New Orleans Pelicans Regular Season Rosters

2014-2015 New Orleans Pelicans Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
42 Alexis Ajinca C 7-2 248 4 Hyeres-Toulon (France) 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 20 France
33 Ryan Anderson PF 6-10 240 6 California 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
3 Omer Asik C 7-0 255 4 Fenerbahce Beko (Turkey) 2008 Rnd 2 Pick 6 Turkey
8 Luke Babbitt SF 6-9 225 4 Nevada 2010 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
30 Norris Cole G 6-2 170 3 Cleveland State 2011 Rnd 1 Pick 28 United States
44 Dante Cunningham F 6-8 230 5 Villanova 2009 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
23 Anthony Davis PF 6-10 253 2 Kentucky 2012 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
16 Toney Douglas G 6-2 195 5 Florida State 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 29 United States
1 Tyreke Evans G 6-6 220 5 Memphis 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
32 Jimmer Fredette G 6-2 195 3 Brigham Young 2011 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
10 Eric Gordon G 6-3 215 6 Indiana 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States / Bahamas
41 Justin Hamilton C 7-0 255 1 LSU 2012 Rnd 2 Pick 15 United States / Croatia
11 Jrue Holiday G 6-4 205 5 UCLA 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
24 Gal Mekel PG 6-3 202 1 Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv (Israel) 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted Israel
2 Darius Miller GF 6-8 225 2 Kentucky 2012 Rnd 2 Pick 16 United States
20 Quincy Pondexter F 6-7 230 4 Washington 2010 Rnd 1 Pick 26 United States
25 Austin Rivers SG 6-4 200 2 Duke 2012 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
15 John Salmons GF 6-7 210 12 Miami (FL) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 26 United States
9 Russ Smith G 6-0 165 0 Louisville 2014 Rnd 2 Pick 17 United States
2 Elliot Williams G 6-5 190 4 Memphis 2010 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
  Shawne Williams F 6-10 230 7 Memphis 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
5 Jeff Withey C 7-0 230 1 Kansas 2013 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
4 Nate Wolters PG 6-4 190 1 South Dakota State 2013 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
4 Patric Young PF 6-9 239 0 Florida 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

2014-2015 New Orleans Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Evans E. Gordon Q. Pondexter A. Davis O. Asik
Rotation N. Cole   D. Cunningham R. Anderson A. Ajinca
Rotation J. Holiday        
Lim PT T. Douglas J. Fredette L. Babbitt   J. Withey

2014-2015 Southwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Houston Rockets56-26-
2Memphis Grizzlies55-271
3San Antonio Spurs55-271
4Dallas Mavericks50-326
5New Orleans Pelicans45-3711

2014-2015 New Orleans Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Anthony Davis All-NBA First Team (2015)
Anthony Davis Player Of The Week (03/16/15)
Anthony Davis All-NBA Defensive Second Team (2015)
Anthony Davis Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2015)

2014-2015 New Orleans Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Anthony Davis 68 36.1 24.4 10.2 2.2 1.5 2.9 1.4
Tyreke Evans 79 34.0 16.6 5.3 6.6 1.3 0.5 3.1
Ryan Anderson 61 27.5 13.7 4.8 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.0
Eric Gordon 61 33.1 13.4 2.6 3.8 0.8 0.2 2.0
Jrue Holiday 40 32.6 14.8 3.4 6.8 1.6 0.6 2.3
Omer Asik 76 26.1 7.3 9.8 0.9 0.4 0.7 1.2
Alexis Ajinca 68 14.1 6.5 4.6 0.7 0.3 0.8 1.0
Quincy Pondexter 45 27.8 9.0 3.1 1.5 0.3 0.4 0.9
Dante Cunningham 66 25.0 5.2 3.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5
Norris Cole 28 24.4 9.9 1.8 3.2 0.5 0.2 1.5
Luke Babbitt 63 13.2 4.1 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4
Austin Rivers 35 22.1 6.8 1.9 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.9
Jimmer Fredette 50 10.2 3.6 0.8 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.7
Jeff Withey 37 7.0 2.6 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.3
Toney Douglas 12 14.7 4.2 1.8 2.0 0.9 0.3 0.8
John Salmons 21 12.8 2.0 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2
Elliot Williams 8 9.6 2.4 0.6 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
Nate Wolters 10 10.5 1.7 1.8 1.1 0.3 0.2 1.0
Gal Mekel 4 10.9 1.5 0.2 3.2 0.5 0.0 0.5
Russ Smith 6 4.9 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.2
Darius Miller 5 8.7 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.2

2014-2015 New Orleans Pelicans Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Anthony Davis was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 2012 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. Anthony Davis signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 18, 2012.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Jeff Withey, the #9 pick in the Second Round of the 2013 NBA Draft, were acquired by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Portland Trail Blazers on July 10, 2013. Jeff Withey signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 29, 2013.

