New Orleans Hornets Regular Season Rosters

2006-2007 New Orleans Hornets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
12 Hilton Armstrong C 6-11 235 0 UConn 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
33 Brandon Bass PF 6-8 250 1 LSU 2005 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
23 Devin Brown SF 6-5 220 4 Texas-San Antonio 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
45 Rasual Butler GF 6-7 215 4 La Salle 2002 Rnd 2 Pick 24 United States
6 Tyson Chandler C 7-1 240 5 Dominguez High School (California) 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
8 Bobby Jackson G 6-1 185 9 Minnesota 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
44 Marc Jackson C 6-10 270 6 Temple 1997 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
43 Linton Johnson F 6-8 205 3 Tulane 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
24 Desmond Mason G-F 6-7 224 6 Oklahoma State 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
2 Jannero Pargo PG 6-1 185 4 Arkansas 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
3 Chris Paul PG 6-0 175 1 Wake Forest 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
15 Cedric Simmons FC 6-9 235 0 NC State 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States / Bulgaria
16 Peja Stojakovic F 6-10 229 8 PAOK BC (Greece) 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 14 Serbia / Greece
11 Marquinhos Vinicius F 6-9 225 0 Objetivo Sao Carlos (Brazil) 2006 Rnd 2 Pick 13 Brazil
30 David West PF 6-9 250 3 Xavier 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States

2006-2007 New Orleans Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Paul D. Brown D. Mason D. West T. Chandler
Rotation J. Pargo R. Butler P. Stojakovic C. Simmons M. Jackson
Rotation   B. Jackson L. Johnson B. Bass H. Armstrong
Rotation     M. Vinicius    

2006-2007 Southwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Dallas Mavericks67-15-
2San Antonio Spurs58-249
3Houston Rockets52-3015
4New Orleans Hornets39-4328
5Memphis Grizzlies22-6045

2006-2007 New Orleans Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Chris Paul Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2007)
Chris Paul Skills Challenge Participant (2007)

2006-2007 New Orleans Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Chris Paul 64 36.8 17.2 4.4 8.9 1.8 0.0 2.5
Desmond Mason 75 34.3 13.7 4.6 1.5 0.7 0.3 2.6
David West 52 36.5 18.2 8.2 2.2 0.8 0.7 1.9
Rasual Butler 81 27.4 10.1 3.2 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.8
Jannero Pargo 82 20.9 9.2 2.2 2.5 0.6 0.0 1.5
Tyson Chandler 73 34.6 9.5 12.4 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.7
Devin Brown 58 28.7 11.6 4.3 2.6 0.8 0.2 1.6
Bobby Jackson 56 23.7 10.6 3.2 2.5 0.9 0.1 1.4
Marc Jackson 56 18.3 7.3 3.4 1.0 0.4 0.1 1.2
Peja Stojakovic 13 32.7 17.8 4.2 0.8 0.6 0.3 1.5
Linton Johnson 54 13.3 4.2 3.0 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.5
Hilton Armstrong 56 11.3 3.1 2.7 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.6
Cedric Simmons 43 12.4 2.9 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.5
Brandon Bass 21 7.7 2.0 2.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5
Marquinhos Vinicius 13 8.0 1.7 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.5

2006-2007 New Orleans Hornets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Hilton Armstrong was selected as the #12 pick in the First Round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. Hilton Armstrong signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 5, 2006.

Brandon Bass was selected as the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 2005 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. Brandon Bass signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on August 24, 2005.

Chris Paul was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 2005 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. Chris Paul signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 5, 2005.

Cedric Simmons was selected as the #15 pick in the First Round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. Cedric Simmons signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 4, 2006.

Marquinhos Vinicius was selected as the #13 pick in the Second Round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. Marquinhos Vinicius signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on October 1, 2006.

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. David West signed a multi-year extension with the New Orleans Pelicans on October 30, 2006.

Acquired via Trade

Rasual Butler was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Miami Heat on August 2, 2005. Rasual Butler re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 26, 2006.

Tyson Chandler was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Chicago Bulls on July 14, 2006.

Marc Jackson was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the New Jersey Nets on February 23, 2006.

Linton Johnson was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the New Jersey Nets on February 23, 2006.

Desmond Mason was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Milwaukee Bucks on October 26, 2005.

Peja Stojakovic was acquired in a sign and trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Indiana Pacers on July 12, 2006.

Acquired via Free Agency

Devin Brown signed a contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on December 22, 2006.

Bobby Jackson signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 26, 2006.

Jannero Pargo signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on August 9, 2006.

2006-2007 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)
Jeff Bower General Manager 2005-2006 Director of Player Personnel (New Orleans Pelicans, 2004 to 2005)
Brian Hagen Assistant General Manager 2003-2004 Special Assistant to the Head Coach (Chicago Bulls, 2000 to 2001)
Irving Roland Video Coordinator 2006-2007 Assistant Video Coordinator (New Orleans Pelicans, 2005 to 2006)
Thomas Scott Assistant Video Coordinator 2006-2007 N/A
Rob Werdann Advance Scout 2004-2005 N/A
David Jovanovic Equipment Manager 1988-1989 N/A
Terry Kofler Head Athletic Trainer 1988-1989 N/A
Jack Manson Strength and Conditioning Coach 2003-2004 N/A
Sean Kelley Radio Broadcaster 2005-2006 N/A