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Editors...... Matt Ryan, Brian Travis, Kyle Bass, Lindsey Mitchell Associate Editors...... Jim Eichenhofer Design, Layout and Production...... Eddie Coe, Rachel Guillot Photography...... Layne Murdoch, NBA Photos Special Thanks...... Randy Robles, Bob Rosen, Chris Thorn and the Elias Sports Bureau

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All NBA and team insignia depicted in this publication are the property of NBA Properties, Inc. and the respective teams of the NBA and may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without the prior written consent of NBA Properties, Inc. The information contained in this publication was compiled by the New Orleans Pelicans and is provided as a courtesy to our fans and the press and may be used only for personal or editorial purposes. Any commercial use of this information is prohibited without the prior written consent of the New Orleans Pelicans. MEDIA MISC OPPONENTS RECORDS TEAM HISTORY 2012-13 PLAYERS BBALL OPS ADMINISTRATION OWNERSHIP NEW ERA 81-83 80 79 78 77 76 2012-13 SEASONSUMMARY 74 72-73 70-71 68-69 66-67 64-65 62-63 60-61 58-59 56-57 54-55 52-53 50-51 48-49 46-47 45 Roster PLAYERS 43 42 41 40 39 38 37-38 36 35 OPERATIONS 33 Legal 32 30-31 Finance 27-29 25-26 ADMINISTRATION 21-22 20 18 12 OWNERSHIP 10 9 Uniforms 8 Logos/Marks 7 6 NEW ERA TABLE OFCONTENTS Miscellaneous Statistics Top IndividualPerformances Top TeamPerformances Individual Highs Team HighsandLows Game-by-Game FinalResults Final Roster&Statistics Jason Smith Brian Roberts Austin Rivers Arinze Onuaku Anthony Morrow Darius Miller Eric Gordon Ryan Anderson Al-Farouq Aminu Basketball OperationsStaff Jamelle McMillan Bryson Graham Carlos Daniel John Ishop David Jovanovic Jared Ralsky Marc Chasanoff Shane Kupperman David Booth Jimmy Polk Kevin Hanson Fred Vinson Bryan Gates Dave Hanners Monty Williams Dell Demps Mickey Loomis Corporate Partnerships Ticket Sales,Service,&Operations Marketing Board ofDirectors Dennis Lauscha Rita BensonLeBlanc Tom Benson Court Design Practice Facility Ticket Map New Orleans Arena 192 191 190 189 188 187 186 185 184 183 OPPONENTS/NBA 181 180 179 178 177 172-176 170-171 169 168 167 166 165 164 163 Performances 20-Point/20- Triple-Doubles 162 161 Performances 160 159 157-158 155-156 153-154 RECORDS Records 149-151 148 147 146 144-145 143-144 132-142 111-131 87-110 Execs 86 TEAM HISTORY 84 Leadership New YorkKnicks TimberwolvesMinnesota Lakers Clippers Los Angeles Golden StateWarriors Charlotte Bobcats Playoff Leaders Top IndividualPerformances Top TeamPerformances All-Time IndividualHighs All-Time Team HighsandLows Year-by-Year Statistics All-Time Game-by-Game Playoff Records Franchise Bests Career Leaders Year-by-Year NBA Rankings Year-by-Year Leaders Record by Record When Year-by-Year Comparisons Consecutive GamesRecords Top ScoringPerformances Margins/Leads/Highest Score Rookie Highs All-Time TopIndividual All-Time Top TeamPerformances Miscellaneous Records Opponent IndividualHighs Individual Highs Opponent TeamHighs/Lows Team Highs/Lows All-Time PreseasonResults/ TotalsAll-Time Attendance Franchise Firsts All-Time NumericalRoster All-Time CollegiateRoster All-Star Weekend Award Winners Draft History All-Time Transactions All-Time Roster Year-by-Year Statistics Year-by-Year Coaches/Assts/ Missed Games 216 215 214 213 212 211 FollowingthePelicans/Affiliates 210 209 MEDIA InternationalOffices 207 206 205 MISCELLANEOUS 203 202-203 201 200 199 198-199 197 196 195 194 193 Media Guidelines&Policies Brian Travis Lindsey Mitchell Matt Ryan Daniel Sallerson Lew Shuman Jim Eichenhofer Digital MediaStaff Doug Tatum John DeShazier Sean Kelley Jen Hale David Wesley Joel Meyers Greg Bensel NBA Cares Community Investment League Directory 2013-14 NBA Development NBA Information All-Time NBA CareerScorers All-Time NBA StatisticalLeaders 2013 NBA Draft NBA HonorRolll Totals2012-13 Attendance & Lows 2012-13 NBA Team Indiv. Highs 2012-13 NBA Indiv. Leaders 2012-13 Standings Jazz Spurs San Antonio Portland TrailBlazers City Thunder Oklahoma Milwaukee Bucks Indiana Pacers Detroit Pistons Cleveland Cavaliers Chicago Bulls Central Division EASTERN CONFERENCE Portland TrailBlazers City Thunder Oklahoma TimberwolvesMinnesota Denver Nuggets Northwest Division WESTERN CONFERENCE NBA ALIGNMENT ConferenceSemifinalsbegin(possiblemove-uptoMay3or4) June 26 June 16 June 5 May 20 May 20 May TBD May 5 April 27 April 19 April 16 February 20 February 14-16 January 10 January 6 October 29 2013-14 KEY DATES GENERAL INFORMATION

