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2008–09 Charlotte Bobcats season

The 2008–09 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 19th season of the NBA basketball in Charlotte in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 5th as the Charlotte Bobcats.

2008–09 Charlotte Bobcats season
Head coachLarry Brown
General managerRod Higgins
PresidentMichael Jordan
Owner(s)Robert L. Johnson
ArenaTime Warner Cable Arena
Results
Record35–47 (.427)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Southeast)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports South, SportSouth
RadioWOLS

The previous season, Charlotte finished 32–50 under coach Sam Vincent, and did not qualify for the playoffs. In response to the dismal season, co-owner and basketball operations chief Michael Jordan fired Vincent and brought in veteran coach Larry Brown.[1] True to his reputation for turning teams around, Brown kept the young team in playoff contention well into April. They ultimately finished four games short of the first playoff appearance in their current incarnation.

Key dates edit

  • June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
  • July 1: The free agency period.
  • March 7: Charlotte recorded its longest winning streak in franchise history at 6 following a 114–105 win over the New York Knicks.

Offseason edit

2008 NBA draft edit

Round Pick Player Nationality Position School/Club Team
1 9 D. J. Augustin   United States PG Texas
1 20 Alexis Ajinça   France C Hyères-Toulon (France)
2 38 Kyle Weaver   United States PG Washington State

Injuries and surgeries edit

Staff changes edit

Michael Jordan fired coach Sam Vincent on April 27, 2008 and subsequently signed legendary coach Larry Brown 2 days later.

Roster edit

Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 21 Ajinça, Alexis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) France
G 14 Augustin, D. J. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Texas
G 19 Bell, Raja 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) FIU
F 32 Diaw, Boris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) France
F/C 7 Diop, DeSagana 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Oak Hill Academy (Virginia)
G 20 Felton, Raymond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) North Carolina
F 5 Howard, Juwan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Michigan
G 2 Jefferson, Dontell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Arkansas
G/F 1 Martin, Cartier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Kansas State
PF 42 May, Sean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 266 lb (121 kg) North Carolina
C 6 Mohammed, Nazr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kentucky
F/C 50 Okafor, Emeka 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Connecticut
F 10 Radmanović, Vladimir 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Serbia
PG 44 Singletary, Sean 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Virginia
F 3 Wallace, Gerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Regular season edit

Standings edit

W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Orlando Magic 59 23 .720 32–9 27–14 14–2 82
x-Atlanta Hawks 47 35 .573 12 31–10 16–25 11–5 82
x-Miami Heat 43 39 .524 16 28–13 15–26 9–7 82
Charlotte Bobcats 35 47 .427 24 23–18 12–29 5–11 82
Washington Wizards 19 63 .232 40 13–28 6–35 1–15 82
#
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers 66 16 .805
2 y-Boston Celtics 62 20 .756 4
3 y-Orlando Magic 59 23 .720 7
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 47 35 .573 19
5 x-Miami Heat 43 39 .524 23
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers 41 41 .500 25
7 x-Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 25
8 x-Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 27
9 Indiana Pacers 36 46 .439 30
10 Charlotte Bobcats 35 47 .427 31
11 New Jersey Nets 34 48 .415 32
12 Milwaukee Bucks 34 48 .415 32
13 Toronto Raptors 33 49 .402 33
14 New York Knicks 32 50 .390 34
15 Washington Wizards 19 63 .232 47

