National Association 2010-2011

HORNETS Season Preview 2 Hornets Season Preview Table of Contents Owners & Management ...... 4 General Manager & ...... 5 Roster & Assistant Coaches ...... 6 Starting 5 - Player Bios ...... 7 - 9 2010-2011 Season Schedule .... 10 - 11 Uniforms & Team Logos ...... 12 New Orleans Hornets Arena...... 13

3 Hornets Season Preview Team Owner George Shinn was born in the small town of Kannapolis, North Carolina. Growing up poor, Shinn had a dream of one day owning a professional sports franchise. Shinn was un- successful at purchasing at hockey team but in 1987 NBA commissioner David Stern informed Shinn that he would be the owner of the Hornets. Shinn purchased the team for $32,000,000 in 1988. He created the Shinn Foundation that has raised over $4 million to help aid New Orleans recovery. Shinn has three children, Chris, Susan & Chad.

Minority Team Owner Gary Chouest

Gary Chouest joined the New Orleans Hornets organization on July 24, 2007. Shinn & Chouest collaborate on all decisions and changes to the Hornets franchise in hopes of becoming an elite NBA franchise. Chouest is a native of Louisiana, and has been married to his wife, Carolyn for 46 years. They have five children and they can be found on the courtside cheering the Hornets!

4 Hornets Season Preview General Manager Dell Demps Dell Demps was born in Long Beach, California in 1970. He attended the University of the Pacific. He is a retired NBA player and was hired as the new General Manager of the Hornets in Juyl of 2010. Demps started fast by making several moves to the roster left by former GM, . Demps turned down an offer by the to become their lead personnel voice and instead joined New Orleans and new head coach, .

Head Coach Monty Williams Monty Williams was born in Fredericksburg, VA in 1971. He attended the University of Notre Dame and was a 1st round pick in the NBA Draft in 1994, selected by the . Williams played for nine years from 1994 to 2003. In 2005, Williams was hired by Portland Trail-Blazers coach, Nate McMillan as an assistant coach. The Hornets were conducting a head coaching search summer 2010, and decided that Monty Williams would be the new head coach of the Hornets in June 2010, accepting a three-year offer.

Monty Williams is currently the youngest head coach in the NBA.

5 Hornets Season Preview TeamRoster

No. Name Pos. Age HT/WT College 11 C 30 6’11/247 Australia 1 Trevor Ariza SF 25 6’8/210 UCLA 15 G 29 6’2/205 NV-Las Vegas 8 SG 24 6’5/200 Italy 34 C 25 7’0/255 Pittsburgh 33 SG 29 6’3/200 Detroit 28 D.J. Mbenga C 29 7’0/255 None 2 PG 27 6’3/197 Georgia Tech 44 Pops Mensah-Bonsu C 27 6’9/235 George Washington 50 C 28 6’10/255 Connecticut 3 PG 25 6’0/175 Wake Forest 20 Quincy Pondexter SF 22 6’6/225 Washington 14 Jason Smith PF 24 7’0/240 Colorado State 5 Marcus Thornton G 23 6’4/205 LSU 30 PF 30 6’9/240 Xavier Hornets Assistant Coaches - (College - Ohio) - (College - San Diego) - Bryan Gates (College - Boise State) - Michael Malone (College - Loyola, MD) - Fred Vinson (College - Georgia Tech)

6 Hornets Season Preview Hornets Starting Lineup

Chris Paul ##

Born: May#3 6th, 1985 Place of Birth: Lewisville, North Carolina College: Wake Forest NBA Draft: 2005 - Round 1 / Pick 4 by New Orleans Hornets Honors: NBA Rookie of the Year (2006) - 3x NBA All-Star (2008-2010) United States Olympic Gold Medal (2008) Captain of the New Orleans Hornets

7 Hornets Season Preview Hornets Starting Lineup 1 Trevor Ariza Born: June 30, 1985 Place of Birth: Miami, Florida College: UCLA NBA Draft: 2004 - Round 2 Pick 43 by Honors: NBA Champion (2009) with Acquired: by Hornets in summer 2010 NBA offseason. Marco Belinelli 8 Born: March 25, 1986 Place of Birth: San Giovanni in Persiceto, Italy NBA Draft: 2007 - Round 1 Pick 18 by G.S. Warriors Acquired: by Hornets in 2010 summer NBA offseason

