2009–10 New Orleans Hornets season

New Orleans Hornets
2009–10 New Orleans Hornets season
Head coach	Jeff Bower
Arena	New Orleans Arena
Results
Record	37–45 (.451)
Place	Division: 5th (Southwest); Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Cox Sports Television
Radio	KMEZ
< 2008–09	2010–11 >

The 2009-10 New Orleans Hornets season, was the team's 8th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA)

Key dates

June 25 - The 2009 NBA Draft took place in New York City.
July 8 - The free agency period started.
November 12 - After a 3–6 start, the Hornets become the first NBA team this season to fire its head coach, dismissing Byron Scott. General manager Jeff Bower is named new head coach. In addition, former head coach Tim Floyd was brought in as an assistant coach.^[1]
January 28 - Hornets point guard Chris Paul was selected as all-star reserve.

Summary

NBA Draft 2009

Free agency

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Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Team
1	21	Darren Collison		United States	UCLA

Roster

New Orleans Hornets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
G	2	Collison, Darren	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	UCLA
F	1	Diogu, Ike (IN)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Arizona State
F/C	34	Gray, Aaron	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Pittsburgh
F/C	4	Marks, Sean	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	California
F/C	50	Okafor, Emeka	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Connecticut
G	3	Paul, Chris (C)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Wake Forest
G/F	24	Peterson, Morris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Michigan State
F	41	Posey, James	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Xavier
F	9	Songaila, Darius	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	Wake Forest
F	16	Stojaković, Peja	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Serbia
G	5	Thornton, Marcus	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	LSU
F	30	West, David (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Xavier
F	32	Wright, Julian	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Kansas

Head coach

Jeff Bower (St. Francis)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 2–0–2 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 2–0–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	October 7 (in Atlanta, GA)	New Orleans Hornets	102 - 108	Atlanta Hawks	-	Lost	8,024	0 - 1	1
2	October 8 (in Greensboro, NC)	New Orleans Hornets	101 - 108	Charlotte Bobcats	-	Lost	8,623	0 - 2	2

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	–	28–13	27–14	10–6
x-San Antonio Spurs	50	32	.610	5	29–12	21–20	9–7
Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	13	23–18	19–22	9–7
Memphis Grizzlies	40	42	.488	15	23–18	17–24	5–11
New Orleans Hornets	37	45	.451	18	24–17	13–28	7–9

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	2
3	x-Phoenix Suns	54	28	.659	3
4	y-Denver Nuggets	53	29	.646	4
5	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	4
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	7
7	x-San Antonio Spurs	50	32	.610	7
8	x-Oklahoma City Thunder	50	32	.610	7

9	Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	15
10	Memphis Grizzlies	40	42	.488	17
11	New Orleans Hornets	37	45	.451	20
12	Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	28
13	Golden State Warriors	26	56	.317	31
14	Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	32
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	42

Game log

2009–10 game log

October: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 28	@ San Antonio	L 96–113					0-1
2	October 30	Sacramento	W 97–92					1-1

November: 6–9 (Home: 5–2; Road: 1–7)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	Record
3	November 1	@ Boston	L 87–97	1-2
4	November 2	@ NY Knicks	L 111–117	1-3
5	November 4	Dallas	W 114–107 (OT)	2-3
6	November 6	Toronto	L 90–107	2-4
7	November 8	@ LA Lakers	L 88–104	2-5
8	November 9	@ LA Clippers	W 112–84	3-5
9	November 11	@ Phoenix	L 104–124	3-6
10	November 13	Portland	L 78–86	3-7
11	November 14	@ Atlanta	L 98–121	3-8
12	November 17	LA Clippers	W 110–102	4-8
13	November 19	Phoenix	W 110–103	5-8
14	November 21	Atlanta	W 96–88	6-8
15	November 22	@ Miami	L 101–102	6-9
16	November 25	Milwaukee	W 102–99 (OT)	7-9
17	November 29	@ Sacramento	L 96–112	7-10

December: 7–6 (Home: 6–1; Road: 1–5)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	Record
18	December 1	@ LA Lakers	L 99–110	7-11
19	December 4	Minnesota	W 98–89	8-11
20	December 8	Sacramento	W 96–94	9-11
21	December 9	@ Minnesota	W 97–96	10-11
22	December 11	NY Knicks	L 96–113	10-12
23	December 14	@ Dallas	L 90–94	10-13
24	December 16	Detroit	W 95–87	11-13
25	December 18	Denver	W 98–92	12-13
26	December 20	@ Toronto	L 92–98	12-14
27	December 23	Golden State	W 108–102	13-14
28	December 26	@ Chicago	L 85–96	13-15
29	December 29	@ Houston	L 100–108	13-16
30	December 30	Miami	W 95–91	14-16

