2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season

The 2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season was the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the fourth season under head coach Steve Clifford. With 48–34 record, the Hornets qualified for the playoffs for the tenth time in Charlotte pro basketball history as a sixth seed, where they played the third-seeded Miami Heat. In a tight playoff match, the Hornets lost the first two games in Miami, before winning three straight. Miami took games 6 and 7, winning the series.

2015 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/club team
1	9	Frank Kaminsky	Center	United States	Wisconsin
2	39	Juan Pablo Vaulet	Small forward	Argentina	Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca

Roster

2015–16 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 2.5 !G/F 5 Batum, Nicolas 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–12–14 France 1.5 !G 30 Daniels, Troy 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1991–07–15 Virginia Commonwealth 1.5 !G 12 Gutiérrez, Jorge 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1988–12–27 UC Berkeley 4.0 !F 50 Hansbrough, Tyler 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1985–11–03 North Carolina 1.5 !G 9 Harrison, Aaron 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–10–28 Kentucky 6.0 !C 00 Hawes, Spencer 7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1988–04–28 Washington 6.0 !C 25 Jefferson, Al 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 289 lb (131 kg) 1985–01–04 Prentiss HS (MS) 6.0 !C 44 Kaminsky, Frank 7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1993–04–04 Wisconsin 4.0 !F 14 Kidd-Gilchrist, Michael  7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1993–09–26 Kentucky 1.5 !G 3 Lamb, Jeremy 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–05–30 Connecticut 1.5 !G 1 Lee, Courtney 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–10–03 Western Kentucky 1.5 !G 7 Lin, Jeremy 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1988–08–23 Harvard 1.5 !G 15 Walker, Kemba (C) 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1990–05–08 Connecticut 4.0 !F 2 Williams, Marvin 7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1986–06–19 North Carolina 5.5 !F/C 40 Zeller, Cody 7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1992–10–05 Indiana	Head coach Steve Clifford Assistant coach(es) Patrick Ewing (associate HC) Stephen Silas Bob Weiss Pat Delany Bruce Kreutzer Steve Hetzel Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2016–04–03

Preseason

Regular season

Game log

Playoffs

Game log

Standings

References