USA)
 * Frank Kaminsky – 2017 (Team USA)
 * P. J. Washington – 2020 (Team USA)
 * Miles Bridges – 2020 (Team USA)
 * Devonte' Graham – 2020 (Team USA)
 * LaMelo Ball – 2021 (Team USA)
 * LaMelo Ball – 2022 (Sophomores)

Slam Dunk Contest
 * Rex Chapman – 1990, 1991
 * Kendall Gill – 1991
 * Larry Johnson – 1992
 * Ricky Davis – 2000
 * Baron Davis – 2001
 * Gerald Wallace – 2010
 * Miles Bridges - 2019

Three-point Shootout
 * Dell Curry – 1992, 1994
 * Scott Burrell – 1995
 * Glen Rice – 1996, 1997, 1998
 * Kemba Walker – 2017

Retired numbers
The Charlotte Hornets retired Phills' number on February 9, 2000, after he was killed in an automobile accident in Charlotte. His jersey hung from the rafters of the Charlotte Coliseum until the franchise relocated in May 2002. It was displayed in the New Orleans Arena until the franchise became the Pelicans in 2013. On November 1, 2014, his jersey was returned to Charlotte, where it was re-honored and currently hangs in Spectrum Center.

Team (regular season)
in Eastern Conference First Round
 * Largest margin of victory in a game – 61 (Score: 140 – 79) Mar. 22, 2018 vs. Memphis
 * Largest margin of victory in a playoffs game - 30 (Score: 119 – 89) May 3, 1993 vs. Boston Celtics
 * Biggest comeback to win a game (24 points) – 24 Oct 29, 2014 vs. Milwaukee