The 2009âÂÂ10 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 20th season of NBA basketball in Charlotte, and their 6th as the Charlotte Bobcats. Michael Jordan bought controlling interest in the team from founding owner Bob Johnson in March.
The season saw the franchise finish with its first winning record and playoff appearance in its current incarnation. However, their playoff stay was short-lived, as they were swept by the Orlando Magic in four games.
The Charlotte Bobcats made the following selections:
Charlotte free agents:
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || October 6 || @Cleveland Cavaliers || 87âÂÂ92 || || || || 20,403 || 0âÂÂ1 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || October 8 || New Orleans Hornets || 101âÂÂ108 || || || || 8,623<br />(Greensboro, North Carolina) || 1âÂÂ1 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || October 10 || Cleveland Cavaliers || 102âÂÂ96 || || || || 11,489<br />(North Charleston, South Carolina) || 1âÂÂ2 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || October 12 || @Atlanta Hawks || 90âÂÂ107 || || || || 6,960 || 1âÂÂ3 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 || October 17 || @Los Angeles Lakers || 87âÂÂ91 || || || || 18,422 || 1âÂÂ4 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || October 18 || Utah Jazz || 110âÂÂ103 || || || || âÂÂ<br />(Los Angeles) || 1âÂÂ5 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || October 20 || Milwaukee Bucks || 87âÂÂ94 || || || || 7,582 || 2âÂÂ5 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 || October 23 || Memphis Grizzlies || 95âÂÂ92 || || || || 19,077 || 2âÂÂ6 recap |-
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | October 28 | @ Boston | | Gerald Wallace (10) | Gerald Wallace (12) | D. J. Augustin (4) | TD Garden<br />18,624 | 0âÂÂ1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | October 30 | New York | | Raymond Felton (22) | Gerald Wallace (15) | Raymond Felton (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />18,624 | 1âÂÂ1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | October 31 | @ Cleveland | | Vladimir Radmanovià(12) | Gerald Wallace (9) | Boris Diaw (9) | Quicken Loans Arena<br />20,562 | 1âÂÂ2
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | November 2 | New Jersey | | Gerald Wallace (24) | Gerald Wallace (20) | Boris Diaw, Raymond Felton (3) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />9,380 | 2âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 6 | Atlanta | | Raja Bell (24) | Tyson Chandler (10) | Raymond Felton (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />15,874 | 3âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 7 | @ Chicago | | Boris Diaw (20) | Gerald Wallace (9) | Raymond Felton (10) | United Center<br />21,108 | 3-3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 10 | Orlando | | Raymond Felton (18) | Gerald Wallace (9) | Boris Diaw (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />13,415 | 3âÂÂ4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 11 | @ Detroit | | Nazr Mohammed (13) | Nazr Mohammed (8) | Raymond Felton, Boris Diaw (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br />15,417 | 3âÂÂ5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 14 | Portland | | Boris Diaw (21) | Gerald Wallace, Tyson Chandler (8) | Raymond Felton, Boris Diaw (4) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />15,872 | 3âÂÂ6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 16 | @ Orlando | | Ronald Murray (31) | Gerald Wallace, Stephen Jackson (9) | Raymond Felton (5) | Amway Arena<br />17,461 | 3âÂÂ7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 18 | @ Philadelphia | | Stephen Jackson (26) | Gerald Wallace (12) | Raymond Felton, Stephen Jackson (5) | Wachovia Center<br />11,585 | 3âÂÂ8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 20 | @ Milwaukee | | Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace (22) | Gerald Wallace (10) | Ronald Murray (6) | Bradley Center<br />15,578 | 3âÂÂ9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | November 22 | Indiana | | Boris Diaw (17) | Gerald Wallace (11) | Raymond Felton (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />14,730 | 4âÂÂ9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | November 25 | Toronto | | Gerald Wallace (31) | Gerald Wallace (13) | Stephen Jackson (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />13,689 | 5âÂÂ9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | November 27 | Cleveland | | Gerald Wallace (31) | Gerald Wallace (14) | Raymond Felton (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />19,168 | 6âÂÂ9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | November 28 | @ Washington | | Gerald Wallace (14) | Gerald Wallace (14) | Boris Diaw (6) | Verizon Center<br />17,311 | 7âÂÂ9
