2008–09 Charlotte Bobcats season

2008–09 Charlotte Bobcats season
Head coach Larry Brown
Arena Time Warner Cable Arena
Results
Record 3547 (.427)
Place Division: 4th (Southeast)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Fox Sports South, SportSouth
Radio WOLS

The 2008–09 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 19th season of the NBA basketball in Charlotte in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 5th as the Charlotte Bobcats.

The previous season, Charlotte finished 32–50 under coach Sam Vincent, and did not qualify for the playoffs. In response to the dismal season, co-owner and basketball operations chief Michael Jordan fired Vincent and brought in veteran coach Larry Brown.[1] True to his reputation for turning teams around, Brown kept the young team in playoff contention well into April. They ultimately finished four games short of the first playoff appearance in their current incarnation.

Key dates

Offseason

2008 NBA Draft

Main article: 2008 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Nationality Position School/Club Team
1 9 Augustin, D. J.D. J. Augustin  United States PG Texas
1 20 Ajinça, AlexisAlexis Ajinça  France C Hyères-Toulon (France)
2 38 Weaver, KyleKyle Weaver  United States PG Washington State

Staff changes

Michael Jordan fired coach Sam Vincent on April 27, 2008 and subsequently signed legendary coach Larry Brown 2 days later.

Roster

Charlotte Bobcats roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 21 France Ajinça, Alexis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) France
G 14 United States Augustin, D. J. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Texas
G 19 United States Virgin Islands Bell, Raja  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Florida International
F 32 France Diaw, Boris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) France
F/C 7 Senegal Diop, DeSagana 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Oak Hill Academy (Virginia)
G 20 United States Felton, Raymond (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) North Carolina
F 5 United States Howard, Juwan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Michigan
G 2 United States Jefferson, Dontell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Arkansas
G/F 1 United States Martin, Cartier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Kansas State
PF 42 United States May, Sean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 266 lb (121 kg) North Carolina
C 6 United States Mohammed, Nazr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kentucky
F/C 50 United States Okafor, Emeka 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Connecticut
F 10 Serbia Radmanović, Vladimir 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Serbia
PG 44 United States Singletary, Sean 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Virginia
F 3 United States Wallace, Gerald (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth Chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Emeka Okafor DeSagana Diop Nazr Mohammed
PF Boris Diaw Sean May Alexis Ajinça
SF Gerald Wallace Vladimir Radmanović Juwan Howard Cartier Martin
SG Raja Bell Dontell Jefferson
PG Raymond Felton D. J. Augustin Sean Singletary

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Orlando Magic 59 23 .720 32–9 27–14 14–2 82
x-Atlanta Hawks 47 35 .573 12 31–10 16–25 11–5 82
x-Miami Heat 43 39 .524 16 28–13 15–26 9–7 82
Charlotte Bobcats 35 47 .427 24 23–18 12–29 5–11 82
Washington Wizards 19 63 .232 40 13–28 6–35 1–15 82
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers 66 16 .805
2 y-Boston Celtics 62 20 .756 4
3 y-Orlando Magic 59 23 .720 7
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 47 35 .573 19
5 x-Miami Heat 43 39 .524 23
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers 41 41 .500 25
7 x-Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 25
8 x-Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 27
9 Indiana Pacers 36 46 .439 30
10 Charlotte Bobcats 35 47 .427 31
11 New Jersey Nets 34 48 .415 32
12 Milwaukee Bucks 34 48 .415 32
13 Toronto Raptors 33 49 .402 33
14 New York Knicks 32 50 .390 34
15 Washington Wizards 19 63 .232 47

