This is a list of the accomplishments and records of the current Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets, known from their creation in 2004 until May 2014 as the Charlotte Bobcats, are an American professional basketball team currently playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The current Hornets are the second NBA team to have played under that name. The original Hornets played in Charlotte from 1988 until moving to New Orleans in 2002; since 2013, they have been known as the New Orleans Pelicans.

Individual records

Franchise leaders Italic denotes still active with team.

Asterisk denotes still active but not with team.

(As of end of the 2025–26 season)

+ Points scored (regular season)PlayerPoints 12,009 9,839 * 7,956 7,437 7,405 * 6,304 5,974 5,651 5,531 5,311 5,241 4,701 4,630 4,569 4,159 4,149 4,051 * 3,946 3,738 * 3,728

+ Most minutes playedPlayerMinutes 20,607 19,768 17,613 16,718 15,457 14,635 13,939 13,046 11,615 11,212 10,857 10,756

+ Most reboundsPlayerRebounds 3,516 3,479 3,398 3,077 2,820 * 2,623 2,388 2,354 2,317 2,293

+ Most assistsPlayerAssists 5,557 3,308 2,573 * 2,224 1,911 1,605 1,553 * 1,521 1,497 1,429

+ Most stealsPlayerSteals 1,067 827 799 747 565 551 439 * 427 398 368

+ Most blocksPlayerBlocks 684 621 607 531 484 328 315 301 * 295 287 + Win Shares (regular season)PlayerWin Shares 48.5 27.8 25.5 22.1 20.4 * 19.8 17.3 16.0 15.9 14.4

+ Most three-pointers madePlayer3-pointers made 1,283 * 977 929 880 864 681 * 537 508 * 496 492

Individual Accomplishments and Awards

All-NBA Team

Second Team Larry Johnson – 1993 Glen Rice – 1997

Third Team Anthony Mason – 1997 Glen Rice – 1998 Eddie Jones – 2000 Al Jefferson – 2014 Kemba Walker – 2019

NBA All-Defensive Team

First Team Gerald Wallace – 2010

Second Team Anthony Mason – 1997 Eddie Jones – 1999, 2000 P.J. Brown – 2001

NBA All-Rookie Team

First Team Kendall Gill – 1991 Larry Johnson – 1992 Alonzo Mourning – 1993 Emeka Okafor – 2005 LaMelo Ball – 2021 Brandon Miller – 2024 Kon Knueppel – 2026

Second Team Rex Chapman – 1989 J.R. Reid – 1990 Raymond Felton – 2006 Wálter Herrmann – 2007 Adam Morrison – 2007 D. J. Augustin – 2009 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist – 2013 Cody Zeller – 2014 P. J. Washington – 2020

Rookie of the Year Larry Johnson – 1992 Emeka Okafor – 2005 LaMelo Ball – 2021

Sixth Man of the Year Dell Curry – 1994

Executive of the Year Bob Bass – 1997

NBA Sportsmanship Award Kemba Walker – 2017, 2018

All-Stars and All-Star Weekend participants

NBA All-Star Game Selections Larry Johnson – 1993, 1995 Alonzo Mourning – 1994, 1995 Glen Rice – 1996, 1997, 1998 Eddie Jones – 2000 Baron Davis – 2002 Gerald Wallace – 2010 Kemba Walker - 2017, 2018, 2019 LaMelo Ball - 2022

All-Star Game MVP Glen Rice – 1997

Slam Dunk Contest Rex Chapman – 1990, 1991 Kendall Gill – 1991 Larry Johnson – 1992 Ricky Davis – 2000 Baron Davis – 2001 Gerald Wallace – 2010 Miles Bridges - 2019

Three-point Shootout Dell Curry – 1992, 1994 Scott Burrell – 1995 Glen Rice – 1996, 1997, 1998 Kemba Walker – 2017 Kon Knueppel – 2026

NBA Rising Stars Challenge George Zidek – 1996 (East) Baron Davis – 2001 (Sophomores) Lee Nailon – 2002 (Sophomores) Emeka Okafor – 2005 (Rookies) Emeka Okafor – 2006 (Sophomores) Adam Morrison – 2007 (Rookies) Raymond Felton – 2007 (Sophomores) Kemba Walker – 2012 (Team Shaq) Michael Kidd-Gilchrist – 2013 (Team Shaq) Kemba Walker – 2013 (Team Shaq) Cody Zeller – 2015 (Team USA) Frank Kaminsky – 2017 (Team USA) P. J. Washington – 2020 (Team USA) Miles Bridges – 2020 (Team USA) Devonte' Graham – 2020 (Team USA) LaMelo Ball – 2021 (Team USA) LaMelo Ball – 2022 (Sophomores) Brandon Miller – 2024 (Rookies) Brandon Miller – 2025 (Sophomores)

Basketball Hall of Famers + Players No. Name Position Tenure Inducted 00 Robert Parish C 1994–96 2003 33 Alonzo Mourning C/F 1992–95 2014 12 Vlade Divac C 1996–98 2019 + Coaches Name Position Tenure Inducted Dave Cowens Coach 1996–99 1991 Larry Brown Coach 2008–10 2002

Notes

FIBA Hall of Famers + Players No. Name Position Tenure Inducted 12 Vlade Divac C 1996–98 2010

Retired numbers Charlotte Hornets retired numbersNo.PlayerPositionTenureDate 13 Bobby Phills G 1997–2000 February 9, 2000 30 Dell Curry G 1988–1998 March 19, 2026 The Charlotte Hornets retired Phills' number on February 9, 2000, after his death in an automobile accident in Charlotte. His jersey hung from the rafters of the Charlotte Coliseum until the franchise relocated in May 2002; it was then displayed in the New Orleans Arena until 2013. On November 1, 2014, Phills' jersey was returned to Charlotte, where it was re-honored and currently hangs in the Spectrum Center. The NBA retired Bill Russell's No. 6 for all its member teams on August 11, 2022. The Charlotte Hornets retired Dell Curry's number on March 19, 2026.

Other franchise records

Team (regular season)

Largest margin of victory in a game – 61 (Score: 140 – 79) Mar. 22, 2018 vs. Memphis Largest margin of victory in a playoffs game - 30 (Score: 119 – 89) May 3, 1993 vs. Boston Celtics in Eastern Conference First Round Biggest comeback to win a game (24 points) – 24 Oct 29, 2014 vs. Milwaukee

See also NBA records

References