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2016–17 Charlotte Hornets Season
The 2016–17 NBA season, 2016–17 Charlotte Hornets season was the 27th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the fourth season under head coach Steve Clifford. Off-season The Hornets team store at the Spectrum Center was damaged and looted by rioters during the 2016 Charlotte riot. NBA draft Roster Game log Pre-season , - style="background:#fbb;" , 1 , October 3 , @ 2016–17 Dallas Mavericks season, Dallas , , Frank Kaminsky, Frank Kaminsky III (13) , Roy Hibbert (8) , Spencer Hawes, Hawes, Ramon Sessions, Sessions (4) , American Airlines Center 19,219 , 0–1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2 , October 6 , 2016–17 Boston Celtics season, Boston , , Jeremy Lamb (16) , Jeremy Lamb (10) , Spencer Hawes (6) , Greensboro Coliseum Complex, Greensboro Coliseum8,021 , 0–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 3 , October 8 , @ 2016–17 Boston Celtics season, Boston , , Christian Wood (13) , Frank K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Clifford
Steven Gerald Clifford (born September 17, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and executive who serves as a front office advisor for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously served as the head coach of the Hornets and the Orlando Magic. Early life Born in Island Falls, Maine, Clifford grew up in Mattawamkeag, Maine, until the third grade, when he moved to Vermont. He played varsity basketball under Gerald Clifford, his father and head coach at North Country Union High School in Newport, Vermont. Clifford attended the University of Maine at Farmington, where he played college basketball for four years. In his final two seasons, he was team captain and was named Best Defensive Player. He graduated with a degree in special education. Coaching career After graduating from college, Clifford became a teacher at Woodland High School in Maine. He also gained his first coaching experience at the school, serving as their head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Weiss
Robert William Weiss (born May 7, 1942) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Early life and education Weiss was born on May 7, 1942, in Easton, Pennsylvania. He played high school basketball at Athens Area High School in Athens, Pennsylvania. College career and statistics Weiss played college basketball at Penn State Nittany Lions basketball, Penn State University from 1963 to 1965, where he averaged 16.3 points per game during his senior season. , - , align="left" , 1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, 1962–63 , align="left" , Penn State Nittany Lions basketball, Penn State , 20 , , – , , – , , .423 , , – , , .704 , , 4.5 , , – , , – , , – , , 15.3 , - , align="left" , 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, 1963–64 , align="left" , Penn State Nittany Lions basketball, Penn State , 23 , , – , , – , , .436 , , – , , .800 , , 3.9 , , – , , – , , – , , 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 Minnesota Timberwolves Season
The 2016–17 Minnesota Timberwolves season marked the franchise's 28th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 20, 2016, the Timberwolves appointed Tom Thibodeau as their new head coach. On September 23, 2016, veteran forward Kevin Garnett announced his retirement from the NBA, ending his 21-year career. Ahead of the following season, the team revealed updated logos and uniforms on April 11, 2017. Minnesota improved upon its 29–53 record from the prior season but finished with a 31–51 record, failing to secure a playoff berth. This extended the franchise's postseason drought to 13 consecutive seasons, tying the NBA record for the longest playoff absence in league history. Draft Roster Standings Division Conference Game log Pre-season , - style="background:#bfb;" , 1 , October 8 , @ Miami 109–100, Karl-Anthony Towns (20) , Karl-Anthony Towns (10) , Kris Dunn (7) , American Airlines Arena13,042 , 1–0 , - styl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohegan Sun Arena
The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000 seat multi-purpose arena in the Uncasville, Connecticut, Uncasville area of Montville, Connecticut, Montville, Connecticut located inside the Mohegan Sun casino resort. The arena facility features of configurable exhibition space and a clear span. It was built by the Perini Building Company, and opened in October 2001. The arena is home to the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). History The multi-purpose facility has hosted a wide variety of events; including the American Kennel Club, WWE, concerts from major classical, country, jazz, metal, rap, rock, and pop acts, as well as sporting events such as Professional Bull Riders, PBR events, Bellator, National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA games, Professional Bowlers Association, PBA tournaments, early Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC bouts, and the World's Strongest Man Super Series Competition. The largest event on record to have been held at the aren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Wood
Christian Marquise Wood (born September 27, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels. He has also played in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers, Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks, New Orleans Pelicans, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks. Early life Wood was born and raised in Long Beach, California. High school career Wood originally attended Los Alamitos High School for his first year of high school. He moved and transferred to Knight High School in Palmdale, California for one year before transferring to Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada prior to his senior year. In Findlay, he helped the Pilots win 54 consecutive games and an ESPN National High School Invitational championship in 2012. Wood was ranked as the No. 36 overall player in the class of 2013 (no. 8 at his position) by Rivals, Scout listed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greensboro Coliseum Complex
The Greensboro Complex, formerly known as the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, is an entertainment and sports complex located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Opened in 1959, the complex holds eight venues that includes an amphitheater, arena, aquatic center, banquet hall, convention center, museum, theatre, and an indoor pavilion. It is the home of the UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team, the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League, the Carolina Cobras of the National Arena League, the Greensboro Gargoyles of the ECHL, as well as the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with their men's and women's basketball tournaments. It has hosted the Men's ACC Tournament twenty-three times since 1967 and the Women's ACC Tournament twelve times since 2000. Other notable sporting events include the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four in 1974 and the East Regionals in 1976, 1979, and 1998. More recently, the Coliseum has hosted the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Lamb
