1997–98 Charlotte Hornets season

The 1997–98 NBA season was the tenth season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association.^[1] During the off-season, the Hornets signed free agents David Wesley,^[2][3][4] and Bobby Phills,^[5][6][7] while re-signing former Hornets forward J.R. Reid.^[8][9] Early into the season, the team traded long-time Hornets guard Muggsy Bogues, along with second-year guard Tony Delk to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for B. J. Armstrong, who won three championships with the Chicago Bulls in the early 1990s.^{[10][11][12][13]} At midseason, the team signed free agent Vernon Maxwell, who was previously released by the Orlando Magic,^[14] as the Hornets held a 29–18 record at the All-Star break.^[15] Despite injuries to Phills, Vlade Divac and long-time original Hornet Dell Curry, the Hornets had another stellar season posting a ten-game winning streak between February and March, winning 15 of 16 games between February 21 and March 26. The Hornets finished the season third in the Central Division with a 51–31 record, and qualified for their fourth playoff appearance.^[16]

1997–98 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coach	Dave Cowens
General manager	Bob Bass
Owner(s)	George Shinn
Arena	Charlotte Coliseum
Results
Record	51–31 (.622)
Place	Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals (lost to Bulls 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports South WJZY WFVT
Radio	WBT
< 1996–97 1998–99 >

Glen Rice led the team in scoring with 22.3 points per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 1998 NBA All-Star Game,^{[17][18][19][20]} while Wesley averaged 13.0 points, 6.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and Anthony Mason provided the team with 12.8 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. In addition, Phills contributed 10.4 points per game, while Divac averaged 10.4 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, Matt Geiger provided with 11.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, and Curry contributed 9.4 points per game off the bench in only 52 games.^[21]

In the playoffs, the Hornets defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 3–1 in the Eastern Conference First Round,^{[22][23][24][25]} but were eliminated 1–4 by Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and the 2-time defending champion Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals,^{[26][27][28][29]} despite winning Game 2 at the United Center, 78–76.^[30][31][32] The Bulls went on to reach the NBA Finals, where they defeated the Utah Jazz in six games to win their sixth championship in eight years.^{[33][34][35][36][37]} The Hornets finished second in the NBA in home-game attendance for the season behind the Bulls. On November 25, 1997, the team's sellout streak would end at 364 consecutive games (371 including post-season contests); this was the second longest active sell-out streak at the time, behind the Bulls' 465.^[38][39]

Following the season, Divac and Maxwell both signed as free agents with the Sacramento Kings,^{[40][41][42][43]} while Curry signed with the Milwaukee Bucks,^{[42][44][45][46]} and Geiger signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.^[47][48][49] For the season, the Hornets added side panels and additional pinstripes to their uniforms, which remained in use until 2002.^[50][51]

Offseason

NBA draft

Main article: 1997 NBA draft

The Hornets had no draft picks in 1997.

Roster

1997–98 Charlotte Hornets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 10 Armstrong, B. J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1967–09–09 Iowa G 15 Beck, Corey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1971–05–27 Arkansas G 30 Curry, Dell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964–06–25 Virginia Tech C 12 Divac, Vlade 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1968–02–03 Yugoslavia C 52 Geiger, Matt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1969–09–10 Georgia Tech F 14 Mason, Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1966–12–14 Tennessee State G 11 Maxwell, Vernon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–09–12 Florida C 42 McDonald, Michael 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1969–02–13 New Orleans G 13 Phills, Bobby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1969–12–20 Southern F 7 Reid, J.R. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1968–03–31 North Carolina F 41 Rice, Glen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–05–28 Michigan F 5 Royal, Donald 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–05–22 Notre Dame G 4 Wesley, David 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–11–14 Baylor F 32 Williams, Travis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1969–05–27 South Carolina State

Head coach Dave Cowens Assistant coach(es) Mark Osowski Lee Rose Paul Silas Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended   Injured Roster Last transaction: March 24, 1998

