2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season

2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coach Steve Clifford
General manager Rich Cho
Owner(s) Michael Jordan
Arena Time Warner Cable Arena
Results
Record 48–34 (.585)
Place Division: 3rd (Southeast)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish First Round
(Eliminated by Heat 3-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Fox Sports Carolinas, Fox Sports Southeast
Radio WFNZ

The 2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season was the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the fourth season under head coach Steve Clifford. With 48–34 record, the Hornets qualified for the playoffs for the tenth time in Charlotte pro basketball history as a sixth seed, where they played the third-seeded Miami Heat. In a tight playoff match, the Hornets lost the first two games in Miami, before winning three straight. Miami took games 6 and 7, winning the series.

2015 NBA draft

Main article: 2015 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team
1 9 Frank Kaminsky Center  United States Wisconsin
2 39 Juan Pablo Vaulet Small forward  Argentina Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca

Roster

2015–16 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 5 Batum, Nicolas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–12–14 France
G 30 Daniels, Troy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–07–15 Virginia Commonwealth
G 12 Gutiérrez, Jorge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1988–12–27 UC Berkeley
F 50 Hansbrough, Tyler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985–11–03 North Carolina
G 9 Harrison, Aaron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–10–28 Kentucky
C 00 Hawes, Spencer 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1988–04–28 Washington
C 25 Jefferson, Al 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 289 lb (131 kg) 1985–01–04 Prentiss HS (MS)
C 44 Kaminsky, Frank 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1993–04–04 Wisconsin
F 14 Kidd-Gilchrist, Michael  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1993–09–26 Kentucky
G 3 Lamb, Jeremy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–05–30 Connecticut
G 1 Lee, Courtney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–10–03 Western Kentucky
G 7 Lin, Jeremy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–08–23 Harvard
G 15 Walker, Kemba (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1990–05–08 Connecticut
F 2 Williams, Marvin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1986–06–19 North Carolina
F/C 40 Zeller, Cody 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1992–10–05 Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–04–03

Preseason

2015 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 7–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 4–1)
2015–16 season schedule

Regular season

Game log

2015–16 game log
Total: 48–34 (Home: 30–11; Road: 18–23)
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–2)
November : 10–5 (Home: 8–2; Road: 2–3)
December : 7–7 (Home: 5–4; Road: 2–3)
January : 6–11 (Home: 3–2; Road: 3–9)
February : 7–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 4–2)
March : 13–3 (Home: 8–2; Road: 5–1)
April : 5–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–3)
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

Main article: 2016 NBA Playoffs

Game log

2016 playoff game log
Total: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
First Round: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
2016 playoff schedule

Standings

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Miami Heat 48 34 .585 0.0 28–13 20–21 10–6 82
x – Atlanta Hawks 48 34 .585 0.0 27–14 21–20 8–8 82
x – Charlotte Hornets 48 34 .585 0.0 30–11 18–23 8–8 82
Washington Wizards 41 41 .500 7.0 22–19 19–22 10–6 82
Orlando Magic 35 47 .427 13.0 23–18 12–29 4–12 82
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Cleveland Cavaliers * 57 25 .695 – 82
2 y – Toronto Raptors * 56 26 .683 1.0 82
3 y – Miami Heat * 48 34 .585 9.0 82
4 x – Atlanta Hawks 48 34 .585 9.0 82
5 x – Boston Celtics 48 34 .585 9.0 82
6 x – Charlotte Hornets 48 34 .585 9.0 82
7 x – Indiana Pacers 45 37 .549 12.0 82
8 x – Detroit Pistons 44 38 .537 13.0 82
9 Chicago Bulls 42 40 .512 15.0 82
10 Washington Wizards 41 41 .500 16.0 82
11 Orlando Magic 35 47 .427 22.0 82
12 Milwaukee Bucks 33 49 .402 24.0 82
13 New York Knicks 32 50 .390 25.0 82
14 Brooklyn Nets 21 61 .256 36.0 82
15 Philadelphia 76ers 10 72 .122 47.0 82

References

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