1992–93 Charlotte Hornets season

1992–93 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coach	Allan Bristow
General manager	Dave Twardzik
Owner(s)	George Shinn
Arena	Charlotte Coliseum
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals (lost to Knicks 1–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WJZY SportSouth (Steve Martin, Gil McGregor)
Radio	WBT (Matt Pinto, Gerry Vaillancourt)

The 1992–93 NBA season was the fifth season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association.^[1] In the 1992 NBA draft, the Hornets selected Alonzo Mourning out of Georgetown University with the second overall pick.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} The team also signed free agent David Wingate during the first month of the regular season,^[7][8][9] then later on traded J.R. Reid to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Sidney Green in December,^[10][11][12] and released Tom Hammonds to free agency as he later on signed with the Denver Nuggets.^[13][14][15]

With the addition of Mourning, along with second-year star Larry Johnson and Muggsy Bogues, the Hornets struggled losing four of their first six games, but then went on a five-game winning streak afterwards, held a 26–23 record at the All-Star break,^[16] and won 9 of their final 12 games, finishing their season in third place in the Central Division with a 44–38 record,^[17] and qualified for their first ever playoff appearance.^[18][19]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Hornets faced off against the 4th-seeded Boston Celtics; after losing Game 1 on the road, 112–101,^[20][21][22] the Hornets would win the next three games, thus the series, when Mourning sunk a 20-foot jumper at the buzzer in a Game 4 home win over the Celtics, 104–103.^{[23][24][25][26]} The team became the first of the four expansion franchises of the late 1980s to win a playoff series. However, in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Hornets were eliminated by the New York Knicks in five games.^{[27][28][29][30]} The Hornets led the NBA in home-game attendance for the fourth time in five seasons.

Johnson averaged 22.1 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah,^{[31][32][33][34]} while Mourning averaged 21.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game, was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and finished in second place in Rookie of the Year voting behind Shaquille O'Neal of the Orlando Magic.^{[35][36][37][38]} In addition, Bogues provided the team with 10.0 points, 8.8 assists and 2.0 steals per game, while Kendall Gill averaged 16.9 points and 1.4 steals per game, sixth man Dell Curry provided them with 15.3 points per game off the bench, and Johnny Newman contributed 11.9 points per game. Kenny Gattison provided with 6.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game off the bench, and Wingate contributed 6.1 points per game.^[39]

Following the season, Gill was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics,^{[40][41][42][43]} and Green was released to free agency.

Offseason

NBA draft

Main article: 1992 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Alonzo Mourning	C	United States	Georgetown
2	35	Tony Bennett	PG	United States	Wisconsin–Green Bay

Roster

1992–93 Charlotte Hornets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From PG 25 Tony Bennett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1969–06–01 Green Bay PG 1 Muggsy Bogues 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 136 lb (62 kg) 1965–01–09 Wake Forest SG 30 Dell Curry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964–06–25 Virginia Tech PF 44 Kenny Gattison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1964–05–23 Old Dominion SG 13 Kendall Gill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968–05–25 Illinois C 42 Mike Gminski 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1959–08–03 Duke PF 21 Sidney Green 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–01–04 UNLV PF 2 Larry Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1969–03–14 UNLV SG 9 Kevin Lynch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968–12–24 Minnesota C 33 Alonzo Mourning 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–02–08 Georgetown SF 22 Johnny Newman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–11–28 Richmond SF 55 David Wingate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–12–15 Georgetown

Head coach Allan Bristow Assistant(s) T. R. Dunn Bill Hanzlik Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: January 26, 1993

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	57	25	.695	—	31–10	26–15	19–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	54	28	.659	3	35–6	19–22	22–6
x-Charlotte Hornets	44	38	.537	13	22–19	22–19	12–16
x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	14	25–16	18–23	12–16
x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	16	27–14	14–27	11–17
Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	17	28–13	12–29	12–16
Milwaukee Bucks	28	54	.341	29	18–23	10–31	10–18

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-New York Knicks	60	22	.732	–
2	y-Chicago Bulls	57	25	.695	3
3	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	54	28	.659	6
4	x-Boston Celtics	48	34	.585	12
5	x-Charlotte Hornets	44	38	.537	16
6	x-New Jersey Nets	43	39	.524	17
7	x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	17
8	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	19
9	Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	19
10	Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	20
11	Miami Heat	36	46	.439	24
12	Milwaukee Bucks	28	54	.341	32
13	Philadelphia 76ers	26	56	.317	36
14	Washington Bullets	22	60	.268	38

