2004–05 Charlotte Bobcats season

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The 2004–05 Charlotte Bobcats season was the first season for the Charlotte Bobcats in the National Basketball Association. This season marked the return of NBA basketball to Charlotte after a two-year hiatus.[1] The original Hornets had moved to New Orleans after the 2001–02 season to become the New Orleans Hornets, now the New Orleans Pelicans.[2] The Bobcats had the second overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft, which they used to select Emeka Okafor out of the University of Connecticut. The team hired Bernie Bickerstaff as head coach during the offseason, and added veteran players like Gerald Wallace, Primož Brezec, Brevin Knight, Jason Hart, Jason Kapono, Melvin Ely and Steve Smith to their roster. The Bobcats played their first game at the Charlotte Coliseum on November 4, which was a 103–96 loss to the Washington Wizards. They would win their first game defeating the Orlando Magic 111–100 at home on November 6. However, the expansion team struggled, losing ten straight games in January and March, finishing fourth in the Southeast Division with an 18–64 record. Okafor averaged 15.1 points, 10.9 rebounds, 1.7 blocks per game and was named Rookie of The Year, and selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Unable to improve on their 44–38 record from 2002, the Bobcats failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1999 when they were the Charlotte Hornets, and instead went 18–64, which was at the time, the worst record posted by a Hornet/Bobcat team.

Head coachBernie Bickerstaff
General managerBernie Bickerstaff
OwnerRobert L. Johnson
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
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2004–05 Charlotte Bobcats season
Head coachBernie Bickerstaff
General managerBernie Bickerstaff
OwnerRobert L. Johnson
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Results
Record18–64 (.220)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Southeast)
Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionC-SET, WJZY
RadioWOLS
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At the time, this was reckoned as the inaugural season of the Bobcats. However, after the 2013–14 season, the Bobcats reclaimed the Hornets name and pre-2002 history after the original Hornets team changed its name to the Pelicans.[3] As a result, this is now considered the 15th season of the Hornets/Bobcats franchise, the team having returned after suspending operations from 2002 to 2004. Thus, it was also their final season in which the franchise played their home games at the Charlotte Coliseum, as they would move to the newly built Charlotte Bobcats Arena for the following season.

As an expansion franchise, the team unveiled their new logo and uniforms, which added dark navy blue, grey, and orange to their color scheme and added side panels to their jerseys and shorts, which remained in use until 2008.

Draft picks

Main article: 2004 NBA draft
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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 2 Emeka Okafor  United States PF/C Connecticut
2 45 Bernard Robinson  United States SF Michigan
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The team debuted in the draft as the Bobcats with one first-round pick and one second-round pick, both of which were acquired via trades in the preceding days. They had also traded their two original selections to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for that first-round pick.

Roster

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2004–05 Charlotte Bobcats roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
SG 12 Cory Alexander 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1973-06-22 Virginia
PF 35 Malik Allen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1978-06-27 Villanova
SG 10 Keith Bogans 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980-05-12 Kentucky
C 7 Primož Brezec 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1979-10-02 Slovenia
SG 13 Matt Carroll 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1980-08-28 Notre Dame
PF 2 Melvin Ely 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1978-05-02 Fresno State
PG 1 Jason Hart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1978-04-29 Syracuse
SF 24 Jason Kapono 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1981-02-04 UCLA
PG 22 Brevin Knight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1975-11-08 Stanford
F/C 50 Emeka Okafor 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1982-09-28 Connecticut
SG 4 Kareem Rush 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1980-10-30 Missouri
SG 32 Tamar Slay 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980-04-02 Marshall
SF 3 Gerald Wallace 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982-07-23 Alabama
F/C 55 Jahidi White 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1976-02-19 Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: March 2, 2005

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Standings

A regular-season game between the Charlotte Bobcats and the Boston Celtics at Fleet Center on November 12, 2004.
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Southeast Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 5923.720–35–624–1715–1
x-Washington Wizards 4537.5491429–1216–2510–6
e-Orlando Magic 3646.4392324–1712–296–10
e-Charlotte Bobcats 1864.2204114–274–377–9
e-Atlanta Hawks 1369.159469–324–372–14
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Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Miami Heat5923.720–
2 y-Detroit Pistons5428.6595
3 y-Boston Celtics4537.54914
4 x-Chicago Bulls4735.57312
5 x-Washington Wizards4537.54914
6 x-Indiana Pacers4438.53715
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers4339.52416
8 x-New Jersey Nets4240.51217
9 e-Cleveland Cavaliers4240.51217
10 e-Orlando Magic3646.43923
11 e-New York Knicks3349.40226
12 e-Toronto Raptors3349.40226
13 e-Milwaukee Bucks3052.36629
14 e-Charlotte Bobcats1864.22041
15 e-Atlanta Hawks1369.15946
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Record vs. opponents

