2020-21 CHARLOTTE HORNETS END OF SEASON GAME NOTES CHARLOTTE HORNETS (33-39) CHARLOTTE HORNETS CHARLOTTE HORNETS LAST GAME STARTERS 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE/RESULTS NO DATE OPP TIME/SCORE TV,+/- 1 12/23 @CLE L, 114-121 -7 PLAYER INFORMATION 2020-21 STATS/LAST GAME BUZZWORTHY 2 12/26 OKC L, 107-109 -2 • Notched his first career double-double with 3 12/27 BKN W, 106-104 +2 6 PPG: 7.4 | RPG: 3.6 | APG: 1.1 10 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in a 4 12/30 @DAL W, 118-99 +19 win at DET on 5/4 5 1/1 MEM L, 93-108 -15 JALEN McDANIELS Last game: 13 points (4-7 FG, • Scored a career-high 21 points on 9-of-14 6 1/2 @PHI L, 112-127 -15 1-4 3pt, 4-4 FT), 4 rebounds, shooting to go with six rebounds and two 7 1/4 @PHI L, 101-118 -17 F • 6-10 • 205 • steals in his second career start at OKC on 4/7 8 1/6 @ATL W, 102-94 +8 2 assists in 28 minutes • Averaged 5.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in 18.3 9 1/8 @NOP W, 118-110 +8 minutes per game in 16 games last season 10 1/9 ATL W, 113-105 +8 San Diego State 11 1/11 NYK W, 109-88 +21 • Has 11 double-doubles this season and eight 12 1/13 DAL L, 93-104 -11 0 PPG: 12.7 | RPG: 6.0 | APG: 2.2 as a reserve, tied for the second most in the NBA 13 1/14 @TOR* L, 108-111 -3 and most by a reserve in a season in team history Last game: 17 points (6-18 FG, • Totaled 20 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, 14 1/16 @TOR* L, 113-116 -3 fourth player in franchise history with 20 points 15 1/22 CHI L, 110-123 -13 MILES BRIDGES 2-9 3pt, 3-3 FT), 4 rebounds, and 15 boards as a reserve 16 1/24 @ORL W, 107-104 +3 • Had four straight double-doubles as a reserve 17 1/25 @ORL L, 108-117 -9 4 blocks in 40 minutes (2/7-2/12), longest streak by a reserve this 18 1/27 IND L, 106-116 -10 F • 6-7 • 225 • Michigan State season 19 1/29 IND W, 108-105 +3 20 1/30 MIL W, 126-114 +12 • Scored 20+ points in three games from 5/2- 21 2/1 @MIA W, 129-121OT +8 25 PPG: 12.9 | RPG: 6.5 | APG: 2.5 5/7, the longest streak of his career 22 2/3 PHI L, 111-118 -17 Last game: 11 points (4-10 FG, • 14th in the NBA in blocks per game 23 2/5 UTA L, 121-138. -17 • Had a career-best three straight double- 24 2/7 WAS~ W, 119-97 +22 PJ WASHINGTON 3-9 3pt), 9 rebounds, 4 assists, doubles from Jan. 13 to Jan. 16 25 2/8 HOU W, 119-94 +27 2 steals, 1 block in 30 minutes • Scored a career-high 42 points at SAC on 26 2/10 @MEM L, 114-130 -16 F • 6-7 • 230 • Kentucky 2/28; had 22 points in H1 and 20 points in H2 27 2/12 MIN W, 120-114 +6 28 2/14 SAS L, 110-122 -12 • Has 222 3s this season, fifth most in a sea- 29 2/20 GSW W, 102-100 +2 PPG: 20.4 | RPG: 4.4 | APG: 4.2 son in franchise history 30 2/22 @UTA L, 110-132 -22 3 • One of three players with multiple 20-point 31 2/24 @PHX W, 124-121 +3 Last game: 22 points (8-19 FG, fourth quarters 32 2/26 @GSW L, 121-130 -9 • Recorded 42 pts and a career-high 10 3PM 33 2/28 @SAC W, 127-126 +1 TERRY ROZIER 3-6 3pt, 3-3 FT), 9 rebounds, at CLE on 12/23, set an NBA record for 3s in a season opener 34 3/1 @POR L, 111-123 -12 9 assists, 3 steals in 37 minutes 35 3/3 @MIN W, 135-102 +33 G • 6-1 • 190 • Louisville • His 36 points in H2 at CLE on 12/23 are tied 36 3/11 DET W, 105-102 +3 for second the most in a half this season 37 3/13 TOR W, 114-104 +10 • 3x Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month 38 3/15 SAC W, 122-116 +6 PPG: 15.7 | RPG: 5.9 | APG: 6.1 • Named to the 2021 U.S. Team Rising Stars Roster 39 3/17 @DEN L, 104-129 -25 2 • Had 30 points, eight assists, six boards and four 40 3/18 @LAL L, 105-116 -11 Last game: 19 points (7-21 FG, steals at POR on 3/1, third youngest player with 30-5-5 41 3/20 @LAC L, 98-125 -27 • Had a career-high 34 points with eight assists and LaMELO BALL 2-8 3pt, 3-4 FT), 7 rebounds, zero turnovers vs. Utah on 2/8, youngest player in NBA 42 3/22 @SAS W, 100-97 +3 history with 30-5 with no turnovers 43 3/24 @HOU W, 122-97 +25 5 assists, 2 steals in 33 minutes • Youngest player in NBA history (19 y, 140 d) with a 44 3/26 MIA W, 110-105 +5 G • 6-7 • 181 • Illawarra triple-double he recorded vs. ATL on 1/9 45 3/28 PHX L, 97-101 -4 46 3/30 @WAS W, 114-104 +10 47 4/1 @BKN L, 89-111 -22 48 4/2 @IND W, 114-97 +17 49 4/4 @BOS L, 