New Orleans got the name Hornets because the old Charlotte Hornets relocated there. New Orleans first team was the Jazz. New Orleans comeback after Hurricane Katrina and the pride …
Inspiration for the name change is given to Louisiana's state bird, the brown pelican. The Pelicans have been owned by Benson's widow Gayle Benson since her ...
Following the New Orleans franchise's 2013 disestablishment of the "Hornets" name, on May 21, 2013, Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan announced the organization had submitted an …
In 2013, the Hornets announced that they would change their name to the New Orleans Pelicans after the 2012–13 season. In 18 seasons of play since the original franchise relocated from …
Dec 04, 2012 · The New Orleans Hornets are expected to become the New Orleans Pelicans, perhaps as early as the 2013-14 season, according to a Yahoo! ... The Hornets have planned to change their name since New ...
The history of the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Hornets dates to 1985 when founder George Shinn first thought of bringing professional basketball to Charlotte, North …
24.1.2013 · More than a decade removed from their relocation, the New Orleans Hornets will announce Thursday a name change that has been rumored for months. Originally named after …
Following the New Orleans franchise's 2013 disestablishment of the "Hornets" name, on May 21, 2013, Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan announced the organization had submitted an application to change the name of his franchise to the Charlotte Hornets for the 2014–15 NBA season pending a majority vote for approval by the NBA Board of Governors at a meeting in Las Vegas, on July 18, 2013.
The original Charlotte Hornets in 2002 moved to New Orleans and became the N.O. Hornets until the 2013 but in NBA politics and the local fan base voted name ...
When the New Orleans franchise became the Pelicans the histories of the two franchises were re-written. The Bobcats got the name Hornets along with the history ...
24.1.2013 · Before they were the New Orleans Hornets, the franchise was located in Charlotte from 1988-2002 -- then George Shinn moved the Hornets to the Big Easy. The Bobcats are …
Looking to cement ties with its home city, the franchise changed its name from the Hornets (which was a reference to the “hornet's nest” of American rebels in ...
The Pelicans were established as the New Orleans Hornets in the 2002 – 2003 season when then-owner of the Charlotte Hornets, George Shinn, relocated the ...
4.12.2012 · The Hornets moved to New Orleans from Charlotte in 2002, and when Benson bought the team earlier this year, he said he would like to change the name to something more fitting …
20.5.2014 · The NBA franchise announced Tuesday at a news conference that it has officially changed its name back to the Hornets after 10 years of being known as the Bobcats. The …
In 2004, the NBA established the Charlotte Bobcats, which was regarded as a new expansion team at the time. In 2014, the Bobcats were renamed Charlotte Hornets, and acquired official …
New Orleans got the name Hornets because the old Charlotte Hornets relocated there. New Orleans first team was the Jazz. New Orleans comeback after Hurricane Katrina and the pride from being there, some felt like it was time to change into the state bird. Also Charlotte wanted their old name back and not Bobcats. Ben Poole.
Jan 24, 2013 · More than a decade removed from their relocation, the New Orleans Hornets will announce Thursday a name change that has been rumored for months. Originally named after spending 14 years in...
Jan 24, 2013 · The Hornets have been in New Orleans since moving from Charlotte for the 2002-03 season, although they were relocated temporarily to Oklahoma City from 2005-2007 due to Hurricane Katrina.
18.4.2013 · The nickname Hornets "didn't mean anything to this community," Benson said when he announced the planned name change in January. "The pelican represents New Orleans, just …