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 1 | Boston | | Nazr Mohammed (16) | Gerald Wallace (8) | Raymond Felton (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />15,129 | 7âÂÂ10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 4 | @ New Jersey | | Stephen Jackson, Raymond Felton (28) | Gerald Wallace (20) | Boris Diaw (6) | Izod Center<br />12,131 | 7âÂÂ11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 5 | Philadelphia | | Boris Diaw (28) | Gerald Wallace (14) | Raymond Felton (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />13,352 | 8âÂÂ11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | December 8 | Denver | | Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace (25) | Gerald Wallace (16) | Stephen Jackson (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />14,127 | 9âÂÂ11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 11 | @ San Antonio | | Stephen Jackson (23) | Gerald Wallace (6) | Raymond Felton (5) | AT&T Center<br />17,508 | 9âÂÂ12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 12 | @ Dallas | | Stephen Jackson (28) | Gerald Wallace (16) | Raymond Felton (8) | American Airlines Center<br />20,151 | 9âÂÂ13 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | December 15 | New York | | Stephen Jackson (24) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Raymond Felton (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />13,606 | 10âÂÂ13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 16 | @ Indiana | | Gerald Wallace (29) | Tyson Chandler (13) | D. J. Augustin (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br />11,888 | 10âÂÂ14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 19 | Utah | | Gerald Wallace (30) | Gerald Wallace (13) | Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />14,963 | 10âÂÂ15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | December 20 | @ New York | | Raymond Felton (27) | Tyson Chandler (14) | Raymond Felton (7) | Madison Square Garden<br />18,767 | 10âÂÂ16 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | December 22 | Detroit | | Gerald Wallace (29) | Gerald Wallace (12) | Raymond Felton (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />16,864 | 11âÂÂ16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 26 | @ Oklahoma City | | Stephen Jackson (24) | Stephen Jackson, Nazr Mohammed (8) | Stephen Jackson, Raymond Felton (5) | Ford Center<br />17,961 | 11âÂÂ17 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | December 28 | Milwaukee | | Gerald Wallace (21) | Gerald Wallace (14) | Boris Diaw (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />15,473 | 12âÂÂ17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | December 30 | @ Toronto | | Stephen Jackson (30) | Gerald Wallace (16) | Stephen Jackson (5) | Air Canada Centre<br />18,979 | 12âÂÂ18
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | January 2 | @ Miami | | Stephen Jackson (35) | Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace (8) | Raymond Felton (6) | American Airlines Arena<br />17,856 | 13âÂÂ18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | January 3 | @ Cleveland | | Stephen Jackson (22) | Gerald Wallace (12) | Raymond Felton, Boris Diaw (6) | Quicken Loans Arena<br />20,562 | 14âÂÂ18 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | January 5 | Chicago | | Gerald Wallace (32) | Gerald Wallace (9) | Raymond Felton, Boris Diaw (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />13,749 | 15âÂÂ18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 7 | @ New York | | Stephen Jackson (26) | Gerald Wallace (9) | Raymond Felton (9) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,763 | 15âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 9 | Memphis | | Raymond Felton (19) | Boris Diaw (10) | Boris Diaw (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />15,438 | 16âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 | January 12 | Houston | | Stephen Jackson (43) | Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace (8) | Boris Diaw (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />11,463 | 17âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 15 | San Antonio | | Boris Diaw(26) | Boris Diaw (11) | D. J. Augustin (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />15,742 | 18âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 16 | Phoenix | | Gerald Wallace, Stephen Jackson (29) | Gerald Wallace (13) | Stephen Jackson (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />17,574 | 19-19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 18 | Sacramento | | Gerald Wallace (28) | Raymond Felton (9) | Raymond Felton (10) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />13,678 | 20âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | January 20 | Miami | | Stephen Jackson (24) | Gerald Wallace, Nazr Mohammed (10) | Raymond Felton (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />14,212 | 21âÂÂ19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | January 22 | @ Atlanta | | Gerald Wallace (25) | Nazr Mohammed, Gerald Wallace, Stephen Jackson (6) | Ronald