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New Orleans Hornets (0-0) vs. Orlando Magic (0-0) Pre-Season Game #1 • Home Game #1 Mexico City Arena, Mexico City, Mexico October 7, 2012 • 1:30 p.m. (CT) Television: NBATV; Radio: None Follow us on Twitter: @hornetspr 2012-13 Hornets Media Guide: http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/1213mediaguide 2012-13 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE HORNETS PROBABLE STARTERS 10/31 vs. SAS 7:00pm*^ 1/23 at SAS 7:00pm* 11/2 vs. UTA 7:00pm* 1/25 vs. HOU 7:00pm* 11/3 at CHI 7:00pm* 1/27 at MEM 5:00pm* [G] GREIVIS VASQUEZ 11/7 vs. PHI 7:00pm# 1/29 at LAL 9:30pm* rd #21 • Maryland (3 season) • 6-6 • 211 11/9 vs. CHA 7:00pm* 1/30 at UTA 8:00pm* 2011-12 Averages Notes (11-12 Season) Last Game 11/14 at HOU 7:00pm* 2/1 at DEN 8:00pm* 11/16 vs. OKC 7:00pm* 2/2 at MIN 7:00pm*^ • Recorded his third double-double in four games 11/17 at MIL 7:30pm* 2/6 vs. PHX 7:00pm* 4/9/12 vs. LAL with 18 points and 11 assists, while 11/20 vs.NYK 7:00pm* 2/8 at ATL 6:30pm* also setting a career-high with five three-point field 11/21 at IND 6:00pm* 2/10 at TOR 5:00pm* 8.9 ppg, 5.4 apg, goals made. -- 11/23 at PHX 8:00pm* 2/11 at DET 6:30pm 2.6 rpg • Has recorded 10 or more assists on six different 11/25 at DEN 7:00pm* 2/13 vs. POR 7:00pm* occasions…The Hornets are 4-2 when Vasquez 11/26 at LAC 9:30pm* 2/19 vs. CHI 7:00pm* dishes out 10-plus assists. 11/28 vs. UTA 7:00pm* 2/20 at CLE 6:00pm* 12/1 vs. OKC 7:00pm* 2/22 vs. DAL 7:00pm* 12/3 vs. MIL 7:00pm*^ 2/24 vs. SAC 5:00pm* [G] AUSTIN RIVERS 12/5 vs. LAL 7:00pm* 2/26 vs. BKN 7:00pm* st #25 • Duke (1 season) • 6-4 • 200 12/7 vs. MEM 7:00pm* 2/27 at OKC 7:00pm* 2011-12 Averages Notes(11-12 Season) Last Game 12/8 at MIA 6:30pm* 3/1 vs. DET 7:00pm* 12/11 vs. WAS 7:00pm* 3/4 vs. ORL 7:00pm* • Only third Freshman to ever lead Duke in scoring. 12/12 at OKC 7:00pm* 3/6 vs. LAL 7:00pm* • Ranks in the top five in seven categories: points 12/14 vs. MIN 7:00pm* 3/9 at MEM 7:00pm 15.5 ppg, 3.4 rbg 12/16 at POR 8:00pm* 3/10 vs. POR 6:00pm* (527, 3rd); points per game (15.5, 3rd); free throws -- 2.1 apg, 1.0 spg (121, 1st) and attempts (184, 1st), three-pointers 12/18 at GSW 9:30pm* 3/12 at BKN 6:30pm* (58, 5th), double-figure scoring games (30, t-3rd) 12/19 at LAC 9:30pm* 3/15 at WAS 6:00pm* 12/21 at SAS 7:30pm* 3/17 at MIN 6:00pm* and 20-point games (eighth, t-5th). 12/22 vs. IND 7:00pm* 3/18 vs. GSW 7:00pm* 12/26 at ORL 6:00pm* 3/20 vs. BOS 7:00pm* [F] AL-FAROUQ AMINU 12/28 vs. TOR 7:00pm* 3/22 vs. MEM 7:00pm* #0 • Wake Forest (3rd season) • 6-9 • 215 12/29 at CHA 6:00pm*^ 3/25 vs. DEN 7:00pm* 1/1 vs. ATL 7:00pm 3/27 vs. LAC 7:00pm* 2011-12 Averages Notes (11-12 Season) Last Game 1/2 at HOU 7:00pm* 3/29 vs. MIA 7:00pm* • Over the last 10 games, has averaged 9.6 ppg, 6.8 1/5 at DAL 7:30pm* 3/31 vs. CLE 5:00pm* rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.7 spg and 1.0 bpg…During that 1/7 vs. SAS 7:00pm* 4/3 at GSW 9:30pm* 6.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg, span, he leads the team with 17 steals and is 1/9 vs. HOU 7:00pm* 4/5 at UTA 8:00pm* second on the team with 10 blocks. -- 1/11 vs. MIN 7:00pm* 4/7 at PHX 8:00pm* 1.0 apg • Led the team in points for the first time this season 1/13 at NYK 11:00am 4/9 at LAL 9:30pm* with 15 points on 7-8 shooting from the field 3/26 vs. 1/15 at PHI 6:00pm* 4/10 at SAC 9:00pm* 1/16 at BOS 7:00pm# 4/12 vs. LAC 7:00pm* his former team, LAC. 1/19 vs. GSW 7:00pm* 4/14 vs. DAL 5:00pm*^ 1/21 vs. SAC 12:00pm 4/17 at DAL 7:00pm* [F] ANTHONY DAVIS st [all times Central] #23 • Kentucky (1 Season) • 6-10 • 220 * - Denotes Coverage by FSNO 2011-12 Averages Notes (11-12 Season) Last Game # -Denotes Coverage by ESPN ^ - Denotes Coverage by NBATV • Won 6 of 7 National Player of the Year Awards as a Freshman at Kentucky. Also captured Final 4 All-Star Weekend: Feb. 15-17, 2012 Houston, TX. 14.2 ppg, 10.4 rpg, MVP and National Championship. --. • Led the nation in blocks (4.65 bpg), while leading 4.65 bpg PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Solomon Alabi (SAHL- UK in scoring (14.2 ppg), rebounding (10.4 rpg) and field goal percentage (.623) oh-mon al-ah-BEE) Al-Farouq Aminu (al-fuh-ROOK ah-MEE-noo), Xavier Henry (ZA-vee-A), Greivis [C] ROBIN LOPEZ Vasquez (GRAY-vess VASS-kez) th 9/28 – signed Larry Owens and #15 • Stanford (5 Season) • 7-0 • 255 RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Earl Barron to training camp contracts. 