The

1990–91 NBA season Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the ...

was the

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' third season in the

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. In the 1990 NBA draft, the Hornets had the fifth overall pick, and selected

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from the

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. After playing one year in the Midwest Division in the Western Conference, the Hornets returned to the Eastern Conference and moved into the Central Division. In the off-season, the team signed free agent

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, and later on traded

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to the

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in exchange for

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at midseason. The franchise improved seven games over the previous season finishing with 26 wins and 56 losses. However, they finished last place in their division for the third straight season. Newman led the team in scoring with 16.9 points per game, while

Rex Chapman Rex Everett Chapman (born October 5, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player and social media influencer. Chapman was a high school phenom in Kentucky, winning numerous awards for his play. In two seasons at the University of ...

averaged 15.7 points per game, and second-year forward

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provided the team with 11.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. In addition, Gill averaged 11.0 points and 1.3 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while

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contributed 10.6 points per game off the bench, and

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provided with 7.0 points, 8.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game. The Hornets led the NBA in home-game attendance for the second time in three seasons. Charlotte also hosted the

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during the season. Following the season,

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retired.

Offseason

NBA draft

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Player statistics

Awards and records

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1st Team

Transactions

* July 28, 1990 Signed

as an unrestricted free agent. * August 29, 1990 Signed

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as a free agent. * September 5, 1990 Waived

Brian Rowsom Brian Rowsom (born October 23, 1965) is an American basketball coach and former player, who was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the second round (34th pick overall) of the 1987 NBA draft. A 6' 10" power forward from the University of North Ca ...

. * October 23, 1990 Waived

. * October 24, 1990 Waived

Andre Turner Andre Devalle Turner (born March 13, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently the head coach for Lane College. A 5'11", point guard, he played collegi ...

. * October 30, 1990 Waived

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. Waived Mike Holton. * January 4, 1991 Traded

and

Dave Hoppen David Dirk Hoppen (born March 13, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. Hoppen played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and is the prog ...

to the Philadelphia 76ers for

. * January 22, 1991 Signed

Scott Haffner Scott Richard Haffner (born February 2, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. Haffner, a 6'3" (1.90 m) and 180 lb (81½ kg) point guard, played two years in the National Basketball Association (NBA), for the Miami Heat ...

to the first of two 10-day contracts. Signed

Jeff Sanders Jeffery Raynard Sanders (born January 14, 1966) is an American retired professional basketball player who was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (20th pick overall) of the 1989 NBA draft. Sanders played for the Bulls, Charlotte Horne ...

to a 10-day contract. * January 29, 1991 Traded a 1993 2nd round draft pick (

Alex Holcombe Alex Bernard Holcombe (born November 22, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for Kashmere High School in Houston, Texas before playing college basketball for the Baylor Bears. Holcombe was selected by the Sacram ...

was later selected) and a 1995 2nd round draft pick (

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was later selected) to the Sacramento Kings for

Eric Leckner Eric Charles Leckner (born May 27, 1966) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Utah Jazz in the first round (17th overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft. He attended Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, Califo ...

. * January 31, 1991 Waived

. * February 11, 1991 Signed

to a contract for the rest of the season. * April 17, 1991 Robert Reid signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers. * May 31, 1991 Waived

Steve Scheffler Stephen Robert Scheffler (born September 3, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA. He is left-handed. College career Scheffler attended Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, where he p ...

. Player Transactions Citation:

References

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