2011–12 New Orleans Hornets season

March 2026 August 2023 New Orleans Hornets 2012 21 45 Southwest 5 15 Monty Williams Dell Demps NBA New Orleans Arena Did not qualify NOH Cox Sports Television KMEZ The 2011–12 New Orleans Hornets season was the tenthAt the time, this season was considered the 24th season in franchise history, being viewed as a relocation from Charlotte. In 2014, after this team was rebranded as the Pelicans, the name and the statistical history of the original team was reclaimed by the present day Charlotte Hornets, who had begun play in 2004 as an expansion team known as the Charlotte Bobcats.Feldman Dan Charlotte Hornets assume historical records from New Pelicans http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/20/charlotte-hornets-assume-historical-records-from-new-pelicans/ NBC Universal season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time since the 2004–05 season, Chris Paul was not on the roster as he was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers during the lockout. Paul was supposed to be traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, but then-commissioner David Stern vetoed the trade. The post-Paul era Hornets finished the shortened season with a 21–45 record, last in the Western Conference. Key dates June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.Report: NBA draft moving to Newark https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=5733121 ESPN.com June 13, 2011 October 27, 2010 Draft picks 2011 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Team 2 45 Josh Harrellson C United States Kentucky The Hornets entered the draft with one second-round selection. They have already traded their original first- and second-round picks to the Portland Trail Blazers (eventually held by the Charlotte Hornets on draft night) and the Philadelphia 76ers, respectively. Roster New Orleans Hornets 2011–12 0 Al-Farouq Aminu SF 6 9 215 1990-09-21 Wake Forest 1 Trevor Ariza SF 6 8 210 1985-07-30 UCLA 15 Gustavo Ayón PF 6 10 250 1985-04-01 San Jose State 8 Marco Belinelli SG 6 5 195 1986-03-25 Italy 10 Eric Gordon SG 6 3 215 1988-12-25 Indiana 4 Xavier Henry SG 6 6 220 1991-03-15 Kansas 2 Jarrett Jack PG 6 3 197 1983-10-28 Georgia Tech 35 Chris Kaman C 7 0 265 1982-04-28 Central Michigan 24 Carl Landry PF 6 9 248 1983-09-19 Purdue 50 Emeka Okafor C 6 10 255 1982-09-28 Connecticut 14 Jason Smith basketball, born 1986 PF 7 0 240 1986-03-02 Colorado State 42 Lance Thomas PF 6 8 225 1988-04-24 Duke 21 Greivis Vásquez PG 6 6 211 1987-01-16 Maryland 31 Darryl Watkins C 6 11 258 1984-11-08 Syracuse Monty Williams Randy Ayers James Borrego Bryan Gates Bob Hill (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NOH/2012.html April 18, 2012 Pre-season Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded. New Orleans Hornets yes 2012 New Orleans Hornets Pre-season yes yes 1 0 1 0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | December 16 | @ Memphis | 20111216 NOHMEM 97 90 | Jarrett Jack (24) | Lance Thomas (8) | Jarrett Jack (6) | FedEx Forum11,259 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 | December 21 | Memphis | 20111221 MEMNOH 95 80 | Chris Kaman (18) | Quincy Pondexter (12) | Jarrett Jack (8) | New Orleans Arena11,895 | 2–0 noh 2012 Regular season Standings NOH NOH Game log New Orleans Hornets 2012 Total: 21–45 (Home: 11–22; Road: 10–23) New Orleans Hornets December yes 1 1 1 0 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 1 | December 26 | @ Phoenix | 20111226 NOHPHO 85 84 | Eric Gordon (20) | Emeka Okafor (9) | Eric Gordon (3) | US Airways Center17,776 | 1–0 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 2 | December 28 | Boston | 20111228 BOSNOH 97 78 | Jarrett Jack (21) | Carl Landry (11) | Jarrett Jack (9) | New Orleans Arena17,802 | 2–0 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 3 | December 30 | Phoenix | 20111230 PHXNOH 78 93 | Carl Landry (17) | Emeka Okafor (16) | Greivis Vásquez (5) | New Orleans Arena15,790 | 2–1 New Orleans Hornets January 1 9 1 7 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 4 | January 1 | @ Sacramento | 20120101 NOHSAC 80 96 | Trevor Ariza (17) | Chris Kaman (15) | Jarrett JackGreivis Vásquez (8) | Power Balance Pavilion13,628 | 2–2 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 5 | January 2 | @ Utah | 20120103 NOHUTA 90 94 | Jarrett Jack (27) | Jason Smith (8) | Jarrett Jack (11) | EnergySolutions Arena19,159 | 2–3 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 6 | January 4 | Philadelphia | 20120104 PHINOH 93 101 | Eric Gordon (22) | Chris KamanCarl Landry (8) | Jarrett Jack (11) | New Orleans Arena12,387 | 2–4 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 7 | January 6 | Denver | 20120106 DENNOH 88 96 | Greivis Vásquez (16) | Chris Kaman (12) | Jarrett Jack (6) | New Orleans Arena13,035 | 2–5 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 8 | January 7 | @ Dallas | 20120107 NOHDAL 81 96 | Al-Farouq Aminu (15) | Al-Farouq Aminu (12) | Jarrett Jack (5) | American Airlines Center20,409 | 2–6 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 9 | January 9 | @ Denver | 20120109 DENNOH 94 81 | Chris Kaman (20) | Chris KamanEmeka Okafor (7) | Jarrett Jack (9) | Pepsi Center14,002 | 3–6 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 10 | January 11 | Oklahoma City | 20120111 OKCNOH 85 95 | Chris KamanCarl Landry (17) | Chris KamanAl-Farouq Aminu (9) | Jarrett Jack (8) | New Orleans Arena13,565 | 3–7 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 11 | January 13 | Minnesota | 20120113 MINNOH 80 87 | Marco Belinelli (20) | Emeka Okafor (14) | Jarrett Jack (9) | New Orleans Arena14,295 | 3–8 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 12 | January 14 | @ Memphis | 20120114 NOHMEM 99 108 | Jarrett Jack (23) | Jason Smith (8) | Greivis Vásquez (6) | FedExForum14,983 | 3–9 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 13 | January 16 | Portland | 20120116 PORNOH 77 84 | LaMarcus Aldridge (22) | Emeka Okafor (10) | Raymond Felton (12) | New Orleans Arena | 3–10 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 14 | January 18 | Memphis | 20120118 MEMNOH 87 93 | Jarrett Jack (27) | Marc Gasol (12) | Mike Conley Jr. (10) | New Orleans Arena | 3–11 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 15 | January 19 | @ Houston | 20120119 NOHHOU 88 90 1 | Kevin Martin (32) | Samuel Dalembert (17) | Kyle Lowry (8) | Toyota Center | 3–12 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 16 | January 21 | Dallas | 20120121 DALNOH 81 83 | Carl Landry (19) | Emeka Okafor (17) | Delonte West (6) | New Orleans Arena | 3–13 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 17 | January 23 | San Antonio | 20120123 SASNOH 102 104 | Tim Duncan (28) | Emeka Okafor (8) | Tony Parker (17) | New Orleans Arena | 3–14 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 18 | January 25 | @ Oklahoma City | 20120125 NOHOKC 91 101 | Kevin Durant (25) | Emeka Okafor (8) | James Harden (6) | Chesapeake Energy Arena | 3–15 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 19 | January 27 | Orlando | 20120127 ORLNOH 93 67 | Dwight Howard (28) | Dwight Howard (16) | Jarrett Jack (9) | New Orleans Arena | 4–15 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 20 | January 29 | Atlanta | 20120129 ATLNOH 72 94 | Jeff Teague (24) | Joe Johnson (9) | Greivis Vásquez (8) | New Orleans Arena | 4–16 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 21 | January 30 | @ Miami | 20120130 NOHMIA 95 109 | LeBron James (22) | LeBron James (11) | LeBron James (8) | American Airlines Arena | 4–17 New Orleans Hornets February 1 5 3 5 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 22 | February 1 | Phoenix | 20120201 PHXNOH 103 120 | Steve Nash (30) | Marcin Gortat (11) | Greivis Vásquez (12) | New Orleans Arena | 4–18 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 23 | February 2 | @ San Antonio | 20120202 NOHSAS 81 93 | Tim Duncan (19) | Tim Duncan (9) | Tony Parker (7) | AT&T Center | 4–19 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 24 | February 4 | @ Detroit | 20120204 NOHDET 87 89 | Trevor Ariza (26) | Greg Monroe (16 | Greivis Vásquez (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 4–20 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 25 | February 6 | Sacramento | 20120206 SACNOH 92 100 | DeMarcus Cousins (28) | DeMarcus Cousins (19) | Greivis Vásquez (9) | New Orleans Arena | 4–21 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 26 | February 8 | Chicago | 20120208 CHINOH 67 90 | Carlos Boozer (18) | Joakim Noah (10) | Derrick Rose (6) | New Orleans Arena | 4–22 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 27 | February 10 | Portland | 20120210 PORNOH 86 94 | Jamal Crawford (31) | Trevor Ariza (9) | Jamal Crawford (8) | New Orleans Arena | 4–23 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 28 | February 13 | Utah | 20120213 UTANOH 86 80 | Chris Kaman (27) | Chris Kaman (13) | Greivis Vásquez (10) | New Orleans Arena | 5–23 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 29 | February 15 | @ Milwaukee | 20120215 NOHMIL 92 89 | Ersan İlyasova (23) | Gustavo Ayon (12) | Greivis Vásquez (7) | Bradley Center | 6–23 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 30 | February 17 | @ New York | 20120217 NOHNYK 89 85 | Amar'e Stoudemire (26) | Amar'e Stoudemire (12) | Greivis Vásquez (11) | Madison Square Garden | 7–23 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 31 | February 20 | @ Oklahoma City | 20120220 NOHOKC 93 101 | Kevin Durant (31) | Kendrick Perkins (13) | Trevor Ariza (5) | Chesapeake Energy Arena | 7–24 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 32 | February 21 | @ Indiana | 20120221 NOHIND 108 117 1 | Roy Hibbert (30) | Roy Hibbert (13) | Jarrett Jack (10) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | 7–25 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 33 | February 22 | @ Cleveland | 20120222 NOHCLE 89 84 | Antawn Jamison (22) | Gustavo Ayon (17) | Kyrie Irving (11) | Quicken Loans Arena | 8–25 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 34 | February 28 | @ Chicago | 20120228 NOHCHI 95 99 | Derrick Rose (32) | Joakim Noah (16) | Derrick Rose (9) | United Center | 8–26 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 35 | February 29 | Toronto | 20120229 TORNOH 84 95 | Linas Kleiza (21) | Chris Kaman (10) | Jarrett Jack (6) | New Orleans Arena | 8–27 New Orleans Hornets March 2 6 3 6 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 36 | March 2 | Dallas | 20120302 DALNOH 97 92 | Rodrigue Beaubois (25) | Chris Kaman (13) | Greivis Vásquez (7) | New Orleans Arena | 9–27 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 37 | March 3 | Indiana | 20120303 INDNOH 84 102 | Jarrett Jack (18) | Solomon Jones (9) | Gustavo Ayon (4) | New Orleans Arena16,379 | 9–28 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 38 | March 5 | @ Portland | 20120305 NOHPOR 74 86 | Marco Belinelli (18) | Chris Kaman (11) | Three