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1992-93 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–2	3–2	2–2	0–5	1–1	2–0	2–3	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–2	2–0	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2
Boston	2–2	—	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	1–4	3–2	4–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–1
Charlotte	2–3	1–3	—	2–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	0–2	0–5	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	3–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Chicago	2–2	3–1	3–2	—	2–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	5–0	2–0	0–2	3–1	4–1	2–0	4–0	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–0
Cleveland	5–0	1–3	3–1	3–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Dallas	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	—	1–5	1–1	0–4	1–4	1–1	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–5	1–3	0–5	1–1
Denver	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1	—	1–1	3–1	2–3	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–4	1–3	2–3	2–0
Detroit	3–2	3–1	1–4	1–3	2–3	1–1	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0
Golden State	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–3	2–0	—	2–2	0–2	2–3	1–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	0–5	4–1	3–1	1–4	3–1	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	1–1	2–2	—	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	4–0	4–1	1–3	4–1	1–1
Indiana	2–2	2–2	5–0	0–5	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–0	0–2	—	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–3	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	3–2	0–4	1–1	—	3–2	0–2	2–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	3–2	0–4	1–4	2–2	2–0
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	4–1	1–3	1–1	2–3	—	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–5	3–2	3–2	2–2	1–4	1–3	2–0
Miami	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	—	2–2	2–0	2–3	0–5	3–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–3
Milwaukee	2–3	2–2	1–3	1–4	1–4	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3
Minnesota	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–1	2–3	1–1	1–3	2–4	1–1	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–4	0–4	1–4	1–1
New Jersey	3–1	0–4	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	3–2	4–0	1–1	—	1–3	3–2	3–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1
New York	2–2	4–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	5–0	3–1	2–0	3–1	—	2–2	5–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1
Orlando	3–1	2–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–2	2–0	2–3	2–2	—	3–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	4–0
Philadelphia	1–3	1–4	0–4	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–3	0–5	2–3	—	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	2–0	4–1	2–2	1–1	2–3	5–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	3–2	5–0	3–1	2–3	3–1	2–0
Portland	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	1–1	5–0	3–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–3	—	5–0	2–2	2–3	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	0–2	1–4	0–4	0–2	2–3	2–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	0–5	—	2–2	1–4	2–2	1–1
San Antonio	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	5–0	4–1	2–0	1–3	1–4	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	4–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	—	3–1	3–3	1–1
Seattle	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–1	3–1	0–2	4–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	3–2	4–1	1–3	—	2–2	2–0
Utah	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–0	1–3	1–4	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–3	2–2	—	1–1
Washington	2–2	1–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	3–2	3–1	1–1	1–4	1–4	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	—