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	62	20	.756	–	37–4	25–16	21–7
x-Indiana Pacers	58	24	.707	4	32–9	26–15	19–9
x-Charlotte Hornets	51	31	.622	11	32–9	19–22	16–12
x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	12	29–12	21–20	19–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	15	27–14	20–21	14–14
Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	25	25–16	12–29	12–16
Milwaukee Bucks	36	46	.439	26	21–20	15–26	9–19
Toronto Raptors	16	66	.195	46	9–32	7–34	2–26

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Chicago Bulls	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Miami Heat	55	27	.671	7
3	x-Indiana Pacers	58	24	.707	4
4	x-Charlotte Hornets	51	31	.622	11
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	12
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	15
7	x-New York Knicks	43	39	.524	19
8	x-New Jersey Nets	43	39	.524	19
9	Washington Wizards	42	40	.512	20
10	Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	21
11	Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	25
12	Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	26
12	Milwaukee Bucks	36	46	.439	26
14	Philadelphia 76ers	31	51	.378	31
15	Toronto Raptors	16	66	.195	46

Record vs. opponents

1997-98 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	4–0
Boston	1–2	—	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–0	0–2	2–0	3–2
Charlotte	0–4	2–1	—	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2
Chicago	3–1	3–1	3–1	—	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	4–0	3–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–1
Cleveland	0–4	3–1	2–2	2–2	—	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–2
Dallas	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	—	3–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–1	0–4	4–0	1–1
Denver	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	—	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1
Detroit	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	2–0	—	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	0–2	0–2	2–2
Golden State	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	3–1	0–2	—	1–3	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	—	1–1	4–0	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	4–0	2–2	1–3	2–0	0–4	3–1	1–1
Indiana	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	0–2	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	2–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	4–0
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	3–1	0–4	0–2	—	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	—	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	4–0	1–3	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1
Miami	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	—	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2
Milwaukee	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	—	1–1	0–4	3–1	2–1	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–2
Minnesota	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2
New Jersey	2–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2	—	2–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3
New York	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–4	2–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	—	4–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3
Orlando	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–4	—	4–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Philadelphia	1–3	1–3	1–2	1–2	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	0–4	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	3–1
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	—	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	1–3	4–0	1–1
Portland	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	—	3–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	3–1	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–3	—	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	0–4	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	4–0	—	2–2	2–0	1–3	4–0	1–1
Seattle	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	3–1	2–2	—	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Toronto	0–4	0–3	0–4	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	—	0–2	1–1	0–3
Utah	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–0	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–0	—	4–0	0–2
Vancouver	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	0–4	—	1–1
Washington	0–4	2–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–1	—

