New Orleans Hornets Regular Season Rosters

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2005-2006 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 4 Blinn 1999 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
1 Sean Banks F 6-8 210 0 Memphis 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
33 Brandon Bass PF 6-8 250 0 LSU 2005 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
42 P.J. Brown C 6-11 225 12 Louisiana Tech 1992 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
45 Rasual Butler GF 6-7 215 3 La Salle 2002 Rnd 2 Pick 24 United States
5 Speedy Claxton G 5-11 170 5 Hofstra 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
21 Marcus Fizer F 6-8 246 5 Iowa State 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
44 Marc Jackson C 6-10 270 5 Temple 1997 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
43 Linton Johnson F 6-8 205 2 Tulane 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
15 Maciej Lampe FC 6-11 275 2 Complutense University (Spain) 2003 Rnd 2 Pick 1 Poland
6 Arvydas Macijauskas G 6-4 215 0 Baskonia (Spain) 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted Lithuania
24 Desmond Mason G-F 6-7 224 5 Oklahoma State 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
10 Bostjan Nachbar F 6-10 220 3 Universo De'Longhi Treviso (Italy) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 15 Slovenia
25 Moochie Norris G 6-1 175 8 West Florida 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
3 Chris Paul PG 6-0 175 0 Wake Forest 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
23 J.R. Smith SG 6-6 225 1 Saint Benedict's Preparatory School (New Jersey) 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
1 Kirk Snyder F-G 6-6 225 1 Nevada 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
4 Jackson Vroman FC 6-10 220 1 Iowa State 2004 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States / Lebanon
30 David West PF 6-9 250 2 Xavier 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
34 Aaron Williams F-C 6-9 220 11 Xavier 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

2005-2006 New Orleans Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Paul K. Snyder D. Mason D. West P. Brown
Rotation S. Claxton R. Butler   M. Fizer  
Rotation   J. Smith   B. Bass  
Rotation   A. Macijauskas      
Lim PT M. Norris   L. Johnson   M. Jackson
Lim PT         A. Williams

2005-2006 Southwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs63-19-
2Dallas Mavericks60-223
3Memphis Grizzlies49-3314
4New Orleans Hornets38-4425
5Houston Rockets34-4829

2005-2006 New Orleans Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Chris Paul Player Of The Week (02/06/06)
Chris Paul Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year (2006)
Chris Paul All-Rookie First Team (2006)
Chris Paul Rookie Of The Month (Nov 05, Dec 05, Jan 06, Feb 06, Mar 06, Apr 06)
Chris Paul Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2006)
Chris Paul Skills Challenge Participant (2006)

2005-2006 New Orleans Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
David West 74 34.1 17.1 7.4 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.4
Chris Paul 78 36.0 16.1 5.1 7.8 2.2 0.1 2.3
Speedy Claxton 71 28.4 12.3 2.7 4.8 1.5 0.1 2.2
Desmond Mason 70 30.0 10.8 4.3 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.6
Rasual Butler 79 23.7 8.7 2.9 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.9
P.J. Brown 75 31.7 9.0 7.3 1.2 0.6 0.7 1.2
Kirk Snyder 68 19.3 8.0 2.4 1.5 0.4 0.3 1.0
J.R. Smith 55 18.0 7.7 2.0 1.1 0.7 0.1 1.0
Marc Jackson 27 22.0 9.1 4.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 1.4
Aaron Williams 34 20.4 5.8 4.9 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.7
Chris Andersen 32 17.8 5.0 4.8 0.2 0.2 1.3 0.8
Linton Johnson 27 18.1 5.3 4.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9
Bostjan Nachbar 25 16.2 5.0 2.0 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.8
Jackson Vroman 41 9.9 1.8 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5
Brandon Bass 29 9.2 2.3 2.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4
Moochie Norris 16 11.4 3.8 1.2 1.3 0.4 0.0 1.1
Arvydas Macijauskas 19 7.1 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.4
Marcus Fizer 3 13.0 6.7 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7
Maciej Lampe 2 7.8 0.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5

2005-2006 New Orleans Hornets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

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.

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.

Rasual Butler was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Miami Heat on August 2, 2005.

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

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.

Moochie Norris was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Houston Rockets on February 13, 2006.

Kirk Snyder was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Utah Jazz on August 2, 2005.

Aaron Williams was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Toronto Raptors on January 31, 2006.

Acquired via Free Agency

Marcus Fizer signed a contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on March 31, 2006. Marcus Fizer re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on April 10, 2006.

Arvydas Macijauskas signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on August 2, 2005.

2005-2006 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)
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 Assistant Video Coordinator 2005-2006 Basketball Operations Intern (Boston Celtics, 2004 to 2005)
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