Charlotte Hornets Regular Season Rosters

1996-1997 Charlotte Hornets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
7 Rafael Addison SF 6-7 215 5 Syracuse 1986 Rnd 2 Pick 15 United States
1 Muggsy Bogues PG 5-3 136 9 Wake Forest 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
24 Scott Burrell G-F 6-7 218 3 UConn 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
22 Tom Chambers PF 6-10 220 14 Utah 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
30 Dell Curry SG 6-4 190 10 Virginia Tech 1986 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
00 Tony Delk G 6-1 189 0 Kentucky 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
12 Vlade Divac C 7-1 260 7 KK Partizan (Serbia) 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 26 Serbia
50 Jamie Feick F 6-9 255 0 Michigan State 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States
52 Matt Geiger C 7-0 243 4 Georgia Tech 1992 Rnd 2 Pick 15 United States
  Anthony Goldwire G 6-1 182 1 Houston 1994 Rnd 2 Pick 25 United States
45 Eric Leckner FC 6-11 265 7 Wyoming 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
14 Anthony Mason PF 6-7 250 8 Tennessee State 1988 Rnd 3 Pick 3 United States
21 Ricky Pierce SG 6-4 205 14 Rice 1982 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
41 Glen Rice SF 6-8 228 7 Michigan 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
31 Malik Rose F 6-7 250 0 Drexel 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 15 United States
5 Donald Royal PF 6-8 210 7 Notre Dame 1987 Rnd 3 Pick 6 United States
34 Tony Smith G 6-3 185 6 Marquette 1990 Rnd 2 Pick 24 United States
43 Carlos Strong F 6-7 245 0 Georgia 1996 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
25 George Zidek C 7-0 266 1 UCLA 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 22 Czech Republic

1996-1997 Charlotte Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Bogues R. Pierce G. Rice A. Mason V. Divac
Rotation T. Delk D. Curry   M. Rose M. Geiger
Lim PT   T. Smith R. Addison D. Royal  

1996-1997 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Chicago Bulls69-13-
2Atlanta Hawks56-2613
3Detroit Pistons54-2815
4Charlotte Hornets54-2815
5Cleveland Cavaliers42-4027
6Indiana Pacers39-4330
7Milwaukee Bucks33-4936
8Toronto Raptors30-5239

1996-1997 Charlotte Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Glen Rice All-NBA Second Team (1997)
Anthony Mason All-NBA Third Team (1997)
Glen Rice Player Of The Month (Feb 97)
Glen Rice Player Of The Week (01/05/97, 02/02/97)
Anthony Mason All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1997)
Glen Rice Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1997)
Glen Rice Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP (1997)
Glen Rice Three Point Shootout Participant (1997)

1996-1997 Charlotte Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Glen Rice 79 42.6 26.8 4.0 2.0 0.9 0.3 2.2
Anthony Mason 73 43.1 16.2 11.4 5.7 1.0 0.5 2.3
Vlade Divac 81 35.1 12.6 9.0 3.7 1.3 2.2 2.4
Dell Curry 68 30.6 14.8 3.1 1.7 0.9 0.2 1.4
Muggsy Bogues 65 28.9 8.0 2.2 7.2 1.3 0.0 1.7
Matt Geiger 49 21.3 8.9 5.3 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.4
Tony Smith 69 18.7 5.0 1.4 2.2 0.7 0.3 1.1
Tony Delk 61 14.2 5.4 1.6 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.1
Ricky Pierce 27 24.1 12.0 2.5 1.8 0.5 0.1 1.1
Anthony Goldwire 33 17.5 5.8 1.2 2.8 0.6 0.0 1.2
Malik Rose 54 9.7 3.0 3.0 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.8
Scott Burrell 28 17.2 5.4 2.8 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.9
Rafael Addison 41 8.7 3.1 1.1 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.4
George Zidek 36 8.0 2.5 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6
Donald Royal 25 12.8 2.8 2.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.9
Tom Chambers 12 6.9 1.6 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.8
Jamie Feick 3 3.3 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0
Eric Leckner 1 11.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1996-1997 Charlotte Hornets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Tony Delk was selected as the #16 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets (1988). Tony Delk signed a multi-year contract with the Charlotte Hornets (1988) on July 24, 1996.

Malik Rose was selected as the #15 pick in the Second Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets (1988). Malik Rose signed a contract with the Charlotte Hornets (1988) on September 24, 1996.

Acquired via Trade

Vlade Divac was acquired in a trade by the Charlotte Hornets (1988) from the Los Angeles Lakers on July 11, 1996.

Matt Geiger was acquired in a trade by the Charlotte Hornets (1988) from the Miami Heat on November 3, 1995.

Anthony Mason was acquired in a trade by the Charlotte Hornets (1988) from the New York Knicks on July 14, 1996.

Ricky Pierce was acquired in a trade by the Charlotte Hornets (1988) from the Denver Nuggets on February 20, 1997.

Glen Rice was acquired in a trade by the Charlotte Hornets (1988) from the Miami Heat on November 3, 1995.

Donald Royal was acquired in a trade by the Charlotte Hornets (1988) from the Golden State Warriors on February 20, 1997.

Acquired via Expansion Draft

Muggsy Bogues was taken in the 1988 Expansion Draft by the Charlotte Hornets (1988) from the Washington Wizards on June 23, 1988. Muggsy Bogues re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Charlotte Hornets (1988) on August 1, 1990. Muggsy Bogues re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Charlotte Hornets (1988) on September 16, 1992.

Dell Curry was taken in the 1988 Expansion Draft by the Charlotte Hornets (1988) from the Cleveland Cavaliers on June 23, 1988. Dell Curry re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Charlotte Hornets (1988) on August 1, 1990.

Acquired via Free Agency

Rafael Addison signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Charlotte Hornets (1988) on September 27, 1995.

Tony Smith signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Charlotte Hornets (1988) on October 20, 1996.

1996-1997 Charlotte Hornets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
T.R. Dunn Assistant Coach 1991-1992 N/A