2004–05 Charlotte Bobcats season

NBA professional basketball team season January 2025 March 2026 Charlotte Bobcats 2005 18 64 Southeast 4 14 Bernie Bickerstaff Bernie Bickerstaff Robert L. Johnson Charlotte Coliseum C-SET, WJZY WOLS Did not qualify CHA Charlotte Hornets 2002 The 2004–05 Charlotte Bobcats season was the first season for the Charlotte Bobcats in the National Basketball Association. This season marked the return of NBA basketball to Charlotte after a two-year hiatus.Johnson will be NBA's first black majority owner ESPN December 17, 2002 July 3, 2009 http://static.espn.go.com/nba/news/2002/1217/1478643.html The original Hornets had moved to New Orleans after the 2001–02 season to become the New Orleans Hornets, now the New Orleans Pelicans.Mary Foster Owners approve Hornet's move to New Orleans https://www.usatoday.com/sports/nba/hornets/2002-05-10-owners-relocation.htm USA Today May 10, 2002 July 3, 2009 The Bobcats had the second overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft, which they used to select Emeka Okafor out of the University of Connecticut. The team hired Bernie Bickerstaff as head coach during the offseason, and added veteran players like Gerald Wallace, Primož Brezec, Brevin Knight, Jason Hart, Jason Kapono, Melvin Ely and Steve Smith to their roster. The Bobcats played their first game at the Charlotte Coliseum on November 4, which was a 103–96 loss to the Washington Wizards. They would win their first game defeating the Orlando Magic 111–100 at home on November 6. However, the expansion team struggled, losing ten straight games in January and March, finishing fourth in the Southeast Division with an 18–64 record. Okafor averaged 15.1 points, 10.9 rebounds, 1.7 blocks per game and was named Rookie of The Year, and selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Unable to improve on their 44–38 record from 2002, the Bobcats failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1999 when they were the Charlotte Hornets, and instead went 18–64, which was at the time, the worst record posted by a Hornet/Bobcat team. At the time, this was reckoned as the inaugural season of the Bobcats. However, after the 2013–14 season, the Bobcats reclaimed the Hornets name and pre-2002 history after the original Hornets team changed its name to the Pelicans.Hornets all the buzz in Charlotte. ESPN, 2014-05-20. As a result, this is now considered the 15th season of the Hornets/Bobcats franchise, the team having returned after suspending operations from 2002 to 2004. Thus, it was also their final season in which the franchise played their home games at the Charlotte Coliseum, as they would move to the newly built Charlotte Bobcats Arena for the following season. As an expansion franchise, the team unveiled their new logo and uniforms, which added dark navy blue, grey, and orange to their color scheme and added side panels to their jerseys and shorts, which remained in use until 2008. Draft picks 2004 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 2 Emeka Okafor United States PF/C Connecticut 2 45 Bernard Robinson Bernard Robinson (basketball) United States SF Michigan The team debuted in the draft as the Bobcats with one first-round pick and one second-round pick, both of which were acquired via trades in the preceding days. They had also traded their two original selections to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for that first-round pick. Roster Charlotte Bobcats 2004–05 12 Cory Alexander SG 6 1 185 1973-06-22 Virginia 35 Malik Allen PF 6 10 255 1978-06-27 Villanova 10 Keith Bogans SG 6 5 215 1980-05-12 Kentucky 7 Primož Brezec C 7 2 252 1979-10-02 Slovenia 13 Matt Carroll basketball SG 6 6 212 1980-08-28 Notre Dame 2 Melvin Ely PF 6 10 260 1978-05-02 Fresno State 1 Jason Hart basketball PG 6 3 180 1978-04-29 Syracuse 24 Jason Kapono SF 6 8 215 1981-02-04 UCLA 22 Brevin Knight PG 5 10 173 1975-11-08 Stanford 50 Emeka Okafor FC 6 10 252 1982-09-28 Connecticut 4 Kareem Rush SG 6 5 200 1980-10-30 Missouri 32 Tamar Slay SG 6 8 215 1980-04-02 Marshall 3 Gerald Wallace SF 6 7 215 1982-07-23 Alabama 55 Jahidi White FC 6 9 290 1976-02-19 Georgetown Bernie Bickerstaff J. B. Bickerstaff Gary Brokaw Jeff Capel II Gary Kloppenburg John Outlaw https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHA/2005.html March 2, 2005 Standings thumb|A regular-season game between the Charlotte Bobcats and the Boston Celtics at Fleet Center on November 12, 2004. CHA CHA Record vs. opponents 2004-05 NBA RecordsTeamATLBOSCHACHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMEMMIAMILMINNJNNOHNYKORLPHIPHOPORSACSASSEATORUTAWAS Atlanta — 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–4 Boston 3–1 — 4–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 Charlotte 3–1 0–4 — 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–3 3–1 0–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–4 Chicago 4–0 2–2 4–0 — 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–0 0–4 1–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–2 Cleveland 4–0 2–1 4–0 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–3 3–1 0–3 