www.pelicans.com (504) 593-4700 Metairie, LA 70003 Drive 5800 Airline Business Office Address 2014 NBA Draft NBA Draft EarlyEntryWithdrawalDeadline(5p.m.ET) The Finalsbegin 2014 NBA DraftLottery Conference Finalsbegin(possiblemove-uptoMay18or19) 2014 NBA DraftCombine NBA Draft EarlyEntryEligibilityDeadline(11:59 p.m.ET) 2014 NBA Playoffs begin Last Dayof2013-14RegularSeason 2014 NBA Trade Deadline(3p.m.ET) 2014 NBA All-Star (NewOrleans,LA) All Contractsareguaranteedforremainderoftheseason 10-day Contractscannowbesigned 2013-14 Season Tips Off Washington Wizards Orlando Magic Miami Heat Charlotte Bobcats Atlanta Hawks Southeast Division Sacramento Kings Phoenix Suns Lakers Los Angeles Golden StateWarriors Pacific Division

Toronto Raptors Philadelphia 76ers New YorkKnicks Brooklyn Nets Boston Celtics Atlantic Division Spurs San Antonio New OrleansPelicans Memphis Grizzlies Houston Rockets Dallas Mavericks Southwest Division

MISC OWNERSHIP ADMINISTRATION ERA NEW BBALL OPS BBALL PLAYERS TEAM HISTORY TEAM 2012-13 RECORDS OPPONENTS MEDIA MEDIA MISC OPPONENTS RECORDS TEAM HISTORY 2012-13 PLAYERS BBALL OPS ADMINISTRATION OWNERSHIP NEW ERA ...... Broadcasting Greg Bensel...... Senior Vice President ofCommunications& COMMUNICATIONS ...... Coordinator Equipment Manager/TravelKory Johnson...... Assistant David Jovanovic...... Equipment Manager EQUIPMENT Mark Armour...... AthleticTrainingAssistant Jon Ishop....DirectorofSportsMedicine/Head Athletic Trainer ATHLETIC TRAINING ...... Coach Bryson Graham...... Video Coordinator/PlayerDevelopment Jamelle McMillan...... PlayerDevelopmentCoach ...... Development Athletic of Coach/Director Daniel...... Assistant Carlos Kevin Hanson...... AssistantCoach Fred Vinson...... Assistant Coach Bryan Gates...... AssistantCoach Dave Hanners...... AssistantCoach Coach Randy Ayers...... LeadAssistant Monty Williams...... HeadCoach COACHING Randy Greenup...... Directorof Team Security Darrel Johnson...... Scout Anthony Johnson...... Scout John Carideo...... Scout Chucky Brown...... Scout Somak Sarkar...... Basketball OperationsStrategic Analyst Matt Whinrey...... Assistant Video Coordinator Dan Purcell...... BasketballOperations Assistant Terrance Martin...... DirectorofPlayerPrograms Jared Ralsky...... BasketballManager Operations Marc Chasanoff...... Coordinator ofProPlayerPersonnel Operations of Basketball Shane Kupperman...... Director David Booth...... DirectorofPlayerPersonnel of Basketball Director Polk.....Executive Jimmy Administration Debbie Gallagher...... Executive to theEVP/GM Assistant ...... Operations/General Manager Dell Demps...... SeniorVice PresidentofBasketball ...... Operations Mickey Loomis...... ExecutiveVice President/Basketball BASKETBALL OPERATIONS ...... Chairman oftheBoard Rodney Henry...... Personal Assistant totheOwner/ ...... Chairman oftheBoard Melissa Manwaring...... Administrative Assistant totheOwner/ ...... Chairman oftheBoard Owner/ the to Assistant Guarisco...... Executive Jennie Rita BensonLeBlanc...... Owner/Vice ChairmanoftheBoard Tomof theBoard Benson...... Owner/Chairman EXECUTIVE STAFF DIRECTORY

