Charlotte Hornets accomplishments and records

Muggsy Bogues is the Hornets' all-time leader in Assists, Minutes, and Steals.

Emeka Okafor won Rookie of the Year honors in 2005 and is the Hornets' all-time leader in Rebounds

This is a list of the accomplishments and records of the current Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets, known from their creation in 2004 until May 2014 as the Charlotte Bobcats, are an American professional basketball team currently playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The current Hornets are the second NBA team to have played under that name. The original Hornets played in Charlotte from 1988 until moving to New Orleans in 2002; since 2013, they have been known as the New Orleans Pelicans.

Individual records

Franchise leaders

Italic denotes still active with team.

Asterisk denotes still active but not with team.

(As of middle of the 2024–25 season) ^[1]

Points scored (regular season)

Player	Points
Kemba Walker	12,009
Dell Curry	9,839
Gerald Wallace	7,437
Larry Johnson	7,405
Miles Bridges	6,113
Terry Rozier *	5,974
Glen Rice	5,651
Muggsy Bogues	5,531
Raymond Felton	5,311
David Wesley	5,241
Gerald Henderson Jr.	4,701
Emeka Okafor	4,630
LaMelo Ball	4,604
Alonzo Mourning	4,569
Kendall Gill	4,159
Marvin Williams	4,149
Cody Zeller *	4,051
P. J. Washington *	3,946
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist	3,738
Nicolas Batum *	3,728

Most minutes played

Player	Minutes
Kemba Walker	20,607
Muggsy Bogues	19,768
Dell Curry	17,613
Gerald Wallace	16,718
Larry Johnson	14,635
Raymond Felton	13,939
David Wesley	13,046
Miles Bridges	12,295
Marvin Williams	11,615
Emeka Okafor	11,212
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist	10,857
Gerald Henderson Jr.	10,756

Most rebounds

Player	Rebounds
Emeka Okafor	3,516
Larry Johnson	3,479
Gerald Wallace	3,398
Cody Zeller *	2,820
Bismack Biyombo	2,623
Miles Bridges	2,446
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist	2,388
Anthony Mason	2,354
Kemba Walker	2,317
Marvin Williams	2,293

Most assists

Player	Assists
Muggsy Bogues	5,557
Kemba Walker	3,308
Raymond Felton	2,573
David Wesley	1,911
LaMelo Ball	1,609
Baron Davis	1,605
Larry Johnson	1,553
Nicolas Batum *	1,521
Brevin Knight	1,497
Dell Curry	1,429

Most steals

Player	Steals
Muggsy Bogues	1,067
Gerald Wallace	827
Kemba Walker	799
Dell Curry	747
Raymond Felton	565
David Wesley	551
Baron Davis	439
Kendall Gill	398
Brevin Knight	355
Terry Rozier *	347

Most blocks

Player	Blocks
Alonzo Mourning	684
Emeka Okafor	621
Bismack Biyombo	607
Gerald Wallace	531
Elden Campbell	484
Cody Zeller *	315
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist	301
P. J. Washington *	295
Marvin Williams	287
Kenny Gattison	283

Win Shares (regular season)

Player	Win Shares
Kemba Walker	48.5
Gerald Wallace	25.5
Alonzo Mourning	22.1
Muggsy Bogues	20.4
LaMelo Ball	18.1
Dell Curry	17.3
Emeka Okafor	16.0
Glen Rice	15.9
Larry Johnson	14.4
Eddie Jones	13.5

Most three-pointers made

Player	3-pointers made
Kemba Walker	1,283
Dell Curry	929
Terry Rozier *	864
Marvin Williams	681
Miles Bridges	673
LaMelo Ball	664
P. J. Washington *	536
Glen Rice	508
Nicolas Batum *	496
Devonte Graham	428

Individual Accomplishments and Awards

All-NBA Team

Second Team

• Larry Johnson – 1993
• Glen Rice – 1997

Third Team

• Anthony Mason – 1997
• Glen Rice – 1998
• Eddie Jones – 2000
• Al Jefferson – 2014
• Kemba Walker – 2019

All-NBA Defensive Team

First Team

• Gerald Wallace – 2010

Second Team

• Anthony Mason – 1997
• Eddie Jones – 1999, 2000
• P.J. Brown – 2001

Executive of the Year

• Bob Bass – 1997

Sixth Man of the Year

• Dell Curry – 1994

Rookie of the Year

• Larry Johnson – 1992
• Emeka Okafor – 2005
• LaMelo Ball – 2021

NBA Sportsmanship Award

• Kemba Walker – 2017, 2018

NBA All-Rookie First Team

• Kendall Gill – 1991
• Larry Johnson – 1992
• Alonzo Mourning – 1993
• Emeka Okafor – 2005
• LaMelo Ball – 2021

NBA All-Rookie Second Team

• Rex Chapman – 1989
• J.R. Reid – 1990
• Raymond Felton – 2006
• Wálter Herrmann – 2007
• Adam Morrison – 2007
• D. J. Augustin – 2009
• Michael Kidd-Gilchrist – 2013
• Cody Zeller – 2014
• P. J. Washington – 2020

Larry Johnson won Rookie of the Year honors in 1992.

