2011–12 New Orleans Hornets season

2011–12 New Orleans Hornets season
Head coach Monty Williams
Arena New Orleans Arena
Results
Record 21–45 (.318)
Place Division: 5th (Southwest)
Conference: 15th (Western)
Playoff finish DNQ

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Cox Sports Television
Radio KMEZ

The 2011–12 New Orleans Hornets season was the 10th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

During the lockout, the Hornets were dealt with a cruel blow, trading Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers. In their first season without their star playmaker, the Hornets finished the season with a mediocre 21-45 record. This led the team to drafting Anthony Davis from Kentucky with the first overall pick of the 2012 NBA draft.

Key dates

Draft picks

Main article: 2011 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team
2 45 Josh Harrellson  United States Kentucky

Roster

2011–12 New Orleans Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 0 Aminu, Al-Farouq 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990-09-21 Wake Forest
G/F 1 Ariza, Trevor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985-07-30 UCLA
F/C 15 Ayón, Gustavo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985-04-01 San José State
G 8 Belinelli, Marco 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1986-03-25 Italy
G 10 Gordon, Eric (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1988-12-25 Indiana
G 4 Henry, Xavier 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991-03-15 Kansas
G 2 Jack, Jarrett (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1983-10-28 Georgia Tech
C 35 Kaman, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1982-04-28 Central Michigan
F 24 Landry, Carl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1983-09-19 Purdue
F/C 50 Okafor, Emeka 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1982-09-28 Connecticut
F/C 14 Smith, Jason 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986-03-02 Colorado State
F 42 Thomas, Lance 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988-04-24 Duke
G 21 Vásquez, Greivis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1987-01-16 Maryland
C 31 Watkins, Darryl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1984-11-08 Syracuse
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2012-04-18

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Chris Kaman Emeka Okafor
PF Gustavo Ayón Jason Smith Carl Landry
SF Trevor Ariza Al-Farouq Aminu
SG Eric Gordon Marco Belinelli
PG Greivis Vásquez Jarrett Jack Xavier Henry

Pre-season

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.

2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 16 @ Memphis W 97–90 Jarrett Jack (24) Lance Thomas (8) Jarrett Jack (6) FedEx Forum
11,259		 1–0
2 December 21 Memphis W 95–80 Chris Kaman (18) Quincy Pondexter (12) Jarrett Jack (8) New Orleans Arena
11,895		 2–0
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c-San Antonio Spurs 50 16 .758 0.0 28–5 22–11 12–4 66
x-Memphis Grizzlies 41 25 .621 9.0 26–7 15–18 7–8 66
x-Dallas Mavericks 36 30 .545 14.0 23–10 13–20 8–5 66
Houston Rockets 34 32 .515 16.0 22–11 12–21 6–8 66
New Orleans Hornets 21 45 .318 29.0 11–22 10–23 3–11 66
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c-San Antonio Spurs * 50 16 .758 – 66
2 y-Oklahoma City Thunder * 47 19 .712 3.0 66
3 y-Los Angeles Lakers * 41 25 .621 9.0 66
4 x-Memphis Grizzlies 41 25 .621 9.0 66
5 x-Los Angeles Clippers 40 26 .606 10.0 66
6 x-Denver Nuggets 38 28 .576 12.0 66
7 x-Dallas Mavericks 36 30 .545 14.0 66
8 x-Utah Jazz 36 30 .545 14.0 66
9 Houston Rockets 34 32 .515 16.0 66
10 Phoenix Suns 33 33 .500 17.0 66
11 Portland Trail Blazers 28 38 .424 22.0 66
12 Minnesota Timberwolves 26 40 .394 24.0 66
13 Golden State Warriors 23 43 .348 27.0 66
14 Sacramento Kings 22 44 .333 28.0 66
15 New Orleans Hornets 21 45 .318 29.0 66

Game log

2011–12 game log
Total: 21–45 (Home: 11–22; Road: 10–23)
December: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
January: 2–16 (Home: 1–9; Road: 1–7)
February : 4–10 (Home: 1–5; Road: 3–5)
March: 5–12 (Home: 2–6; Road: 3–6)
April: 8–6 (Home: 6–2; Road: 2–4)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
53 April 1 @ Phoenix L 75–92 Marco Belinelli
Jason Smith (14)		 Al-Farouq Aminu (8) Greivis Vásquez (6) US Airways Center
15,753		 13-40
54 April 4 Denver W 94–92 Trevor Ariza
Eric Gordon (15)		 Chris Kaman (10) Greivis Vásquez (10) New Orleans Arena
15,020		 14-40
55 April 6 @ San Antonio L 103–128 Eric Gordon (31) Three players (6) Eric Gordon (4) AT&T Center
18,581		 14-41
56 April 7 Minnesota W 99–90 Jason Smith (26) Chris Kaman
Jason Smith (10)		 Greivis Vásquez (10) New Orleans Arena
15,520		 15-41
57 April 9 L. A. Lakers L 91–93 Marco Belinelli (20) Carl Landry (11) Greivis Vásquez (11) New Orleans Arena
17,275		 15-42
58 April 11 Sacramento W 105–96 Jason Smith (22) Chris Kaman (10) Jerome Dyson
Greivis Vásquez (5)		 New Orleans Arena
16,906		 16-42
59 April 13 Utah W 96–85 Eric Gordon (25) Jason Smith (8) Eric Gordon
Greivis Vásquez (6)		 New Orleans Arena
16,326		 17-42
60 April 15 Memphis W 88–75 Eric Gordon (18) Carl Landry (11) Greivis Vásquez (9) New Orleans Arena
15,570		 18-42
61 April 16 @ Charlotte W 75–67 Greivis Vásquez (20) Carl Landry (12) Greivis Vásquez (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
10,876		 19-42
62 April 18 @ Memphis L 91–103 Jerome Dyson (24) Darryl Watkins (13) Greivis Vásquez (9) FedExForum
14,507		 19-43
63 April 19 Houston W 105–99 (OT) Eric Gordon (27) Carl Landry
Gustavo Ayon (10)		 Greivis Vásquez (9) New Orleans Arena
18,315		 20–43
64 April 22 @ L. A. Clippers L 98–107 Eric Gordon (17) Jason Smith
Al-Farouq Aminu (8)		 Greivis Vásquez (7) Staples Center
19,060		 20–44
65 April 24 @ Golden State W 83–81 Marco Belinelli (23) Al-Farouq Aminu (11) Greivis Vásquez (7) Oracle Arena
17,598		 21–44
66 April 26 @ Houston L 77–84 Jerome Dyson (15) Al-Farouq Aminu
Darryl Watkins (10)		 Greivis Vásquez (6) Toyota Center
16,602		 21–45
2011–12 season schedule

References

  1. ↑ "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2011.

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