86-116 -30 INFORMATION 50 4/7 @OKC W, 113-102 +11 51 4/9 @MIL W, 127-119 +8 TABLE OF CONTENTS 52 4/11 ATL L, 101-105 -4 2. Roster/Pronunciations/Transactions 53 4/13 LAL L, 93-101 -8 3. Overall Stats, Leaders, Wins vs. Losses Stats 54 4/14 CLE L, 90-103 -13 4. Tonight's/Next Opponents 55 4/16 @BKN L, 115-130 -15 5. Hornets Recent/ Previous Box Scores 56 4/18 POR~ W, 109-101 +8 6-10. Hornets Game Notes: Player Notes 10-12. Hornets Game Notes: Team Notes Find the 2020-21 Hornets Media Guide HERE 57 4/20 @NYK L, 97-109 -12 Hornets Official Twitter 58 4/22 @CHI L, 91-108 -17 13-20. Hornets Head Coach and Player Information HERE 59 4/23 CLE W, 108-102 +6 21. Players & Broadcasters Social Media Pages Hornets Public Relations Department Official TwitterHERE . 60 4/25 BOS W, 125-104 +21 Starting Lineups & Games Missed 61 4/27 MIL L, 104-114 -10 22. Inactive List & Coaches Challenges 62 4/28 @BOS L, 111-120 -9 23. Misc. Stats, Breakdown, Technicals/Flagrants 63 5/1 DET W, 107-94 +13 24-26. CHA/Opp. Game, Half, Quarter High/Lows 64 5/2 MIA L, 111-121 -10 27-28. Hornets/Opponents Game-by-Game Stats 65 5/4 @DET W, 102-99 +3 66 5/6 CHI~ L, 99-120 -21 67 5/7 ORL W, 122-112 +10 RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME 68 5/9 NOP L, 110-112 -2 OVERALL 33-39 18-18 15-21 1-2 69 5/11 DEN~ L, 112-117 -5 EASTERN 20-22 13-8 7-14 1-1 70 5/13 LAC L, 90-113 -23 WESTERN 13-17 5-10 8-7 0-1 71 5/15 @NYK L, 109-118OT -9 SOUTHEAST 8-4 4-2 4-2 1-0 72 5/16 @WAS L, 110-115 -5 ATLANTIC 4-11 4-1 0-10 0-1 * At Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL CENTRAL 8-7 5-5 3-2 0-0 ~ denotes postponed game that was rescheduled SOUTHWEST 5-5 1-4 4-1 0-0 NORTHWEST 4-6 2-3 2-3 0-0 STATE FARM PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT PACIFIC 4-6 2-3 2-3 0-1 SCHEDULE/RESULTS NO DATE OPP TIME/SCORE TV,+/- 1 5/18 @IND L, 117-144 -27 FINAL REGULAR SEASON STREAKS OVERALL: L5 HOME: L3 ROAD: L2 All times are based in Eastern Time Zone HORNETS IN BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: 13-19 First game: 6-10 Second Game: 7-9 Swept: 3 Split: 7 Been Swept: 6 CHARLOTTE HORNETS 2020-21 GAME NOTES 1 2020-21 CHARLOTTE HORNETS ROSTER NO. PLAYER POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT BIRTHDATE PRIOR TO NBA/COUNTRY YRS PRO 2 LaMelo Ball G 6-7 190 08/22/01 Illawarra/USA R 8 Bismack Biyombo C 6-8 255 08/28/92 Baloncesto Fuenlabrada/DRC 9 0 Miles Bridges F 6-7 225 03/21/98 Michigan State/USA 2 22 Vernon Carey Jr. C 6-10 255 02/25/01 Duke/USA R 30 Nate Darling2W G 6-5 200 08/30/98 Delaware/Canada R 4 Devonte' Graham G 6-1 195 02/22/95 Kansas/USA 2 20 Gordon Hayward F 6-7 225 03/23/90 Butler/USA 10 10 Caleb Martin F 6-7 205 09/28/95 Nevada/USA 1 11 Cody Martin F 6-7 205 09/28/95 Nevada/USA 1 6 Jalen McDaniels F 6-10 210 01/31/98 San Diego State/USA 1 1 Malik Monk G 6-3 200 02/04/98 Kentucky/USA 3 14 Nick Richards F 6-11 250 11/29/97 Kentucky/Jamaica R 7 Grant Riller2W G 6-3 190 02/08/97 Charleston/USA R 3 Terry Rozier G 6-1 190 03/17/94 Louisville/USA 5 9 Brad Wanamaker G 6-3 222 07/25/89 Pittsburgh/USA 2 25 PJ Washington F 6-7 230 08/23/98 Kentucky/USA 1 40 Cody Zeller C 7-0 240 10/05/92 Indiana/USA 7 *2W - Indicates Two-Way Contract HEAD COACH: James Borrego (College – San Diego) ASSISTANT COACHES: Jay Triano (College – Simon Fraser) Chad Iske (College - Kansas) Ronald Nored (College - Butler) Jay Hernandez (College - Hofstra) Dutch Gaitley (College - Temple), Nate Mitchell (College - Cumberlands) Nick Friedman (College - Miami) HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: Joe Sharpe (College - Old Dominion) ASSOCIATE HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER: Quinton Sawyer (College – North Carolina) STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH: Adam Linens (College - North Carolina) ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER: Aaron Karkow (College - Endicott) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: LaMelo (Luh-Mell-O) Ball; Bismack Biyombo (biz-MOCK bee-OM-bo); Devonte' (Dev-on-tAy) Graham HOW THE HORNETS WERE BUILT: Hornets President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Mitch Kupchak has made several moves since joining Charlotte in the front office in CHARLOTTE HORNETS 2018.