2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats season

The 2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 8th season of the Charlotte Bobcats in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 22nd overall season of NBA basketball in Charlotte. Considered to be the worst team of all time, The Bobcats failed to improve on their 34-48 record from the previous season and set the record for worst winning percentage in a season with a .106 winning percentage, surpassing the 1972–73 Philadelphia 76ers (.110) for worst winning percentage. They were eliminated from playoff contention on March 28, 2012, after an 88–83 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, with a record of 7–41. The Bobcats clinched the worst record in NBA history by losing 104-84 to the New York Knicks on April 26, 2012, in a shortened season or otherwise.

2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats season
Head coachPaul Silas
OwnersMichael Jordan
ArenaTime Warner Cable Arena
Results
Record7–59 (.106)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Southeast)
Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Carolinas, SportSouth
RadioWFNZ

Guard-forward Gerald Henderson led the team in scoring, with an average of 15.1 points per game. Forward-center Bismack Biyombo led in rebounds per game (5.8), and point guard D. J. Augustin recorded a team-high 6.4 assists per game. During the last minutes of their final season game, owner Michael Jordan who was not in the stands was shown on the jumbotron and was greeted with a swarm of boos from the upset home crowd.

Draft picks
Main article: 2011 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality Position School/Club Team
1 7 Bismack Biyombo  DR Congo PF Fuenlabrada (Spain)
1 9 Kemba Walker  United States PG Connecticut (Jr.)

Roster
Roster listing
2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F/C 0 Biyombo, Bismack 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) August 28, 1992 DR Congo
F 4 Brown, Derrick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 233 lb (106 kg) September 7, 1987 Xavier
G 33 Carroll, Matt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) August 28, 1980 Notre Dame
C 7 Diop, DeSagana 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) January 30, 1982 Oak Hill Academy (VA)
G 15 Henderson, Gerald 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) December 9, 1987 Duke
G 11 Higgins, Cory 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) June 14, 1989 Colorado
G/F 50 Maggette, Corey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) November 12, 1979 Duke
F 9 Moon, Jamario 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) June 13, 1980 Meridian CC
F/C 22 Mullens, Byron 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) February 14, 1989 Ohio State
F 21 Nájera, Eduardo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) July 11, 1976 Oklahoma
F 12 Thomas, Tyrus 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) August 17, 1986 LSU
G 1 Walker, Kemba 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) May 8, 1990 Connecticut
F 8 White, D. J. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) August 31, 1986 Indiana
G/F 55 Williams, Reggie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) September 14, 1986 VMI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

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.

2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 19 Atlanta Hawks W 79–77 Kemba Walker (18) Derrick Brown (10) D. J. Augustin (3) Time Warner Cable Arena
9,224		 1–0
2 December 22 @ Atlanta Hawks L 75–92 Corey Maggette (18) DeSagana Diop (6) Derrick Brown (4) Philips Arena
10,094		 1–1
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings
Southeast Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat4620.697–28–518–159–5
x-Atlanta Hawks4026.606623–1017–1611–3
x-Orlando Magic3729.561921–1216–178–7
Washington Wizards2046.3032611–229–247–7
Charlotte Bobcats759.106394–293–301–14
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls5016.758–
2 y-Miami Heat4620.6974
3 x-Indiana Pacers4224.6368
4 y-Boston Celtics3927.59111
5 x-Atlanta Hawks4026.60610
6 x-Orlando Magic3729.56113
7 x-New York Knicks3630.54514
8 x-Philadelphia 76ers3531.53015
9 Milwaukee Bucks3135.47019
10 Detroit Pistons2541.37925
11 Toronto Raptors2343.34827
12 New Jersey Nets2244.33328
13 Cleveland Cavaliers2145.31829
14 Washington Wizards2046.30330
15 Charlotte Bobcats759.10643

Record vs. opponents
2011-12 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 —0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Boston 0–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Charlotte 0–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Chicago 0–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Cleveland 0–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Dallas 0–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Denver 0–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Detroit 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Golden State 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Houston 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Indiana 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Clippers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Lakers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Memphis 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Miami 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—1–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Milwaukee 1–20–32–10–44–00–10–23–11–01–00–40–11–00–12–1—1–03–00–14–00–10–41–20–22–00–11–03–00–13–1
Minnesota 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—00—00—1—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New Jersey 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—0
New Orleans 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New York 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Oklahoma City 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–0
Orlando 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Philadelphia 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00—0
Phoenix 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00—0
Portland 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–0
Sacramento 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–0
San Antonio 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–0
Toronto 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–0
Utah 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–0
Washington 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—

Game log
2011–12 game log
Total: 7–59 (Home: 4–29; Road: 3–30)
December: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–0)
January : 2–17 (Home: 1–6; Road: 1–11)
February : 1–10 (Home: 0–4; Road: 1–6)
March : 3–14 (Home: 2–8; Road: 1–6)
April : 0–16 (Home: 0–9; Road: 0–7)
2011–12 season 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
NBA roster statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
D. J. Augustin 484629.3.376.341.8752.36.4.8.011.1
Bismack Biyombo 634123.1.464.4835.8.4.31.85.2
Derrick Brown 651722.2.518.250.6673.61.0.7.28.1
Matt Carroll 53211.2.331.186.7891.1.7.3.12.7
Boris Diaw [a] 372827.5.410.267.6305.34.3.5.57.4
DeSagana Diop 27912.0.357.1673.1.9.2.51.1
Gerald Henderson 555533.3.459.234.7604.12.3.9.415.1
Cory Higgins 38011.1.325.200.700.9.9.1.23.9
Corey Maggette 322827.5.373.364.8563.91.2.7.015.0
Jamario Moon [a] 8015.4.292.2001.0002.8.6.1.62.3
Byron Mullens 652522.5.425.235.8215.0.9.3.89.3
Eduardo Nájera 22012.3.375.276.5002.3.5.9.22.6
Tyrus Thomas 543018.8.367.333.7593.7.6.71.15.6
Kemba Walker 662527.2.366.305.7893.54.4.9.312.1
D. J. White 581118.9.4931.000.7053.6.8.3.46.8
Reggie Williams 331322.6.416.308.7252.81.8.6.18.3
  • a Statistics with the Charlotte Bobcats.

Transactions
Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

Overview
Players Added

Via draft

Via trade

Via free agency

 Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Waived

Trades
June 23, 2011 To Charlotte Bobcats
Corey Maggette
Draft rights to Bismack Biyombo		 To Milwaukee Bucks
Stephen Jackson
Shaun Livingston
Beno Udrih
Draft rights to Tobias Harris
To Sacramento Kings
John Salmons
Draft rights to Jimmer Fredette
June 23, 2011 To Charlotte Bobcats
Cash considerations		 To Milwaukee Bucks
Draft rights to Jeremy Tyler
December 19, 2011 To Charlotte Bobcats
Byron Mullens		 To Oklahoma City Thunder
Conditional 2012 second round pick

Free agents
Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Derrick Brown December 9 New York Knicks
Melvin Ely December 14 Denver Nuggets
Reggie Williams December 15 Golden State Warriors
Ben Uzoh December 19 New Jersey Nets
Cory Higgins December 25 Denver Nuggets
Jamario Moon April 15 Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Kwame Brown December 14 Golden State Warriors
Dante Cunningham December 24 Memphis Grizzlies
Joel Przybilla February 27 Portland Trail Blazers

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends.[1] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.[2]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player Date signed New team Opt-out clause
Garrett Temple July 27 Fastweb Casale (Italy) No
Boris Diaw September 27 JSA Bordeaux Basket (France) Yes

References
  1. "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  2. Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on August 31, 2011.
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