Keith Claverie...... Creative ServicesCoordinator Leo Freeman...... Graphic Designer Eddie Coe...... Senior GraphicDesigner MARKETING &CREATIVE SERVICES Jessica Richardson...... SeniorDirector ofMarketing ...... Business Development Ben Hales...... SeniorVice PresidentofMarketing& MARKETING &BUSINESSDEVELOPMENT Assistant Leon...... Administration Angela Debbie Brooks...... Executive Administration Manager Mike King...... Database& Analytics Systems Analyst Dan McBride...... Business Analytics Manager Jeff Gosey...... Director ofBusiness Analytics Frank Depizzo...... DirectorofOperations BUSINESS/ADMINISTRATION Kevin Brewer...... Computer Systems Administrator Christian Green...... SeniorNetwork&Systems Administrator Jody Barbier...... Information Technology Manager Jeff Huffman...... Director ofInformation Technology INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Mary Vinet...... Human ResourcesGeneralist Pat McKinney...... ExecutiveDirector ofHumanResources HUMAN RESOURCES Specialist Bruce...... Accounting Jackie Dhir...... StaffJennifer Accountant Tyler Cocek...... SeniorStaff Accountant Diane North...... Controller Ed Lang...... SeniorVice President/ChiefFinancialOfficer & ACCOUNTING FINANCE Vicky Neumeyer...... Senior Vice President/GeneralCounsel Jeanne Brown...... Executive Assistant tothePresident Dennis Lauscha...... President ADMINISTRATION Micah Kamla...... DigitalMarketingCoordinator Beth Blackburn...... DigitalMarketingManager Jim Eichenhofer...... Publications &NewMediaManager Doug Tatum...... Executive DirectorofDigitalMedia DIGITAL MEDIA John DeShazier...... Radio Color Analyst Sean Kelley...... Radio Play-by-Play Announcer David Wesley...... TV Color Analyst Joel Meyers...... TVPlay-by-Play Announcer Daniel Sallerson...... RadioProducer Lew Shuman...... DirectorofBroadcasting BROADCASTING Brian Travis...... Basketball CommunicationsCoordinator Lindsey Mitchell...... CorporateCommunicationsManager Matt Ryan...... DirectorofBasketballCommunications