Game log

Regular season

1992–93 game log Total: 44–38 (home: 22–19; road: 22–19)
November: 7–6 (home: 4–3; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 6, 1992 Washington W 126–119 Charlotte Coliseum 1–0 2 November 8, 1992 @ Cleveland L 107–127 Richfield Coliseum 1–1 3 November 10, 1992 @ Orlando W 112–108 Orlando Arena 2–1 4 November 11, 1992 Boston L 99–109 Charlotte Coliseum 2–2 5 November 13, 1992 @ Indiana L 109–110 Market Square Arena 2–3 6 November 14, 1992 Miami L 95–104 Charlotte Coliseum 2–4 7 November 17, 1992 Dallas W 134–111 Charlotte Coliseum 3–4 8 November 20, 1992 Golden State W 117–110 (OT) Charlotte Coliseum 4–4 9 November 21, 1992 @ Miami W 123–111 Miami Arena 5–4 10 November 24, 1992 Philadelphia W 127–119 Charlotte Coliseum 6–4 11 November 25, 1992 @ Detroit W 101–97 The Palace of Auburn Hills 7–4 12 November 27, 1992 @ Boston L 102–111 Boston Garden 7–5 13 November 28, 1992 Indiana L 122–134 Charlotte Coliseum 7–6
December: 7–7 (home: 2–3; road: 5–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 14 December 1, 1992 9:30 p.m. EST @ Phoenix L 90–109 Johnson (27) Johnson (11) Bogues (12) America West Arena 19,023 7–7 15 December 2, 1992 @ Golden State W 111–110 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 8–7 16 December 4, 1992 @ Sacramento W 112–111 ARCO Arena 9–7 17 December 5, 1992 @ L.A. Clippers L 109–119 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 9–8 18 December 9, 1992 7:30 p.m. EST Phoenix L 101–110 Johnson (29) Johnson (12) Bogues (14) Charlotte Coliseum 23,698 9–9 19 December 10, 1992 @ New York W 110–103 (OT) Madison Square Garden 10–9 20 December 12, 1992 Denver W 109–100 Charlotte Coliseum 11–9 21 December 15, 1992 8:30 p.m. EST @ Chicago L 110–125 Curry (26) Johnson (14) Bogues (9) Chicago Stadium 18,088 11–10 22 December 16, 1992 Utah L 91–93 Charlotte Coliseum 11–11 23 December 19, 1992 @ Washington W 126–117 Capital Centre 12–11 24 December 22, 1992 @ Atlanta W 130–114 The Omni 13–11 25 December 23, 1992 Detroit W 107–95 Charlotte Coliseum 14–11 26 December 28, 1992 @ New Jersey L 103–104 Brendan Byrne Arena 14–12 27 December 29, 1992 7:30 p.m. EST Chicago L 103–104 Newman (28) Johnson (9) Bogues (10) Charlotte Coliseum 23,698 14–13
January: 6–7 (home: 3–4; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 28 January 2, 1993 New Jersey W 104–103 Charlotte Coliseum 15–13 29 January 5, 1993 Boston L 103–107 Charlotte Coliseum 15–14 30 January 8, 1993 L.A. Clippers W 115–101 Charlotte Coliseum 16–14 31 January 11, 1993 @ Dallas W 132–113 Reunion Arena 17–14 32 January 14, 1993 @ Houston L 107–111 The Summit 17–15 33 January 16, 1993 @ San Antonio L 111–124 HemisFair Arena 17–16 34 January 19, 1993 Atlanta L 100–102 Charlotte Coliseum 17–17 35 January 20, 1993 @ New York L 91–114 Madison Square Garden 17–18 36 January 22, 1993 8:30 p.m. EST @ Chicago W 105–97 Curry, Gill, Mourning (19) Johnson (19) Bogues (12) Chicago Stadium 18,676 18–18 37 January 24, 1993 Indiana L 105–112 Charlotte Coliseum 18–19 38 January 27, 1993 Sacramento W 117–107 Charlotte Coliseum 19–19 39 January 29, 1993 L.A. Lakers L 108–123 Charlotte Coliseum 19–20 40 January 30, 1993 @ Washington W 127–121 (OT) Capital Centre 20–20