Game log edit

2008–09 game log
October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 30 @ Cleveland L 79–96 Jason Richardson (24) Emeka Okafor (12) Raymond Felton (5) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
0–1
November: 5–10 (home: 4–7; road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
2 November 1 Miami W 100–87 Gerald Wallace (34) Emeka Okafor (13) Raymond Felton (8) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,238
1–1
3 November 3 Detroit L 83–101 Shannon Brown (16) Gerald Wallace (12) Jason Richardson (5) Time Warner Cable Arena
11,023
1–2
4 November 5 @ New York L 98–101 Raymond Felton (18) Emeka Okafor (15) Raymond Felton (6) Madison Square Garden
17,977
1–3
5 November 7 New Orleans W 92–89 Jason Richardson, Raymond Felton (20) Emeka Okafor (10) D. J. Augustin (4) Time Warner Cable Arena
13,435
2–3
6 November 9 Toronto L 79–89 D. J. Augustin (14) Gerald Wallace (8) Raymond Felton (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
12,111
2–4
7 November 11 Denver L 80–88 Jason Richardson (23) Emeka Okafor (8) Raymond Felton (5) Time Warner Cable Arena
10,753
2–5
8 November 14 Utah W 104–96 Raymond Felton (23) Gerald Wallace (9) Raymond Felton (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
14,189
3–5
9 November 16 Orlando L 85–90 Gerald Wallace (19) Gerald Wallace, Emeka Okafor (9) Raymond Felton (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
12,639
3–6
10 November 18 Dallas L 83–100 D. J. Augustin (21) Emeka Okafor (9) D. J. Augustin (4) Time Warner Cable Arena
10,935
3–7
11 November 21 @ Atlanta L 83–88 D. J. Augustin (26) Emeka Okafor (11) D. J. Augustin (7) Philips Arena
15,068
3–8
12 November 22 Milwaukee L 74–79 Gerald Wallace (18) Emeka Okafor (18) Raymond Felton (5) Time Warner Cable Arena
12,096
3–9
13 November 24 Philadelphia W 93–84 D. J. Augustin (25) Emeka Okafor (9) D. J. Augustin (11) Time Warner Cable Arena
10,848
4–9
14 November 26 @ Toronto L 86–93 Gerald Wallace (23) Emeka Okafor (14) Raymond Felton (7) Air Canada Centre
17,414
4–10
15 November 28 @ Indiana W 115–108 (OT) Raymond Felton (31) Emeka Okafor (20) Raymond Felton (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
17,160
5–10
16 November 29 Boston L 84–89 Gerald Wallace (23) Gerald Wallace (8) Raymond Felton (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,177
5–11
December: 6–10 (home: 4–5; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
17 December 1 Minnesota W 100–90 Jason Richardson (25) Emeka Okafor (10) Raymond Felton (14) Time Warner Cable Arena
9,285
6–11
18 December 3 Oklahoma City W 103–97 Emeka Okafor (25) Emeka Okafor (13) Raymond Felton (12) Time Warner Cable Arena
11,629
7–11
19 December 5 @ Milwaukee L 96–101 Jason Richardson (20) Emeka Okafor (8) Raymond Felton (8) Bradley Center
14,875
7–12
20 December 6 Cleveland L 74–94 D. J. Augustin (17) Emeka Okafor (8) Raymond Felton (5) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,133
7–13
21 December 8 @ Miami L 96–100 Jason Richardson (24) Emeka Okafor (12) Raymond Felton (8) American Airlines Arena
15,024
7–14
22 December 10 @ New Orleans L 89–105 D. J. Augustin (28) Emeka Okafor (8) D. J. Augustin (7) New Orleans Arena
15,750
7–15
23 December 11 @ Dallas L 90–95 Emeka Okafor (27) Emeka Okafor (17) D. J. Augustin (10) American Airlines Center
19,736
7–16
24 December 13 Detroit L 86–90 Gerald Wallace (22) Emeka Okafor (12) Boris Diaw (5) Time Warner Cable Arena
17,373
7–17
25 December 15 @ Atlanta L 79–83 Boris Diaw (25) Emeka Okafor (11) Raymond Felton (7) Philips Arena
12,733
7–18
26 December 16 Chicago W 110–101 (OT) D. J. Augustin (29) Emeka Okafor (13) D. J. Augustin, Raymond Felton (7) Time Warner Cable Arena
11,225
8–18
27 December 19 @ Memphis W 112–83 Boris Diaw (26) Boris Diaw (10) D. J. Augustin (10) FedExForum
11,869
9–18
28 December 20 Golden State L 103–110 Gerald Wallace (26) Emeka Okafor (13) Raymond Felton (8) Time Warner Cable Arena
13,068
9–19
29 December 23 Washington W 80–72 Emeka Okafor (29) Emeka Okafor (18) Raymond Felton (8) Time Warner Cable Arena
13,776
10–19
30 December 26 @ New Jersey W 95–87 Raymond Felton (22) Gerald Wallace (13) Boris Diaw (7) Izod Center
16,852
11–19
31 December 27 New Jersey L 103–114 (OT) Gerald Wallace (32) Emeka Okafor (10) Boris Diaw (7) Time Warner Cable Arena
15,837
11–20
32 December 30 New York L 89–93 Gerald Wallace (21) Emeka Okafor (15) Raymond Felton (8) Time Warner Cable Arena
15,108
11–21
January: 8–7 (home: 5–1; road: 3–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
33 January 2 @ Milwaukee L 75–103 Boris Diaw (16) Emeka Okafor (12) Boris Diaw (6) Bradley Center
15,107
11–22
34 January 3 Milwaukee W 102–92 Gerald Wallace (24) Boris Diaw, Raymond Felton, Emeka Okafor (6) Boris Diaw (7) Time Warner Cable Arena
14,201
12–22
35 January 6 Boston W 114–106 (OT) Raymond Felton (25) Emeka Okafor (17) Raymond Felton (8) Time Warner Cable Arena
17,112
13–22
36 January 7 @ Cleveland L 81–111 Raymond Felton (15) Boris Diaw (8) Boris Diaw (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
13–23
37 January 9 @ Philadelphia L 87–93 Emeka Okafor (24) Emeka Okafor (11) Raymond Felton (8) Wachovia Center
14,235
13–24
38 January 10 @ Washington W 92–89 Raja Bell (19) Emeka Okafor (6) Raymond Felton (11) Verizon Center
20,173
14–24
39 January 13 @ Detroit W 80–78 Raymond Felton (23) Gerald Wallace (10) Raymond Felton (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076
15–24
40 January 17 Portland W 102–97 (OT) Gerald Wallace (31) Gerald Wallace (16) Raymond Felton, Boris Diaw (7) Time Warner Cable Arena
17,482
16–24
41 January 19 San Antonio L 84–86 Raja Bell (25) Boris Diaw (13) Raymond Felton (9) Time Warner Cable Arena
16,160