Game log

Playoffs

1998 playoff game log Total: 4–5 (home: 2–2; road: 2–3)
First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 23 Atlanta W 97–87 Glen Rice (34) Divac, Mason (7) David Wesley (12) Charlotte Coliseum 19,176 1–0 2 April 25 Atlanta W 92–85 Anthony Mason (25) Glen Rice (13) Divac, Wesley (6) Charlotte Coliseum 20,390 2–0 3 April 28 @ Atlanta L 64–96 Anthony Mason (12) Vlade Divac (7) Divac, Wesley (5) Georgia Dome 19,745 2–1 4 May 1 @ Atlanta W 91–82 Anthony Mason (29) Anthony Mason (14) David Wesley (10) Georgia Dome 22,074 3–1
Conference semifinals: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 3 @ Chicago L 70–83 Glen Rice (25) Vlade Divac (14) David Wesley (9) United Center 23,844 0–1 2 May 6 @ Chicago W 78–76 Mason, Curry (15) Vlade Divac (19) Mason, Rice (4) United Center 23,844 1–1 3 May 8 Chicago L 89–103 Glen Rice (31) Vlade Divac (13) David Wesley (8) Charlotte Coliseum 23,799 1–2 4 May 10 Chicago L 80–94 Vlade Divac (15) Glen Rice (9) Anthony Mason (5) Charlotte Coliseum 23,799 1–3 5 May 13 @ Chicago L 84–93 Glen Rice (30) Vlade Divac (15) three players tied (5) United Center 23,844 1–4
1998 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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
B. J. Armstrong	62	0	12.5	.510	.265	.860	1.1	2.3	0.4	0.0	3.9
Corey Beck	59	14	12.5	.459	.500	.729	1.5	1.7	0.6	0.1	3.2
Muggsy Bogues	2	0	8.0	.400		1.000	0.5	2.0	1.0	0.0	3.0
Dell Curry	52	1	18.7	.447	.421	.788	1.9	1.3	0.6	0.1	9.4
Tony Delk	3	0	11.3	.750	1.000	.500	0.7	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.7
Vlade Divac	64	41	28.2	.498	.214	.691	8.1	2.7	1.3	1.5	10.4
Tony Farmer	27	2	6.3	.321	.222	.795	1.2	0.2	0.4	0.1	2.5
Matt Geiger	78	42	23.6	.505	.091	.712	6.7	1.0	0.9	1.1	11.3
Jeff Grayer	1	0	11.0	.000	.000		0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Anthony Mason	81	80	38.9	.509	.000	.649	10.2	4.2	0.8	0.2	12.8
Vernon Maxwell	31	0	15.1	.428	.360	.735	1.4	1.3	0.5	0.1	6.8
Michael McDonald	1	0	4.0				1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Bobby Phills	62	61	30.4	.446	.386	.757	3.5	3.0	1.3	0.3	10.4
J.R. Reid	79	1	14.0	.459	.375	.730	2.7	0.6	0.4	0.2	4.9
Glen Rice	82	82	40.2	.457	.433	.849	4.3	2.2	0.9	0.3	22.3
Donald Royal	29	5	10.5	.381		.897	1.3	0.6	0.2	0.0	2.6
David Wesley	81	81	35.1	.443	.347	.795	2.6	6.5	1.7	0.4	13.0
Travis Williams	39	0	9.4	.471	.000	.522	2.4	0.5	0.5	0.1	3.5

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
B. J. Armstrong	9	0	16.2	.381	.400	.750	1.1	2.0	0.7	0.0	4.1
Corey Beck	6	0	4.3	.500	.500	1.000	0.2	0.0	0.7	0.0	2.5
Dell Curry	9	0	19.0	.404	.250	.857	2.1	1.1	0.8	0.3	5.8
Vlade Divac	9	9	38.3	.483	.000	.606	10.9	3.4	0.8	1.6	11.6
Matt Geiger	4	0	5.5	.167			1.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.5
Anthony Mason	9	9	40.8	.576	.000	.595	7.9	3.4	0.9	0.0	15.4
Bobby Phills	9	9	29.9	.391	.294	.250	2.6	2.7	1.1	0.2	6.3
J.R. Reid	9	0	12.7	.393	.000	.800	2.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	3.3
Glen Rice	9	9	41.0	.474	.306	.833	5.7	1.4	0.6	0.3	22.8
Donald Royal	4	0	7.0	.429		.750	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	2.3
David Wesley	9	9	31.7	.398	.429	.714	2.0	6.7	0.8	0.0	10.0
Travis Williams	4	0	4.5	.333		.750	1.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.3

Awards and records

• Glen Rice, All-NBA Third Team

Transactions

• July 1, 1997

Released Rafael Addison.

Signed David Wesley as a free agent.

• July 16, 1997

Signed J.R. Reid as a free agent.

• August 19, 1997

Signed Bobby Phills as a free agent.

Released Malik Rose.

Waived Ricky Pierce.

• September 10, 1997

Signed Tony Farmer as a free agent.

Signed Travis Williams as a free agent.

• October 2, 1997

Signed Corey Beck as a free agent.

• November 7, 1997

Traded Muggsy Bogues and Tony Delk to the Golden State Warriors for B. J. Armstrong.

• January 16, 1998

Signed Donald Royal to the first of two 10-day contracts.

• January 22, 1998

Signed Michael McDonald as a free agent.

• February 2, 1998

Signed Jeff Grayer to a 10-day contract.

Signed Vernon Maxwell to a 10-day contract.

• February 4, 1998

Signed Donald Royal to a contract for the rest of the season.

• February 13, 1998

Signed Vernon Maxwell to a contract for the rest of the season.

• March 24, 1998

Waived Tony Farmer.

Player Transactions Citation:^[52]

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