February: 8–5 (home: 6–2; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 41 February 1, 1993 Seattle W 112–100 Gill, Johnson, Mourning (19) Johnson (11) Bogues (11) Charlotte Coliseum 21–20 42 February 3, 1993 @ Philadelphia W 129–118 The Spectrum 22–20 43 February 5, 1993 Milwaukee W 118–111 Charlotte Coliseum 22–20 44 February 9, 1993 Cleveland L 103–107 Charlotte Coliseum 23–21 45 February 11, 1993 Orlando W 116–107 Charlotte Coliseum 24–21 46 February 12, 1993 @ Miami W 116–107 Miami Arena 25–21 47 February 14, 1993 Detroit W 117–107 Charlotte Coliseum 26–21 48 February 15, 1993 @ Milwaukee L 122–128 Bradley Center 26–22 49 February 17, 1993 New York L 116–124 Charlotte Coliseum 26–23 All-Star Break 50 February 23, 1993 New Jersey W 104–95 Charlotte Coliseum 27–23 51 February 25, 1993 San Antonio W 111–104 Charlotte Coliseum 28–23 52 February 26, 1993 @ Indiana L 105–137 Market Square Arena 28–24 53 February 28, 1993 @ Denver L 103–110 McNichols Sports Arena 28–25
March: 7–10 (home: 2–4; road: 5–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 54 March 1, 1993 @ Utah W 110–107 Delta Center 29–24 55 March 4, 1993 @ Seattle L 112–138 Johnson (24) Johnson (11) Bogues (13) Seattle Center Coliseum 29–26 56 March 5, 1993 @ Portland W 94–92 Memorial Coliseum 30–26 57 March 7, 1993 @ L.A. Lakers W 105–101 Great Western Forum 31–26 58 March 9, 1993 Washington W 124–104 Charlotte Coliseum 32–26 59 March 11, 1993 @ Cleveland L 99–118 Richfield Coliseum 32–27 60 March 12, 1993 8:30 p.m. EST @ Chicago L 108–123 Mourning (25) Mourning (8) Gill (6) Chicago Stadium 18,676 32–28 61 March 14, 1993 @ Boston W 96–93 Boston Garden 33–28 62 March 16, 1993 Atlanta L 107–122 Charlotte Coliseum 33–29 63 March 18, 1993 Minnesota W 113–85 Charlotte Coliseum 34–29 64 March 19, 1993 @ Indiana L 108–112 Market Square Arena 34–30 65 March 21, 1993 @ Minnesota W 99–95 Target Center 35–30 66 March 23, 1993 Houston L 103–111 Charlotte Coliseum 35–31 67 March 24, 1993 @ New Jersey L 116–118 Brendan Byrne Arena 35–32 68 March 26, 1993 @ Detroit L 107–115 The Palace of Auburn Hills 35–33 69 March 28, 1993 Portland L 114–121 Charlotte Coliseum 35–34 70 March 30, 1993 Miami L 89–116 Charlotte Coliseum 35–35
April: 9–3 (home: 5–3; road: 4–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 71 April 1, 1993 @ Orlando W 102–93 Orlando Arena 36–35 72 April 2, 1993 Cleveland W 114–113 Charlotte Coliseum 37–35 73 April 7, 1993 Orlando L 96–109 Charlotte Coliseum 37–36 74 April 9, 1993 @ Philadelphia W 122–113 The Spectrum 38–36 75 April 10, 1993 Atlanta L 105–118 Charlotte Coliseum 38–37 76 April 12, 1993 Philadelphia W 120–101 Charlotte Coliseum 39–37 77 April 14, 1993 New York L 107–111 Charlotte Coliseum 39–38 78 April 16, 1993 Detroit W 127–93 Charlotte Coliseum 40–38 79 April 17, 1993 @ Atlanta W 110–107 The Omni 41–38 80 April 21, 1993 Milwaukee W 119–111 Charlotte Coliseum 41–38 81 April 23, 1993 8:00 p.m. EDT Chicago W 104–103 Johnson (31) Johnson (14) Bogues (6) Charlotte Coliseum 23,698 43–38 82 April 24, 1993 @ Milwaukee W 108–106 Bradley Center 44–38
1992–93 schedule