16–25
42 January 21 Memphis W 101–86 Raja Bell (25) Emeka Okafor (15) Gerald Wallace (9) Time Warner Cable Arena
11,249
17–25
43 January 23 Phoenix W 98–76 Gerald Wallace (28) Boris Diaw (11) Raja Bell (8) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,104
18–25
44 January 25 @ Indiana L 93–98 Raja Bell, Boris Diaw (18) Emeka Okafor (8) Raymond Felton (12) Conseco Fieldhouse
10,936
18–26
45 January 27 @ L.A. Lakers W 117–110 (2OT) Boris Diaw (23) Raymond Felton, Emeka Okafor (11) Boris Diaw, Raymond Felton (9) Staples Center
18,997
19–26
46 January 28 @ Portland L 74–88 Emeka Okafor (18) Emeka Okafor, Raymond Felton (5) Raymond Felton (8) Rose Garden
20,380
19–27
47 January 30 @ Denver L 99–110 Raja Bell (27) DeSagana Diop (7) Raymond Felton (9) Pepsi Center
18,463
19–28
February: 6–7 (home: 3–2; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
48 February 2 @ Utah L 86–105 Raymond Felton (16) Emeka Okafor (7) Raymond Felton (9) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
19–29
49 February 6 Atlanta L 97–102 Raja Bell (17) Emeka Okafor (19) Raymond Felton (8) Time Warner Cable Arena
15,140
19–30
50 February 8 @ Miami L 92–96 D. J. Augustin (27) Emeka Okafor (8) Raymond Felton (11) American Airlines Arena
17,656
19–31
51 February 9 L.A. Clippers W 94–73 Emeka Okafor (19) Emeka Okafor (16) Boris Diaw (9) Time Warner Cable Arena
10,852
20–31
52 February 11 Washington W 101–89 D. J. Augustin (24) Emeka Okafor (13) Raymond Felton (9) Time Warner Cable Arena
10,237
21–31
53 February 17 @ Orlando L 102–107 (OT) Raymond Felton (22) Raymond Felton (10) Raymond Felton (5) Amway Arena
17,461
21–32
54 February 18 Indiana W 103–94 Gerald Wallace (25) Emeka Okafor (12) Gerald Wallace (7) Time Warner Cable Arena
12,374
22–32
55 February 20 Orlando L 80–92 Raymond Felton (16) Emeka Okafor (11) Raymond Felton (5) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,244
22–33
56 February 22 @ Houston L 78–99 Boris Diaw, Emeka Okafor, Raymond Felton (13) Emeka Okafor (11) Raymond Felton (4) Toyota Center
17,124
22–34
57 February 24 @ Phoenix L 102–112 Boris Diaw (27) Boris Diaw (10) Raymond Felton (9) US Airways Center
18,422
22–35
58 February 25 @ Sacramento W 98–91 Gerald Wallace (27) Emeka Okafor (11) Raymond Felton (9) ARCO Arena
10,439
23–35
59 February 27 @ Golden State W 112–109 Raymond Felton (26) Gerald Wallace, Emeka Okafor (11) Raymond Felton (9) Oracle Arena
18,653
24–35
60 February 28 @ L.A. Clippers W 100–95 Emeka Okafor (28) Emeka Okafor, Gerald Wallace (9) D. J. Augustin (8) Staples Center
16,349
25–35
March: 9–5 (home: 6–2; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
61 March 3 Chicago W 96–80 Raymond Felton, Raja Bell (18) Emeka Okafor (10) Raymond Felton (9) Time Warner Cable Arena
14,216
26–35
62 March 6 Atlanta W 98–91 Gerald Wallace (21) Emeka Okafor (11) Boris Diaw (13) Time Warner Cable Arena
15,058
27–35
63 March 7 @ New York W 114–105 Gerald Wallace (23) Gerald Wallace (13) Raymond Felton (10) Madison Square Garden
19,763
28–35
64 March 10 @ San Antonio L 86–100 Emeka Okafor, Raja Bell (16) DeSagana Diop, Gerald Wallace (7) Boris Diaw (8) AT&T Center
18,254
28–36
65 March 13 Houston L 86–91 Gerald Wallace (17) Gerald Wallace, Emeka Okafor (8) Raymond Felton (8) Time Warner Cable Arena
16,809
28–37
66 March 14 @ Minnesota L 100–108 Gerald Wallace (26) Gerald Wallace (10) Raymond Felton (5) Target Center
15,276
28–38
67 March 16 Toronto W 112–86 Gerald Wallace (25) Vladimir Radmanović, Gerald Wallace (9) Raymond Felton (8) Time Warner Cable Arena
11,349
29–38
68 March 18 Sacramento W 104–88 Gerald Wallace (25) Gerald Wallace (12) Raymond Felton (7) Time Warner Cable Arena
13,594
30–38
69 March 20 @ Toronto W 102–89 Boris Diaw, Gerald Wallace (30) Gerald Wallace (9) Gerald Wallace (8) Air Canada Centre
18,641
31–38
70 March 21 Indiana L 83–108 Boris Diaw (15) Emeka Okafor (9) Raymond Felton, Gerald Wallace (5) Time Warner Cable Arena
15,721
31–39
71 March 25 @ Washington L 93–95 Gerald Wallace (21) Gerald Wallace (11) Raymond Felton (8) Verizon Center
14,657
31–40
72 March 27 @ Philadelphia W 100–95 Boris Diaw (24) Gerald Wallace (11) Boris Diaw (6) Wachovia Center
19,098
32–40
73 March 28 New York W 96–85 Gerald Wallace (23) Emeka Okafor (14) Gerald Wallace (8) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,133
33–40
74 March 31 L.A. Lakers W 94–84 Gerald Wallace (21) Gerald Wallace (13) Boris Diaw (12) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,568
34–40
April: 1–7 (home: 1–1; road: 0–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
75 April 1 @ Boston L 109–111 (2OT) Gerald Wallace (20) Gerald Wallace, Emeka Okafor (10) Raymond Felton (12) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624
34–41
76 April 3 Miami L 92–97 Gerald Wallace (21) Emeka Okafor (13) Raymond Felton (10) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,568
34–42
77 April 5 @ Detroit L 97–104 D. J. Augustin (22) Emeka Okafor (16) Boris Diaw (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076
34–43
78 April 7 Philadelphia W 101–98 Raymond Felton (32) Emeka Okafor (12) Boris Diaw, D. J. Augustin (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
16,499
35–43
79 April 10 @ Oklahoma City L 81–84 D. J. Augustin (20) Gerald Wallace (14) Raymond Felton (5) Ford Center
19,136
35–44
80 April 11 @ Chicago L 106–113 Raymond Felton (26) Emeka Okafor (14) D. J. Augustin (8) United Center
20,265
35–45
81 April 13 @ New Jersey L 87–91 Raymond Felton (19) DeSagana Diop, Boris Diaw, Emeka Okafor (5) Raymond Felton (5) Izod Center
14,519
35–46
82 April 15 @ Orlando L 73–98 Raymond Felton (13) Gerald Wallace (10) Dontell Jefferson (4) Amway Arena
17,461
35–47
2015–16 season schedule

