The Season in Brief
The 1997-98 Charlotte Hornets (1988–2002) went 51-31. Led by Anthony Mason, Glen Rice and David Wesley, they posted a +2.45 SRS and went 4-5 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Anthony Mason leads at 21%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Glen Rice | 22.3 |
| Rebounds | Anthony Mason | 10.2 |
| Assists | David Wesley | 6.5 |
| Steals | David Wesley | 1.7 |
| Blocks | Vlade Divac | 1.5 |
| True Shooting | B.J. Armstrong | 57.3 |
| 3-Pointers | Glen Rice | 130 |
| Def. Win Shares | Anthony Mason | 3.5 |
The Roster, by Fame
Anthony Mason4702Glen RiceAll-NBA 3rdAll-Star4103David Wesley344Vlade Divac295Matt Geiger226Bobby Phills137B.J. Armstrong108J.R. Reid89Vernon Maxwell710Dell Curry611Corey Beck★412Donald Royal313Travis Williams★214Tony Farmer115Michael McDonald★016Tony Delk017Muggsy Bogues018Jeff Grayer0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Mason | 81 | 12.8 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 55.2 | 0 | 3.5 | 47 |
| Glen Rice | 82 | 22.3 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 56.8 | 130 | 2.0 | 41 |
| David Wesley | 81 | 13.0 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 53.2 | 59 | 2.5 | 34 |
| Vlade Divac | 64 | 10.4 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 53.9 | 3 | 3.0 | 29 |
| Matt Geiger | 78 | 11.3 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 54.4 | 1 | 2.7 | 22 |
| Bobby Phills | 62 | 10.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 52.3 | 44 | 1.7 | 13 |
| B.J. Armstrong | 62 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 57.3 | 9 | 0.5 | 10 |
| J.R. Reid | 79 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 51.7 | 3 | 1.1 | 8 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 31 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 53.9 | 31 | 0.3 | 7 |
| Dell Curry | 52 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 53.6 | 61 | 0.7 | 6 |
| Corey Beck★ | 59 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 51.6 | 2 | 0.7 | 4 |
| Donald Royal | 29 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 48.8 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 |
| Travis Williams★ | 39 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 48.8 | 0 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Tony Farmer | 27 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 47.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Michael McDonald★ | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tony Delk | 3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Muggsy Bogues | 2 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 51.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jeff Grayer | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 29.2
- Youngest: Tony Delk (24)
- Oldest: Dell Curry (33)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Travis Williams - rookie
- Tony Farmer - rookie
- Michael McDonald - rookie
- David Wesley - new to the team
- Bobby Phills - new to the team
- B.J. Armstrong - new to the team
- J.R. Reid - new to the team
- Vernon Maxwell - new to the team
- Corey Beck - new to the team
- Jeff Grayer - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Anthony Mason - pick #53 (1988)
- Glen Rice - pick #4 (1989)
- David Wesley - undrafted
- Vlade Divac - pick #26 (1989)
- Matt Geiger - pick #42 (1992)
The Playoff Run
4-5 overall