New Orleans Hornets Regular Season Rosters

2004-2005 New Orleans Hornets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
12 Chris Andersen FC 6-10 245 3 Blinn 1999 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
10 Darrell Armstrong PG 6-0 170 10 Fayetteville State 1991 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
3 Lonny Baxter PF 6-8 260 2 Maryland 2002 Rnd 2 Pick 15 United States
42 P.J. Brown C 6-11 225 11 Louisiana Tech 1992 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
5 Speedy Claxton G 5-11 170 4 Hofstra 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
1 Baron Davis G 6-3 215 5 UCLA 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
  Dale Davis C-F 6-11 252 13 Clemson 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
2 Dan Dickau G 6-0 190 2 Gonzaga 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 28 United States
34 Corsley Edwards PF 6-9 275 1 Central Connecticut State 2002 Rnd 2 Pick 29 United States
35 Matt Freije FC 6-10 240 0 Vanderbilt 2004 Rnd 2 Pick 24 United States / Lebanon
20 Alex Garcia G-F 6-2 220 1 COC-Ribeirao Preto (Brazil) 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted Brazil
6 Junior Harrington G 6-4 180 2 Wingate 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
  Jim Jackson SG 6-6 220 12 Ohio State 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
32 Casey Jacobsen SG 6-6 214 2 Stanford 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
15 Maciej Lampe FC 6-11 275 1 Complutense University (Spain) 2003 Rnd 2 Pick 1 Poland
9 George Lynch SF 6-8 218 11 North Carolina 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
21 Jamaal Magloire C 6-11 259 4 Kentucky 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 19 Canada
24 Jamal Mashburn SF 6-8 247 11 Kentucky 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
10 Bostjan Nachbar F 6-10 220 2 Universo De'Longhi Treviso (Italy) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 15 Slovenia
33 Lee Nailon F 6-9 238 4 TCU 1999 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
6 Tim Pickett G 6-4 207 0 Florida State 2004 Rnd 2 Pick 15 United States
  Glenn Robinson SF 6-7 225 10 Purdue 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
54 Rodney Rogers F 6-7 235 11 Wake Forest 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
23 J.R. Smith SG 6-6 225 0 Saint Benedict's Preparatory School (New Jersey) 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
4 Jackson Vroman FC 6-10 220 0 Iowa State 2004 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States / Lebanon
4 David Wesley G 6-0 190 11 Baylor 1992 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
30 David West PF 6-9 250 1 Xavier 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States

2004-2005 New Orleans Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Smith G. Lynch L. Nailon P. Brown J. Magloire
Rotation       D. West C. Andersen
Lim PT S. Claxton   C. Jacobsen   M. Lampe
Lim PT D. Dickau   B. Nachbar   J. Vroman

2004-2005 Southwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs59-23-
2Dallas Mavericks58-241
3Houston Rockets51-318
4Memphis Grizzlies45-3714
5New Orleans Hornets18-6441

2004-2005 New Orleans Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
J.R. Smith Rookie Of The Month (Jan 05, Feb 05, Mar 05)
J.R. Smith Slam Dunk Contest Participant (2005)
Chris Andersen Slam Dunk Contest Participant (2005)

