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KEY DATES IN BOBCATS HISTORY
HISTORY
March 24, 2005 Charlotte captures the season series against Southeast Division rival Orlando with a 108-94 road win, backed by Emeka
Okafor’s 23 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks. The Bobcats win three of the four meetings with the Magic.
April 13, 2005 The Bobcats post their largest margin of victory of the season in a 105-84 win over Atlanta at the Charlotte Coliseum.
The win also gives Charlotte a 3-1 series win over the Hawks for the season.
April 20, 2005 Charlotte closes out its inaugural season with a 97-86 win over defending champion Detroit at the Charlotte Coliseum,
giving the Bobcats a 2-1 series win over the Pistons. Emeka Okafor grabs a season-best 19 rebounds and Brevin Knight
dishes out 13 assists. The team finishes with an 18-64 record.
May 4, 2005 Emeka Okafor is named the 2004-05 got milk? Rookie of the Year by the NBA, garnering 77 of the 126 first-place
votes. He is the third player from an expansion franchise to win the top rookie honor.
May 24, 2005 At the NBA Draft Lottery, the ping-pong balls place the Bobcats fifth in the order for the June 28 NBA Draft. Charlotte also
owns the 13th overall pick, which belonged to Cleveland, by virtue of a trade with Phoenix in the Expansion Selection.
June 23, 2005 The Bobcats partner with Charlotte food consultant John Sergi and industry leading-Levy Restaurants, Compass Group,
the Americas Division’s sports and entertainment strategic partner, to develop a diverse and customer-focused food and
beverage program for the Charlotte Bobcats Arena.
June 27, 2005 The Bobcats extend qualifying offers to Gerald Wallace, Jason Kapono, Keith Bogans and Matt Carroll and exercise the
fourth-year option on Emeka Okafor’s contract, keeping the 2005 NBA got milk? Rookie of the Year in Charlotte through at
least the 2007-08 season.
June 28, 2005 Charlotte selects two key members of the NCAA champion North Carolina Tar Heels in the 2005 NBA Draft - guard
Raymond Felton with the fifth overall pick and forward Sean May with the 13th selection.
July 7, 2005 After teaming up to lead North Carolina to the 2005 NCAA Championship, Raymond Felton and Sean May sign with the
Bobcats.
July 15-22, 2005 The Bobcats take part in the 2005 Reebok Rocky Mountain Revue in Salt Lake City, Utah. Matt Carroll, Raymond Felton
and Sean May are all named to the All-Tournament Team. May is named the Most Valuable Player after averaging 16.5
points and 9.2 rebounds. The Bobcats post a 4-2 record at the Revue.
August 2, 2005 The Bobcats acquire forward/center Jake Voskuhl from Phoenix in exchange for a conditional 2007 second round draft
pick.
August 2, 2005 The Bobcats acquire a future second round pick from Sacramento in exchange for Jason Hart.
August 8, 2005 The Bobcats’ 2005-06 season schedule is announced, with the team beginning its second NBA season on Wednesday,
November 2, at Chicago and playing its first game in Charlotte Bobcats Arena on Saturday,
against Boston.
November 5,
August 9, 2005 The Bobcats sign free agent guard/forward Alan Anderson.
August 12, 2005 The Bobcats re-sign guard Kareem Rush.
August 19, 2005 The Bobcats re-sign point guard Brevin Knight.
August 31, 2005 The Bobcats re-sign guard Matt Carroll and sign free-agent guard Kevin Burleson.
September 20, 2005 The Bobcats announce plans to hold training camp for the 2005-06 season at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington
in eastern North Carolina.
September 27, 2005 The Bobcats re-sign forward Gerald Wallace.
September 30, 2005 The Bobcats re-sign guard Keith Bogans.
October 3, 2005 The Bobcats choose not to match the Miami Heat’s offer sheet for forward Jason Kapono, allowing Kapono to join the Heat.
October 26, 2005 The Bobcats acquire forward Jumaine Jones from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for a future second round pick.
November 2, 2005 Charlotte opens its second season with a 109-105 overtime loss at Chicago. November 5, 2005 The Bobcats
November 28, 2005
open Charlotte Bobcats Arena with a 107-105 overtime victory against the Boston Celtics. Gerald Wallace scores the first
Bobcats basket in the new arena with a steal and fastbreak dunk for the first of his 25 points in the game
Gerald Wallace is the first player in franchise history to be named Eastern Conference Player of the Week.Wallace earns
the honor for games played November 21-November 27. Wallace averages 22.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists
while shooting .587 from the field in the Bobcats’ three games that week.
2006
February 9, 2006 The Bobcats acquire forward Lonny Baxter from Houston for guard Keith Bogans.
March 1, 2006 Raymond Felton is named NBA Eastern Conference T-Mobile Rookie of the Month for games played in February.
March 14, 2006 The Bobcats announce that Emeka Okafor will be held out for the remainder of the 2005-06 season due to a right ankle
injury originally suffered on December 19 against Sacramento and then re-injured on January 10 against Houston.
March 28, 2006 Gerald Wallace posts a new career-high and franchise-record 41 points -- on 17-22 shooting -- in a 125-117 win over
Atlanta. Wallace’s 18 points scored in the fourth quarter ties a Bobcats franchise record for points in a quarter, and
his 27 points in the second half are the most in club history.
March 28, 2006 The Bobcats score a franchise-record 125 points in a 125-117 win over Atlanta. The 125 points eclipses the mark of 122
set on November 16 against Indiana.
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