1991–92 Charlotte Hornets season

1991–92 Charlotte Hornets season
Larry Johnson`s rookie season
Head coach	Allan Bristow
Owner(s)	George Shinn
Arena	Charlotte Coliseum
Results
Record	31–51 (.378)
Place	Division: 6th (Central) Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportSouth, WCCB
Radio	WBT

The 1991–92 Charlotte Hornets season was Charlotte's fourth season in the National Basketball Association, and first under Head Coach Allan Bristow. Behind the stellar play of #1 Draft Choice Larry Johnson, the Hornets finished the season with a record of 31 wins and 51 losses, a five-game improvement over the previous season. Johnson went on to win the 1992 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. The Hornets led the NBA in attendance for the third time in four seasons.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	1	Larry Johnson	PF	United States	UNLV
2	28	Kevin Lynch	F/G	United States	Minnesota

Roster

Charlotte Hornets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SF 54 Ansley, Michael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Alabama PG 1 Bogues, Muggsy 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 136 lb (62 kg) Wake Forest SG 30 Curry, Dell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Virginia Tech SF 24 Frederick, Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Pepperdine PF 33 Gattison, Kenny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Old Dominion SG 13 Gill, Kendall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Illinois C 42 Gminski, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Duke PF 20 Hammonds, Tom  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Georgia Tech PF 2 Johnson, Larry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) UNLV C 45 Leckner, Eric 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Wyoming SF 22 Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Richmond PG 21 Perry, Elliot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Memphis C 34 Reid, J. R. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) North Carolina	Head coach Allan Bristow (Virginia Tech) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	67	15	.817	—	36–5	31–10	22–6
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	10	35–6	22–19	21-7
x-Detroit Pistons	48	34	.585	19	25–16	23–18	15–13
x-Indiana Pacers	40	42	.488	27	26–15	14–27	13–15
Atlanta Hawks	38	44	.463	29	23–18	15–26	7-21
Charlotte Hornets	31	51	.378	36	22–19	9–32	10-18
Milwaukee Bucks	31	51	.378	36	25–16	6–35	10-18

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Boston Celtics	51	31	.622	16
3	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	10
4	x-New York Knicks	51	31	.622	16
5	x-Detroit Pistons	48	34	.585	19
6	x-New Jersey Nets	40	42	.488	27
7	x-Indiana Pacers	40	42	.488	27
8	x-Miami Heat	38	44	.463	29
9	Atlanta Hawks	38	44	.463	29
10	Philadelphia 76ers	35	47	.427	32
11t	Milwaukee Bucks	31	51	.378	36
11t	Charlotte Hornets	31	51	.378	36
13	Washington Bullets	25	57	.305	42
14	Orlando Magic	21	61	.256	46

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Michael Ansley	2	0	6.5	.429			1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
Muggsy Bogues	82	69	34.0	.472	.074	.783	2.9	9.1	2.1	0.1	8.9
Rex Chapman	21	11	26.0	.450	.296	.679	2.6	4.1	0.7	0.4	12.4
Dell Curry	77	0	26.2	.484	.404	.836	3.4	2.3	1.2	0.3	15.7
Anthony Frederick	66	26	12.9	.435	.235	.685	2.2	1.1	0.6	0.4	5.9
Kenny Gattison	82	71	27.1	.529	.000	.688	7.1	1.6	0.7	0.8	12.7
Kendall Gill	79	79	36.8	.467	.240	.745	5.1	4.2	1.9	0.6	20.5
Mike Gminski	35	10	14.3	.452	.333	.750	3.4	0.9	0.3	0.5	5.8
Ron Grandison	3	0	8.3	.500		.600	3.7	0.3	0.3	0.3	3.3
Greg Grant	13	0	4.4	.000		.500	0.3	1.4	0.6	0.0	0.1
Cedric Hunter	1	0	1.0				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Larry Johnson	82	77	37.2	.490	.227	.829	11.0	3.6	1.0	0.6	19.2
Eric Leckner	59	2	12.1	.513	.000	.745	3.5	0.5	0.2	0.3	3.3
Kevin Lynch	55	3	14.9	.417	.375	.761	1.5	1.5	0.7	0.2	4.1
Tony Massenburg	3	0	4.3	.000		.500	1.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3
Johnny Newman	55	55	30.0	.477	.283	.766	3.3	2.7	1.3	0.3	15.3
Elliot Perry	40	0	9.3	.377	.200	.667	0.8	1.6	0.6	0.1	2.8
J.R. Reid	51	7	24.6	.490	.000	.705	6.2	1.6	1.0	0.5	11.0

Awards and records

• Larry Johnson, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
• Larry Johnson, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

Transactions

• July 15, 1991

Waived Randolph Keys.

• September 4, 1991

Signed Anthony Frederick as a free agent.

• October 10, 1991

Signed Scott Haffner as a free agent.

• October 11, 1991

Waived Scott Haffner.

• October 31, 1991

Claimed Greg Grant on waivers from the Indiana Pacers.

• November 5, 1991

Waived Kevin Lynch.

• December 9, 1991

Signed Elliot Perry as a free agent.

Waived Greg Grant.

• December 11, 1991

Signed Tony Massenburg as a free agent.

• December 30, 1991

Signed Ron Grandison as a free agent.

• January 1, 1992

Signed Ron Grandison to the first of two 10-day contracts.

• January 2, 1992

Released Michael Ansley.

• January 7, 1992

Waived Ron Grandison.

Waived Tony Massenburg.

• January 10, 1992

Signed Michael Ansley to a 10-day contract.

• February 15, 1992

Signed Cedric Hunter to a 10-day contract.

• February 19, 1992

Traded Rex Chapman to the Washington Bullets for Tom Hammonds.

• February 20, 1992

Waived Cedric Hunter.

References