New Orleans Hornets

New Orleans Hornets

Information Conference Western Division Southwest Founded 2002 History New Orleans Hornets 2002–2005, 2007–2013 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 2005–2007 New Orleans Pelicans 2013–present Arena New Orleans Arena City New Orleans, Louisiana Team Colors Teal, Dark Yellow, Gray, White                     Media Fox Sports New Orleans WWL (AM) Owner(s) Gayle Benson General Manager Trajan Langdon Head Coach Willie Green Uniform Sponsor Ibotta Affiliate Birmingham Squadron Championships NBA 0 Conference 0 Division 1 (2008) Other Retired numbers 2 (6, 7) Official Website hornets.com Uniforms Home court

The New Orleans Hornets were an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference. The team plays its home games at the Smoothie King Center. The team was established as the New Orleans Hornets in the 2002–03 season when George Shinn, then owner of the Charlotte Hornets, relocated the franchise to New Orleans. Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the team temporarily relocated to Oklahoma City, where they spent two seasons as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets before returning to New Orleans for the 2007–08 season. In 2013, the Hornets announced that they would change their name to the New Orleans Pelicans after the 2012–13 season. Since 2014, the NBA officially considers the New Orleans franchise as an expansion team that began play in the 2002–03 NBA season.

In 22 seasons of play since the original franchise relocated from Charlotte, the New Orleans franchise has achieved an overall regular season record of 831–937 (.470) and qualified for the playoffsnine times. Their achievements include two playoff series victories and one division title.