January: 12–5 (Home: 4–2; Road: 8–3)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	Record
31	January 2	Houston	W 99–95	15-16
32	January 4	@ Utah	W 91–87	16-16
33	January 6	@ Oklahoma City	W 97–92	17-16
34	January 8	New Jersey	W 103–99	18-16
35	January 10	@ Washington	W 115–110	19-16
36	January 11	@ Philadelphia	L 92–96	19-17
37	January 13	LA Clippers	W 108–94	20-17
38	January 15	@ Detroit	L 104–110 (OT)	20-18
39	January 16	@ Indiana	W 101–96	21-18
40	January 18	San Antonio	L 90–97	21-19
41	January 20	Memphis	W 113–111	22-19
42	January 22	@ Minnesota	W 96–94	23-19
43	January 23	@ Denver	L 110–116 (OT)	23-20
44	January 25	@ Portland	W 98–97	24-20
45	January 27	@ Golden State	W 123–110	25-20
46	January 29	Chicago	L 106–108 (OT)	25-21
47	January 30	@ Memphis	W 109–102 (OT)	26-21

February: 5–8 (Home: 4–4; Road: 1–4)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	Record
48	February 1	Phoenix	L 100–109	26-22
49	February 3	Oklahoma City	L 99–103	26-23
50	February 5	Philadelphia	L 94–101	26-24
51	February 6	@ Charlotte	W 104–99	27-24
52	February 8	@ Orlando	L 117–123	27-25
53	February 10	Boston	W 93–85	28-25
54	February 17	Utah	L 90–98	28-26
55	February 19	Indiana	W 107–101	29-26
56	February 21	Houston	W 102–94	30-26
57	February 23	@ Cleveland	L 95–105	30-27
58	February 24	@ Milwaukee	L 95–115	30-28
59	February 26	Orlando	W 100–93	31-28
60	February 28	@ Dallas	L 100–108	31-29

March: 4–12 (Home: 3–6; Road: 1–6)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	Record
61	March 1	San Antonio	L 92–106	31-30
62	March 3	Memphis	L 100–104	31-31
63	March 5	@ San Antonio	L 91–102	31-32
64	March 8	Golden State	W 135–131	32-32
65	March 10	@ Oklahoma City	L 83–98	32-33
66	March 12	Denver	L 95–102	32-34
67	March 14	@ Phoenix	L 106–120	32-35
68	March 15	@ LA Clippers	W 108–100	33-35
69	March 17	@ Golden State	L 121–131	33-36
70	March 18	@ Denver	L 80–93	33-37
71	March 20	@ Utah	L 86–106	33-38
72	March 22	Dallas	W 115–99	34-38
73	March 24	Cleveland	L 92–105	34-39
74	March 27	Portland	L 101–112	34-40
75	March 29	LA Lakers	W 108–100	35-40
76	March 31	Washington	L 91–96	35-41

April: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	Record
77	April 2	@ Memphis	L 96–107	35-42
78	April 3	@ New Jersey	L 87–115	35-43
79	April 7	Charlotte	L 103–104	35-44
80	April 9	Utah	L 103–114	35-45
81	April 11	Minnesota	W 114–86	36-45
82	April 14	@ Houston	W 123–115	37-45

2009–10 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%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

Chris Paul was named Western Conference Player of the Month for February.
Darren Collison was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for February.

All-Star

Chris Paul was selected as an All-Star reserve (third All-Star appearance; did not play due to injury).

Season

Darren Collison, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
Marcus Thornton, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

Records

On January 30, Darren Collison set a Hornets record for assists by a rookie with 18 against the Memphis Grizzlies.
On February 23, Marcus Thornton set a Hornets record for most points scored in a quarter with 23.

Milestones

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Injuries and surgeries

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Transactions

Trades

July 28, 2009	To New Orleans Hornets Emeka Okafor	To Charlotte Bobcats Tyson Chandler
August 12, 2009	To New Orleans Hornets 2016 2nd Round Draft Pick	To Los Angeles Clippers Rasual Butler
September 9, 2009	To New Orleans Hornets Bobby Brown, Darius Songaila	To Minnesota Timberwolves Antonio Daniels
January 11, 2010	To New Orleans Hornets Cash Considerations, 2016 2nd Round Draft Pick	To Sacramento Kings Hilton Armstrong
January 25, 2010	To New Orleans Hornets Aaron Gray	To Chicago Bulls Devin Brown
January 26, 2010	To New Orleans Hornets 2014 2nd Round Draft Pick	To Los Angeles Clippers Bobby Brown

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Ike Diogu	July 29	Indiana Pacers
Jason Hart	February 5	Minnesota Timberwolves

Subtractions

Player	Waived
Jason Hart	February 15

References

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External links

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2009–10 New Orleans Hornets season

Contents

Key dates

Summary

NBA Draft 2009

Free agency

Draft picks

Roster

Pre-season

Regular season

Standings

Game log

Player statistics

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

All-Star

Season

Records

Milestones

Injuries and surgeries

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

References

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