Acquired via Trade

Ryan Anderson was acquired in a sign and trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Orlando Magic on July 11, 2012.

Omer Asik was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Houston Rockets on July 15, 2014.

Norris Cole was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Miami Heat on February 19, 2015.

Tyreke Evans was acquired in a sign and trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Sacramento Kings on July 10, 2013.

Eric Gordon was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Los Angeles Clippers on December 14, 2011. Eric Gordon re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 18, 2012.

Jrue Holiday was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Philadelphia Sixers on July 10, 2013.

Quincy Pondexter was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Memphis Grizzlies on January 12, 2015.

Acquired via Free Agency

Alexis Ajinca signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on December 20, 2013.

Luke Babbitt signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on February 4, 2014.

Dante Cunningham signed a contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on December 4, 2014.

Toney Douglas signed a contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on February 4, 2015. Toney Douglas re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on February 18, 2015. Toney Douglas re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on March 24, 2015.

Jimmer Fredette signed a contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 23, 2014.

2014-2015 New Orleans Pelicans Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Tom Benson Owner 2011-2012 N/A
Dennis Lauscha President 2012-2013 N/A
Vicky Neumeyer General Counsel, Senior VP 2012-2013 N/A
Ed Lang Chief Financial Officer, Senior VP 2011-2012 N/A
Randy Greenup Director of Team Security 2009-2010 N/A
Monty Williams Head Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Portland Trail Blazers, 2005 to 2010)
Bryan Gates Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Sacramento Kings, 2008 to 2009)
Fred Vinson Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Los Angeles Clippers, 2007 to 2010)
Randy Ayers Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Philadelphia Sixers, 2009 to 2010)
Dave Hanners Assistant Coach 2011-2012 Assistant Coach (Charlotte Hornets, 2008 to 2011)
Mickey Loomis Executive VP of Basketball Operations 2012-2013 N/A
Dell Demps General Manager 2010-2011 Vice President of Basketball Operations (San Antonio Spurs, 2005 to 2010)
J.J. Polk Executive Director of Basketball Administration 2012-2013 Director of Player Contracts and Basketball Administration (New Orleans Pelicans, 2010 to 2012)
Dan Purcell Basketball Operations Assistant 2013-2014 N/A
Jason Brown Assistant Video Coordinator 2014-2015 Video Coordinator Intern (New Orleans Pelicans, 2013 to 2014)
Matt Whinrey Head Video Coordinator 2014-2015 Assistant Video Coordinator (New Orleans Pelicans, 2013 to 2014)
Jared Ralsky Basketball Operations Manager 2013-2014 Basketball Operations Assistant (New Orleans Pelicans, 2012 to 2013)
Anthony Johnson Scout 2013-2014 N/A
Chucky Brown Scout 2013-2014 Head Coach (South Bay Lakers, 2009 to 2010)
Darrel Johnson Scout 2014-2015 N/A
John Carideo Scout 2014-2015 N/A
Bryson Graham Scouting Coordinator 2014-2015 Video Coordinator (New Orleans Pelicans, 2012 to 2014)
David Jovanovic Equipment Manager 1988-1989 N/A
David Booth Director of Player Personnel 2013-2014 Director of Scouting (New Orleans Pelicans, 2012 to 2013)
Shane Kupperman Director of Basketball Operations 2012-2013 Basketball Operations Coordinator (New Orleans Pelicans, 2011 to 2013)
Kevin Hanson Player Development Coach 2011-2012 Player Development Assistant (San Antonio Spurs, 2010 to 2011)
Jamelle McMillan Player Development Coach 2014-2015 Coaching Intern (New Orleans Pelicans, 2012 to 2014)
Michael Ruffin Player Development Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Doc Martin Player Development Coach 2014-2015 Director of Player Programs (New Orleans Pelicans, 2012 to 2018)
Duane Brooks Head Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 N/A
Jason Sumerlin Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach 2014-2015 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (San Antonio Spurs, 2010 to 2014)
Mark Armour Assistant Athletic Trainer 2010-2011 N/A
Dr. Matthew McQueen Team Physician 2013-2014 N/A
Dr. Scott Montgomery Team Physician 2013-2014 N/A
Jared Lewis Physical Therapist 2014-2015 N/A
David Wesley Television Analyst 2012-2013 N/A
Joel Meyers Television Play-By-Play 2012-2013 Television Play-By-Play (Los Angeles Lakers, 2005 to 2011)
Sean Kelley Radio Broadcaster 2005-2006 N/A
John DeShazier Radio Broadcaster 2012-2013 N/A