Charlotte Hornets Playoff Rosters

1996-1997 Charlotte Hornets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Rafael Addison SF 6-7 215 Jul 22, 1964 32 Syracuse 5 1986 2nd Rnd, #39, Phoenix Suns
Muggsy Bogues PG 5-3 136 Jan 9, 1965 32 Wake Forest 9 1987 1st Rnd, #12, Washington Wizards
Dell Curry SG 6-4 190 Jun 25, 1964 32 Virginia Tech 10 1986 1st Rnd, #15, Utah Jazz
Tony Delk PG 6-1 189 Jan 28, 1974 23 Kentucky 0 1996 1st Rnd, #16, Charlotte Hornets (1988)
Vlade Divac C 7-1 260 Feb 3, 1968 29 KK Partizan (Serbia) 7 1989 1st Rnd, #26, Los Angeles Lakers
Matt Geiger C 7-0 243 Sep 10, 1969 27 Georgia Tech 4 1992 2nd Rnd, #42, Miami Heat
Anthony Mason SF 6-7 250 Dec 14, 1966 30 Tennessee State 8 1988 3rd Rnd, #53, Portland Trail Blazers
Ricky Pierce SG 6-4 205 Aug 19, 1959 37 Rice 14 1982 1st Rnd, #18, Detroit Pistons
Glen Rice PF 6-8 228 May 28, 1967 29 Michigan 7 1989 1st Rnd, #4, Miami Heat
Malik Rose SF 6-7 250 Nov 23, 1974 22 Drexel 0 1996 2nd Rnd, #44, Charlotte Hornets (1988)
Donald Royal PF 6-8 210 May 22, 1966 30 Notre Dame 7 1987 3rd Rnd, #52, Cleveland Cavaliers
Tony Smith PG 6-3 185 Jun 14, 1968 28 Marquette 6 1990 2nd Rnd, #51, Los Angeles Lakers

1996-1997 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 Washington Bullets CHI in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 Orlando Magic MIA in 5
First Round #3 New York Knicks #6 Charlotte Hornets NYK in 3
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Detroit Pistons ATL in 5
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Atlanta Hawks CHI in 5
Second Round #2 Miami Heat #3 New York Knicks MIA in 7
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #2 Miami Heat CHI in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Utah Jazz #8 Los Angeles Clippers UTA in 3
First Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #7 Phoenix Suns SEA in 5
First Round #3 Houston Rockets #6 Minnesota Timberwolves HOU in 3
First Round #4 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 4
Second Round #1 Utah Jazz #4 Los Angeles Lakers UTA in 5
Second Round #3 Houston Rockets #2 Seattle SuperSonics HOU in 7
Conference Finals #1 Utah Jazz #3 Houston Rockets UTA in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #1 Utah Jazz CHI in 6

1996-1997 Charlotte Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Glen Rice 3 45.7 27.7 3.7 3.7 1.3 0.3 1.3
Vlade Divac 3 38.7 18.0 8.7 3.3 1.0 2.0 2.0
Anthony Mason 3 43.7 13.0 12.0 3.0 0.3 0.3 3.0
Muggsy Bogues 2 29.0 16.0 1.5 2.5 0.5 0.0 3.0
Tony Delk 3 28.3 10.3 3.3 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.7
Ricky Pierce 3 29.0 7.7 2.7 1.3 0.7 0.0 1.0
Dell Curry 3 16.7 4.7 0.3 1.7 1.3 0.0 0.3
Matt Geiger 3 10.3 2.0 2.7 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.7
Malik Rose 2 6.0 2.0 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0
Tony Smith 2 4.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.5
Donald Royal 1 4.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1996-1997 Charlotte Hornets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Charlotte Leaders New York Leaders
Apr 24, 1997
@
New York
L, 109-99 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 27. Vlade Divac
REB: 13. A. Mason
AST: 5. A. Mason
PTS: 25. A. Houston
REB: 9. P. Ewing
AST: 8. Chris Childs
Apr 26, 1997
@
New York
L, 100-93 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round
0-2 PTS: 39. Glen Rice
REB: 12. Vlade Divac
AST: 2. Vlade Divac
PTS: 30. P. Ewing
REB: 10. C. Oakley
AST: 9. Chris Childs
Apr 28, 1997
v.
New York
L, 95-104 Charlotte Coliseum
Opening Round
0-3 PTS: 22. Glen Rice
REB: 11. A. Mason
AST: 9. Glen Rice
PTS: 22. L. Johnson
REB: 11. P. Ewing
AST: 5. L. Johnson