8 Hornets Season Preview Hornets Starting Lineup David West 30 Born: August 29th, 1980 Place of Birth: Teaneck, New Jersey College: Xavier NBA Draft: 2003 - Round 1, Pick 18 by New Orleans Hornets Honors: 2x NBA All-Star (2008- 2009) Emeka 50 Okafor Born: September 28, 1982 Place of Birth: Houston, Texas College: UConn NBA Draft: 2004 - Round 1, Pick 2 by Charlotte Bobcats Honors: NBA Rookie of the Year Acquired: Trade in summer 2009 NBA offseason

9 Hornets Season Preview Regular Season Schedule October -

Oct 27 vs Dec 13 @

Oct 29 vs Dec 15 vs

Oct 30 @ Dec 17 vs November - Dec 19 @

Nov 3 @ Dec 20 @

Nov 5 vs Miami Heat Dec 22 vs New Jersey Nets

Nov 6 @ Milwaukee Bucks Dec 26 vs Hawks

Nov 9 vs Dec 27 @

Nov 13 vs Dec 29 vs Los Angeles Lakers

Nov 15 @ Dec 31 @

Nov 17 vs Dalls Mavericks January -

Nov 19 vs Jan 1 @

Nov 21 @ Sacramento Kings Jan 3 vs

Nov 22 @ Los Angeles Clippers Jan 5 vs

Nov 24 @ Utah Jazz Jan 7 @ Los Angeles Lakers

Nov 26 @ Portland Trail Blazers Jan 9 @ Denver Nuggets

Nov 28 vs San Antonio Spurs Jan 12 vs Orlando Magic

Nov 29 @ City Thunder Jan 14 @ Houston Rockets December - Jan 15 @ Charlotte Bobcats

Dec 1 vs Charlotte Bobcats Jan 17 vs

Dec 3 vs New York Knicks Jan 19 vs

Dec 5 @ San Antonio Spurs Jan 21 @

Dec 8 vs Detroit Pistons Jan 22 vs San Antonio Spurs

Dec 10 vs Thunder Jan 24 vs

Dec 12 @ Philadelphia 76ers Jan 26 @ Golden State Warriors

10 Hornets Season Preview Regular Season Schedule

January -

Jan 29 @ Sacramento Kings Mar 16 vs Phoenix Suns

Jan 30 @ Phoenix Suns Mar 19 vs Boston Celtics February - Mar 24 @ Utah Jazz

Feb 1 vs Washington Wizards Mar 25 @ Phoenix Suns

Feb 2 @ Oklahoma City Thunder Mar 27 @ Los Angeles Lakers

Feb 5 vs Los Angeles Lakers Mar 30 vs Portland Trail Blazers

Feb 7 vs Minnesota Timberwolves April -

Feb 9 @ New Jersey Nets Apr 1 vs Memphis Grizzlies

Feb 11 @ Orlando Magic Apr 3 vs Indiana Pacers

Feb 12 vs Apr 6 vs Houston Rockets

Feb 15 @ Golden State Warriors Apr 8 vs Phoenix Suns

Feb 16 @ Portland Trail Blazers Apr 10 @ Memphis Grizzlies

Feb 23 vs Los Angeles Clippers Apr 11 vs Utah Jazz

Feb 25 @ Minnesota Timberwolves Apr 13 @ Dallas Mavericks

Feb 27 vs Houston Rockets March -

Mar 1 @ Toronto Raptors

Mar 2 @ New York Knicks

Mar 4 @ Memphis Grizzlies

Mar 6 @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Mar 7 @ Chicago Bulls

Mar 9 vs Dallas Mavericks

Mar 12 vs Sacramento Kings

Mar 14 vs Denver Nuggets

11 Hornets Season Preview Uniforms & Logos Logos

Home Uniform

Away Uniform

12 Hornets Season Preview Hornets Arena

New Orleans Hornets Arena - Location: 1501 Girod Street, New Orleans, LA 70113 Broke Ground: February 1998 Opened: October 19, 1999 Cost: $114 million Capacity: 18,500 Hosted musician acts such as: Van Halen, Alicia Keys, Metallica, Britney Spears, Green Day, AC/DC, Celine Dion, The Police, Tim McGraw & Faith Hill

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