List of New Orleans Hornets seasons

The New Orleans Hornets are a professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association. The franchise began play during the 1988–89 NBA season as the Charlotte Hornets, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, where they were located for fourteen seasons. Following the 2001–02 season, the team relocated to New Orleans, becoming the New Orleans Hornets. After three seasons in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina forced the franchise to temporarily relocate to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where they spent two seasons. The Hornets returned to New Orleans full-time for the 2007–08 season.

Led by All-star Larry Johnson and Rookie Alonzo Mourning, The Hornets qualified for their first post-season appearance during the 1992–93 season. They defeated the Boston Celtics in the First Round, before falling to the New York Knicks in the Conference Semifinals. The team earned their first Division title during the 2007–08 season, behind the play of All-Stars Chris Paul and David West. Finishing with a franchise-best record of 56 wins, 26 losses, The Hornets won the Southwest Division over the Defending-Champion San Antonio Spurs. They advanced to the Conference Semifinals, where they were defeated by the Spurs in seven games.

In twenty-three seasons, The Hornets have compiled an overall record of 913–941. They qualified the playoffs twelve times, and posted fifteen seasons of forty-one wins or more.

Seasons

League Champions

Conference Champions

Division Champions

Playoff Berth

Season	Team	League	Conference	Division	Regular Season				Post-season results
					Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%
1988–89	1988–89	NBA	Eastern	Atlantic	6th	20	62	.244
1989–90	1989–90	NBA	Western	Midwest	7th	19	63	.232
1990–91	1990–91	NBA	Eastern	Central	7th	26	56	.317
1991–92	1991–92	NBA	Eastern	Central	6th	31	51	.378
1992–93	1992–93	NBA	Eastern	Central	3rd	44	38	.537	Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. Boston Celtics, 3–1 Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals to New York Knicks, 1–4
1993–94	1993–94	NBA	Eastern	Central	5th	41	41	.500
1994–95	1994–95	NBA	Eastern	Central	2nd	50	32	.610	Lost Eastern Conference First Round to Chicago Bulls, 1–3
1995–96	1995–96	NBA	Eastern	Central	6th	41	41	.500
1996–97	1996–97	NBA	Eastern	Central	3rd	54	28	.659	Lost Eastern Conference First Round to New York Knicks, 0–3
1997–98	1997–98	NBA	Eastern	Central	3rd	51	31	.622	Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. Atlanta Hawks, 3–1 Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals to Chicago Bulls, 1–4
1998–99	1998–99	NBA	Eastern	Central	5th	26	24	.520
1999–00	1999–00	NBA	Eastern	Central	2nd	49	33	.598	Lost Eastern Conference First Round to Philadelphia 76ers, 1–3
2000–01	2000–01	NBA	Eastern	Central	3rd	46	36	.561	Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. Miami Heat, 3–0 Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals to Milwaukee Bucks, 3–4
2001–02	2001–02	NBA	Eastern	Central	2nd	44	38	.537	Won Eastern Conference First Round vs. Orlando Magic, 3–1 Lost Eastern Conference Semifinals to New Jersey Nets, 1–4
2002–03	2002–03	NBA	Eastern	Central	3rd	47	35	.573	Lost Eastern Conference First Round to Philadelphia 76ers, 2–4
2003–04	2003–04	NBA	Eastern	Central	3rd	41	41	.500	Lost Eastern Conference First Round to Miami Heat, 3–4
2004–05	2004–05	NBA	Western	Southwest	5th	18	64	.220
2005–06	2005–06	NBA	Western	Southwest	4th	38	44	.463
2006–07	2006–07	NBA	Western	Southwest	4th	39	43	.476
2007–08	2007–08	NBA	Western	Southwest	1st	56	26	.683	Won Western Conference First Round vs. Dallas Mavericks, 4–1 Lost Western Conference Semifinals to San Antonio Spurs, 3–4
2008–09	2008–09	NBA	Western	Southwest	4th	49	33	.598	Lost Western Conference First Round to Denver Nuggets, 1–4
2009–10	2009–10	NBA	Western	Southwest	5th	37	45	.451
2010–11	2010–11	NBA	Western	Southwest	3rd	46	36	.561	Lost Western Conference First Round to Los Angeles Lakers, 2–4
2011–12	2011–12	NBA	Western	Southwest	Season contingent upon result of 2011 NBA lockout

All-time records

Statistic	Wins	Losses	Win%
All-time regular season record	878	892	.496
All-time post-season record	35	49	.417
All-time regular and post-season record	913	941	.492

Note: statistics are correct as of May 1, 2011

Notes

• ^A Due to a lockout, the 1998–99 season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50-game regular season schedule.^[1]
• ^B Due to the catastrophic devastation brought by Hurricane Katrina upon the communities of southeastern Louisiana, the Hornets franchise temporarily relocated their base of operations to Oklahoma City in 2005–06 and 2006–07. During this time, the franchise was known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets.^[2]

References

1. ^ "NBPA History". National Basketball Player's Association. http://www.nbpa.com/history.php. Retrieved August 31, 2008. 
2. ^ 2005–06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season