2009–10 Charlotte Bobcats season

The 2009–10 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 20th season of NBA basketball in Charlotte, and their 6th as the Charlotte Bobcats. Michael Jordan bought controlling interest in the team from founding owner Bob Johnson in March.

2009–10 Charlotte Bobcats season
Head coachLarry Brown
OwnersMichael Jordan
ArenaTime Warner Cable Arena
Results
Record4438 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Southeast)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish First Round
(Lost to Magic 0–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports South, SportSouth
RadioWFNZ

The season saw the franchise finish with its first winning record and playoff appearance in its current incarnation. However, their playoff stay was short-lived, as they were swept by the Orlando Magic in four games.

Key dates

Offseason

2009 NBA draft

The Bobcats selected Gerald Henderson with their first pick in the 2009 NBA draft.

The Charlotte Bobcats made the following selections:[1]

Round Pick Player Nationality Position School/Club Team
1 12 Gerald Henderson  United States SG Duke
2 40 Derrick Brown  United States PF Xavier
2 54 Robert Vaden  United States SG UAB

Free agency

Charlotte free agents:

Roster

Roster listing
Charlotte Bobcats roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 21 Ajinça, Alexis (IN) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) France
G 14 Augustin, D. J. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Texas
F 4 Brown, Derrick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Xavier
C 6 Chandler, Tyson 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Dominguez HS (CA)
F 32 Diaw, Boris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) France
C 7 Diop, DeSagana (IN) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Oak Hill Academy (Virginia)
G 20 Felton, Raymond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) North Carolina
F 23 Graham, Stephen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oklahoma State
G 15 Henderson, Gerald (IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Duke
G 0 Hughes, Larry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Saint Louis
G/F 1 Jackson, Stephen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oak Hill Academy (VA)
C 13 Mohammed, Nazr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Kentucky
C 42 Ratliff, Theo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Wyoming
F 12 Thomas, Tyrus 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) LSU
F 3 Wallace, Gerald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Pre-season

2009 pre-season game log
2009–10 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Orlando Magic5923.72034–725–1610–6
x-Atlanta Hawks5329.646634–719–228–8
x-Miami Heat4735.5731224–1723–189–7
x-Charlotte Bobcats4438.5371531–1013–2810–6
Washington Wizards2656.3173315–2611–303–13
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers6121.744
2 y-Orlando Magic5923.7202
3 x-Atlanta Hawks5329.6468
4 y-Boston Celtics5032.61011
5 x-Miami Heat4735.57314
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks4636.56115
7 x-Charlotte Bobcats4438.53717
8 x-Chicago Bulls4141.50020
9 Toronto Raptors4042.48821
10 Indiana Pacers3250.39029
11 New York Knicks2953.35432
12 Detroit Pistons2755.32934
13 Philadelphia 76ers2755.32934
14 Washington Wizards2656.31735
15 New Jersey Nets1270.14649

Record vs. opponents

2009-10 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta 4–02–23–11–31–11–12–21–12–03–02–01–12–01–32–12–03–01–11–30–21–32–11–12–02–01–13–12–04–0
Boston 0–43–02–22–21–11–12–11–11–12–11–11–11–13–02–22–03–11–13–11–11–33–10–22–02–01–14–01–13–1
Charlotte 2–20–31–33–10–21–12–12–01–11–21–11–12–03–12–22–02–21–12–21–11–33–12–00–22–01–11–20–24–0
Chicago 1–32–23–12–20–20–24–01–12–03–10–20–20–21–31–32–01–22–03–11–11–23–11–11–11–12–01–20–22–1
Cleveland 3–12–21–32–21–10–24–02–01–13–12–02–01–13–03–12–04–02–03–02–02–23–02–02–02–01–13–11–12–1
Dallas 1–11–12–02–01–12–12–03–12–22–03–02–23–12–02–03–12–02–21–12–21–11–12–11–34–03–11–11–21–1
Denver 1–11–11–12–02–01–21–14–02–12–02–13–13–11–10–23–12–03–11–13–11–11–11–33–11–22–22–03–11–1
Detroit 2–21–21–20–40–40–21–11–11–10–40–20–21–11–22–22–02–11–11–30–21–33–10–20–21–11–10–40–24–0
Golden State 1–11–10–21–10–21–30–41–10–31–12–20–42–20–20–23–02–01–32–01–30–20–21–32–22–20–32–00–30–2
Houston 0–21–11–10–21–12–21–21–13–00–22–11–34–00–22–03–02–01–32–03–10–21–10–42–22–22–21–12–22–0
Indiana 0–31–22–11–31–30–20–24–01–12–01–10–20–20–40–41–14–00–22–21–11–32–11–10–21–10–22–21–13–1
L.A. Clippers 0–21–11–12–00–20–31–22–02–21–21–12–22–21–11–13–11–10–40–21–20–22–00–41–31–30–40–21–32–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–12–00–22–21–32–04–03–12–02–22–11–12–03–02–02–12–03–11–12–03–11–24–02–21–13–12–0
Memphis 0–21–10–22–01–11–31–31–12–20–42–02–21–21–10–23–12–02–22–01–21–11–12–22–22–12–22–01–22–0
Miami 3–10–31–33–10–30–21–12–12–02–04–01–11–11–11–31–14–01–13–00–22–24–01–11–12–00–22–21–13–1
Milwaukee 1–22–22–23–11–30–22–02–22–00–24–02–00–22–03–12–04–01–13–01–10–32–11–11–11–10–22–11–12–2
Minnesota 0–20–20–20–20–21–31–30–20–30–31–11–30–31–31–10–22–00–41–10–40–21–10–40–42–20–30–22–21–1
New Jersey 0–31–32–22–10–40–20–21–20–20–20–41–10–20–20–40–40–21–12–20–20–30–40–20–21–11–10–40–20–4
New Orleans 1–11–11–10–20–22–21–31–13–13–12–04–01–22–21–11–14–01–10–21–21–10–21–31–22–10–40–21–31–1
New York 3–11–32–21–30–31–11–13–10–20–22–22–00–20–20–30–31–12–22–00–20–33–11–11–10–20–20–40–23–1
Oklahoma City 2–01–11–11–10–22–21–32–03–11–31–12–11–32–12–01–14–02–02–12–01–12–02–11–33–11–32–03–12–0
Orlando 3–13–13–12–12–21–11–13–12–02–03–12–01–11–12–23–02–03–01–13–01–14–01–11–12–01–13–11–12–2
Philadelphia 1–21–31–31–30–31–11–11–32–01–11–20–20–21–10–42–21–14–02–01–30–20–40–21–12–01–11–30–20–3
Phoenix 1–12–00–21–10–21–23–12–03–14–01–14–01–32–21–11–14–02–03–11–11–21–12–01–24–02–12–02–22–0
Portland 0–20–22–01–10–23–11–32–02–22–22–03–12–12–21–11–14–02–02–11–13–11–11–12–14–03–02–00–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–20–21–10–20–42–11–12–22–21–13–10–41–20–21–12–21–11–22–01–30–20–20–40–40–41–12–11–1
San Antonio 1–11–11–10–21–11–32–21–13–02–22–04–02–22–22–02–03–01–14–02–03–11–11–11–20–34–01–10–42–0
Toronto 1–30–42–12–11–31–10–24–00–21–12–22–01–10–22–21–22–04–02–04–00–21–33–10–20–21–11–10–22–1
Utah 0–21–12–02–01–12–11–32–03–02–21–13–11–32–11–11–12–22–03–12–01–31–12–02–24–01–24–02–02–0
Washington 0–41–30–41–21–21–11–10–42–00–21–30–20–20–21–32–21–14–01–11–30–22–23–00–21–11–10–21–20–2