players (3) | Rose Garden20,520 | 9–29 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 39 | March 7 | @ Sacramento | 20120307 NOHSAC 98 99 | Jarrett Jack (25) | Chris Kaman (11) | Chris Kaman (8) | Power Balance Pavilion13,487 | 9–30 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 40 | March 9 | @ Denver | 20120309 NOHDEN 97 110 | Lance Thomas (18) | Four players (5) | Greivis Vásquez (8) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 9–31 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 41 | March 10 | @ Minnesota | 20120310 NOHMIN 95 89 | Chris Kaman (20) | Al-Farouq AminuChris Kaman (6) | Jarrett Jack (7) | Target Center20,123 | 10–31 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 42 | March 12 | Charlotte | 20120312 CHANOH 71 73 | Jarrett Jack (15) | Chris Kaman (16) | Jarrett Jack (9) | New Orleans Arena15,254 | 10–32 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 43 | March 14 | L. A. Lakers | 20120314 LALNOH 101 107 1 | Jarrett Jack (30) | Chris Kaman (12) | Jarrett JackGreivis Vásquez (6) | New Orleans Arena17,272 | 10–33 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 44 | March 15 | Washington | 20120315 WASNOH 89 99 | Chris Kaman (20) | Gustavo Ayon (9) | Greivis Vásquez (6) | New Orleans Arena14,256 | 10–34 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 45 | March 17 | @ New Jersey | 20120317 NOHNJN 102 94 | Marco BelinelliChris Kaman (20) | Gustavo Ayon (9) | Greivis Vásquez (9) | Prudential Center11,271 | 11–34 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 46 | March 21 | Golden State | 20120321 GSWNOH 92 101 | Jarrett Jack (17) | Jarrett Jack (10) | Jarrett Jack (11) | New Orleans Arena13,959 | 11–35 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 47 | March 22 | L. A. Clippers | 20120322 LACNOH 97 90 | Chris Kaman (20) | Chris Kaman (10) | Jarrett Jack (9) | New Orleans Arena17,209 | 12–35 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 48 | March 24 | San Antonio | 20120324 SASNOH 86 89 | Jarrett Jack (27) | Gustavo Ayon (13) | Greivis Vásquez (6) | New Orleans Arena16,118 | 12–36 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 49 | March 26 | @ L. A. Clippers | 20120326 NOHLAC 85 97 | Al-Farouq Aminu (15) | Carl Landry (10) | Jarrett JackGreivis Vásquez (7) | Staples Center19,060 | 12–37 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 50 | March 28 | @ Golden State | 20120328 NOHGSW 102 87 | Marco Belinelli (22) | Al-Farouq AminuCarl Landry (8) | Jarrett Jack (9) | Oracle Arena18,771 | 13–37 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 51 | March 29 | @ Portland | 20120329 NOHPOR 93 99 | Marco Belinelli (27) | Jason Smith (9) | Greivis Vásquez (6) | Rose Garden20,499 | 13–38 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 52 | March 31 | @ L. A. Lakers | 20120331 NOHLAL 85 88 | Jarrett Jack (18) | Jason Smith (10) | Jarrett Jack (10) | Staples Center18,997 | 13–39 New Orleans Hornets April 6 2 2 4 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 53 | April 1 | @ Phoenix | 20120401 NOHPHX 75 92 | Marco BelinelliJason Smith (14) | Al-Farouq Aminu (8) | Greivis Vásquez (6) | US Airways Center15,753 | 13–40 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 54 | April 4 | Denver | 20120404 DENNOH 94 92 | Trevor ArizaEric Gordon (15) | Chris Kaman (10) | Greivis Vásquez (10) | New Orleans Arena15,020 | 14–40 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 55 | April 6 | @ San Antonio | 20120406 NOHSAS 103 128 | Eric Gordon (31) | Three players (6) | Eric Gordon (4) | AT&T Center18,581 | 14–41 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 56 | April 7 | Minnesota | 20120407 MINNOH 99 