2005–06 Charlotte Bobcats season

The 2005–06 Charlotte Bobcats season was Charlotte's 16th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their second as the Bobcats. The Bobcats moved from the Charlotte Coliseum to the Charlotte Bobcats Arena. During their second season under the Bobcats name, they would become the fourth team to start out their season with three different overtime games within their first six games to start out the regular season.

2005–06 Charlotte Bobcats season
Head coachBernie Bickerstaff
General managerBernie Bickerstaff
Owner(s)Robert L. Johnson
ArenaCharlotte Bobcats Arena
Results
Record26–56 (.317)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Southeast)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWJZY/WMYT-TV
News 14 Carolina
RadioWOLS
< 2004–05 2006–07 >

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
15Raymond Felton  United StatesPGNorth Carolina
113Sean May  United StatesPFNorth Carolina

Roster

2005–06 Charlotte Bobcats roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G/F15Anderson, Alan6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)1982-10-16Michigan State
PF35Baxter, Lonny6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)264 lb (120 kg)1979-01-27Maryland
C7Brezec, Primož7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)255 lb (116 kg)1979-10-02Slovenia
SG12Burleson, Kevin6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)1979-09-04Minnesota
SG13Carroll, Matt6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)212 lb (96 kg)1980-08-28Notre Dame
C2Ely, Melvin6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)261 lb (118 kg)1978-05-02Fresno State
SG20Felton, Raymond6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg)1984-06-26North Carolina
PF33Jones, Jumaine6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg)1979-02-10Georgia
PG22Knight, Brevin5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg)1975-11-08Stanford
PF42May, Sean6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)266 lb (121 kg)1984-04-04North Carolina
PF50Okafor, Emeka6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg)1982-09-28Connecticut
SF21Robinson, Bernard6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)1980-12-26Michigan
SG4Rush, Kareem6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)1980-10-30Missouri
C43Voskuhl, Jake6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg)1977-11-01Connecticut
SF3Wallace, Gerald6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg)1982-07-23Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 4, 2006

Regular season

Season standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat5230.634-31–1021–2013–3
x-Washington Wizards4240.5121027–1415–268–8
Orlando Magic3646.4391626–1510–319–7
Charlotte Bobcats2656.3172617–249–325–11
Atlanta Hawks2656.3172618–238–335–11
#Team W L PCT GB
1z-Detroit Pistons6418.780-
2y-Miami Heat5230.63412
3y-New Jersey Nets4933.59815
4x-Cleveland Cavaliers5032.61014
5x-Washington Wizards4240.51222
6x-Indiana Pacers4141.50023
7x-Chicago Bulls4141.50023
8x-Milwaukee Bucks4042.48824
9Philadelphia 76ers3844.46326
10Orlando Magic3646.43928
11Boston Celtics3349.40231
12Toronto Raptors2755.32937
13Charlotte Bobcats2656.31738
14Atlanta Hawks2656.31738
15New York Knicks2359.28041

