PLAYERS PLAYERS PLAYERS PLAYERS PLAYERS 2012-13 HORNETS ROSTER No Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate College/Prior to NBA Exp 0 Al-Farouq Aminu F 6-9 215 09/21/1990 Wake Forest 2 33 Ryan Anderson F 6-10 240 05/06/1988 California 4 23 Anthony Davis F 6-10 220 03/11/1993 Kentucky R 10 Eric Gordon G 6-3 215 12/25/1988 Indiana 4 4 Xavier Henry G 6-6 220 03/15/1991 Kansas 2 15 Robin Lopez C 7-0 255 04/01/1988 Stanford 4 8 Roger Mason G 6-5 205 09/10/1980 Virginia 8 2 Darius Miller F 6-8 225 03/21/1990 Kentucky R 25 Austin Rivers G 6-4 200 08/01/1992 Duke R 22 Brian Roberts G 6-1 173 12/03/1985 Dayton R 14 Jason Smith F-C 7-0 240 03/02/1986 Colorado State 4 42 Lance Thomas F 6-8 225 04/24/1988 Duke 1 21 Greivis Vasquez G 6-6 211 01/16/1987 Maryland 2 1 Hakim Warrick F 6-9 219 07/08/1982 Syracuse 7 Head Coach: Monty Williams (Notre Dame) Lead Assistant: Randy Ayers (Miami - Ohio) Assistant Coaches: Dave Hanners (North Carolina) Bryan Gates (Boise State) Fred Vinson (Georgia Tech) Trainer: Jon Ishop (Texas) 2012-13 HORNETS NUMERICAL ROSTER 0 Al-Farouq Aminu 15 Robin Lopez 1 Hakim Warrick 21 Greivis Vasquez 2 Darius Miller 22 Brian Roberts 4 Xavier Henry 23 Anthony Davis 8 Roger Mason 25 Austin Rivers 10 Eric Gordon 33 Ryan Anderson 14 Jason Smith 42 Lance Thomas 37 0 - AL-FAROUQ AMINU Position: Forward Height: 6-9 Weight: 215 Birthdate: September 21, 1990 Birthplace: Atlanta, Ga. High School: Norcross H.S. (Norcross, Ga.) College: Wake Forest Years Pro: 2 CAREER HIGHS PTS 20 at NO 11/09/10 FGM 7 (3 times) FGA 14 vs. HOU 4/19/12 3FGM 4 vs. Utah 11/28/10 3FGA 7 vs. NJ 11/15/10 FTM 6 (2 times) FTA 8 (2 times) OREB 6 vs. DAL 3/02/12 DREB 12 at DAL 1/09/12 TREB 12 at DAL 1/09/12 ASTS 5 (2 times) STLS 4 (2 times) BLKS 4 vs. GSW 3/21/12 MINS 44 (2 times) 38 0 - AL-FAROUQ AMINU Transactions: Originally selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 8th College (Wake Forest University 2008-10): Averaged 14.4 points and 9.4 overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft…acquired December 14th, 2011 from the rebounds in 62 games played over his two-year collegiate career…averaged 15.8 Los Angeles Clippers along with Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman and a 2012 first points, 10.7 rebounds and accumulated 44 blocks in 31 games while shooting round draft pick (whichever is more favorable between the Clippers and the 44.7 percent from the field during his sophomore season…named an honorable Minnesota Timberwolves) in exchange for Chris Paul and two 2015 2nd round mention AP All-American and Second Team All-ACC…one of five players in major draft picks. conference college basketball to average a double-double…led Demon Deacons in scoring, rebounding and blocks…became first Demon Deacon to lead ACC 2011-12 Season: Averaged 6.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists, and 0.9 steals in rebounding since Tim Duncan did it in 1997…one of three players to rank in in 22.2 minutes in 66 games…Led the team in scoring twice, and in rebounds top 10 in ACC in seven statistical categories…led ACC with 19 double- doubles… 10 times this season…Was one of only three players to play every game for the recorded team-high 46 dunks…averaged 12.9 points and 8.2 rebounds in 31 Hornets this season…In the last 10 games of the season, averaged 9.8 points, games while shooting 51.6 percent from the field as a freshman…named a 7.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.7 steals in 34 minutes, surpassing 10-plus Freshman All-American by the Sporting News…selected to ACC All-Freshman points five times and 10-plus rebounds twice…Led the team with 95 offensive Team…finished as runner-up in voting for ACC Rookie of the Year…named ACC rebounds on the season…Recorded two double-doubles on the season, and Rookie of the Week five times (Dec. 1, Jan. 5, Jan. 19, Feb. 2, Mar. 9), tying the scored 10-plus points 14 times while pulling down 10-plus rebounds three school record previously set by former Clipper Rodney Rogers and Chris Paul… times…Recorded second double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, and named the ACC Freshman of the Year by CBSSports.com…ranked second on the also dishing out three assists in season finale 4/26 at HOU…Scored season- team in blocks (38), third in steals (30) and fourth in