Player statistics edit

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% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Gerald Wallace 71 71 37.6 .480 .298 .804 7.8 2.7 1.70 .94 16.6
Raymond Felton 82 81 37.6 .408 .285 .805 3.8 6.7 1.54 .37 14.2
Boris Diaw* 81 59 34.0 .507 .414 .687 5.3 4.1 .75 .65 13.2
Emeka Okafor 82 81 32.8 .561 .000 .593 10.1 .6 .59 1.66 13.2
Raja Bell* 67 66 34.6 .437 .421 .853 3.6 2.1 .75 .12 11.9
D. J. Augustin 72 12 26.5 .430 .439 .893 1.8 3.5 .58 .03 11.8
Vladimir Radmanović* 78 31 18.5 .421 .401 .741 2.8 1.0 .59 .19 6.9
Dontell Jefferson 6 0 14.0 .500 .500 .667 2.0 1.5 .67 .17 4.8
Juwan Howard* 42 2 11.2 .510 .000 .667 1.8 .6 .17 .14 4.1
Sean May 24 12 12.5 .398 1.000 .700 2.9 .4 .21 .17 3.9
Nazr Mohammed 39 1 8.7 .406 .000 .550 2.0 .2 .13 .41 2.7
Cartier Martin 33 1 8.1 .364 .303 .800 1.0 .4 .24 .12 2.6
Sean Singletary* 37 2 8.2 .365 .400 .857 .90 .8 .30 .00 2.4
Alexis Ajinça 31 4 5.9 .362 .000 .714 1.00 .1 .23 .19 2.3
DeSagana Diop* 75 1 13.8 .433 .000 .333 3.60 .4 .39 .75 2.3
Dwayne Jones 6 0 8.7 .571 .000 .667 2.00 .0 .00 .17 2.0
Andre Brown 4 0 10.3 .143 .000 1.000 3.00 .3 .25 .00 1.0

*Total for entire season including previous team(s)

Awards, records and milestones edit

NBA All-Rookie Second Team

Transactions edit

  • On July 7, the Bobcats hired Herb Brown to be an assistant coach.[3] Herb Brown spent the past four seasons as an assistant in Atlanta. Charlotte is the ninth team he's worked for as an assistant. He served as head coach in Pistons for three seasons from 1975–78.
  • On July 25, the Bobcats agreed to terms with restricted free agent Ryan Hollins.[4]
  • On July 29, the Bobcats agreed to terms with restricted free agent Emeka Okafor.[5] The Charlotte Observer reported the deal is for six years and $72 million.[6]

Trades edit

Free agents edit

References edit

  1. ^ . Charlotte Bobcats. April 29, 2008. Archived from the original on April 11, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
  2. ^ . Charlotte Bobcats. April 30, 2009. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
  3. ^ . Charlotte Bobcats. July 7, 2008. Archived from the original on September 3, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  4. ^ . Charlotte Bobcats. July 25, 2008. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  5. ^ . Charlotte Bobcats. July 31, 2008. Archived from the original on September 4, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  6. ^ Ron Green Jr. (August 6, 2008). "Okafor gets just what he wanted in new contract". Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  7. ^ . Charlotte Bobcats. August 11, 2008. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  8. ^ . Charlotte Bobcats. December 10, 2008. Archived from the original on December 13, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2009.
  9. ^ . Charlotte Bobcats. August 6, 2008. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
  10. ^ . Charlotte Bobcats. December 12, 2008. Archived from the original on December 14, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2009.
  11. ^ Marc Stein (August 6, 2008). "Cats' Boykins latest NBA player to bolt for Europe, signs $3.5 million deal". ESPN. Retrieved September 4, 2008.