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2004-05 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —1–31–30–40–41–10–21–30–21–10–30–21–10–20–41–21–10–31–11–31–31–30–20–20–20–20–21–20–20–4
Boston 3–1—4–02–21–20–20–21–31–11–11–22–01–11–11–23–11–11–32–03–13–01–31–11–10–20–22–03–12–03–1
Charlotte 3–10–4—0–40–40–21–12–10–22–00–30–20–20–21–30–41–10–41–11–33–10–30–20–21–10–20–21–21–10–4
Chicago 4–02–24–0—2–21–11–12–21–10–22–20–21–12–01–32–22–00–41–14–03–02–10–22–01–10–21–13–02–01–2
Cleveland 4–02–14–02–2—1–11–12–22–00–21–31–11–12–00–32–21–11–32–01–33–10–31–12–00–20–20–23–12–01–2
Dallas 1–12–02–01–11–1—2–11–13–12–21–11–22–24–02–02–02–22–04–02–01–11–11–24–03–11–33–12–03–02–0
Denver 2–02–01–11–11–11–2—1–12–21–22–02–12–24–01–12–02–21–14–01–11–11–10–43–11–22–22–22–02–22–0
Detroit 3–13–11–22–22–21–11–1—2–02–02–22–02–00–22–12–21–12–12–03–03–13–11–11–11–11–11–13–11–14–0
Golden State 2–01–12–01–10–21–32–20–2—1–21–10–41–31–30–22–01–20–22–21–11–11–12–22–23–10–32–21–12–11–1
Houston 1–11–10–22–02–02–22–10–22–1—1–13–02–23–11–11–11–22–03–11–12–02–02–24–02–22–23–11–12–21–1
Indiana 3–02–13–02–23–11–10–22–21–11–1—0–21–12–03–12–22–02–21–12–21–30–41–12–00–21–10–22–12–02–2
L.A. Clippers 2–00–22–02–01–12–11–20–24–00–32–0—2–21–31–11–11–31–13–11–11–11–10–42–20–40–42–11–12–21–1
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–01–11–12–22–20–23–12–21–12–2—0–30–22–02–11–13–01–11–10–20–42–11–30–41–31–11–30–2
Memphis 2–01–12–00–20–20–40–42–03–11–30–23–13–0—1–12–03–12–03–11–11–12–02–23–10–33–10–32–03–00–2
Miami 4–02–13–13–13–00–21–11–22–01–11–31–12–01–1—4–01–13–02–04–04–02–21–11–12–01–10–23–12–04–0
Milwaukee 2–11–34–02–22–20–20–22–20–21–12–21–10–20–20–4—1–12–11–12–12–10–40–20–20–20–21–12–21–11–3
Minnesota 1–11–11–10–21–12–22–21–12–12–10–23–11–21–31–11–1—2–04–01–11–12–01–34–03–11–21–30–23–11–1
New Jersey 3–03–14–04–03–10–21–11–22–00–22–21–11–10–20–31–20–2—2–03–11–33–10–21–11–10–20–22–22–01–3
New Orleans 1–10–21–11–10–20–40–40–22–21–31–11–30–31–30–21–10–40–2—1–10–21–10–42–11–20–40–30–22–21–1
New York 3–11–33–10–43–10–21–10–31–11–12–21–11–11–10–41–21–11–31–1—1–23–10–21–10–21–10–21–32–02–1
Orlando 3–10–31–30–31–31–11–11–31–10–23–11–11–11–10–41–21–13–12–02–1—2–20–21–11–11–11–12–22–02–2
Philadelphia 3–13–13–01–23–01–11–11–31–10–24–01–12–00–22–24–00–21–31–11–32–2—0–21–10–20–21–13–11–12–1
Phoenix 2–01–12–02–01–12–14–01–12–22–21–14–04–02–21–12–03–12–04–02–02–02–0—3–02–21–22–12–03–11–1
Portland 2–01–12–00–20–20–41–31–12–20–40–22–21–21–31–12–00–41–11–21–11–11–10–3—1–31–21–31–12–20–2
Sacramento 2–02–01–11–12–01–32–11–11–32–22–04–03–13–00–22–01–31–12–12–01–12–02–23–1—1–31–31–12–12–0
San Antonio 2–02–02–02–02–03–12–21–13–02–21–14–04–01–31–12–02–12–04–01–11–12–02–12–13–1—2–21–12–21–1
Seattle 2–00–22–01–12–01–32–21–12–21–32–01–23–13–02–01–13–12–03–02–01–11–11–23–13–12–2—2–03–10–2
Toronto 2–11–32–10–31–30–20–21–31–11–11–21–11–10–21–32–22–02–22–03–12–21–30–21–11–11–10–2—2–01–3
Utah 2–00–21–10–20–20–32–21–11–22–20–22–23–10–30–21–11–30–22–20–20–21–11–32–21–22–21–30–2—0–2
Washington 4–01–34–02–12–10–20–20–41–11–12–21–12–02–00–43–11–13–11–11–22–21–21–12–00–21–12–03–12–0—
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Player statistics

Regular season

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Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jason KaponoSF 81141,4911646140668818.42.0.8.5.18.5
Melvin ElyPF 79171,64932676326957620.94.11.0.4.97.3
Keith BogansSG 74421,79122613568871424.23.11.8.9.19.6
Jason HartPG 74271,887203367991470625.52.75.01.3.29.5
Emeka OkaforPF 73732,60079564621251,10535.610.9.9.81.715.1
Primož BrezecC 72722,27653186335593831.67.41.2.5.813.0
Gerald WallaceSF 70682,1473861371179178030.75.52.01.71.311.1
Brevin KnightPG 66611,944170591131566629.52.69.02.0.110.1
Steve Smith†SG 371636495712729117.21.31.5.3.27.9
Kareem Rush†SG 3422877796518639025.82.31.9.5.211.5
Theron SmithSF 335510116286410515.53.5.8.2.13.2
Bernard RobinsonSG 31132848301149310.61.51.0.4.13.0
Matt CarrollSG 250430601717222417.22.4.7.7.19.0
Jamal SampsonPF 23032912284177914.35.3.3.2.73.4
Malik Allen†PF 22127147751111112.32.1.3.2.55.0
Jahidi WhiteC 170135341212427.92.0.1.1.72.5
Cory AlexanderSG 1612012937914912.61.82.3.6.13.1
Eddie House†SG 135300192424314423.11.51.81.8.211.1
Tamar SlaySG 807814350289.81.8.4.6.03.5
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  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Bobcats only.

Awards and records

Rookie of the Year

NBA All-Rookie First Team

Transactions

Main article: List of 2004–05 NBA season transactions

References

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