2004–05 Charlotte Bobcats season

The 2004–05 NBA 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.

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.

For the season, the newly expansion team added new logo and new uniforms, added dark navy blue, grey and orange to their color scheme, added side panels to their jerseys and shorts, they remained in used until 2008.

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Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	2	Emeka Okafor	United States	PF/C	Connecticut
2	45	Bernard Robinson	United States	SF	Michigan

Roster

2004–05 Charlotte Bobcats roster

Players

Coaches

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

Head coach

Bernie Bickerstaff

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Roster
Last transaction: March 2, 2005

Standings

Southeast Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Miami Heat	59	23	.720	–	35–6	24–17	15–1
x-Washington Wizards	45	37	.549	14	29–12	16–25	10–6
Orlando Magic	36	46	.439	23	24–17	12–29	6–10
Charlotte Bobcats	18	64	.220	41	14–27	4–37	7–9
Atlanta Hawks	13	69	.159	46	9–32	4–37	2–14

Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Miami Heat	59	23	.720	–
2	y-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	5
3	y-Boston Celtics	45	37	.549	14
4	x-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	12
5	x-Washington Wizards	45	37	.549	14
6	x-Indiana Pacers	44	38	.537	15
7	x-Philadelphia 76ers	43	39	.524	16
8	x-New Jersey Nets	42	40	.512	17

9	Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	17
10	Orlando Magic	36	46	.439	23
11	New York Knicks	33	49	.402	26
12	Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	26
13	Milwaukee Bucks	30	52	.366	29
14	Charlotte Bobcats	18	64	.220	41
15	Atlanta Hawks	13	69	.159	46

Record vs. opponents

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	—	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–3	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–2	0–2	0–4
Boston	3–1	—	4–0	2–2	1–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	3–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–0	3–1
Charlotte	3–1	0–4	—	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	2–0	0–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–3	3–1	0–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–2	1–1	0–4
Chicago	4–0	2–2	4–0	—	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–0	0–4	1–1	4–0	3–0	2–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–2
Cleveland	4–0	2–1	4–0	2–2	—	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–3	3–1	0–3	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–2
Dallas	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	—	2–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	4–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	3–0	2–0
Denver	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	—	1–1	2–2	1–2	2–0	2–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	3–1	1–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–0
Detroit	3–1	3–1	1–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	3–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	4–0
Golden State	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	—	1–2	1–1	0–4	1–3	1–3	0–2	2–0	1–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–3	2–2	1–1	2–1	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–1	0–2	2–1	—	1–1	3–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–1
Indiana	3–0	2–1	3–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–1	2–0	2–2
L.A. Clippers	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–2	0–2	4–0	0–3	2–0	—	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–4	0–4	2–1	1–1	2–2	1–1
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–2	—	0–3	0–2	2–0	2–1	1–1	3–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–1	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–3	0–2
Memphis	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	2–0	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	3–0	—	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	0–3	3–1	0–3	2–0	3–0	0–2
Miami	4–0	2–1	3–1	3–1	3–0	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	4–0	1–1	3–0	2–0	4–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	4–0
Milwaukee	2–1	1–3	4–0	2–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	—	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–1	2–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–3
Minnesota	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–1	2–1	0–2	3–1	1–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–2	1–3	0–2	3–1	1–1
New Jersey	3–0	3–1	4–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–3	1–2	0–2	—	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–3
New Orleans	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–1	1–2	0–4	0–3	0–2	2–2	1–1
New York	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–4	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	—	1–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–0	2–1
Orlando	3–1	0–3	1–3	0–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–1	—	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–2
Philadelphia	3–1	3–1	3–0	1–2	3–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	4–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	2–2	—	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–1
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	—	3–0	2–2	1–2	2–1	2–0	3–1	1–1
Portland	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	2–2	1–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–4	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–3	—	1–3	1–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–2
Sacramento	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	3–0	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	—	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–1	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	1–1	3–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–1	2–1	3–1	—	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1
Seattle	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	2–0	1–2	3–1	3–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	3–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	—	2–0	3–1	0–2
Toronto	2–1	1–3	2–1	0–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–3
Utah	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–3	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	—	0–2
Washington	4–0	1–3	4–0	2–1	2–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–4	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–2	2–2	1–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	—

Game log

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

Charlotte Bobcats statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Cory Alexander	16	1	12.6	.327	.421	.750	1.8	2.3	.6	.1	3.1
Malik Allen	22	1	12.3	.485	.	.929	2.1	.3	.2	.5	5.0
Keith Bogans	74	42	24.2	.381	.329	.727	3.1	1.8	.9	.1	9.6
Primož Brezec	72	72	31.6	.512	.	.745	7.4	1.2	.5	.8	13.0
Matt Carroll	25	0	17.2	.389	.333	.855	2.4	.7	.7	.1	9.0
Melvin Ely	79	17	20.9	.432	.	.575	4.1	1.0	.4	.9	7.3
Jason Hart	74	27	25.5	.449	.368	.785	2.7	5.0	1.3	.2	9.5
Eddie House	13	5	23.1	.452	.414	.769	1.5	1.8	1.8	.2	11.1
Jason Kapono	81	14	18.4	.401	.412	.824	2.0	.8	.5	.1	8.5
Brevin Knight	66	61	29.5	.422	.150	.852	2.6	9.0	2.0	.1	10.1
Emeka Okafor	73	73	35.6	.447	.000	.609	10.9	.9	.8	1.7	15.1
Bernard Robinson	31	1	10.6	.444	.375	.692	1.5	1.0	.4	.1	3.0
Kareem Rush	34	22	25.8	.396	.386	.761	2.3	1.9	.5	.2	11.5
Jamal Sampson	23	0	14.3	.425	.	.590	5.3	.3	.2	.7	3.4
Tamar Slay	8	0	9.8	.333	.167	.000	1.8	.4	.6	.0	3.5
Steve Smith	37	1	17.2	.427	.422	.870	1.3	1.5	.3	.2	7.9
Theron Smith	33	5	15.5	.324	.250	.875	3.5	.8	.2	.1	3.2
Gerald Wallace	70	68	30.7	.449	.274	.661	5.5	2.0	1.7	1.3	11.1
Jahidi White	17	0	7.9	.452	.	.350	2.0	.1	.1	.7	2.5

Awards and records

Rookie of the Year

Emeka Okafor^[4]

NBA All-Rookie First Team

Emeka Okafor

Transactions

References

^ "Johnson will be NBA's first black majority owner". ESPN. December 17, 2002. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
^ Mary Foster (May 10, 2002). "Owners approve Hornet's move to New Orleans". USA Today. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
^ Hornets all the buzz in Charlotte. ESPN, 2014-05-20.
^ "Emeka Okafor Named 2004-05 NBA got milk? Rookie Of The Year". Charlotte Bobcats. May 4, 2005. Archived from the original on March 8, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2008.

v t e Charlotte Hornets
Founded in 1988 Formerly the Charlotte Bobcats (2004–2014) Based in Charlotte, North Carolina
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history 1988 2004 Records Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Charlotte Coliseum Spectrum Center
Personnel	Owner(s) Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall President Fred Whitfield General manager Mitch Kupchak Head coach Steve Clifford
G League affiliate	Greensboro Swarm
Retired numbers	13
Culture and lore	Broadcasters Buzz City George Shinn Hugo Charlotte Honey Bees "Grandmama" "Zo" Patrick K. Doughty Dancing Barry

Charlotte Hornets seasons

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2000s

2010s

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2004–05 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Toronto
Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee
Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Portland Seattle Utah
Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento
Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio

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