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The 2008 09 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 19th season of the NBA basketball in Charlotte in the National Basketball Association NBA and their 5th as the Charlotte Bobcats 2008 09 Charlotte Bobcats seasonHead coachLarry BrownGeneral managerRod HigginsPresidentMichael JordanOwner s Robert L JohnsonArenaTime Warner Cable ArenaResultsRecord35 47 427 PlaceDivision 4th Southeast Conference 10th Eastern Playoff finishDid not qualifyStats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionFox Sports South SportSouthRadioWOLS lt 2007 08 2009 10 gt The previous season Charlotte finished 32 50 under coach Sam Vincent and did not qualify for the playoffs In response to the dismal season co owner and basketball operations chief Michael Jordan fired Vincent and brought in veteran coach Larry Brown 1 True to his reputation for turning teams around Brown kept the young team in playoff contention well into April They ultimately finished four games short of the first playoff appearance in their current incarnation Contents 1 Key dates 2 Offseason 2 1 2008 NBA draft 2 2 Injuries and surgeries 2 3 Staff changes 3 Roster 4 Regular season 4 1 Standings 4 2 Game log 5 Player statistics 6 Awards records and milestones 7 Transactions 7 1 Trades 7 2 Free agents 7 2 1 Additions 7 2 2 Subtractions 8 ReferencesKey dates editJune 26 The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City July 1 The free agency period March 7 Charlotte recorded its longest winning streak in franchise history at 6 following a 114 105 win over the New York Knicks Offseason edit2008 NBA draft edit Main article 2008 NBA draft Round Pick Player Nationality Position School Club Team 1 9 D J Augustin nbsp United States PG Texas 1 20 Alexis Ajinca nbsp France C Hyeres Toulon France 2 38 Kyle Weaver nbsp United States PG Washington State Injuries and surgeries edit Staff changes edit Michael Jordan fired coach Sam Vincent on April 27 2008 and subsequently signed legendary coach Larry Brown 2 days later Roster editCharlotte Bobcats rostervte Players Coaches Pos No Name Height Weight DOB From C 21 Ajinca Alexis 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 220 lb 100 kg France G 14 Augustin D J 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 180 lb 82 kg Texas G 19 Bell Raja 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 215 lb 98 kg FIU F 32 Diaw Boris 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 235 lb 107 kg France F C 7 Diop DeSagana 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 280 lb 127 kg Oak Hill Academy Virginia G 20 Felton Raymond 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 198 lb 90 kg North Carolina F 5 Howard Juwan 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 250 lb 113 kg Michigan G 2 Jefferson Dontell 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 181 lb 82 kg Arkansas G F 1 Martin Cartier 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 220 lb 100 kg Kansas State PF 42 May Sean 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 266 lb 121 kg North Carolina C 6 Mohammed Nazr 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 250 lb 113 kg Kentucky F C 50 Okafor Emeka 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 255 lb 116 kg Connecticut F 10 Radmanovic Vladimir 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 234 lb 106 kg Serbia PG 44 Singletary Sean 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 185 lb 84 kg Virginia F 3 Wallace Gerald 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 220 lb 100 kg Alabama Head coach Larry Brown North Carolina Assistant coach es Herb Brown Vermont Jeff Capel Fayetteville State Phil Ford North Carolina Dave Hanners North Carolina LaSalle Thompson Texas Legend DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp InjuredRegular season editStandings edit Southeast Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP y Orlando Magic 59 23 720 32 9 27 14 14 2 82 x Atlanta Hawks 47 35 573 12 31 10 16 25 11 5 82 x Miami Heat 43 39 524 16 28 13 15 26 9 7 82 Charlotte Bobcats 35 47 427 24 23 18 12 29 5 11 82 Washington Wizards 19 63 232 40 13 28 6 35 1 15 82 Eastern Conferencevte Team W L PCT GB 1 z Cleveland Cavaliers 66 16 805 2 y Boston Celtics 62 20 756 4 3 y Orlando Magic 59 23 720 7 4 x Atlanta Hawks 47 35 573 19 5 x Miami Heat 43 39 524 23 6 x Philadelphia 76ers 41 41 500 25 7 x Chicago Bulls 41 41 500 25 8 x Detroit Pistons 39 43 476 27 9 Indiana Pacers 36 46 439 30 10 Charlotte Bobcats 35 47 427 31 11 New Jersey Nets 34 48 415 32 12 Milwaukee Bucks 34 48 415 32 13 Toronto Raptors 33 49 402 33 14 New York Knicks 32 50 390 34 15 Washington Wizards 19 63 232 47 Game log edit 2008 09 game log October 0 1 home 0 0 road 0 1 