2008-09 New Orleans Hornets Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 49-33
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Southwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-4 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Denver Nuggets 4-1
Coach: Byron Scott (49-33)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 695,727, Avg. 16,969 in 41 home dates
2008-09 New Orleans Hornets Statistics
2008-09 New Orleans Hornets Results

The New Orleans Hornets of the National Basketball Association ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 49 wins and 33 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Southwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.

The Hornets racked up 7,857 points and allowed 7,730. Chris Paul scored a team-best 1,781 points for New Orleans, while David West netted 15 or more per game, too. David West contributed 646 rebounds. Chris Paul dished out 861 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Chris Paul added 216 steals.

Byron Scott coached the team. The 2008-09 New Orleans Hornets lost in the conference first round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Hilton ArmstrongF-CNovember 11, 19846'11"235ConnecticutPeekskill, NY USA
Ryan BowenFNovember 20, 19756'7"213IowaFort Madison, IA USA
Devin BrownG-FDecember 30, 19786'5"210Texas-San AntonioSalt Lake City, UT USA
Rasual ButlerFMay 23, 19796'7"205LaSallePhiladelphia, PA USA
Tyson ChandlerF-COctober 2, 19827'0"235noneHanford, CA USA
Antonio DanielsGMarch 19, 19756'4"195Bowling GreenColumbus, OH USA
Melvin ElyF-CMay 2, 19786'10"260Fresno StateHarvey, IL USA
Mike JamesGJune 23, 19756'2"188DuquesneAmityville, NY USA
Sean MarksF-CAugust 23, 19756'10"250CaliforniaAuckland, NZL
Chris PaulGMay 6, 19856'0"175Wake ForestWinston-Salem, NC USA
Morris PetersonG-FAugust 26, 19776'7"215Michigan StateFlint, MI USA
James PoseyG-FJanuary 13, 19776'7"215XavierCleveland, OH USA
Peja StojakovicF-GJune 9, 19776'9"220nonePozega, CRO
David WestFAugust 29, 19806'9"240Xavier (OH)Teaneck, NJ USA
Julian WrightFMay 20, 19876'8"225KansasChicago, IL USA



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