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PLAYOFFS RECORDS 10-11 REVIEW PLAYERS BBALL OPS FRONT OFFICE<br />
HISTORY<br />
<strong>NBA</strong><br />
MISC.<br />
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HISTORY<br />
KEY DATES IN BOBCATS HISTORY<br />
April 1, 2006 The Bobcats release guard Kareem Rush.<br />
April 3, 2006 Raymond Felton is named the <strong>NBA</strong> Eastern Conference T-Mobile Rookie of the Month for the second consecutive time for games<br />
played in March.<br />
April 17, 2006 Charlotte secures its first winning month in franchise history with a 98-91 victory over New York<br />
at Madison Square Garden.<br />
April 19, 2006 With their 96-86 win over Philadelphia, the Bobcats net a franchise-best six victories in April and finish<br />
the month 6-3. Charlotte also closes the season with a franchise-best four-game winning streak.<br />
April 19, 2006 Gerald Wallace finishes the 2005-06 campaign averaging an <strong>NBA</strong> best 2.50 steals and 2.09 blocks (ninth in the <strong>NBA</strong>),<br />
joining Hall of Fame centers Hakeem Olajuwon (three times) and David Robinson as the only players to finish a season with<br />
over 2.0 steals and 2.0 blocks.<br />
April 20, 2006 Raymond Felton is named <strong>NBA</strong> Eastern Conference T-Mobile Rookie of the Month for the third consecutive time for games<br />
played in April.<br />
April 21, 2006 The Bobcats win a tiebreaker over Atlanta for the third-most chances in the 2006 <strong>NBA</strong> Draft Lottery.<br />
May 1, 2006 Gerald Wallace finishes fourth in the 2005-06 Most Improved Player Award balloting, including three first-place<br />
votes.<br />
May 2, 2006 The Bobcats pick up team options on Matt Carroll and Alan Anderson for 2006-07.<br />
May 4, 2006 Raymond Felton is named to the T-Mobile <strong>NBA</strong> All-Rookie Second Team. The fifth overall pick in the 2005 <strong>NBA</strong> Draft,<br />
Felton got stronger every month as the season progressed, increasing his averages in points, assists and field goal<br />
percentage every month.<br />
May 10, 2006 Raymond Felton finishes fourth in the 2005-06 T-Mobile Rookie of the Year voting.<br />
May 23, 2006 The Bobcats are awarded the third overall pick in the 2006 <strong>NBA</strong> Draft at the 2006 <strong>NBA</strong> Draft Lottery.<br />
May 24, 2006 Ed Tapscott announces that he has resigned, effective immediately, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Bobcats<br />
Sports & Entertainment in order to pursue other interests.<br />
June 15, 2006 Majority Owner Robert L. Johnson enters into a venture with Michael Jordan to invest in numerous business opportunities.<br />
As part of Jordan’s investment in Johnson’s existing portfolio, Jordan be<strong>com</strong>es the largest individual owner of the Bobcats<br />
after Johnson.<br />
June 24, 2006 The Bobcats exercise their third-year options on the contracts of Raymond Felton and Sean May, keeping the<br />
fifth and 13th overall selections from the 2005 <strong>NBA</strong> Draft in Charlotte through at least the 2007-08 season.<br />
June 28, 2006 With the third pick in the <strong>NBA</strong> Draft, the Bobcats select Adam Morrison, a forward who led the nation in scoring<br />
in his final season at Gonzaga. Charlotte drafts UCLA center Ryan Hollins with the 50th pick.<br />
July 6, 2006 The Bobcats sign Adam Morrison, the team’s first round draft pick (third overall) in the 2006 <strong>NBA</strong> Draft.<br />
July 11, 2006 Local business leader Mac Everett agrees to serve as a member of the executive board for the Bobcats. In addition,<br />
Everett plans to invest and be<strong>com</strong>e part of the team’s ownership group.<br />
July 14, 2006 The Bobcats wrap up yet another successful summer league in Orlando, posting a 3-2 record. It marks the fourth time in<br />
the last three years Charlotte has posted or tied for the best record in a summer league. Adam Morrison finishes with<br />
a league-best 24.6 points.<br />
July 17, 2006 Bobcats Sports & Entertainment names Fred Whitfield President and Chief Operating Officer of the organization.<br />
In his role, Whitfield will oversee all business operations for the Charlotte Bobcats, Charlotte Sting and Charlotte<br />
Bobcats Arena.<br />
July 19, 2006 The Bobcats sign free agent forward Othella Harrington.<br />
July 28, 2006 The Bobcats re-sign forward Bernard Robinson.<br />
July 31, 2006 The Bobcats sign Ryan Hollins, the team’s second-round selection (50th overall) in the 2006 <strong>NBA</strong> Draft.<br />
August 14, 2006 The Bobcats re-sign center Jake Voskuhl.<br />
September 11, 2006 The Bobcats sign free agent forward Walter Herrmann, a member of the Argentina National Team and a former Spanish<br />
League MVP.<br />
November 17, 2006 The Bobcats waive guard/forward Alan Anderson.<br />
November 22, 2006 The Bobcats allocate center Ryan Hollins to their D-League affiliate, the Fort Worth Flyers.<br />
November 28, 2006 The Bobcats sign free agent guard Derek Anderson.<br />
December 1, 2006 Adam Morrison is named <strong>NBA</strong> Eastern Conference T-Mobile Rookie of the Month for games played in the month of November,<br />
after averaging 15.3 points over 15 games.<br />
December 14, 2006 Sean May scores a career-high 32 points in the Bobcats’ 98-89 home win over Orlando in front of a national television<br />
audience on TNT. The game marks the Bobcats’ first ever national broadcast.<br />
December 18, 2006 Charlotte calls up Ryan Hollins from the Fort Worth Flyers.<br />
December 30, 2006 Charlotte wins a 133-<strong>12</strong>4 triple-overtime thriller over the Los Angeles Lakers at Charlotte Bobcats Arena. The game<br />
takes place in front of a Charlotte Bobcats Arena record 19,561 fans.<br />
<strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> CHARLOTTE BOBCATS MEDIA GUIDE
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