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 1 October 30 Cleveland L 79 96 Jason Richardson 24 Emeka Okafor 12 Raymond Felton 5 Quicken Loans Arena20 562 0 1 November 5 10 home 4 7 road 1 3 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 2 November 1 Miami W 100 87 Gerald Wallace 34 Emeka Okafor 13 Raymond Felton 8 Time Warner Cable Arena19 238 1 1 3 November 3 Detroit L 83 101 Shannon Brown 16 Gerald Wallace 12 Jason Richardson 5 Time Warner Cable Arena11 023 1 2 4 November 5 New York L 98 101 Raymond Felton 18 Emeka Okafor 15 Raymond Felton 6 Madison Square Garden17 977 1 3 5 November 7 New Orleans W 92 89 Jason Richardson Raymond Felton 20 Emeka Okafor 10 D J Augustin 4 Time Warner Cable Arena13 435 2 3 6 November 9 Toronto L 79 89 D J Augustin 14 Gerald Wallace 8 Raymond Felton 6 Time Warner Cable Arena12 111 2 4 7 November 11 Denver L 80 88 Jason Richardson 23 Emeka Okafor 8 Raymond Felton 5 Time Warner Cable Arena10 753 2 5 8 November 14 Utah W 104 96 Raymond Felton 23 Gerald Wallace 9 Raymond Felton 6 Time Warner Cable Arena14 189 3 5 9 November 16 Orlando L 85 90 Gerald Wallace 19 Gerald Wallace Emeka Okafor 9 Raymond Felton 6 Time Warner Cable Arena12 639 3 6 10 November 18 Dallas L 83 100 D J Augustin 21 Emeka Okafor 9 D J Augustin 4 Time Warner Cable Arena10 935 3 7 11 November 21 Atlanta L 83 88 D J Augustin 26 Emeka Okafor 11 D J Augustin 7 Philips Arena15 068 3 8 12 November 22 Milwaukee L 74 79 Gerald Wallace 18 Emeka Okafor 18 Raymond Felton 5 Time Warner Cable Arena12 096 3 9 13 November 24 Philadelphia W 93 84 D J Augustin 25 Emeka Okafor 9 D J Augustin 11 Time Warner Cable Arena10 848 4 9 14 November 26 Toronto L 86 93 Gerald Wallace 23 Emeka Okafor 14 Raymond Felton 7 Air Canada Centre17 414 4 10 15 November 28 Indiana W 115 108 OT Raymond Felton 31 Emeka Okafor 20 Raymond Felton 7 Conseco Fieldhouse17 160 5 10 16 November 29 Boston L 84 89 Gerald Wallace 23 Gerald Wallace 8 Raymond Felton 6 Time Warner Cable Arena19 177 5 11 December 6 10 home 4 5 road 2 5 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 17 December 1 Minnesota W 100 90 Jason Richardson 25 Emeka Okafor 10 Raymond Felton 14 Time Warner Cable Arena9 285 6 11 18 December 3 Oklahoma City W 103 97 Emeka Okafor 25 Emeka Okafor 13 Raymond Felton 12 Time Warner Cable Arena11 629 7 11 19 December 5 Milwaukee L 96 101 Jason Richardson 20 Emeka Okafor 8 Raymond Felton 8 Bradley Center14 875 7 12 20 December 6 Cleveland L 74 94 D J Augustin 17 Emeka Okafor 8 Raymond Felton 5 Time Warner Cable Arena19 133 7 13 21 December 8 Miami L 96 100 Jason Richardson 24 Emeka Okafor 12 Raymond Felton 8 American Airlines Arena15 024 7 14 22 December 10 New Orleans L 89 105 D J Augustin 28 Emeka Okafor 8 D J Augustin 7 New Orleans Arena15 750 7 15 23 December 11 Dallas L 90 95 Emeka Okafor 27 Emeka Okafor 17 D J Augustin 10 American Airlines Center19 736 7 16 24 December 13 Detroit L 86 90 Gerald Wallace 22 Emeka Okafor 12 Boris Diaw 5 Time Warner Cable Arena17 373 7 17 25 December 15 Atlanta L 79 83 Boris Diaw 25 Emeka Okafor 11 Raymond Felton 7 Philips Arena12 733 7 18 26 December 16 Chicago W 110 101 OT D J Augustin 29 Emeka Okafor 13 D J Augustin Raymond Felton 7 Time Warner Cable Arena11 225 8 18 27 December 19 Memphis W 112 83 Boris Diaw 26 Boris Diaw 10 D J Augustin 10 FedExForum11 869 9 18 28 December 20 Golden State L 103 110 Gerald Wallace 26 Emeka Okafor 13 Raymond Felton 8 Time Warner Cable Arena13 068 9 19 29 December 23 Washington W 80 72 Emeka Okafor 29 Emeka Okafor 18 Raymond Felton 8 Time Warner Cable Arena13 776 10 19 30 December 26 New Jersey W 95 87 Raymond Felton 22 Gerald Wallace 13 Boris Diaw 7 Izod Center16 852 11 19 31 December 27 New Jersey L 103 114 OT Gerald Wallace 32 Emeka Okafor 10 Boris Diaw 7 Time Warner Cable Arena15 837 11 20 32 December 30 New York L 89 93 Gerald Wallace 21 Emeka Okafor 15 Raymond Felton 8 Time Warner Cable Arena15 108 11 21 January 8 7 home 5 1 road 3 6 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 33 January 2 Milwaukee L 75 103 Boris Diaw 16 Emeka Okafor 12 Boris Diaw 6 Bradley Center15 107 11 22 34 January 3 Milwaukee W 102 92 Gerald Wallace 24 Boris Diaw Raymond Felton Emeka Okafor 6 Boris Diaw 7 Time Warner Cable Arena14 201 12 22 35 January 6 Boston W 114 106 OT Raymond Felton 25 Emeka Okafor 17 Raymond Felton 8 Time Warner Cable Arena17 112 13 22 36 January 7 Cleveland L 81 111 Raymond Felton 15 Boris Diaw 8 Boris Diaw 6 Quicken Loans Arena20 562 13 23 37 January 9 Philadelphia L 87 93 Emeka Okafor 24 Emeka Okafor 11 Raymond Felton 8 Wachovia Center14 235 13 24 38 January 10 Washington W 92 89 Raja Bell 19 Emeka Okafor 6 Raymond Felton 11 Verizon Center20 173 14 24 39 January 13 Detroit W 80 78 Raymond Felton 23 Gerald Wallace 10 Raymond Felton 9 The Palace of Auburn Hills22 