Record vs. opponents

2005-06 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHACHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMEMMIAMILMINNJNNOKNYKORLPHIPHOPORSACSASSEATORUTAWAS
Atlanta2–11–30–31–20–21–11–31–11–14–00–21–10–21–31–31–11–31–12–22–21–20–20–20–21–10–21–30–21–3
Boston1–22–10–40–40–21–10–31–11–13–11–11–11–11–30–31–11–32–03–11–33–10–22–01–10–20–23–12–01–3
Charlotte3–11–22–20–30–20–20–41–11–12–20–21–10–20–40–31–11–30–23–01–33–10–21–11–10–21–11–31–11–3
Chicago3–04–02–20–40–21–10–41–11–12–21–11–11–11–22–21–12–11–12–13–12–20–21–10–21–10–24–01–13–1
Cleveland2–14–03–04–01–11–11–30–21–13–11–11–11–12–23–11–12–22–01–23–12–21–11–11–11–11–13–02–01–3
Dallas2–02–02–02–01–13–11–11–34–02–03–11–23–12–01–12–11–14–01–11–11–12–24–02–12–23–02–03–12–0
Denver1–11–12–01–11–11–31–12–12–22–01–31–22–12–01–13–10–22–12–01–11–11–34–01–32–22–22–01–31–1
Detroit3–13–04–04–03–11–11–12–02–03–12–01–12–03–13–12–02–22–03–12–13–02–02–02–02–02–03–10–20–3
Golden State1–11–11–11–12–03–11–20–21–30–21–30–40–31–11–12–21–11–22–01–11–11–34–02–20–42–12–01–30–2
Houston1–11–11–11–11–10–42–20–23–11–12–21–20–40–22–02–21–11–32–01–11–10–32–12–20–43–10–21–22–0
Indiana0–41–32–22–21–30–20–21–32–01–12–01–11–12–12–21–12–12–02–23–02–10–22–02–00–21–12–22–02–2
L.A. Clippers2–01–12–01–11–11–33–10–23–12–20–22–21–31–12–03–11–11–22–02–01–12–23–00–41–23–12–02–12–0
L.A. Lakers1–11–11–11–11–12–12–11–14–02–11–12–21–31–12–01–30–23–12–02–01–11–32–22–21–32–12–02–21–1
Memphis2–01–12–01–11–11–31–20–23–04–01–13–13–10–21–13–11–11–32–02–00–22–12–12–20–43–12–03–12–0
Miami3–13–14–02–12–20–20–21–31–12–01–21–11–12–03–11–11–31–13–02–23–00–22–02–00–22–03–12–04–0
Milwaukee3–13–03–02–21–31–11–11–31–10–22–20–20–21–11–31–11–31–13–12–23–11–12–00–21–11–12–10–22–1
Minnesota1–11–11–11–11–11–21–30–22–22–21–11–33–11–31–11–11–11–22–01–10–21–22–22–10–42–20–21–31–1
New Jersey3–13–13–11–22–21–12–02–21–11–11–21–12–01–13–13–11–12–03–13–01–31–11–10–20–21–13–11–12–1
New Orleans/Oklahoma City1–10–22–01–10–20–41–20–22–13–10–22–11–33–11–11–12–10–22–01–11–11–33–12–21–33–12–01–31–1
New York2–21–30–31–22–11–10–21–30–20–22–20–20–20–20–31–30–21–30–21–31–31–11–11–10–22–01–32–01–3
Orlando2–23–13–11–31–31–11–11–21–11–10–30–20–20–22–22–21–10–31–13–13–11–11–11–11–11–11–21–12–2
Philadelphia2–11–31–32–22–21–11–10–31–11–11–21–11–12–00–31–32–03–11–13–11–30–21–12–01–11–13–10–22–2
Phoenix2–02–02–02–01–12–23–10–23–13–02–02–23–11–22–01–12–11–13–11–11–12–03–12–21–32–22–02–11–1
Portland2–00–21–11–11–10–40–40–20–41–20–20–32–21–20–20–22–21–11–31–11–11–11–31–20–41–31–10–41–1
Sacramento2–01–11–12–01–11–23–10–22–22–20–24–02–22–20–22–01–22–02–21–11–10–22–22–11–23–11–13–10–2
San Antonio1–12–02–01–11–12–22–20–24–04–02–02–13–14–02–01–14–02–03–12–01–11–13–14–02–12–12–03–01–1
Seattle2–02–01–12–01–10–32–20–21–21–31–11–31–21–30–21–12–21–11–30–21–11–12–23–11–31–21–13–11–1
Toronto3–11–33–10–40–30–20–21–30–22–02–20–20–20–21–31–22–01–30–23–12–11–30–21–11–10–21–10–21–2
Utah2–00–21–11–10–21–33–12–03–12–10–21–22–21–30–22–03–11–13–10–21–12–01–24–01–30–31–32–01–1
Washington3–13–13–11–33–10–21–13–02–00–22–20–21–10–20–41–21–11–21–13–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–12–11–1