Justin Stout...... MotionGraphicsIntern Robert Booth...... Video ProductionIntern Ben Gilbert...... ProductionIntern Ben Fallin...... MotionGraphics/Animator AJ Gaulton...... Promotions&SpecialEventsIntern Fred Ruckert...... Marketing&BroadcastCoordinator James Crosbie...... Video ProductionManager Cody Disbennet...... Promotions&EventsCoordinator Lindsey Hages...... LiveProgrammingCoordinator Rob Nice...... GameHost Justin Bailey...... Mascot Coordinator Eddie Johnson...... Promotions&EventsManager & SpecialEventsManager Jovanda Fields...... Promotions Samantha Carducci...... LivePresentationManager Ashley Deaton...... Dance Team Manager Tim Fanguy...... Director ofVideo Production of LiveProgramming Cris Quintana...... Director ...... & Broadcasting Josh Richardson...... ExecutiveDirectorofLiveProgramming EVENT PRESENTATION ServicesIntern Rachel Guillot...... Creative James Coppa..SeniorNew BusinessDevelopmentExecutive Anthony Bolz...SeniorNew BusinessDevelopmentExecutive ...... Executive Tom Blechman...... SeniorNewBusinessDevelopment Jeff Bell...... SeniorNewBusinessDevelopment Executive Executive Development New Business Brian Bean...... Senior Chris Wilson...... Season Ticket Account Executive Rob Morgan...... Season Ticket Account Executive Jamel Jodah...... Season Ticket Account Executive Rob Scholl...... Service&Retention Account Executive Corey Neuberger...... Service & Retention Account Executive Stephanie Harpster....Service &Retention Account Executive Tim Gryzch...... Service&Retention Account Executive Courtney Gros...... Service&Retention Account Executive Kevin Ferguson...... Premium Account Manager Gena Boudreaux...... Service&Retention Account Executive Jesse Nantz...... GroupSales Account Executive Chris Granger...... GroupSales Account Executive David Garry...... Group Sales Account Executive Denton Faerber...... Group Sales Account Executive Executive Sales Account Alex Aldrich...... Group Whitney McKeon...... PremiumServicesCoordinator Lynne Firmin...... GroupSalesCoordinator Mike Karczewski...... Ticket OperationsCoordinator Travis Burkett...... Season Ticket Account Manager Natasha Moody...... Senior PremiumServicesManager Stefanie Sandy...... Group SalesManager Blake Simon...... Season Ticket Service&RetentionManager Alex Hamilton...... Ticket OperationsManager Marc Johnson...... DirectorofSales ...... & Operations Bryan Ross...... SeniorDirectorof Ticket Sales,Service Cindy Hart...... ExecutiveDirectorofSuiteSales& Service Michael Stanfield...... SeniorVice PresidentofSales TICKET &SUITESALES ...... Executive Whitney Mitchell...... CommunityInvestmentDevelopment Julie Borsch...... CommunityInvestmentManager COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

Jeremiah Frigo...... Ticket OperationsIntern Angela Leon...... Administrative Assistant Ticket Operations Rose Stangel...... GroupService Associate Philip Blitch...... GroupService Associate Kasie Banks...... GroupService Associate Stacey Yin...... Senior NewBusinessDevelopmentExecutive ...... Executive Anthony Parilla...... SeniorNewBusinessDevelopment Emile Moussa..SeniorNewBusinessDevelopmentExecutive ...... Executive Preston Hayden...... SeniorNewBusinessDevelopment Jon Gibson...... SeniorNewBusinessDevelopmentExecutive Executive Development New Business Dane Frank...... Senior Dr. MatthewMcQueen...... Team Physician Dr. ScottMontgomery...... Team Physician CONSULTANTS -MEDICAL STAFF Executive Chase Atkinson...... Account Casey Walderman...... Corporate Account Manager Claude Flot...... Corporate Account Manager Nicole Blum...... Corporate Account Manager Mike LeBlanc...... CorporatePartnership Account Executive Nicole Howerton...... DirectorofCorporatePartnerships Chase Jones...... DirectorofStrategicPartnerships ...... Partnerships Jean-Paul Dardenne...... Vice PresidentofCorporate CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

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A NEW ERA NEW ORLEANS ARENA OWNERSHIP