076 15 24 40 January 17 Portland W 102 97 OT Gerald Wallace 31 Gerald Wallace 16 Raymond Felton Boris Diaw 7 Time Warner Cable Arena17 482 16 24 41 January 19 San Antonio L 84 86 Raja Bell 25 Boris Diaw 13 Raymond Felton 9 Time Warner Cable Arena16 160 16 25 42 January 21 Memphis W 101 86 Raja Bell 25 Emeka Okafor 15 Gerald Wallace 9 Time Warner Cable Arena11 249 17 25 43 January 23 Phoenix W 98 76 Gerald Wallace 28 Boris Diaw 11 Raja Bell 8 Time Warner Cable Arena19 104 18 25 44 January 25 Indiana L 93 98 Raja Bell Boris Diaw 18 Emeka Okafor 8 Raymond Felton 12 Conseco Fieldhouse10 936 18 26 45 January 27 L A Lakers W 117 110 2OT Boris Diaw 23 Raymond Felton Emeka Okafor 11 Boris Diaw Raymond Felton 9 Staples Center18 997 19 26 46 January 28 Portland L 74 88 Emeka Okafor 18 Emeka Okafor Raymond Felton 5 Raymond Felton 8 Rose Garden20 380 19 27 47 January 30 Denver L 99 110 Raja Bell 27 DeSagana Diop 7 Raymond Felton 9 Pepsi Center18 463 19 28 February 6 7 home 3 2 road 3 5 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 48 February 2 Utah L 86 105 Raymond Felton 16 Emeka Okafor 7 Raymond Felton 9 EnergySolutions Arena19 911 19 29 49 February 6 Atlanta L 97 102 Raja Bell 17 Emeka Okafor 19 Raymond Felton 8 Time Warner Cable Arena15 140 19 30 50 February 8 Miami L 92 96 D J Augustin 27 Emeka Okafor 8 Raymond Felton 11 American Airlines Arena17 656 19 31 51 February 9 L A Clippers W 94 73 Emeka Okafor 19 Emeka Okafor 16 Boris Diaw 9 Time Warner Cable Arena10 852 20 31 52 February 11 Washington W 101 89 D J Augustin 24 Emeka Okafor 13 Raymond Felton 9 Time Warner Cable Arena10 237 21 31 53 February 17 Orlando L 102 107 OT Raymond Felton 22 Raymond Felton 10 Raymond Felton 5 Amway Arena17 461 21 32 54 February 18 Indiana W 103 94 Gerald Wallace 25 Emeka Okafor 12 Gerald Wallace 7 Time Warner Cable Arena12 374 22 32 55 February 20 Orlando L 80 92 Raymond Felton 16 Emeka Okafor 11 Raymond Felton 5 Time Warner Cable Arena19 244 22 33 56 February 22 Houston L 78 99 Boris Diaw Emeka Okafor Raymond Felton 13 Emeka Okafor 11 Raymond Felton 4 Toyota Center17 124 22 34 57 February 24 Phoenix L 102 112 Boris Diaw 27 Boris Diaw 10 Raymond Felton 9 US Airways Center18 422 22 35 58 February 25 Sacramento W 98 91 Gerald Wallace 27 Emeka Okafor 11 Raymond Felton 9 ARCO Arena10 439 23 35 59 February 27 Golden State W 112 109 Raymond Felton 26 Gerald Wallace Emeka Okafor 11 Raymond Felton 9 Oracle Arena18 653 24 35 60 February 28 L A Clippers W 100 95 Emeka Okafor 28 Emeka Okafor Gerald Wallace 9 D J Augustin 8 Staples Center16 349 25 35 March 9 5 home 6 2 road 3 3 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 61 March 3 Chicago W 96 80 Raymond Felton Raja Bell 18 Emeka Okafor 10 Raymond Felton 9 Time Warner Cable Arena14 216 26 35 62 March 6 Atlanta W 98 91 Gerald Wallace 21 Emeka Okafor 11 Boris Diaw 13 Time Warner Cable Arena15 058 27 35 63 March 7 New York W 114 105 Gerald Wallace 23 Gerald Wallace 13 Raymond Felton 10 Madison Square Garden19 763 28 35 64 March 10 San Antonio L 86 100 Emeka Okafor Raja Bell 16 DeSagana Diop Gerald Wallace 7 Boris Diaw 8 AT amp T Center18 254 28 36 65 March 13 Houston L 86 91 Gerald Wallace 17 Gerald Wallace Emeka Okafor 8 Raymond Felton 8 Time Warner Cable Arena16 809 28 37 66 March 14 Minnesota L 100 108 Gerald Wallace 26 Gerald Wallace 10 Raymond Felton 5 Target Center15 276 28 38 67 March 16 Toronto W 112 86 Gerald Wallace 25 Vladimir Radmanovic Gerald Wallace 9 Raymond Felton 8 Time Warner Cable Arena11 349 29 38 68 March 18 Sacramento W 104 88 Gerald Wallace 25 Gerald Wallace 12 Raymond Felton 7 Time Warner Cable Arena13 594 30 38 69 March 20 Toronto W 102 89 Boris Diaw Gerald Wallace 30 Gerald Wallace 9 Gerald Wallace 8 Air Canada Centre18 641 31 38 70 March 21 Indiana L 83 108 Boris Diaw 15 Emeka Okafor 9 Raymond Felton Gerald Wallace 5 Time Warner Cable Arena15 721 31 39 71 March 25 Washington L 93 95 Gerald Wallace 21 Gerald Wallace 11 Raymond Felton 8 Verizon Center14 657 31 40 72 March 27 Philadelphia W 100 95 Boris Diaw 24 Gerald Wallace 11 Boris Diaw 6 Wachovia Center19 098 32 40 73 March 28 New York W 96 85 Gerald Wallace 23 Emeka Okafor 14 Gerald Wallace 8 Time Warner Cable Arena19 133 33 40 74 March 31 L A Lakers W 94 84 Gerald Wallace 21 Gerald Wallace 13 Boris Diaw 12 Time Warner Cable Arena19 568 34 40 April 1 7 home 1 1 road 0 6 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Record 75 April 1 Boston L 109 111 2OT Gerald Wallace 20 Gerald Wallace Emeka Okafor 10 Raymond Felton 12 TD Banknorth Garden18 624 34 41 76 April 3 Miami L 92 97 Gerald Wallace 21 Emeka Okafor 13 Raymond Felton 10 Time Warner Cable Arena19 568 34 42 77 April 5 Detroit L 97 104 D J Augustin 22 Emeka Okafor 16 Boris Diaw 6 The Palace of Auburn Hills22 076 34 43 78 April 7 Philadelphia W 