Game log

2008–09 game log
2012–13 season schedule

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% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Gerald Wallace 71 71 37.6 .480 .298 .804 7.8 2.7 1.70 .94 16.6
Raymond Felton 82 81 37.6 .408 .285 .805 3.8 6.7 1.54 .37 14.2
Boris Diaw* 81 59 34.0 .507 .414 .687 5.3 4.1 .75 .65 13.2
Emeka Okafor 82 81 32.8 .561 .000 .593 10.1 .6 .59 1.66 13.2
Raja Bell* 67 66 34.6 .437 .421 .853 3.6 2.1 .75 .12 11.9
D. J. Augustin 72 12 26.5 .430 .439 .893 1.8 3.5 .58 .03 11.8
Vladimir Radmanović* 78 31 18.5 .421 .401 .741 2.8 1.0 .59 .19 6.9
Dontell Jefferson 6 0 14.0 .500 .500 .667 2.0 1.5 .67 .17 4.8
Juwan Howard* 42 2 11.2 .510 .000 .667 1.8 .6 .17 .14 4.1
Sean May 24 12 12.5 .398 1.000 .700 2.9 .4 .21 .17 3.9
Nazr Mohammed 39 1 8.7 .406 .000 .550 2.0 .2 .13 .41 2.7
Cartier Martin 33 1 8.1 .364 .303 .800 1.0 .4 .24 .12 2.6
Sean Singletary* 37 2 8.2 .365 .400 .857 .90 .8 .30 .00 2.4
Alexis Ajinça 31 4 5.9 .362 .000 .714 1.00 .1 .23 .19 2.3
DeSagana Diop* 75 1 13.8 .433 .000 .333 3.60 .4 .39 .75 2.3
Dwayne Jones 6 0 8.7 .571 .000 .667 2.00 .0 .00 .17 2.0
Andre Brown 4 0 10.3 .143 .000 1.000 3.00 .3 .25 .00 1.0

*Total for entire season including previous team(s)

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Season

NBA All-Rookie Second Team

Transactions

Trades

August 12, 2008 To Charlotte Bobcats
2009 2nd Round Selection
To Oklahoma City Thunder
Kyle Weaver[7]
December 10, 2008 To Charlotte Bobcats
Raja Bell, Boris Diaw, Sean Singletary
To Phoenix Suns
Jason Richardson, Jared Dudley, 2010 2nd Round Selection[8]
January 16, 2009 To Charlotte Bobcats
DeSagana Diop
To Dallas Mavericks
Matt Carroll, Ryan Hollins
February 7, 2009 To Charlotte Bobcats
Vladimir Radmanovic
To Los Angeles Lakers
Adam Morrison, Shannon Brown

Free Agents

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Shannon Brown[9] August 6, 2008 Chicago Bulls
Juwan Howard[10] December 12, 2008 Denver Nuggets

Subtractions

Player Left New team
Othella Harrington July 1, 2008
Earl Boykins[11] August 6, 2008 Virtus Bologna (Italy)

See also

References

  1. "Bobcats Name Larry Brown Head Coach". Charlotte Bobcats. April 29, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
  2. "Augustin Earns 2008-09 All-Rookie Second Team Honors". Charlotte Bobcats. April 30, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  3. "Herb Brown Added to Coaching Staff". Charlotte Bobcats. July 7, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  4. "Bobcats Re-sign Ryan Hollins". Charlotte Bobcats. July 25, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  5. "Bobcats Re-Sign Emeka Okafor". Charlotte Bobcats. July 31, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  6. Ron Green Jr. (August 6, 2008). "Okafor gets just what he wanted in new contract". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  7. "Bobcats Acquire 2009 Second-Round Draft Pick". Charlotte Bobcats. August 11, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  8. "Bobcats Acquire Boris Diaw, Raja Bell and Sean Singletary from Phoenix". Charlotte Bobcats. December 10, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  9. "Bobcats Sign Shannon Brown". Charlotte Bobcats. August 6, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  10. "Bobcats Sign Juwan Howard". Charlotte Bobcats. December 12, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
  11. Marc Stein (August 6, 2008). "Cats' Boykins latest NBA player to bolt for Europe, signs $3.5 million deal". ESPN. Retrieved September 4, 2008.

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