The association between the name "Bobcats" and Johnson's first name had been assumed but never concretely confirmed until now:. Bobcats was sort of handed to us by Bob Johnson because of his first name. We bantered about it and we said, "Hey, you know, Flight tested better The original owner's controversial presence and statements constantly grated against the community and did nothing to help endear the new team to a city that had a sour taste left in their mouths after George Shinn moved the team to New Orleans following a infamous sexual assault case that alienated Shinn and the Hornets to Charlotte.
Needing a foothold in the city, the Bobcats found little and struggled to find success in their first years despite increasing wins in each of their first three seasons. Their plans went awry as the front office misguidedly hired Sam Vincent as head coach and draft picks didn't pan out as planned. They mired in inconsistency until Larry Brown arrived, taking the team to its ceiling with a 7-seeded team that got swept in They started chopping it up and changing its colors.
I think they've had four uniform changes in a little bit over 11 years. They had no brand continuity there whatsoever. He went on to play another two seasons after that, helping the Lakers to the NBA Championship, before retiring in Kupchak played collegiately at the University of North Carolina, where he was the first freshman to play varsity basketball after the freshman eligibility rules changed prior to the season.
In career games, he averaged As a junior, he averaged a career-high Kupchak, who currently ranks fifth in school history with 44 career double-doubles and eighth in both career field goal percentage. Smith Center in November James R. Jordan retired from the United States Army in September after 31 years of service as an outstanding soldier, leader and manager with documented success.
While deployed, he was the Senior Signal Enlisted Manager of a Signal Task Force that, at times, reached over 3, soldiers and contractors spanning throughout both countries. Jordan also served at Fort Bragg from August February as the th Airborne Signal Battalion Command Sergeant Major and as Bravo Company th First Sergeant within the 35th Signal Brigade Airborne, where he was responsible for planning, coordinating and directing the activities of all personnel assigned while in both positions.
Jordan and his wife, Blanca, have three kids and they presently reside in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where he is actively engaged in supporting the community. General Manager of Spectrum Center. Julian serves as the lead executive for all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the venue, including event booking, public safety, arena marketing and guest services.
In addition, Julian is proud to have led arena operational logistics as Charlotte served as host for the Democratic Convention. She was elevated to General Manager after serving in a number of roles in sales, marketing and event administration for Centre Management, the operating company for the Capital Centre later USAir Arena , home of the Washington Bullets and Washington Capitals. Bennett initially joined the franchise in September , overseeing corporate partnerships and grassroots marketing.
Bennett has more than 25 years of experience in a variety of areas across sports and entertainment. As owner and founding principal of The Event Authority, he produced over live events for various college and high school athletic programs and entertainment entities.
Gallagher initially joined the franchise as an intern in before being hired full-time at the conclusion of his internship as a Season Ticket Service Representative. To qualify as a greatest player for this team, the player must have played one season for this team. If not, we will remove the player. Expansion in Charlotte. Read More. See Full Story. Time Warner Cable Arena. A new arena to host the Bobcats at uptown Charlotte began its construction in July , and the team would play its home games at the Coliseum until the new building was ready.
In February , it was reported that Jordan was seeking majority ownership of the Bobcats. In the lockout-shortened season, the Bobcats struggled and posted an NBA worst record of , losing their last 23 games of the season.
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