Game log

2009–10 game log
Total: 44–38 (Home: 31–10; Road: 13–28)
2009–10 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2010 playoff game log
Total: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
2010 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Alexis Ajinça605.0.500.000.000.7.0.2.21.7
D. J. Augustin80218.4.386.393.7791.22.4.6.16.3
Derrick Brown5409.5.472.286.6571.4.3.4.23.4
Tyson Chandler512722.8.574.000.7326.31.1.31.16.5
Boris Diaw828235.4.483.320.7695.24.0.7.711.3
DeSagana Diop2709.7.517.000.2222.4.2.2.51.2
Raymond Felton808033.0.459.385.7633.65.61.5.312.1
Stephen Graham70811.5.496.320.6461.9.3.3.14.2
Gerald Henderson Jr.4308.3.356.211.7451.3.3.2.22.6
Larry Hughes114221.1.327.357.8532.32.0.9.38.1
Stephen Jackson1727239.3.423.334.7865.13.61.6.421.1
Nazr Mohammed582917.0.553.000.6485.2.5.3.77.9
Theo Ratliff1282622.3.466.000.7834.2.6.31.55.1
Tyrus Thomas125021.7.442.000.7296.1.9.91.510.1
Gerald Wallace767641.0.484.371.77610.02.11.51.118.2

1Stats with the Bobcats.

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Alexis Ajinça000.000.000.000.00.0.00
D. J. Augustin4018.3.294.333.8331.01.8.2.24.3
Derrick Brown20.51.000.000.000.0.0.0.01.0
Tyson Chandler4015.0.545.000.6672.5.5.5.83.5
Boris Diaw4438.0.500.111.5005.04.0.2.87.5
DeSagana Diop000.000.000.000.00.0.00
Raymond Felton4432.5.405.308.7502.55.0.5.011.8
Stephen Graham202.5.000.000.000.0.5.5.0.0
Gerald Henderson Jr.000.000.000.000.00.0.00
Larry Hughes4014.5.471.400.5713.31.5.0.06.0
Stephen Jackson4439.0.358.167.8085.03.81.2.218.0
Nazr Mohammed4012.0.579.000.6672.0.5.2.56.0
Theo Ratliff4411.8.375.000.500.8.3.5.01.8
Tyrus Thomas4017.0.625.000.8335.5.5.5.58.8
Gerald Wallace4441.0.477.455.6579.02.31.21.517.5

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

All-Star

  • Gerald Wallace was selected to his first All-Star game and the first selection for a Bobcat player in team history. He also competed in the Slam Dunk contest.

Season

Records

First Bobcats Team to make it to the postseason.

Milestones

The Bobcats made the playoffs for the first time ever, had a winning record for the first time ever, and had an NBA All-Star (Wallace) for the first time ever. They broke (and as of April 10 continue to set) a franchise record for wins in a season with 42, setting them for an above-.500 season. They clinched their first ever playoff berth April 8.

Injuries and surgeries

Transactions

Charlotte Bobcats

Players Added

Via Draft

Via Trade

Via Free Agency

Players Lost

Via Trade

Via Free Agency

References

  1. Matt Rochinski; Brian Verdi (June 29, 2009). "Bobcats Draft Gerald Henderson and Derrick Brown in 2009 NBA Draft". Charlotte Bobcats. Archived from the original on December 3, 2009. Retrieved July 3, 2009.
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