All-Stars and All-Star Weekend participants

Gerald Wallace was selected as NBA All-Stars in 2010.

NBA All-Star Game Selections ^[2]

• Larry Johnson – 1993, 1995
• Alonzo Mourning – 1994, 1995
• Glen Rice – 1996, 1997, 1998
• Eddie Jones – 2000
• Baron Davis – 2002
• Gerald Wallace – 2010
• Kemba Walker - 2017, 2018, 2019
• LaMelo Ball - 2022

All-Star Game MVP

• Glen Rice – 1997

NBA Rising Stars Challenge

• George Zidek – 1996 (East)
• Baron Davis – 2001 (Sophomores)
• Lee Nailon – 2002 (Sophomores)
• Emeka Okafor – 2005 (Rookies)
• Emeka Okafor – 2006 (Sophomores)
• Adam Morrison – 2007 (Rookies)
• Raymond Felton – 2007 (Sophomores)
• Kemba Walker – 2012 (Team Shaq)
• Michael Kidd-Gilchrist – 2013 (Team Shaq)
• Kemba Walker – 2013 (Team Shaq)
• Cody Zeller – 2015 (Team USA)
• Frank Kaminsky – 2017 (Team USA)
• P. J. Washington – 2020 (Team USA)
• Miles Bridges – 2020 (Team USA)
• Devonte' Graham – 2020 (Team USA)
• LaMelo Ball – 2021 (Team USA)
• LaMelo Ball – 2022 (Sophomores)
• Brandon Miller (basketball, born 2002) – 2024 (Rookies)
• Brandon Miller (basketball, born 2002) – 2025 (Sophomores)

Slam Dunk Contest

• Rex Chapman – 1990, 1991
• Kendall Gill – 1991
• Larry Johnson – 1992
• Ricky Davis – 2000
• Baron Davis – 2001
• Gerald Wallace – 2010
• Miles Bridges - 2019

Three-point Shootout

• Dell Curry – 1992, 1994
• Scott Burrell – 1995
• Glen Rice – 1996, 1997, 1998
• Kemba Walker – 2017

Basketball Hall of Famers

Players

No.	Name	Position	Tenure	Inducted
00	Robert Parish	C	1994–96	2003
33	Alonzo Mourning	C/F	1992–95	2014
12	Vlade Divac	C	1996–98	2019

Coaches

Name	Position	Tenure	Inducted
Dave Cowens [a]	Coach	1996–99	1991
Larry Brown [b]	Coach	2008–10	2002

Notes

1. Inducted as player.
2. Coached the team when they were known as the Charlotte Bobcats.

FIBA Hall of Famers

Players

No.	Name	Position	Tenure	Inducted
12	Vlade Divac	C	1996–98	2010

Retired numbers

Charlotte Hornets retired numbers

No.	Name	Position	Tenure
13	Bobby Phills	G	1997–2000

The Charlotte Hornets retired Phills' number on February 9, 2000, after he was killed in an automobile accident in Charlotte. His jersey hung from the rafters of the Charlotte Coliseum until the franchise relocated in May 2002. It was displayed in the New Orleans Arena until the franchise became the Pelicans in 2013. On November 1, 2014, his jersey was returned to Charlotte, where it was re-honored and currently hangs in Spectrum Center. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Other franchise records

Team (regular season)

• Largest margin of victory in a game – 61 (Score: 140 – 79) Mar. 22, 2018 vs. Memphis ^[6]
• Largest margin of victory in a playoffs game - 30 (Score: 119 – 89) May 3, 1993 vs. Boston Celtics ^[7]

in Eastern Conference First Round

• Biggest comeback to win a game (24 points) – 24 Oct 29, 2014 vs. Milwaukee ^[8]

See also

• NBA records

References

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3. "Hornets to Bring Phills' Retired Jersey Back to Charlotte". Charlotte Hornets. October 23, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
4. "Phills' No. 13 jersey raised again in Charlotte". USA Today . Associated Press. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
5. "Charlotte Hornets re-hang Bobby Phills' jersey Saturday night". WGHP Fox 8. November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
6. "What record did Kemba Walker break in the Charlotte Hornets' blowout win?". The Charlotte Observer . March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
7. "Charlotte Hornets Biggest Wins Ever".
8. "Charlotte Hornets comeback starts with boos". News & Observer . October 29, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2018.