New Orleans Hornets Regular Season Rosters

2011-2012 New Orleans Hornets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
3 Al-Farouq Aminu F 6-9 220 1 Wake Forest 2010 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States / Nigeria
1 Trevor Ariza SF 6-8 215 7 UCLA 2004 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
15 Gustavo Ayon C 6-10 250 0 - 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted Mexico
8 Marco Belinelli G 6-5 225 4 Fortituto Kontatto Bologna (Italy) 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 18 Italy
11 Jerome Dyson G 6-3 180 0 UConn 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
  Jeff Foote C 7-0 265 0 Cornell 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
10 Eric Gordon G 6-3 215 3 Indiana 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States / Bahamas
4 Xavier Henry G 6-6 220 1 Kansas 2010 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
2 Jarrett Jack G 6-3 200 6 Georgia Tech 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
  Chris Johnson C 6-11 209 1 LSU 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
5 Squeaky Johnson G 5-10 180 0 UAB 2006 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
12 Trey Johnson SF 6-5 215 2 Jackson State 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States / Qatar
18 Solomon Jones C 6-10 230 5 South Florida 2006 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
35 Chris Kaman C 7-0 265 8 Central Michigan 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States / Germany
24 Carl Landry F 6-9 248 4 Purdue 2007 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
  Rashard Lewis F 6-10 235 13 Alief Elsik High School (Texas) 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
50 Emeka Okafor FC 6-10 255 7 UConn 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
12 Donald Sloan G 6-3 205 0 Texas A&M 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
14 Jason Smith PF 7-0 240 4 Colorado State 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
22 DaJuan Summers PF 6-8 230 2 Georgetown 2009 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
42 Lance Thomas F 6-8 240 0 Duke 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
21 Greivis Vasquez G 6-6 217 1 Maryland 2010 Rnd 1 Pick 28 Venezuela
31 Darryl Watkins C 6-11 258 1 Syracuse 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

2011-2012 New Orleans Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Jack M. Belinelli T. Ariza J. Smith C. Kaman
Rotation G. Vasquez E. Gordon A. Aminu C. Landry E. Okafor
Rotation J. Dyson X. Henry   G. Ayon D. Watkins
Rotation       L. Thomas  

2011-2012 Southwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs50-16-
2Memphis Grizzlies41-259
3Dallas Mavericks36-3014
4Houston Rockets34-3216
5New Orleans Hornets21-4529

2011-2012 New Orleans Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Marco Belinelli 66 29.8 11.8 2.6 1.5 0.7 0.1 1.0
Jarrett Jack 45 34.0 15.6 3.9 6.3 0.7 0.2 2.4
Chris Kaman 47 29.2 13.1 7.7 2.1 0.5 1.6 2.7
Greivis Vasquez 66 25.8 8.9 2.6 5.4 0.9 0.1 2.2
Carl Landry 41 24.4 12.5 5.2 0.9 0.3 0.3 1.6
Trevor Ariza 41 32.9 10.8 5.2 3.3 1.7 0.6 1.9
Al-Farouq Aminu 66 22.4 6.0 4.7 1.0 0.9 0.5 1.4
Jason Smith 40 23.7 9.9 4.9 0.8 0.5 1.0 1.0
Gustavo Ayon 54 20.2 5.9 4.9 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.9
Emeka Okafor 27 28.9 9.9 7.9 0.9 0.6 1.0 1.4
Xavier Henry 45 16.9 5.3 2.4 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.8
Eric Gordon 9 34.5 20.6 2.8 3.4 1.4 0.4 2.7
Lance Thomas 42 15.0 4.0 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.6
DaJuan Summers 15 13.9 4.5 1.5 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.5
Jerome Dyson 9 20.0 7.4 2.1 2.0 1.2 0.2 2.2
Solomon Jones 11 17.8 5.5 3.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.2
Squeaky Johnson 15 7.9 1.8 0.6 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.5
Chris Johnson 7 11.8 3.3 3.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 1.1
Darryl Watkins 5 19.5 4.6 5.4 0.6 1.0 0.8 1.6
Trey Johnson 11 5.6 1.9 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.5
Donald Sloan 3 13.7 4.0 1.0 2.7 0.7 0.0 1.7
Jeff Foote 4 9.8 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5

2011-2012 New Orleans Hornets Roster Composition

Acquired via Trade

Al-Farouq Aminu was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Los Angeles Clippers on December 14, 2011.

Trevor Ariza was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Houston Rockets on August 11, 2010.

Marco Belinelli was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Toronto Raptors on August 11, 2010. Marco Belinelli re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on December 13, 2011.

Eric Gordon was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Los Angeles Clippers on December 14, 2011.

Xavier Henry was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Memphis Grizzlies on January 4, 2012.

Jarrett Jack was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Toronto Raptors on November 20, 2010.

Chris Kaman was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Los Angeles Clippers on December 14, 2011.

Carl Landry was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Sacramento Kings on February 23, 2011. Carl Landry re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on December 16, 2011.

Emeka Okafor was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Charlotte Hornets on July 28, 2009.

Jason Smith was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Philadelphia Sixers on September 23, 2010. Jason Smith re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on December 17, 2011.

Greivis Vasquez was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Memphis Grizzlies on December 24, 2011.

Acquired via Free Agency

Gustavo Ayon signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on December 23, 2011.

Jerome Dyson signed a contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on April 10, 2012. Jerome Dyson re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on April 20, 2012.

Lance Thomas signed a contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on February 6, 2012. Lance Thomas re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on February 16, 2012. Lance Thomas re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on February 27, 2012.

Darryl Watkins signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on April 18, 2012.

2011-2012 New Orleans Hornets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Tom Benson Owner 2011-2012 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)
James Borrego Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (San Antonio Spurs, 2006 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)
Dell Demps General Manager 2010-2011 Vice President of Basketball Operations (San Antonio Spurs, 2005 to 2010)
Brian Hagen Assistant General Manager 2003-2004 Special Assistant to the Head Coach (Chicago Bulls, 2000 to 2001)
Tim Connelly Assistant General Manager 2010-2011 Director of Pro Personnel (Washington Wizards, 2004 to 2010)
Gerald Madkins VP of Player Personnel 2010-2011 Director of Scouting (Houston Rockets, 2008 to 2010)
J.J. Polk Director of Player Contracts and Basketball Administration 2010-2011 N/A
Adam Tatalovich Video Coordinator 2010-2011 Video Coordinator (Chicago Bulls, 2007 to 2010)
Doc Martin Scout 2010-2011 College Scout (Portland Trail Blazers, 2007 to 2010)
David Booth Regional Scout 2010-2011 Regional Scout (Memphis Grizzlies, 2005 to 2009)
Marc Chasanoff Basketball Operations Associate 2010-2011 Basketball Operations Intern (Charlotte Hornets, 2009 to 2010)
David Jovanovic Equipment Manager 1988-1989 N/A
Bryson Graham Basketball Operations Associate, Player Development Director 2011-2012 Front Office Intern (New Orleans Pelicans, 2010 to 2011)
Kevin Hanson Player Development Coach 2011-2012 Player Development Assistant (San Antonio Spurs, 2010 to 2011)
Jon Ishop Head Athletic Trainer, Director of Sports Medicine 2010-2011 N/A
Carlos Daniel Strength and Conditioning Coach 2009-2010 N/A
Mark Armour Assistant Athletic Trainer 2010-2011 N/A
Sean Kelley Radio Broadcaster 2005-2006 N/A