Game log

GameDateOpponentResultBobcats pointsOpponentsRecordStreakOT
1November 2@ ChicagoLoss1051090-1Lost 1OT
2November 4@ PhiladelphiaWin110931-1Won 1
3November 5BostonWin1071052-1Won 2OT
4November 7UtahLoss91952-2Lost 1OT
5November 9San AntonioLoss86942-3Lost 2
6November 11DallasLoss88982-4Lost 3
7November 12@ MiamiLoss991082-5Lost 4
8November 15@ OrlandoLoss77852-6Lost 5
9November 16IndianaWin122903-6Won 1
10November 18@ IndianaLoss85933-7Lost 1
11November 19@ MinnesotaLoss891023-8Lost 2
12November 23New YorkWin108954-8Won 1
13November 25@ BostonLoss89904-9Lost 1
14November 26WashingtonWin100825-9Won 1
15November 29@ SacramentoLoss921105-10Lost 1
16November 30@ SeattleLoss941045-11Lost 2
17December 2@ Golden StateLoss1001075-12Lost 3
18December 4@ LA LakersLoss98995-13Lost 4
19December 7New JerseyLoss84975-14Lost 5
20December 9@ PhiladelphiaLoss1151195-15Lost 6
21December 10TorontoLoss1031115-16Lost 7
22December 13DenverLoss851015-17Lost 8
23December 14@ New JerseyWin91836-17Won 1
24December 17DetroitLoss781036-18Lost 1
25December 19SacramentoWin1061037-18Won 1OT
26December 20@ ChicagoWin105928-18Won 2
27December 23LA ClippersLoss88978-19Lost 1
28December 27@ AtlantaWin93909-19Won 1
29December 28ChicagoWin938010-19Won 2
30December 30PhoenixLoss10011010-20Lost 1
31January 2@ NO-Oklahoma CityLoss8610310-21Lost 2
32January 4@ BostonLoss10610910-22Lost 3
33January 7@ OrlandoLoss9210810-23Lost 4
34January 10HoustonWin11110611-23Won 12OT
35January 11@ TorontoLoss869511-24Lost 1
36January 13MilwaukeeLoss10210311-25Lost 2
37January 14@ DetroitLoss9111411-26Lost 3
38January 16NO-Oklahoma CityLoss9210711-27Lost 4
39January 18@ IndianaLoss929811-28Lost 5
40January 20OrlandoLoss9310411-29Lost 6
41January 21@ MilwaukeeLoss9110111-30Lost 7
42January 24@ San AntonioLoss7610411-31Lost 8
43January 25@ HoustonLoss7810211-32Lost 9
44January 27MiamiLoss859111-33Lost 10
45January 28@ WashingtonLoss9710711-34Lost 11
46January 30ClevelandLoss9110311-35Lost 12
47February 1AtlantaLoss9210211-36Lost 13
48February 3LA LakersWin11210212-36Won 1
49February 6SeattleWin11910613-36Won 2
50February 8PhiladelphiaWin1009214-36Won 3
51February 10TorontoLoss738814-37Lost 1
52February 11@ MilwaukeeLoss939914-38Lost 2
53February 13PortlandLoss839114-39Lost 3
54February 15New JerseyLoss949514-40Lost 4
55February 21@ DenverLoss8410014-41Lost 5
56February 22@ PortlandWin11010615-41Won 1
57February 25@ PhoenixLoss12113615-42Lost 1
58February 27@ LA ClippersLoss879515-43Lost 2
59March 1@ UtahWin1048916-43Won 1
60March 3@ DallasLoss769016-44Lost 1
61March 6MiamiLoss10510616-45Lost 2OT
62March 8Golden StateWin10410117-45Won 1
63March 11New YorkWin11610918-45Won 2
64March 12@ DetroitLoss789418-46Lost 1
65March 14WashingtonLoss11411918-47Lost 2
66March 15@ WashingtonLoss9910718-48Lost 3
67March 18DetroitLoss10310818-49Lost 4
68March 21OrlandoWin10810219-49Won 1
69March 22@ ClevelandLoss11812019-50Lost 1OT
70March 24@ MiamiLoss9311419-51Lost 2
71March 26@ MemphisLoss9510219-52Lost 3
72March 28AtlantaWin12511720-52Won 1
73March 31ChicagoLoss10711320-53Lost 1
74April 2ClevelandLoss9710120-54Lost 2
75April 4MinnesotaWin979221-54Won 1
76April 6@ New JerseyLoss10211321-55Lost 1
77April 9@ TorontoWin948822-55Won 1
78April 12MemphisLoss889622-56Lost 1
79April 14@ AtlantaWin11611023-56Won 1
80April 15IndianaWin929124-56Won 2OT
81April 17@ New YorkWin989125-56Won 3
82April 19PhiladelphiaWin968626-56Won 4

Player statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage
 RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
 BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Alan Anderson
Lonny Baxter
Keith Bogans
Primož Brezec
Kevin Burleson
Matt Carroll
Melvin Ely
Raymond Felton
Jumaine Jones
Brevin Knight
Sean May
Emeka Okafor
Bernard Robinson
Kareem Rush
Jake Voskuhl
Gerald Wallace

Awards and records

NBA All-Rookie Second Team

Transactions

References