The Season in Brief
The 1996-97 Charlotte Hornets (1988–2002) went 54-28. Led by Anthony Mason, Glen Rice and Vlade Divac, they posted a +2.13 SRS and went 0-3 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Anthony Mason leads at 35%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Glen Rice | 26.8 |
| Rebounds | Anthony Mason | 11.4 |
| Assists | Muggsy Bogues | 7.2 |
| Steals | Vlade Divac | 1.3 |
| Blocks | Vlade Divac | 2.2 |
| True Shooting | Ricky Pierce | 61.2 |
| 3-Pointers | Glen Rice | 207 |
| Def. Win Shares | Vlade Divac | 3.9 |
The Roster, by Fame
Anthony Mason★All-NBA 3rdAll-Defense 2nd6702Glen RiceAll-NBA 2ndAll-Star4103Vlade Divac334Dell Curry125Muggsy Bogues116Matt Geiger67Tony Smith68Tony Delk39Ricky Pierce310Malik Rose211Tom Chambers212Rafael Addison213Anthony Goldwire214Scott Burrell215Donald Royal116George Zidek117Eric Leckner018Jamie Feick0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Mason★ | 73 | 16.2 | 11.4 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 58.5 | 1 | 3.3 | 67 |
| Glen Rice | 79 | 26.8 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 60.5 | 207 | 1.2 | 41 |
| Vlade Divac | 81 | 12.6 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 53.3 | 11 | 3.9 | 33 |
| Dell Curry | 68 | 14.8 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 56.1 | 126 | 1.0 | 12 |
| Muggsy Bogues | 65 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 55.4 | 60 | 1.1 | 11 |
| Matt Geiger | 49 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 53.8 | 6 | 0.9 | 6 |
| Tony Smith | 69 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 47.7 | 32 | 0.6 | 6 |
| Tony Delk | 61 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 59.6 | 52 | 0.6 | 3 |
| Ricky Pierce | 27 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 61.2 | 30 | 0.2 | 3 |
| Malik Rose | 54 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 51.5 | 0 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Tom Chambers | 12 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 29.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Rafael Addison | 41 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 47.6 | 8 | 0.1 | 2 |
| Anthony Goldwire | 33 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 55.4 | 36 | 0.2 | 2 |
| Scott Burrell | 28 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 48.9 | 19 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Donald Royal | 25 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 63.2 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 |
| George Zidek | 36 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 45.9 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Eric Leckner | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jamie Feick | 3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 51.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 29.1
- Youngest: Malik Rose (22)
- Oldest: Ricky Pierce (37)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Tony Delk - rookie
- Malik Rose - rookie
- Jamie Feick - rookie
- Anthony Mason - new to the team
- Vlade Divac - new to the team
- Tony Smith - new to the team
- Ricky Pierce - new to the team
- Tom Chambers - new to the team
- Donald Royal - new to the team
- Eric Leckner - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Anthony Mason - pick #53 (1988)
- Glen Rice - pick #4 (1989)
- Vlade Divac - pick #26 (1989)
- Dell Curry - pick #15 (1986)
- Muggsy Bogues - pick #12 (1987)
The Playoff Run
0-3 overall