CLUB SEATS The Arena has 2,800 club seats via seat licenses, all located in the middle sections of the lower bowl; 1,400 each side of the arena floor. All have oversized, cushioned seats with cup holders. Excellent access is provided to Club lounges (one on each side). Club seat holders have options for all Arena events. ADMINISTRATION EXECUTIVE SUITES The Arena has 56 executive suites; 16 have 18 theatre-style seats; all others have 12 theatre-style seats. Other amenities include a private concourse, refrigerators, wet bar, television sets SEATING CAPACITIES Basketball: 18,500 (17,003 for Pelicans) with in-house TV and cable channels, access and membership to Concert (end stage): 17,000 two club level lounges and preferred parking. The super suite re- Arena Football: 16,900 mains one of the Arena’s unique attributes. Named the HUB club (HUB International Ltd.), this super suite offers the convenience, A stage for all forms of entertainment, the New Orleans comfort, and service of a private suite on a single-game basis.

Arena is home to the Pelicans and is the setting for some of the The HUB Club includes 140 seats and is newly furnished with the BBALL OPS music industry’s top performers and acts. The 14-year-old arena same plush carpeting, tables, chairs and TV monitors. (opened October 29, 1999) stands tall in the colorful mix of down- town New Orleans and is connected by two pedestrian ramps to HARRAH’S COURTSIDE CLUB LOUNGE the magnificent Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Built for $112 million, Accessed from the East Lobby on La Salle Street, the Harrah’s the facility is managed by SMG, which provides facility services to Courtside Club offers a lounge area, dining facilities, a patio area 189 venues worldwide. With a seating capacity of 18,500 (17,003 and a unique view of the team as it heads onto the court. for Pelicans games), the Arena contains 56 executive suites, HUB

Club including 140 seats, and 2,800 club seats, maintaining and PLAYERS providing personal amenities specific to each suite. The Arena SCOREBOARDS/INFORMATION SYSTEM provides numerous amenities at various locations for the conve- The Arena has a four-sided center-hung scoreboard with four nience of its patrons: 24 permanent stands for food and beverage, 10mm Daktronics ProStar Video boards, two 360 degree LED three permanent stands for merchandise, 18 women’s restrooms Daktronics ProAd rings, SacoVision video screens, auxiliary and 14 men’s restrooms on public concourses and a 5,000-car scoreboards and message boards throughout the main arena, a Superdome garage adjacent to the Arena. All seating and access 360-degree LED board, two Daktronics ProAd hustle boards lo- 2012-13 are in compliance with ADA regulations. cated in each end zone and monitors throughout the concourses, suites and private dining areas. IMPROVEMENTS The New Orleans Arena is undergoing $50 million in renovations. PRESS FACILITIES The first phase of upgrades, which will be completed for the start Media facilities include courtside seating, a working press area, TEAM HISTORY of the 2013-14 season, include new club locations, an internal an interview area and dining area provisions for uplink to satellite bandstand/bar area, suite renovations, interior club renovations, vans and state-of-the-art TV broadcast facilities. as well as the creation of exterior club space, expansion of the existing Capital One Club as well as the popular Hub Club, a LOCKER ROOMS new V-VIP area, a limited access Chairman’s Club a grand new Along with the Pelicans locker room and visiting NBA locker room, lobby, and expanded locker rooms. The second phase will include exterior work and is expected to be finished by the start of the the Arena is equipped with three additional locker rooms along 2014-15 season. with six dressing rooms and three production offices.

LOCATION CONCESSION STANDS RECORDS The Arena is located downtown, at the foot of a ramp from The Arena has 24 permanent concession stands plus numerous Interstate 10, the Mississippi River Bridge approach and the other portable units for the sale of food, beverages and souvenir Pontchartrain Expressway; connected by two pedestrian ramps to items. the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. BOX OFFICE HOME TEAMS The Arena has full box office services, with 16 ticket windows New Orleans Pelicans (National Basketball Association), Tulane at the main entrance on the Northwest corner of facility plus six OPPONENTS University (Conference USA Basketball), New Orleans VooDoo additional windows on the East end of the building. The box office (Arena Football League), Nokia Sugar Bowl Basketball Tourna- phone number is (504) 587-3822. ment. ARENA FLOOR MANAGEMENT The Arena floor has 24,650 square feet of column-free space; Headquartered in Philadelphia, SMG provides facility services 290 ft. long by 85 ft. wide, with retractable seating units in one to 189 venues in 41 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and Europe, end zone. controls over 1.92 million entertainment seats worldwide, and MISC manages over nine million square feet of exhibit space. For additional company information, visit www.smgworld.com. MEDIA 7 NEW ERA