Jeremy Emmanuel Lamb (born May 30, 1992) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies. As a freshman, he was the second-leading scorer on the 2011 national champion UConn Huskies team. High school career Lamb attended Norcross High School in Norcross, Georgia, where he captained the basketball team and averaged 20 points and 6 rebounds per game, leading Norcross to the regional championship, the Elite 8 of the state playoffs and a final record of 27–3. He was recruited by UConn after drawing the attention of coach Jim Calhoun, who felt that Lamb reminded him of former UConn star Richard "Rip" Hamilton. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Lamb was listed as the No. 19 shooting guard and the No. 76 player in the nation in 2010. College career During his freshman year at UConn, Lamb played in every game. He averaged 11.1 points per game, which was second on the team behind Kemba Walker. He scored a care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 Boston Celtics Season
The 2016–17 NBA season, 2016–17 Boston Celtics season was the 71st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team obtained the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2007–08 Boston Celtics season, 2008 when they won the NBA title. At 53–29, they finished with the lowest winning percentage of a No. 1 seed since the Detroit Pistons in 2006–07 Detroit Pistons season, 2007. In the playoffs, the Celtics defeated the 2016-17 Chicago Bulls season, Chicago Bulls in the first round in six games, advancing to the Semifinals, where they then defeated the 2016–17 Washington Wizards season, Washington Wizards in seven games, advancing to the Eastern Conference finals, where they lost to the 2016-17 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Cleveland Cavaliers in five games. Despite falling short in their quest to win an 18th NBA title, the season was a success, as it saw the team make its deepest playoff run since 2011-12 Boston Celtics seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Airlines Center
The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose List of indoor arenas, indoor arena located in the Victory Park, Dallas, Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League and Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. The arena is also used for concerts and other live entertainment. It opened on July 17, 2001, at a cost of $420 million. History and construction By 1998, the Dallas Mavericks, then owned by H. Ross Perot Jr., and the Dallas Stars were indicating their desire for a new arena to replace the aging and undersized Reunion Arena, which closed in 2008 and was demolished the next year. Dallas taxpayers approved a new hotel tax and rental car tax to pay for a new arena to cover a portion of the funding, with the two benefiting teams, the Mavericks and the Stars, picking up the remaining costs, including cost overruns. The new arena was to be built just north of State Highw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramon Sessions
Ramon Darrell Sessions (born April 11, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Nevada Wolf Pack, earning WAC All-Newcomer Team as a freshman and second-team All-WAC as a junior. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 56th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft and went on to become an NBA journeyman, spending time with eight franchises over 11 years. In 2018, he moved to Israel to play overseas for the first time. High school and college career Sessions was named South Carolina 3A State Player of the Year three times while attending Myrtle Beach High School. He led his team to the 3A State Championship as a sophomore. Sessions played three seasons at Nevada between 2004 and 2007, earning career averages of 8.8 points, 4.9 assists and 4.2 rebounds. He ranks second in school history in assists (478) and ninth in steals (113). He set a school freshman record with 166 assists and was named to the WAC All-Newcomer Team. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Hawes
Spencer Mason Hawes (born April 28, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. A center, he was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 2007 NBA draft and is the nephew of Steve Hawes, a retired NBA player. High school career Hawes played center at Seattle Preparatory School, an elite college- prep school in Seattle, Washington. The team won the state championship in the 2005–06 season and Hawes was named the tournament MVP. He might have entered the 2006 NBA draft had the NBA not enacted a new rule requiring players to wait a year after their class graduates from high school. Following the 2005–06 season, Hawes was selected as an Associated Press All-American, McDonald's All-American, ''Parade'' All-American, and USA Today All-American. He was also named 2006 Gatorade Boys Basketball Washington Player of the Year and ''Seattle Times'' player of the year. Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals, Hawes was listed as the No. 2 center and the No. 6 playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Hibbert
Roy Denzil Hibbert (born December 11, 1986) is a Jamaican–American former professional basketball player. He is a two–time NBA All–Star, and earned NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors in 2014 with the Indiana Pacers. Hibbert was the runner–up for the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in the 2013–14 NBA season, placing second behind Joakim Noah. Hibbert played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas and was named a consensus second-team All-American as a senior in 2008. He was drafted 17th overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors and was subsequently traded to the Indiana Pacers on draft night. Hibbert has represented the Jamaica national team in international competition, being eligible because of his dual U.S. and Jamaican citizenship. Early life Hibbert was born in Queens, New York City to Roy, Sr. and Patty Hibbert. His father is originally from Jamaica and his mother from Trinidad. The family moved to Adelphi, Maryland, when Roy was two. Arou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