90 | Jason Smith (26) | Chris KamanJason Smith (10) | Greivis Vásquez (10) | New Orleans Arena15,520 | 15–41 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 57 | April 9 | L. A. Lakers | 20120409 LALNOH 91 93 | Marco Belinelli (20) | Carl Landry (11) | Greivis Vásquez (11) | New Orleans Arena17,275 | 15–42 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 58 | April 11 | Sacramento | 20120411 SACNOH 105 96 | Jason Smith (22) | Chris Kaman (10) | Jerome DysonGreivis Vásquez (5) | New Orleans Arena16,906 | 16–42 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 59 | April 13 | Utah | 20120413 UTANOH 96 85 | Eric Gordon (25) | Jason Smith (8) | Eric GordonGreivis Vásquez (6) | New Orleans Arena16,326 | 17–42 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 60 | April 15 | Memphis | 20120415 MEMNOH 88 75 | Eric Gordon (18) | Carl Landry (11) | Greivis Vásquez (9) | New Orleans Arena15,570 | 18–42 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 61 | April 16 | @ Charlotte | 20120416 NOHCHA 75 67 | Greivis Vásquez (20) | Carl Landry (12) | Greivis Vásquez (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena10,876 | 19–42 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 62 | April 18 | @ Memphis | 20120418 NOHMEM 91 103 | Jerome Dyson (24) | Darryl Watkins (13) | Greivis Vásquez (9) | FedExForum14,507 | 19–43 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 63 | April 19 | Houston | 20120419 HOUNOH 105 99 1 | Eric Gordon (27) | Carl LandryGustavo Ayon (10) | Greivis Vásquez (9) | New Orleans Arena18,315 | 20–43 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 64 | April 22 | @ L. A. Clippers | 20120422 NOHLAC 98 107 | Eric Gordon (17) | Jason Smith Al-Farouq Aminu (8) | Greivis Vásquez (7) | Staples Center19,060 | 20–44 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 65 | April 24 | @ Golden State | 20120424 NOHGSW 83 81 | Marco Belinelli (23) | Al-Farouq Aminu (11) | Greivis Vásquez (7) | Oracle Arena17,598 | 21–44 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 66 | April 26 | @ Houston | 20120426 NOHHOU 77 84 | Jerome Dyson (15) | Al-Farouq AminuDarryl Watkins (10) | Greivis Vásquez (6) | Toyota Center16,602 | 21–45 no 2012 Player statistics Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGMarco Belinelli 66 55 29.8 .417 .377 .783 2.6 1.5 .7 .1 11.8Greivis Vásquez 66 26 25.8 .430 .319 .821 2.6 5.4 .9 .1 8.9Al-Farouq Aminu 66 21 22.4 .411 .277 .754 4.7 1.0 .9 .5 6.0Gustavo Ayón 54 24 20.1 .536 .000 .619 4.9 1.4 1.0 .9 5.9Chris Kaman 47 33 29.2 .446 .785 7.7 2.1 .5 1.6 13.1Jarrett Jack 45 39 34.0 .456 .348 .872 3.9 6.3 .7 .2 15.6Xavier Henry 45 0 16.9 .395 .412 .612 2.4 .8 .6 .2 5.3Lance Thomas 42 10 15.0 .452 .000 .839 3.0 .3 .2 .2 4.0Trevor Ariza 41 41 32.9 .417 .333 .775 5.2 3.3 1.7 .6 10.8Carl Landry 41 8 24.4 .503 .000 .799 5.2 .9 .3 .3 12.5Jason Smith basketball, born 1986 40 29 23.7 .520 .111 .702 4.9 .9 .5 1.0 9.9Emeka Okafor 27 27 28.9 .533 .514 7.9 .9 .6 1.0 9.9DaJuan Summers 15 6 13.9 .431 .313 .778 1.5 .7 .5 .0 4.5Carldell Johnson 15 0 7.9 .314 .267 .333 .6 1.5 .5 .0 1.8Solomon Jones basketball† 11 1 17.8 .434 .833 3.7 .6 .5 .5 5.5Trey Johnson 11 0 5.5 .571 1.000 1.1 .4 .1 .0 1.9Eric Gordon 9 9 34.4 .450 .250 .754 2.8 3.4 1.4 .4 20.6Jerome Dyson 9 1 20.0 .396 .125 .778 2.1 2.0 1.2 .2 7.4Chris Johnson basketball, born 1985† 7 0 11.7 .500 .714 3.1 .1 .7 .1 3.3Darryl Watkins 5 0 19.6 .500 .500 5.4 .6 1.0 .8 4.6Jeff Foote 4 0 9.8 .333 1.5 .0 .0 .3 1.0Donald Sloan basketball† 3 0 13.7 .357 .000 .500 1.0 2.7 .7 .0 4.0 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hornets only. Notes References Category:New Orleans Hornets seasons New Orleans Hornets