New Orleans Hornets Regular Season Rosters

2010-2011 New Orleans Hornets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
11 Joe Alexander SF 6-8 230 2 West Virginia 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States / Israel
11 David Andersen F 7-0 242 1 Virtus Bologna (Italy) 2002 Rnd 2 Pick 8 Australia
1 Trevor Ariza SF 6-8 215 6 UCLA 2004 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
15 Marcus Banks G 6-2 200 7 UNLV 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
32 Jerryd Bayless G 6-3 210 2 Arizona 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
8 Marco Belinelli G 6-5 225 3 Fortituto Kontatto Bologna (Italy) 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 18 Italy
22 Pat Ewing F 6-8 237 0 Georgetown 2008 Rnd 2 Pick 13 United States / Jamaica
34 Aaron Gray C 7-0 270 3 Pittsburgh 2007 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States
33 Willie Green SG 6-3 201 7 Detroit-Mercy 2003 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
2 Jarrett Jack G 6-3 200 5 Georgia Tech 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
24 Carl Landry F 6-9 248 3 Purdue 2007 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
28 D.J. Mbenga FC 7-0 255 6 OpenJobMetis Varese (Italy) 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted Democratic Republic of the Congo / Belgium
22 Jerel McNeal SG 6-3 200 0 Marquette 2009 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
44 Pops Mensah-Bonsu F 6-9 235 3 George Washington 2006 NBA Draft, Undrafted England / Ghana
50 Emeka Okafor FC 6-10 255 6 UConn 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
3 Chris Paul PG 6-0 175 5 Wake Forest 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
6 Sasha Pavlovic GF 6-7 235 7 Buducnost (Montenegro) 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 19 Serbia
20 Quincy Pondexter F 6-7 230 0 Washington 2010 Rnd 1 Pick 26 United States
14 Jason Smith PF 7-0 240 3 Colorado State 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
16 Peja Stojakovic F 6-10 229 12 PAOK BC (Greece) 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 14 Serbia / Greece
5 Marcus Thornton SG 6-4 205 1 LSU 2009 Rnd 2 Pick 13 United States
30 David West PF 6-9 250 7 Xavier 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States

2010-2011 New Orleans Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Paul M. Belinelli T. Ariza C. Landry E. Okafor
Rotation J. Jack W. Green   J. Smith A. Gray
Rotation         D. Mbenga
Lim PT M. Banks   Q. Pondexter D. West D. Andersen
Lim PT     P. Ewing    

2010-2011 Southwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs61-21-
2Dallas Mavericks57-254
3New Orleans Hornets46-3615
4Memphis Grizzlies46-3615
5Houston Rockets43-3918

2010-2011 New Orleans Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Chris Paul All-NBA Third Team (2011)
Chris Paul Player Of The Week (11/08/10)
Chris Paul All-NBA Defensive Second Team (2011)
Chris Paul Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2011)
Chris Paul Skills Challenge Participant (2011)

2010-2011 New Orleans Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
David West 70 35.0 18.9 7.6 2.3 1.0 0.9 2.0
Chris Paul 80 36.0 15.8 4.1 9.8 2.4 0.1 2.2
Marco Belinelli 80 24.5 10.4 1.9 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.0
Trevor Ariza 75 34.7 11.0 5.4 2.2 1.6 0.4 1.6
Emeka Okafor 72 31.8 10.3 9.5 0.6 0.6 1.8 1.7
Willie Green 77 21.7 8.7 2.1 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.9
Jarrett Jack 70 19.6 8.5 1.9 2.6 0.6 0.1 1.1
Marcus Thornton 46 16.2 7.8 2.8 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.8
Jason Smith 77 14.3 4.3 3.1 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.7
Carl Landry 23 26.2 11.8 4.1 0.6 0.4 0.5 1.2
Quincy Pondexter 66 11.1 2.8 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2
Aaron Gray 41 12.9 3.1 4.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.8
David Andersen 29 7.7 2.7 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5
D.J. Mbenga 41 8.0 1.4 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.5
Jerryd Bayless 11 13.5 4.5 1.4 2.5 0.2 0.1 1.5
Peja Stojakovic 6 14.8 7.5 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.7
Sasha Pavlovic 4 12.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 0.0 1.0 0.2
Pat Ewing 7 2.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1
Pops Mensah-Bonsu 7 5.0 0.3 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3

2010-2011 New Orleans Hornets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

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.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Quincy Pondexter, the #26 pick in the First Round of the 2010 NBA Draft, were acquired by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Oklahoma City Thunder on July 8, 2010. Quincy Pondexter signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 8, 2010.

Acquired via Trade

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

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

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

Marco Belinelli was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Toronto Raptors on August 11, 2010.

Aaron Gray was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Chicago Bulls on January 25, 2010. Aaron Gray re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 15, 2010.

Willie Green was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Philadelphia Sixers on September 23, 2010.

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

Carl Landry was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Sacramento Kings on February 23, 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.

Acquired via Free Agency

Pat Ewing signed a contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on March 26, 2011. Pat Ewing re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on April 5, 2011.

D.J. Mbenga signed a contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on October 13, 2010.

2010-2011 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
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)
Mike Malone Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2005 to 2010)
Randy Ayers Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Philadelphia Sixers, 2009 to 2010)
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)
Shane Kupperman Basketball Operations Associate 2010-2011 Basketball Operations Assistant (New Orleans Pelicans, 2009 to 2010)
David Jovanovic Equipment Manager 1988-1989 N/A
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