assists (46)…led all ACC high 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while adding two assists and two freshmen in rebounding and was second among rookies in scoring…ranked fifth steals in home finale 4/19 vs. HOU…Had 15 points on 7-8 shooting 3/26 at LAC… in the ACC in rebounding and fourth in defensive rebounds (5.9 drpg)…posted Recorded a career-high four blocked shots, while adding three points, five 10 double-doubles on the season, more than doubling the combined total of rebounds and one assist 3/21 vs. GSW…Scored 14 points and pulled down six all other ACC freshmen…finished with the third-highest rebounding total (253) boards 2/20 at OKC…Had 12 points and five rebounds in 25 minutes of action and third-best rebounding average (8.2) for a freshman in program history…had 2/10 vs POR…Scored 14 points to go along with four rebounds 2/4 at DET…At the fifth-most blocked shots (38) ever by a Deacon freshman…combined with DEN 1/9, tied a career-high with five assists, as well as totaling eight rebounds, James Johnson to become the fourth-best rebounding duo in program history, four points, one steal and one blocked shot…At DAL 1/7, recorded 15 points and averaging a combined 16.7 rebounds per game…scored in double figures 22 career highs with 12 rebounds and four steals for first double-double of the times. season…Recorded his first start as a Hornet 1/4 against the 76ers and pulled down four rebounds in 19 minutes…Scored 11 points with one steal and one Personal: Descends from a line of Nigerian kings…name Al-Farouq means “the blocked shot 1/2 at UTAH. chief has arrived”…son of Aboubakar Aminu and Anjirlic Aminu…averaged a team-high 14.8 points to go with 5.4 rebounds for the Clippers’ entry in the Professional: Holds career averages of 5.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists 2010 NBA Summer League…older brother Alade was a 2010 D-League All-Star in 147 games (35 starts) for the Los Angeles Clippers and the New Orleans with Erie and Bakersfield and was signed to a 10-day contract by the Miami Hornets…2010-11 (Clippers): Averaged 5.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.7 assists Heat on March 28, 2010...also has a younger brother…played in the NIKE Hoop in 17.9 minutes in 81 games (14 starts)…45 3FG made was the fifth-most on Summit as a member of the USA Jr. National Select Team as senior in high the team…led team in steals 17 times, scoring one time and rebounds twice… school…led Norcross High School to back-to-back Georgia 5A state titles in reached double-figures in scoring 14 times…amongst NBA rookies, finished 2007-08…member of the 2008 McDonald’s All-American Team and played in the 18th in scoring, 15th in rebounds, 4th in 3-point field goal percentage (.315) and Jordan Brand Classic…handed out presents and signed autographs to students 4th in free throw percentage (92-119 FT, .773)…11/9/10 at New Orleans, scored who had perfect attendance in school at the 2011 EMERGE Christmas Party… career-high 20 points off bench (7-10 FG, 2-3 3PT, 4-5 FT) and had a team-high took photos, signed autographs and played basketball with Hornets fans at 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals in 29:46…11/12/10 vs. Detroit, made 1st start Hornets Day at the Zoo…spoke to McDonald’s All-American nominees from the of NBA career, had 6 points (2-5 FG, 1-1 3PT, 1-2 FT), 5 rebounds, 1 assist in state of Louisiana prior to a Hornets home game about the importance of hard 19:26…11/17/10 at Minnesota, had 17 points (7-11 FG, 3-5 3PT), 4 rebounds, 3 work…visited Ochsner Medical Center in April of 2012 to speak with patients assists in 28:05…11/28/10 vs. Utah, scored 12 points (4-4 3FG) in 26 minutes and employees…member of the 2012 Nigerian national team that qualified for played. the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. NBA Regular Season Record Season Team G Min. FGM FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. Off. Def. Tot. Ast. St. Blk. TO Pts. RPG APG PPG 2010-11 LA Clippers 81 1451 160 406 .394 92 119 .773 75 192 267 60 59 25 103 457 3.3 0.7 5.6 2011-12 New Orleans 66 1477 150 365 .411 86 114 .754 95 213 308 66 59 34 91 399 4.7 1.0 6.0 Totals 147 2929 310 771 .402 178 233 .764 170 405 575 126 118 59 194 856 3.9 0.9 5.8 3-Point FG: 2010-11, 45-143 (.315); 2011-12, 13-47 (.277).