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NBA professional basketball team 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.
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.
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 .
Injuries and surgeries [ edit ]
Michael Jordan fired coach Sam Vincent on April 27, 2008, and subsequently signed legendary coach Larry Brown 2 days later.
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
2008–09 game log
October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 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
POS
GP
GS
MP
REB
AST
STL
BLK
PTS
MPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Raymond Felton
PG
82
81
3,086
310
553
126
30
1,162
37.6
3.8
6.7
1.5
.4
14.2
Emeka Okafor
C
82
81
2,691
827
53
48
136
1,085
32.8
10.1
.6
.6
1.7
13.2
D. J. Augustin
PG
72
12
1,908
133
250
42
2
850
26.5
1.8
3.5
.6
.0
11.8
Gerald Wallace
SF
71
71
2,669
553
189
121
67
1,182
37.6
7.8
2.7
1.7
.9
16.6
Boris Diaw †
PF
59
59
2,216
348
287
50
44
889
37.6
5.9
4.9
.8
.7
15.1
Raja Bell †
SG
45
44
1,603
179
113
37
6
587
35.6
4.0
2.5
.8
.1
13.0
Adam Morrison †
SF
44
5
667
72
38
9
4
199
15.2
1.6
.9
.2
.1
4.5
DeSagana Diop †
C
41
1
584
155
19
17
31
114
14.2
3.8
.5
.4
.8
2.8
Juwan Howard †
SF
39
2
450
72
24
6
5
171
11.5
1.8
.6
.2
.1
4.4
Nazr Mohammed
C
39
1
341
79
8
5
16
104
8.7
2.0
.2
.1
.4
2.7
Matt Carroll †
SG
34
10
475
55
24
18
5
139
14.0
1.6
.7
.5
.1
4.1
Cartier Martin
SF
33
1
266
33
13
8
4
86
8.1
1.0
.4
.2
.1
2.6
Vladimir Radmanović †
SF
32
3
674
105
43
18
8
267
21.1
3.3
1.3
.6
.3
8.3
Alexis Ajinça
PF
31
4
182
30
3
7
6
70
5.9
1.0
.1
.2
.2
2.3
Shannon Brown †
SG
30
0
341
24
28
18
5
144
11.4
.8
.9
.6
.2
4.8
Sean May
PF
24
12
301
69
10
5
4
93
12.5
2.9
.4
.2
.2
3.9
Sean Singletary †
PG
24
1
181
19
17
5
0
56
7.5
.8
.7
.2
.0
2.3
Jared Dudley †
SF
20
7
427
59
19
18
2
108
21.4
3.0
1.0
.9
.1
5.4
Ryan Hollins †
C
18
1
184
36
4
3
17
64
10.2
2.0
.2
.2
.9
3.6
Jason Richardson †
SG
14
14
491
58
36
14
3
262
35.1
4.1
2.6
1.0
.2
18.7
Dontell Jefferson
SG
6
0
84
12
9
4
1
29
14.0
2.0
1.5
.7
.2
4.8
Dwayne Jones
PF
6
0
52
12
0
0
1
12
8.7
2.0
.0
.0
.2
2.0
Andre Brown
PF
4
0
41
12
1
1
0
4
10.3
3.0
.3
.3
.0
1.0
Linton Johnson †
PF
2
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
6.5
.0
.0
.0
.0
.0
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Bobcats only.
Awards, records and milestones[ edit ]
NBA All-Rookie Second Team
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 to 1978.
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]
August 12, 2008
To Charlotte Bobcats 2009 2nd Round Selection
To Oklahoma City Thunder Kyle Weaver [ 7]
December 10, 2008
To Charlotte Bobcats Raja Bell , Boris Diaw , Sean Singletary
To Phoenix Suns Jason Richardson , Jared Dudley , 2010 2nd Round Selection[ 8]
January 16, 2009
To Charlotte Bobcats DeSagana Diop
To Dallas Mavericks Matt Carroll , Ryan Hollins
February 7, 2009
To Charlotte Bobcats Vladimir Radmanovic
To Los Angeles Lakers Adam Morrison , Shannon Brown
^ "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 .
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