Charlotte Hornets Regular Season Rosters

2015-2016 Charlotte Hornets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
5 Nicolas Batum F 6-8 230 7 Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France) 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 25 France
30 Troy Daniels G 6-4 205 2 VCU 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
12 Jorge Gutierrez PG 6-3 195 2 California 2012 NBA Draft, Undrafted Mexico / United States
19 P.J. Hairston SG 6-6 230 1 Texas Legends 2014 Rnd 1 Pick 26 United States
50 Tyler Hansbrough PF 6-9 250 6 North Carolina 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
9 Aaron Harrison GF 6-6 210 0 Kentucky 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
00 Spencer Hawes C 7-1 245 8 Washington 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
25 Al Jefferson FC 6-10 289 11 Prentiss High School (Mississippi) 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
44 Frank Kaminsky F 7-0 242 0 Wisconsin 2015 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
14 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist SF 6-7 232 3 Kentucky 2012 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
3 Jeremy Lamb SG 6-5 180 3 UConn 2012 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
1 Courtney Lee SG 6-5 215 7 Western Kentucky 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
7 Jeremy Lin G 6-3 200 5 Harvard 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
22 Brian Roberts PG 6-1 173 3 Dayton 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
15 Kemba Walker G 6-0 184 4 UConn 2011 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
2 Marvin Williams SF 6-9 237 10 North Carolina 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
40 Cody Zeller F 6-11 240 2 Indiana 2013 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States

2015-2016 Charlotte Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Walker C. Lee M. Williams F. Kaminsky A. Jefferson
Rotation J. Lin T. Daniels N. Batum   C. Zeller
Rotation J. Gutierrez J. Lamb     S. Hawes
Lim PT     A. Harrison   T. Hansbrough
Lim PT     M. Kidd-Gilchrist    

2015-2016 Southeast Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Miami Heat48-34-
2Charlotte Hornets48-340
3Atlanta Hawks48-340
4Washington Wizards41-417
5Orlando Magic35-4713

2015-2016 Charlotte Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Nicolas Batum Player Of The Week (11/16/15)
Kemba Walker Player Of The Week (01/25/16, 03/14/16)

2015-2016 Charlotte Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Kemba Walker 81 35.6 20.9 4.4 5.2 1.6 0.5 2.1
Nicolas Batum 70 35.0 14.9 6.1 5.8 0.9 0.6 2.9
Marvin Williams 81 28.9 11.7 6.4 1.4 0.7 1.0 0.8
Jeremy Lin 78 26.3 11.7 3.2 3.0 0.7 0.5 1.9
Cody Zeller 73 24.3 8.7 6.2 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9
Frank Kaminsky 81 21.1 7.5 4.1 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.7
Jeremy Lamb 66 18.6 8.8 3.8 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.8
Al Jefferson 47 23.3 12.0 6.4 1.5 0.6 0.9 0.7
Spencer Hawes 57 18.2 6.0 4.3 1.9 0.4 0.5 1.0
P.J. Hairston 48 19.5 6.0 2.7 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.5
Courtney Lee 28 30.2 8.9 3.1 2.1 1.2 0.4 0.8
Troy Daniels 43 11.1 5.6 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.6
Brian Roberts 30 11.1 4.8 1.0 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.5
Tyler Hansbrough 44 7.8 2.4 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 7 29.2 12.7 6.4 1.3 0.4 0.4 1.1
Jorge Gutierrez 12 5.3 1.8 0.6 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.5
Aaron Harrison 21 4.4 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.2

2015-2016 Charlotte Hornets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Frank Kaminsky was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 2015 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. Frank Kaminsky signed a multi-year contract with the Charlotte Hornets on July 2, 2015.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 2012 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist signed a multi-year contract with the Charlotte Hornets on July 7, 2012. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist signed a multi-year extension with the Charlotte Hornets on August 26, 2015.

Kemba Walker was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 2011 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. Kemba Walker signed a multi-year contract with the Charlotte Hornets on December 11, 2011. Kemba Walker signed a multi-year extension with the Charlotte Hornets on October 29, 2014.

Cody Zeller was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 2013 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. Cody Zeller signed a multi-year contract with the Charlotte Hornets on July 10, 2013.

Acquired via Trade

Nicolas Batum was acquired in a trade by the Charlotte Hornets from the Portland Trail Blazers on June 24, 2015.

Troy Daniels was acquired in a trade by the Charlotte Hornets from the Minnesota Timberwolves on February 10, 2015.

Spencer Hawes was acquired in a trade by the Charlotte Hornets from the Los Angeles Clippers on June 15, 2015.

Jeremy Lamb was acquired in a trade by the Charlotte Hornets from the Oklahoma City Thunder on June 25, 2015. Jeremy Lamb signed a multi-year extension with the Charlotte Hornets on November 2, 2015.

Courtney Lee was acquired in a trade by the Charlotte Hornets from the Memphis Grizzlies on February 16, 2016.

