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2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season
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The 2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season was the 26th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the fourth season under head coach Steve Clifford. With 48–34 record, the Hornets qualified for the playoffs for the tenth time in Charlotte pro basketball history as a sixth seed, where they played the third-seeded Miami Heat. In a tight playoff match, the Hornets lost the first two games in Miami, before winning three straight. Miami took games 6 and 7, winning the series.
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| 2015–16 Charlotte Hornets season | |||
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| Head coach | Steve Clifford | ||
| General manager | Rich Cho | ||
| Owners | Michael Jordan | ||
| Arena | Time Warner Cable Arena | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 48–34 (.585) | ||
| Place | Division: 3rd (Southeast) Conference: 6th (Eastern) | ||
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Heat 3–4) | ||
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| Local media | |||
| Television | Fox Sports Carolinas, Fox Sports Southeast | ||
| Radio | WFNZ | ||
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As of 2025, this marks the last season the Hornets have made the playoffs. With the Kings making the playoffs in 2023, the Hornets now hold the longest playoff drought in the NBA.
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2015 NBA draft
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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
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| 1 | 9 | Frank Kaminsky | Center |  United States |
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| 2 | 39 | Juan Pablo Vaulet | Small forward |  Argentina |
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Preseason
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Regular season
Game log
More information 2015–16 game log Total: 48–34 (home: 30–11; road: 18–23), Game ...
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October: 0–2 (home: 0–0; road: 0–2)
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November
: 10–5 (home: 8–2; road: 2–3)
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December
: 7–7 (home: 5–4; road: 2–3)
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January
: 6–11 (home: 3–2; road: 3–9)
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February
: 7–3 (home: 3–1; road: 4–2)
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March
: 13–3 (home: 8–2; road: 5–1)
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April
: 5–3 (home: 3–0; road: 2–3)
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Playoffs
Main article: 2016 NBA Playoffs
Game log
More information 2016 playoff game log Total: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3), Game ...
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First Round: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
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Standings
More information Southeast Division, W ...
| Southeast Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Miami Heat | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 28–13 | 20–21 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x – Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 27–14 | 21–20 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Charlotte Hornets | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 30–11 | 18–23 | 8–8 | 82 |
| e – Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 7.0 | 22–19 | 19–22 | 10–6 | 82 |
| e – Orlando Magic | 35 | 47 | .427 | 13.0 | 23–18 | 12–29 | 4–12 | 82 |
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More information Eastern Conference, # ...
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Miami Heat * | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Charlotte Hornets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Indiana Pacers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 9 | e – Chicago Bulls | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 10 | e – Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 11 | e – Orlando Magic | 35 | 47 | .427 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 12 | e – Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 13 | e – New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 14 | e – Brooklyn Nets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 82 |
| 15 | e – Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | 72 | .122 | 47.0 | 82 |
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Player statistics
Regular season
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| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Kemba Walker | PG | 81 | 81 | 2,885 | 357 | 421 | 126 | 39 | 1,689 | 35.6 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 1.6 | .5 | 20.9 |
| Marvin Williams | PF | 81 | 81 | 2,338 | 521 | 110 | 58 | 77 | 948 | 28.9 | 6.4 | 1.4 | .7 | 1.0 | 11.7 |
| Frank Kaminsky | C | 81 | 3 | 1,708 | 335 | 98 | 38 | 43 | 606 | 21.1 | 4.1 | 1.2 | .5 | .5 | 7.5 |
| Jeremy Lin | SG | 78 | 13 | 2,048 | 253 | 235 | 58 | 42 | 914 | 26.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | .7 | .5 | 11.7 |
| Cody Zeller | C | 73 | 60 | 1,774 | 455 | 71 | 57 | 63 | 638 | 24.3 | 6.2 | 1.0 | .8 | .9 | 8.7 |
| Nicolas Batum | SF | 70 | 70 | 2,448 | 428 | 403 | 65 | 43 | 1,046 | 35.0 | 6.1 | 5.8 | .9 | .6 | 14.9 |
| Jeremy Lamb | SG | 66 | 0 | 1,227 | 252 | 77 | 42 | 30 | 580 | 18.6 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .6 | .5 | 8.8 |
| Spencer Hawes | PF | 57 | 6 | 1,035 | 244 | 109 | 22 | 27 | 340 | 18.2 | 4.3 | 1.9 | .4 | .5 | 6.0 |
| P. J. Hairston† | SF | 48 | 43 | 938 | 128 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 286 | 19.5 | 2.7 | .6 | .5 | .1 | 6.0 |
| Al Jefferson | C | 47 | 18 | 1,096 | 301 | 70 | 30 | 41 | 562 | 23.3 | 6.4 | 1.5 | .6 | .9 | 12.0 |
| Tyler Hansbrough | PF | 44 | 0 | 343 | 89 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 104 | 7.8 | 2.0 | .2 | .3 | .2 | 2.4 |
| Troy Daniels | SG | 43 | 0 | 476 | 57 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 242 | 11.1 | 1.3 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 5.6 |
| Brian Roberts† | PG | 30 | 0 | 333 | 29 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 145 | 11.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .2 | .0 | 4.8 |
| Courtney Lee† | SG | 28 | 28 | 845 | 87 | 60 | 33 | 12 | 250 | 30.2 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .4 | 8.9 |
| Aaron Harrison | SG | 21 | 0 | 93 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 4.4 | .7 | .1 | .3 | .0 | .9 |
| Jorge Gutiérrez | PG | 12 | 0 | 63 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5.3 | .6 | 1.4 | .3 | .0 | 1.8 |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | SF | 7 | 7 | 205 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 89 | 29.3 | 6.4 | 1.3 | .4 | .4 | 12.7 |
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- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hornets only.
Playoffs
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| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Kemba Walker | PG | 7 | 7 | 260 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 159 | 37.1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | .6 | 22.7 |
| Courtney Lee | SG | 7 | 7 | 257 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 60 | 36.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .9 | .4 | 8.6 |
| Marvin Williams | PF | 7 | 7 | 228 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 32.6 | 6.9 | .9 | .9 | .4 | 5.1 |
| Frank Kaminsky | C | 7 | 5 | 190 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 27.1 | 4.3 | 1.1 | .9 | .7 | 7.1 |
| Al Jefferson | C | 7 | 5 | 168 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 93 | 24.0 | 6.1 | 1.1 | .6 | .4 | 13.3 |
| Cody Zeller | C | 7 | 2 | 137 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 19.6 | 5.3 | .3 | .1 | .4 | 8.4 |
| Jeremy Lin | SG | 7 | 0 | 189 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 27.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 | .7 | .0 | 12.4 |
| Nicolas Batum | SF | 5 | 2 | 144 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 28.8 | 3.6 | 2.0 | .4 | .0 | 11.4 |
| Spencer Hawes | PF | 5 | 0 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10.6 | 3.2 | .6 | .2 | .4 | 3.6 |
| Troy Daniels | SG | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
| Jeremy Lamb | SG | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4.0 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 3.7 |
| Jorge Gutiérrez | PG | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | .7 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Aaron Harrison | SG | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Tyler Hansbrough | PF | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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