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NEW ERA TICKET MAP LOGOS / MARKS OWNERSHIP

PRIMARY LOGO PARTIAL LOGO

314 315 316 317 318 313 319 312 320 OWNERSHIP

311 321 ADMINISTRATION

110 111 112 113 114 115 109 116 322 310

108 117 309 PELICANS OPPONENT 323 107 118 308 324 WORDMARK 106 119 Inspired by French Quarter street signs. EAST ENTRANCE 307 325 ADMINISTRATION 105 120 FLEUR-DE-LIS

A most notable symbol of New Orleans, the Fleur-de-lis is also represented within the primary and secondary marks. Its roots lie within its BBALL OPS 306 326 104 121 French origin and the deep cultural heritage of our city and is thus displayed on the city’s flag. The mark, however, came to mean much 103 102 101 124 123 122 more after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region, and came to symbolize the heart and resolve of the city. 305 327 CRESCENT BASKETBALL Coined the “Crescent City” in 1835, New Orleans derived its popular nickname as it was established along the semi-circle bend of the 304 328 Mississippi River. The crescent shape is thereby represented in several of the marks.

BBALL OPS BBALL 303 329 302 301 332 331 330 PLAYERS SECONDARY LOGOS NORTH ENTRANCE Dave Dixon Dr. (Girod St.) PLAYERS

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS BASKETBALL PRACTICE FACILITY 2012-13 2012-13 TEAM HISTORY LOCATION “BIRD-DE-LIS” CIRCULAR NOLA 5800 Airline Drive, Metairie, LA 70003 Incorporates pelican, fleur-de-lis Incorporates cultural reference to “Crescent Refers to New Orleans, LA and crescent basketball. City” more formally and includes fleur-de-lis and includes fleur-de-lis. TELEPHONE and crescent basketball. 504-593-4700

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS OFFICIAL COLORS TEAM HISTORY

The New Orleans Pelicans recently relocated to a brand new, state-of-the-art practice facility prior to the start of the 2013-14 season. The PELICANS NAVY PANTONE 289 100C/76M/12C/70Y 22G/65B RECORDS Pelicans share the same campus as the NFL’s at 5800 Airline Drive in Metairie, LA, the only such arrangement in PELICANS GOLD* PANTONE 872 20C/30M/70Y/15K 180R/151G/90B major North American sports. The $16 million, 50,000 square foot practice facility houses a 32,000 square foot practice area that features PELICANS RED PANTONE 186 91M/76Y/6K 225R/58G/62B two full-sized basketball courts, offices for coaches and basketball operations staff, and a team theatre for film review. The building also *for alternative flat applications use Pantone 465 includes a 12,000 square foot area that contains the Pelicans’ locker room, players’ lounge, barber shop, equipment room, and training Blue, gold and red are the colors represented in the flag of New Orleans. room. Since moving to New Orleans in 2002, the team has operated at a temporary setup at the Alario Center, a public multipurpose RECORDS facility in Westwego, La. PRIMARY - BLUE OPPONENTS Representative of the state flag of Louisiana. Traditionally represents liberty (as in the City of New Orleans flag). SECONDARY - GOLD The raucous embellishment and flourish that represents the spirited life of New Orleans. It’s a color indicative of the city itself. It ties together this organization (shared color with the Saints), the rich and diverse history of the city and its culture of celebration. It’s the color often found in the “crown” of pelicans and represented the championships we intend to win. TERTIARY - RED OPPONENTS Red signifies fraternity, one blood or union, as with this team of players. It also represents the legend of the mother pelican pricking her own breast to feed her young in times of need, doing whatever it takes to endure. It’s found on the throat of this powerful bird and MISC provides a flash of intensity. MISC MEDIA 8 9 MEDIA NEW ERA

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