2011-12 Averages Notes (11-12 Season) Last Game INJURIES: Eric Gordon OUT (Right Knee Soreness). • Played previous four seasons with Phoenix 5.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, Suns playing a combined 242 games (94 career starts). 53 career double-doubles. -- 0.9 bpg • All game broadcasts with • Set a single season career high last year HORNETS ON THE AIR with 60 blocks Sean Kelley & Gerry Vaillancourt and Hornets OT (Post-game RECENT TRANSACTIONS: show)RECENT following TRANSACTIONS: every game with Joe2/4 –Block Signed will Fbroadcast Sasha on *see pg. 10 for complete transaction log KMEZPavlovic 106.7 to aFM 10 •- day Games contract. will also 2/23 broadcast – Traded on G the Ma Hornets’rcus 2011-12 HORNETS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS SpanishThornton flagship and cash station, considerations La Fabulosa to 830 the AM Sacramento with Emilio Kings RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME Peraltafor F Carl • Hornets Landry. Sportsline 3/9 – Signed will air G Thursdays Jerel McNeal from to7- 8a p.m.10-day on OVERALL 21-45 11-22 10-23 1-2 KMEZcontract. 106.7 FM beginning on Oct. 29. *see pg. 14 for complete transaction log SW DIVISION 3-11 3-4 0-7 1-0 WESTERN 14-34 9-15 5-19 0-2 EASTERN 7-11 2-7 5-4 0-1 HORNETS ON THE AIR All 82 regular season games, the entire preseason (excluding the opening game in Mexico City) and the Hornets’ entire playoff schedule will be heard on the team’s flagship station, WWL 105.3 FM in New Orleans, as the Hornets enter their first of the multi-season agreement with Entercom Communications. Sean Kelley begins his eighth season as the radio voice of the Hornets, while John DeShazier begins his first season as color analyst. Kelley & DeShazier will also host a weekly Thursday night coach’s show with Hornets head coach Monty Williams. TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – Orlando Magic – Southeast Division 2012-13 Regular Season Match-ups (CT) Dec. 26, 2012 at Orlando, 6:00pm Mar. 4, 2012 vs. Orlando, 7:00pm Hornets vs. Magic A ll-Time Record 37-31 2011-12 Regular Season Match-ups 2011-12 Record 1-0 Jan. 27, 2012 vs. Orlando – W, 93-67 Home Record 22-12 Away Record 15-19 In the lone meeting of the 2011-12 season the Hornets won in a convincing fashion (93-67) at home. New Orleans held the Magic Last 5 Games 4-1 under 20 points in each of the four quarters, only the 7th time that feat has been achieved in the NBA this season. Last 10 Games 7-3 The Hornets have won the last three meetings at home against the Magic. The last loss was on Nov. 19, 2007, 88-95. The series has seen four games go into overtime, with each team winning two a piece. When the Hornets played Orlando on Dec. 25, 2008 it marked the first time that New Orleans had played a game on Christmas Day. Monty Williams is 3-0 (1.000) all-time against the Magic… Magic Head Coach Jacque Vaugh is 0-0 (.000) all-time against the Hornets. HORNETS-MAGIC CONNECTIONS Hornets F Ryan Anderson spent the previous three seasons ’09-’10, ’10-’11, ’11-’12 with the Orlando Magic while Magic F/C Gustavo Ayon spent his rookie campaign in ’11-’12 with the New Orleans Hornets. Anderson was acquired by the Hornets on July 11, 2012 from the Magic via a sign-and-trade transaction that sent Gustavo Ayon to the Magic. Hornets Head Coach Monty Williams played for the Magic during the ‘99-‘00, ‘00-‘01, and ‘01-‘02 seasons… Williams played with Magic assistant coach Patrick Ewing on two separate occasions, the first being the ’95-’96 season with the Knicks, and the second the ’01-’02 season in Orlando.