101 98 Raymond Felton 32 Emeka Okafor 12 Boris Diaw D J Augustin 6 Time Warner Cable Arena16 499 35 43 79 April 10 Oklahoma City L 81 84 D J Augustin 20 Gerald Wallace 14 Raymond Felton 5 Ford Center19 136 35 44 80 April 11 Chicago L 106 113 Raymond Felton 26 Emeka Okafor 14 D J Augustin 8 United Center20 265 35 45 81 April 13 New Jersey L 87 91 Raymond Felton 19 DeSagana Diop Boris Diaw Emeka Okafor 5 Raymond Felton 5 Izod Center14 519 35 46 82 April 15 Orlando L 73 98 Raymond Felton 13 Gerald Wallace 10 Dontell Jefferson 4 Amway Arena17 461 35 47 2015 16 season schedulePlayer statistics editLegend 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 3P FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Gerald Wallace 71 71 37 6 480 298 804 7 8 2 7 1 70 94 16 6 Raymond Felton 82 81 37 6 408 285 805 3 8 6 7 1 54 37 14 2 Boris Diaw 81 59 34 0 507 414 687 5 3 4 1 75 65 13 2 Emeka Okafor 82 81 32 8 561 000 593 10 1 6 59 1 66 13 2 Raja Bell 67 66 34 6 437 421 853 3 6 2 1 75 12 11 9 D J Augustin 72 12 26 5 430 439 893 1 8 3 5 58 03 11 8 Vladimir Radmanovic 78 31 18 5 421 401 741 2 8 1 0 59 19 6 9 Dontell Jefferson 6 0 14 0 500 500 667 2 0 1 5 67 17 4 8 Juwan Howard 42 2 11 2 510 000 667 1 8 6 17 14 4 1 Sean May 24 12 12 5 398 1 000 700 2 9 4 21 17 3 9 Nazr Mohammed 39 1 8 7 406 000 550 2 0 2 13 41 2 7 Cartier Martin 33 1 8 1 364 303 800 1 0 4 24 12 2 6 Sean Singletary 37 2 8 2 365 400 857 90 8 30 00 2 4 Alexis Ajinca 31 4 5 9 362 000 714 1 00 1 23 19 2 3 DeSagana Diop 75 1 13 8 433 000 333 3 60 4 39 75 2 3 Dwayne Jones 6 0 8 7 571 000 667 2 00 0 00 17 2 0 Andre Brown 4 0 10 3 143 000 1 000 3 00 3 25 00 1 0 Total for entire season including previous team s Awards records and milestones editNBA All Rookie Second Team D J Augustin 2 Transactions editOn July 7 the Bobcats hired Herb Brown to be an assistant coach 3 Herb Brown spent the past four seasons as an assistant in Atlanta Charlotte is the ninth team he s worked for as an assistant He served as head coach in Pistons for three seasons from 1975 78 On July 25 the Bobcats agreed to terms with restricted free agent Ryan Hollins 4 On July 29 the Bobcats agreed to terms with restricted free agent Emeka Okafor 5 The Charlotte Observer reported the deal is for six years and 72 million 6 Trades edit August 12 2008 To Charlotte Bobcats2009 2nd Round Selection To Oklahoma City ThunderKyle Weaver 7 December 10 2008 To Charlotte BobcatsRaja Bell Boris Diaw Sean Singletary To Phoenix SunsJason Richardson Jared Dudley 2010 2nd Round Selection 8 January 16 2009 To Charlotte BobcatsDeSagana Diop To Dallas MavericksMatt Carroll Ryan Hollins February 7 2009 To Charlotte BobcatsVladimir Radmanovic To Los Angeles LakersAdam Morrison Shannon Brown Free agents edit Additions edit Player Signed Former team Shannon Brown 9 August 6 2008 Chicago Bulls Juwan Howard 10 December 12 2008 Denver Nuggets Subtractions edit Player Left New team Othella Harrington July 1 2008 Earl Boykins 11 August 6 2008 Virtus Bologna Italy References edit Bobcats Name Larry Brown Head Coach Charlotte Bobcats April 29 2008 Archived from the original on April 11 2010 Retrieved August 9 2008 Augustin Earns 2008 09 All Rookie Second Team Honors Charlotte Bobcats April 30 2009 Archived from the original on December 3 2009 Retrieved July 3 2009 Herb Brown Added to Coaching Staff Charlotte Bobcats July 7 2008 Archived from the original on September 3 2008 Retrieved September 4 2008 Bobcats Re sign Ryan Hollins Charlotte Bobcats July 25 2008 Archived from the original on September 15 2008 Retrieved September 4 2008 Bobcats Re Sign Emeka Okafor Charlotte Bobcats July 31 2008 Archived from the original on September 4 2008 Retrieved September 4 2008 Ron Green Jr August 6 2008 Okafor gets just what he wanted in new contract Charlotte Observer Archived from the original on January 19 2013 Retrieved September 4 2008 Bobcats Acquire 2009 Second Round Draft Pick Charlotte Bobcats August 11 2008 Archived from the original on March 7 2009 Retrieved September 4 2008 Bobcats Acquire Boris Diaw Raja Bell and Sean Singletary from Phoenix Charlotte Bobcats December 10 2008 Archived from the original on December 13 2008 Retrieved July 2 2009 Bobcats Sign Shannon Brown Charlotte Bobcats August 6 2008 Archived from the original on September 5 2008 Retrieved September 4 2008 Bobcats Sign Juwan Howard Charlotte Bobcats December 12 2008 Archived from the original on December 14 2008 Retrieved February 4 2009 Marc Stein August 6 2008 Cats Boykins latest NBA player to bolt for Europe signs 3 5 million deal ESPN Retrieved September 4 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 09 Charlotte Bobcats season amp oldid 1222316488, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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