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–2 Dallas 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 — 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 Denver 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 — 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 Detroit 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 Golden State 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 — 1–2 1–1 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 Houston 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 — 1–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 Indiana 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 L.A. Clippers 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 4–0 0–3 2–0 — 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–4 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 — 0–3 0–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–2 Memphis 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 2–0 3–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 3–0 — 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 0–3 3–1 0–3 2–0 3–0 0–2 Miami 4–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 — 4–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 4–0 Milwaukee 2–1 1–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 — 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 Minnesota 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–2 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–1 New Jersey 3–0 3–1 4–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–2 0–2 — 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–3 New Orleans 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–1 1–2 0–4 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–1 New York 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–4 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 — 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 2–1 Orlando 3–1 0–3 1–3 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 — 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 Philadelphia 3–1 3–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 4–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 2–2 — 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 Phoenix 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 — 3–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 Portland 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–4 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 — 1–3 1–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–2 Sacramento 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 — 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 San Antonio 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 — 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 Seattle 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 — 2–0 3–1 0–2 Toronto 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 1–3 Utah 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 — 0–2 Washington 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–4 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 — Player statistics Regular season Player POS Position GP Games played GS Games starter MP Minutes played REB Rebounds AST Assists STL Steals BLK Blocks PTS Points MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per gameJason KaponoSF81 14 1,491 164 61 40 6 688 18.4 2.0 .8 .5 .1 8.5Melvin ElyPF 79 17 1,649 326 76 32 69 576 20.9 4.1 1.0 .4 .9 7.3Keith BogansSG 74 42 1,791 226 135 68 8 714 24.2 3.1 1.8 .9 .1 9.6Jason Hart basketballPG 74 27 1,887 203 367 99 14 706 25.5 2.7 5.0 1.3 .2 9.5Emeka OkaforPF 73 73 2,600 795 64 62 125 1,105 35.6 10.9 .9 .8 1.7 15.1Primož BrezecC 72 72 2,276 531 86 33 55 938 31.6 7.4 1.2 .5 .8 13.0Gerald WallaceSF 70 68 2,147 386 137 117 91 780 30.7 5.5 2.0 1.7 1.3 11.1Brevin KnightPG 66 61 1,944 170 591 131 5 666 29.5 2.6 9.0 2.0 .1 10.1Steve Smith basketball†SG 37 1 636 49 57 12 7 291 17.2 1.3 1.5 .3 .2 7.9Kareem Rush†SG 34 22 877 79 65 18 6 390 25.8 2.3 1.9 .5 .2 11.5Theron SmithSF 33 5 510 116 28 6 4 105 15.5 3.5 .8 .2 .1 3.2Bernard Robinson basketballSG 31 1 328 48 30 11 4 93 10.6 1.5 1.0 .4 .1 3.0Matt Carroll basketballSG 25 0 430 60 17 17 2 224 17.2 2.4 .7 .7 .1 9.0Jamal SampsonPF 23 0 329 122 8 4 17 79 14.3 5.3 .3 .2 .7 3.4Malik Allen†PF 22 1 271 47 7 5 11 111 12.3 2.1 .3 .2 .5 5.0Jahidi WhiteC 17 0 135 34 1 2 12 42 7.9 2.0 .1 .1 .7 2.5Cory AlexanderSG 16 1 201 29 37 9 1 49 12.6 1.8 2.3 .6 .1 3.1Eddie House†SG 13 5 300 19 24 24 3 144 23.1 1.5 1.8 1.8 .2 11.1Tamar SlaySG 8 0 78 14 3 5 0 28 9.8 1.8 .4 .6 .0 3.5 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Bobcats only. Awards and records Rookie of the Year Emeka OkaforEmeka Okafor Named 2004-05 NBA got milk? Rookie Of The Year Charlotte Bobcats http://www.nba.com/bobcats/news/okafor_roy_050504.html May 4, 2005 April 29, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080308230018/http://www.nba.com/bobcats/news/okafor_roy_050504.html March 8, 2008 NBA All-Rookie First Team Emeka Okafor Transactions List of 2004–05 NBA season transactions References Category:Charlotte Bobcats seasons Charlotte Bob Bob