Playoffs

1993 playoff game log Total: 4–5 (home: 3–1; road: 1–4)
Eastern Conference First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 29, 1993 @ Boston L 101–112 Gill, Mourning (30) Johnson (13) Bogues (15) Boston Garden 14,890 0–1 2 May 1, 1993 @ Boston W 99–98 (2OT) Johnson (23) Mourning (14) Bogues (8) Boston Garden 14,890 1–1 3 May 3, 1993 Boston W 119–89 Johnson (29) Johnson (11) Bogues (7) Charlotte Coliseum 23,698 2–1 4 May 5, 1993 Boston W 104–103 Mourning (33) Mourning (7) Bogues (9) Charlotte Coliseum 23,698 3–1
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 9, 1993 @ New York L 95–111 Mourning (27) Mourning (13) Bogues (8) Madison Square Garden 19,763 0–1 2 May 12, 1993 @ New York L 101–105 (OT) Mourning (24) Green (10) Bogues (7) Madison Square Garden 19,763 0–2 3 May 14, 1993 New York W 110–106 (2OT) Mourning (34) Mourning (10) Bogues (8) Charlotte Coliseum 23,698 1–2 4 May 16, 1993 New York L 92–94 Johnson (24) Mourning (8) Bogues (5) Charlotte Coliseum 23,698 1–3 5 May 18, 1993 @ New York L 101–105 Gill (26) Mourning (12) Gill (6) Madison Square Garden 19,763 1–4
1993 schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Larry Johnson	PF	82	82	3,323	864	353	53	27	1,810	40.5	10.5	4.3	.6	.3	22.1
Muggsy Bogues	PG	81	80	2,833	298	711	161	5	808	35.0	3.7	8.8	2.0	.1	10.0
Dell Curry	SG	80	0	2,094	286	180	87	23	1,227	26.2	3.6	2.3	1.1	.3	15.3
Alonzo Mourning	C	78	78	2,644	805	76	27	271	1,639	33.9	10.3	1.0	.3	3.5	21.0
Kenny Gattison	PF	75	5	1,475	353	68	48	55	508	19.7	4.7	.9	.6	.7	6.8
Tony Bennett	PG	75	2	857	63	136	30	0	276	11.4	.8	1.8	.4	.0	3.7
David Wingate	SF	72	55	1,471	174	183	66	9	440	20.4	2.4	2.5	.9	.1	6.1
Kendall Gill	SG	69	67	2,430	340	268	98	36	1,167	35.2	4.9	3.9	1.4	.5	16.9
Johnny Newman	SF	64	27	1,471	143	117	45	19	764	23.0	2.2	1.8	.7	.3	11.9
Kevin Lynch	SG	40	8	324	35	25	11	6	86	8.1	.9	.6	.3	.2	2.2
Mike Gminski	C	34	0	251	85	7	1	9	93	7.4	2.5	.2	.0	.3	2.7
Sidney Green^†	PF	24	0	127	47	5	1	2	40	5.3	2.0	.2	.0	.1	1.7
Tom Hammonds^†	PF	19	5	142	31	8	0	4	43	7.5	1.6	.4	.0	.2	2.3
J. R. Reid^†	PF	17	1	295	70	24	11	5	127	17.4	4.1	1.4	.6	.3	7.5
Lorenzo Williams^†	C	2	0	18	9	0	0	2	2	9.0	4.5	.0	.0	1.0	1.0

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hornets only.

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Alonzo Mourning	C	9	9	367	89	13	6	31	214	40.8	9.9	1.4	.7	3.4	23.8
Kendall Gill	SG	9	9	353	46	26	21	6	156	39.2	5.1	2.9	2.3	.7	17.3
Larry Johnson	PF	9	9	348	62	30	5	2	178	38.7	6.9	3.3	.6	.2	19.8
Muggsy Bogues	PG	9	9	346	36	70	24	0	88	38.4	4.0	7.8	2.7	.0	9.8
Johnny Newman	SF	9	9	173	19	18	10	1	68	19.2	2.1	2.0	1.1	.1	7.6
Dell Curry	SG	9	0	222	32	18	13	0	99	24.7	3.6	2.0	1.4	.0	11.0
Kenny Gattison	PF	9	0	187	39	11	5	1	53	20.8	4.3	1.2	.6	.1	5.9
David Wingate	SF	9	0	117	12	15	4	1	19	13.0	1.3	1.7	.4	.1	2.1
Sidney Green	PF	9	0	78	29	1	1	1	15	8.7	3.2	.1	.1	.1	1.7
Tony Bennett	PG	8	0	86	9	13	2	1	30	10.8	1.1	1.6	.3	.1	3.8
Mike Gminski	C	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	2	2.5	.5	.0	.0	.0	1.0
Kevin Lynch	SG	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	.0	1.0	.0	.0	.0

Awards and records

• Larry Johnson, All-NBA Second Team
• Alonzo Mourning, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

Transactions

• August 31, 1992

Signed LaMark Baker as a free agent.

• October 2, 1992

Signed Lorenzo Williams as a free agent.

• October 7, 1992

Elliot Perry signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers.

• November 2, 1992

Waived LaMark Baker.

• November 12, 1992

Waived Lorenzo Williams.

• November 18, 1992

Signed David Wingate as a free agent.

• December 9, 1992

Traded J.R. Reid to the San Antonio Spurs for Sidney Green, a 1993 1st round draft pick (Scott Burrell was later selected) and a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Ronnie Henderson was later selected).

• January 26, 1993

Waived Tom Hammonds.

Player Transactions Citation:^[44]

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External links

• Hornets on Database Basketball