Acquired via Free Agency

Jorge Gutierrez signed a contract with the Charlotte Hornets on February 20, 2016. Jorge Gutierrez re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Charlotte Hornets on March 1, 2016. Jorge Gutierrez re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Charlotte Hornets on March 11, 2016.

Tyler Hansbrough signed a contract as a free agent with the Charlotte Hornets on July 22, 2015.

Aaron Harrison signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Charlotte Hornets on July 14, 2015.

Al Jefferson signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Charlotte Hornets on July 10, 2013.

Jeremy Lin signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Charlotte Hornets on July 9, 2015.

Marvin Williams signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Charlotte Hornets on July 16, 2014.

2015-2016 Charlotte Hornets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Michael Jordan Owner, Chairman, Basketball Operations Manager 2006-2007 President of Basketball Operations (Washington Wizards, 2000 to 2001)
Curtis Polk Vice Chairman 2011-2012 N/A
Fred Whitfield Alternate Governor 2006-2007 Assistant Legal Counsel (Washington Wizards, 2000 to 2003)
Joe Pierce General Counsel, VP 2013-2014 N/A
Anthony Datcher Director of Team Security 2014-2015 N/A
Steve Clifford Head Coach 2022-2023 Coaching Consultant (Brooklyn Nets, 2021 to )
Patrick Ewing Associate Head Coach 2013-2014 Assistant Coach (Orlando Magic, 2007 to 2012)
Stephen Silas Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Golden State Warriors, 2005 to 2010)
Bob Weiss Assistant Coach 2013-2014 Assistant Coach (Atlanta Hawks, 2012 to 2013)
Pat Delany Assistant Coach 2014-2015 Head Coach (Sioux Falls Skyforce, 2013 to 2014)
Steve Hetzel Assistant Coach 2014-2015 Head Coach (Cleveland Charge, 2013 to 2014)
Bruce Kreutzer Assistant Coach 2022-2023 Assistant Coach (Orlando Magic, 2018 to 2022)
Rich Cho President of Basketball Operations, General Manager 2011-2012 General Manager (Portland Trail Blazers, 2010 to 2011)
Chad Buchanan Assistant General Manager 2014-2015 General Manager (Portland Trail Blazers, 2011 to 2012)
Todd Quinter Director of Pro Scouting 2012-2013 Advance Scout (Phoenix Suns, 2008 to 2010)
TJ Zanin Director of College Scouting 2015-2016 Scout (Brooklyn Nets, 2013 to 2015)
Adam Filippi Director of International Scouting 2011-2012 Director of International Scouting (Los Angeles Lakers, 2001 to 2011)
Brian Clouser Director of Basketball Research and Analysis 2014-2015 Basketball Operations Analyst (Charlotte Hornets, 2013 to 2014)
Jason Rosenfeld Director of Basketball Analytics 2013-2014 N/A
David Duquette Director of Basketball Affairs 2014-2015 Basketball Operations Assistant (Charlotte Hornets, 2011 to 2014)
Matt McKay Basketball Operations Assistant 2014-2015 Scouting Intern (Portland Trail Blazers, 2012 to 2014)
Raymond Rios Basketball Operations Assistant 2014-2015 N/A
Dickey Simpkins Scout 2010-2011 N/A
Anthony Gacona Scout 2012-2013 N/A
Francis Williams Scout 2012-2013 N/A
Jim Thrash Scout 2013-2014 N/A
Buzz Peterson Scout 2014-2015 Head Coach (UNC Wilmington, 2010 to 2014)
Joey Levin Video Scout 2013-2014 N/A
Rick Higgins Video Scout 2013-2014 N/A
Pete Guelli Chief Marketing Officer, Executive VP 2009-2010 N/A
Jason Rivera Equipment Manager 2013-2014 Equipment Manager (Orlando Magic, 2010 to 2013)
Larry Jordan Director of Player Personnel 2013-2014 Director of Special Projects (Charlotte Hornets, 2011 to 2014)
Kathryn Karakus Director of Basketball Operations 2011-2012 N/A
Chris Whitney Director of Player Development 2010-2011 N/A
Steve Stricker Head Athletic Trainer 2011-2012 Head Athletic Trainer (Washington Wizards, 2001 to 2004)
Matt Friia Strength and Conditioning Coach 2011-2012 Assistant Trainer (Charlotte Hornets, 2010 to 2011)
Jason Meiring Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach 2014-2015 Strength and Conditioning Coach Intern (Charlotte Hornets, 2012 to 2013)
Dr. Joe Garcia Team Physician 2012-2013 N/A
Dr. Marcus Cook Team Physician 2013-2014 N/A
Scott Lauer Radio Broadcaster 2004-2005 N/A
Mike Cristaldi VP of Communications 2013-2014 Director of Public and Community Relations (Minnesota Timberwolves, 2003 to 2013)
Josh Rosen Director of Communications 2013-2014 N/A