2004-2005 New Orleans Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Lee Nailon 68 29.7 14.2 4.4 1.6 0.5 0.2 1.6
P.J. Brown 82 34.4 10.8 9.0 2.2 0.9 0.6 1.2
Dan Dickau 67 31.0 13.2 2.7 5.2 1.1 0.1 2.1
J.R. Smith 76 24.5 10.3 2.0 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.4
Chris Andersen 67 21.3 7.7 6.1 1.1 0.2 1.5 1.0
Bostjan Nachbar 55 20.7 8.1 2.8 1.2 0.5 0.3 1.2
David Wesley 26 35.9 13.9 3.3 4.2 1.3 0.0 2.1
Baron Davis 18 32.9 18.9 3.7 7.2 1.7 0.2 2.1
Casey Jacobsen 44 23.4 7.6 2.3 1.7 0.5 0.2 1.0
Rodney Rogers 30 29.4 9.2 4.7 2.0 0.6 0.4 2.2
Jamaal Magloire 23 30.6 11.7 8.9 1.3 0.3 1.0 2.6
Jackson Vroman 36 18.0 5.4 4.5 0.9 0.6 0.5 1.6
David West 30 18.4 6.2 4.3 0.8 0.4 0.5 1.2
George Lynch 44 21.2 3.7 4.0 2.0 0.7 0.3 1.3
Junior Harrington 29 18.9 5.6 2.2 2.1 0.9 0.2 1.4
Darrell Armstrong 14 29.4 10.1 3.4 4.6 1.1 0.1 2.0
Speedy Claxton 16 22.8 6.8 1.9 5.5 1.4 0.1 1.7
Matt Freije 23 19.1 4.0 2.7 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.7
Maciej Lampe 21 12.4 3.4 2.7 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3
Alex Garcia 8 18.2 5.5 1.9 2.2 0.5 0.1 1.0
Corsley Edwards 10 11.0 2.7 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2
Lonny Baxter 4 9.0 1.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

2004-2005 New Orleans Hornets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Jamaal Magloire was selected as the #19 pick in the First Round of the 2000 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets (1988). Jamaal Magloire signed a multi-year contract with the Charlotte Hornets (1988) on July 18, 2000. Jamaal Magloire signed a multi-year extension with the New Orleans Pelicans on October 29, 2003.

J.R. Smith was selected as the #18 pick in the First Round of the 2004 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. J.R. Smith signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 6, 2004.

David West was selected as the #18 pick in the First Round of the 2003 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. David West signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 8, 2003.

Acquired via Trade

P.J. Brown was acquired in a trade by the Charlotte Hornets (1988) from the Miami Heat on August 1, 2000. P.J. Brown signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 16, 2003.

Speedy Claxton was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Golden State Warriors on February 24, 2005.

Dan Dickau was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Dallas Mavericks on December 3, 2004.

Casey Jacobsen was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Phoenix Suns on January 21, 2005.

Maciej Lampe was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Phoenix Suns on January 21, 2005.

George Lynch was acquired in a trade by the Charlotte Hornets (1988) from the Philadelphia Sixers on October 25, 2001. George Lynch signed an extension with the New Orleans Pelicans on August 1, 2003.

Bostjan Nachbar was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Houston Rockets on December 27, 2004.

Jackson Vroman was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Phoenix Suns on January 21, 2005.

Acquired via Free Agency

Chris Andersen signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 19, 2004.

Lee Nailon signed a contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on September 29, 2004.

2004-2005 New Orleans Hornets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
George Shinn Owner 1988-1989 N/A
Byron Scott Head Coach 2004-2005 Head Coach (Brooklyn Nets, 2000 to 2004)
Kenny Gattison Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Assistant Coach (Old Dominion, 2001 to 2003)
Darrell Walker Assistant Coach 2004-2005 Scout (Washington Wizards, 2001 to 2004)
Jim Cleamons Assistant Coach 2004-2005 Assistant Coach (Los Angeles Lakers, 1999 to 2004)
Allan Bristow General Manager 2004-2005 Vice President of Basketball Operations (Denver Nuggets, 1996 to 1998)
Brian Hagen Assistant General Manager 2003-2004 Special Assistant to the Head Coach (Chicago Bulls, 2000 to 2001)
Rob Werdann Advance Scout 2004-2005 N/A
David Jovanovic Equipment Manager 1988-1989 N/A
Jeff Bower Director of Player Personnel 2004-2005 Assistant Coach (New Orleans Pelicans, 2003 to 2004)
Terry Kofler Head Athletic Trainer 1988-1989 N/A
Jack Manson Strength and Conditioning Coach 2003-2004 N/A