New Orleans Hornets Regular Season Rosters

2009-2010 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 3 UConn 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
6 Bobby Brown PG 6-2 175 1 Cal State Fullerton 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
23 Devin Brown SF 6-5 220 7 Texas-San Antonio 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
2 Darren Collison PG 6-0 175 0 UCLA 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
1 Ike Diogu PF 6-8 255 4 Arizona State 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States / Nigeria
34 Aaron Gray C 7-0 270 2 Pittsburgh 2007 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States
11 Jason Hart G 6-3 180 8 Syracuse 2000 Rnd 2 Pick 20 United States
4 Sean Marks F-C 6-10 250 10 California 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 15 New Zealand
50 Emeka Okafor FC 6-10 255 5 UConn 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
3 Chris Paul PG 6-0 175 4 Wake Forest 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
9 Morris Peterson G 6-7 220 9 Michigan State 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
41 James Posey F 6-8 217 10 Xavier 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
9 Darius Songaila PF 6-8 248 6 Wake Forest 2002 Rnd 2 Pick 21 Lithuania
16 Peja Stojakovic F 6-10 229 11 PAOK BC (Greece) 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 14 Serbia / Greece
5 Marcus Thornton SG 6-4 205 0 LSU 2009 Rnd 2 Pick 13 United States
30 David West PF 6-9 250 6 Xavier 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
32 Julian Wright F 6-8 225 2 Kansas 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States

2009-2010 New Orleans Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Paul M. Peterson P. Stojakovic D. West E. Okafor
Rotation D. Collison M. Thornton J. Posey D. Songaila  
Rotation     J. Wright S. Marks  
Lim PT       I. Diogu A. Gray

2009-2010 Southwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Dallas Mavericks55-27-
2San Antonio Spurs50-325
3Houston Rockets42-4013
4Memphis Grizzlies40-4215
5New Orleans Hornets37-4518

2009-2010 New Orleans Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Chris Paul Player Of The Month (Jan 10)
Darren Collison All-Rookie First Team (2010)
Marcus Thornton All-Rookie Second Team (2010)
Darren Collison Rookie Of The Month (Feb 10)
Chris Paul Western All-Star Coaches Selection (2010)

2009-2010 New Orleans Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
David West 81 36.4 19.0 7.5 3.0 0.9 0.7 2.1
Marcus Thornton 73 25.6 14.5 2.9 1.6 0.8 0.2 1.0
Darren Collison 76 27.8 12.4 2.5 5.7 1.0 0.1 2.7
Emeka Okafor 82 28.9 10.4 9.0 0.7 0.7 1.5 1.4
Chris Paul 45 38.1 18.7 4.2 10.7 2.1 0.2 2.5
Peja Stojakovic 62 31.4 12.6 3.7 1.5 0.8 0.1 0.9
Darius Songaila 75 18.8 7.2 3.1 0.9 0.8 0.2 1.1
James Posey 77 22.5 5.2 4.3 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.7
Devin Brown 39 24.8 9.7 2.8 1.5 0.8 0.1 1.5
Morris Peterson 46 21.1 7.1 2.7 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.6
Julian Wright 68 12.8 3.8 2.1 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.6
Bobby Brown 22 14.9 6.6 0.8 2.1 0.4 0.0 1.1
Aaron Gray 24 10.9 3.6 3.8 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.7
Hilton Armstrong 18 13.3 2.8 3.4 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.7
Sean Marks 14 5.3 0.7 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1
Jason Hart 4 4.3 0.5 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.8

2009-2010 New Orleans Hornets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Darren Collison was selected as the #21 pick in the First Round of the 2009 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. Darren Collison signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 7, 2009.

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. Chris Paul signed a multi-year extension with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 9, 2008.

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.

Julian Wright was selected as the #13 pick in the First Round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. Julian Wright signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 5, 2007.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Marcus Thornton, the #13 pick in the Second Round of the 2009 NBA Draft, were acquired by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Miami Heat on June 25, 2009. Marcus Thornton signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 7, 2009.

Acquired via Trade

Aaron Gray was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Chicago Bulls on January 25, 2010.

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

Darius Songaila was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Minnesota Timberwolves on September 9, 2009.

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

Ike Diogu signed a contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 27, 2009.

Sean Marks signed a contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on August 28, 2008. Sean Marks re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on August 26, 2009.

Morris Peterson signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 23, 2007.

James Posey signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 23, 2008.

2009-2010 New Orleans Hornets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
George Shinn Owner 1988-1989 N/A
Randy Greenup Director of Team Security 2009-2010 N/A
Byron Scott Head Coach 2004-2005 Head Coach (Brooklyn Nets, 2000 to 2004)
Charlie Parker Assistant Coach 2007-2008 Assistant Coach (Dallas Mavericks, 1996 to 2006)
Paul Pressey Assistant Coach 2007-2008 Assistant Coach (Boston Celtics, 2004 to 2006)
Rob Werdann Assistant Coach 2009-2010 Advance Scout (New Orleans Pelicans, 2004 to 2009)
Robert Pack Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Oklahoma City Thunder, 2013 to 2015)
Jeff Bower Head Coach, 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)
Shane Kupperman Basketball Operations Assistant 2009-2010 N/A
Irving Roland Video Coordinator 2006-2007 Assistant Video Coordinator (New Orleans Pelicans, 2005 to 2006)
Thomas Scott Assistant Video Coordinator 2006-2007 N/A
David Jovanovic Equipment Manager 1988-1989 N/A
Andrew Loomis Director of Basketball Administration 2008-2009 N/A
Terry Kofler Head Athletic Trainer 1988-1989 N/A
Jack Manson Strength and Conditioning Coach 2003-2004 N/A
Carlos Daniel Strength and Conditioning Coach 2009-2010 N/A
Sean Kelley Radio Broadcaster 2005-2006 N/A