2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season | |||
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Head coach | Steve Clifford | ||
General manager | Rich Cho | ||
Owners | Michael Jordan | ||
Arena | Time Warner Cable Arena | ||
Results | |||
Record | 48–34 (.585) | ||
Place | Division: 3rd (Southeast) Conference: 6th (Eastern) | ||
Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Heat 3–4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | Fox Sports Carolinas, Fox Sports Southeast | ||
Radio | WFNZ | ||
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The 2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season was the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the fourth season under head coach Steve Clifford. With 48–34 record, the Hornets qualified for the playoffs for the tenth time in Charlotte pro basketball history as a sixth seed, where they played the third-seeded Miami Heat. In a tight playoff match, the Hornets lost the first two games in Miami, before winning three straight. Miami took games 6 and 7, winning the series.
As of 2024, this marks the last season the Hornets have made the playoffs.
2015 NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
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1 | 9 | Frank Kaminsky | Center | ![]() | Wisconsin |
2 | 39 | Juan Pablo Vaulet | Small forward | ![]() | Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca |
Roster
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Roster |
Preseason
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Pre-season: 7–1 (home: 3–0; road: 4–1)
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2015–16 season schedule |
Regular season
Game log
2015–16 game log Total: 48–34 (home: 30–11; road: 18–23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 0–2 (home: 0–0; road: 0–2)
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November : 10–5 (home: 8–2; road: 2–3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December : 7–7 (home: 5–4; road: 2–3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January : 6–11 (home: 3–2; road: 3–9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
February : 7–3 (home: 3–1; road: 4–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March : 13–3 (home: 8–2; road: 5–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April : 5–3 (home: 3–0; road: 2–3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–16 season schedule |
Playoffs
Game log
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First Round: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
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Standings
Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Miami Heat | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 28–13 | 20–21 | 10–6 | 82 |
x – Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 27–14 | 21–20 | 8–8 | 82 |
x – Charlotte Hornets | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 30–11 | 18–23 | 8–8 | 82 |
Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 7.0 | 22–19 | 19–22 | 10–6 | 82 |
Orlando Magic | 35 | 47 | .427 | 13.0 | 23–18 | 12–29 | 4–12 | 82 |
Eastern Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 82 |
3 | y – Miami Heat * | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
4 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
5 | x – Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Charlotte Hornets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
7 | x – Indiana Pacers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 82 |
8 | x – Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13.0 | 82 |
9 | Chicago Bulls | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15.0 | 82 |
10 | Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 82 |
11 | Orlando Magic | 35 | 47 | .427 | 22.0 | 82 |
12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
13 | New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25.0 | 82 |
14 | Brooklyn Nets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 82 |
15 | Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | 72 | .122 | 47.0 | 82 |
Player statistics
Ragular season
Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Kemba Walker | PG | 81 | 81 | 2,885 | 357 | 421 | 126 | 39 | 1,689 | 35.6 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 1.6 | .5 | 20.9 |
Marvin Williams | PF | 81 | 81 | 2,338 | 521 | 110 | 58 | 77 | 948 | 28.9 | 6.4 | 1.4 | .7 | 1.0 | 11.7 |
Frank Kaminsky | C | 81 | 3 | 1,708 | 335 | 98 | 38 | 43 | 606 | 21.1 | 4.1 | 1.2 | .5 | .5 | 7.5 |
Jeremy Lin | SG | 78 | 13 | 2,048 | 253 | 235 | 58 | 42 | 914 | 26.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | .7 | .5 | 11.7 |
Cody Zeller | C | 73 | 60 | 1,774 | 455 | 71 | 57 | 63 | 638 | 24.3 | 6.2 | 1.0 | .8 | .9 | 8.7 |
Nicolas Batum | SF | 70 | 70 | 2,448 | 428 | 403 | 65 | 43 | 1,046 | 35.0 | 6.1 | 5.8 | .9 | .6 | 14.9 |
Jeremy Lamb | SG | 66 | 0 | 1,227 | 252 | 77 | 42 | 30 | 580 | 18.6 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .6 | .5 | 8.8 |
Spencer Hawes | PF | 57 | 6 | 1,035 | 244 | 109 | 22 | 27 | 340 | 18.2 | 4.3 | 1.9 | .4 | .5 | 6.0 |
P. J. Hairston† | SF | 48 | 43 | 938 | 128 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 286 | 19.5 | 2.7 | .6 | .5 | .1 | 6.0 |
Al Jefferson | C | 47 | 18 | 1,096 | 301 | 70 | 30 | 41 | 562 | 23.3 | 6.4 | 1.5 | .6 | .9 | 12.0 |
Tyler Hansbrough | PF | 44 | 0 | 343 | 89 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 104 | 7.8 | 2.0 | .2 | .3 | .2 | 2.4 |
Troy Daniels | SG | 43 | 0 | 476 | 57 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 242 | 11.1 | 1.3 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 5.6 |
Brian Roberts† | PG | 30 | 0 | 333 | 29 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 145 | 11.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .2 | .0 | 4.8 |
Courtney Lee† | SG | 28 | 28 | 845 | 87 | 60 | 33 | 12 | 250 | 30.2 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .4 | 8.9 |
Aaron Harrison | SG | 21 | 0 | 93 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 4.4 | .7 | .1 | .3 | .0 | .9 |
Jorge Gutiérrez | PG | 12 | 0 | 63 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5.3 | .6 | 1.4 | .3 | .0 | 1.8 |
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | SF | 7 | 7 | 205 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 89 | 29.3 | 6.4 | 1.3 | .4 | .4 | 12.7 |
- † 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 |
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Kemba Walker | PG | 7 | 7 | 260 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 159 | 37.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | .6 | 22.7 |
Courtney Lee | SG | 7 | 7 | 257 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 60 | 36.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .9 | .4 | 8.6 |
Marvin Williams | PF | 7 | 7 | 228 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 32.6 | 6.9 | .9 | .9 | .4 | 5.1 |
Frank Kaminsky | C | 7 | 5 | 190 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 27.1 | 4.3 | 1.1 | .9 | .7 | 7.1 |
Al Jefferson | C | 7 | 5 | 168 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 93 | 24.0 | 6.1 | 1.1 | .6 | .4 | 13.3 |
Cody Zeller | C | 7 | 2 | 137 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.6 | 5.3 | .3 | .1 | .4 | 8.4 |
Jeremy Lin | SG | 7 | 0 | 189 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 27.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 | .7 | .0 | 12.4 |
Nicolas Batum | SF | 5 | 2 | 144 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 28.8 | 3.6 | 2.0 | .4 | .0 | 11.4 |
Spencer Hawes | PF | 5 | 0 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10.6 | 3.2 | .6 | .2 | .4 | 3.6 |
Troy Daniels | SG | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
Jeremy Lamb | SG | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4.0 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 3.7 |
Jorge Gutiérrez | PG | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | .7 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Aaron Harrison | SG | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Tyler Hansbrough | PF | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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