Murray (9) | Philips Arena<br />14,701 | 21âÂÂ20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 23 | Orlando | | D. J. Augustin (22) | Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw (10) | Boris Diaw (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />19,277 | 21-21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | January 25 | @ Denver | | Stephen Jackson (22) | Gerald Wallace (7) | Raymond Felton (9) | Pepsi Center<br />16,909 | 21âÂÂ22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | January 26 | @ Phoenix | | Stephen Jackson (30) | Boris Diaw (11) | Stephen Jackson, Boris Diaw (5) | US Airways Center<br />15,722 | 22-22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | January 29 | @ Golden State | | Gerald Wallace, Stephen Jackson (30) | Gerald Wallace (13) | D. J. Augustin, Raymond Felton (6) | Oracle Arena<br />17,850 | 23âÂÂ22 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | January 30 | @ Sacramento | | Gerald Wallace (38) | Gerald Wallace (11) | Stephen Jackson (8) | ARCO Arena<br />14,186 | 24âÂÂ22
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | February 1 | @ Portland | | Raymond Felton (23) | Gerald Wallace (10) | Stephen Jackson (4) | Rose Garden<br />20,106 | 24âÂÂ23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | February 3 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Stephen Jackson (30) | Nazr Mohammed (17) | Boris Diaw (5) | Staples Center<br />18,997 | 24-24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 6 | New Orleans | | Stephen Jackson (26) | Boris Diaw (8) | Raymond Felton (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />19,164 | 24âÂÂ25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 9 | Washington | | Stephen Jackson (22) | Nazr Mohammed (10) | Raymond Felton (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />12,376 | 25-25 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | February 10 | @ Minnesota | | Stephen Jackson (33) | Nazr Mohammed (20) | D. J. Augustin (7) | Target Center<br />13,352 | 26âÂÂ25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | February 16 | New Jersey | | Gerald Wallace (21) | Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw (10) | Stephen Jackson (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />13,712 | 26-26 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | February 19 | Cleveland | | Stephen Jackson (29) | Tyrus Thomas (12) | Boris Diaw (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />19,568 | 27âÂÂ26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 54 | February 20 | @ Milwaukee | | Stephen Jackson (35) | Tyrus Thomas (11) | Stephen Jackson (5) | Bradley Center<br />17,174 | 27-27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | February 22 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Gerald Wallace (32) | Gerald Wallace (12) | Boris Diaw, Raymond Felton (9) | Staples Center<br />15,892 | 27âÂÂ28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 24 | @ Utah | | Gerald Wallace (27) | Gerald Wallace (8) | Raymond Felton (5) | EnergySolutions Arena<br />19,911 | 27âÂÂ29 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | February 26 | @ Memphis | | Stephen Jackson (32) | Stephen Jackson (11) | Raymond Felton (7) | FedExForum<br />14,713 | 28âÂÂ29
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | March 1 | Dallas | | Stephen Jackson (20) | Tyrus Thomas (12) | Raymond Felton (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />15,691 | 28âÂÂ30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | March 3 | @ Boston | | Tyrus Thomas (15) | Tyrus Thomas (10) | Raymond Felton (6) | TD Garden<br />18,624 | 28âÂÂ31 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | March 5 | L.A. Lakers | | Stephen Jackson (21) | Gerald Wallace (10) | D. J. Augustin, Boris Diaw (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />19,568 | 29âÂÂ31 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | March 6 | Golden State | | D. J. Augustin (19) | Boris Diaw (12) | Boris Diaw (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />19,392 | 30âÂÂ31 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | March 9 | Miami | | Stephen Jackson (17) | Gerald Wallace (17) | Raymond Felton (11) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />18,646 | 31-31 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 10 | @ Philadelphia | | Gerald Wallace (28) | Stephen Jackson (10) | Raymond Felton (6) | Wachovia Center<br />11,358 | 32âÂÂ31 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | March 12 | L.A. Clippers | | Stephen Jackson (24) | Tyson Chandler (9) | Raymond Felton (11) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />15,835 | 33âÂÂ31 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | March 14 | @ Orlando | | Stephen Jackson (28) | Theo Ratliff, Tyrus Thomas (9) | Raymond Felton (7) | Amway Arena<br />17,461 | 34âÂÂ31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 16 | @ Indiana | | Boris Diaw, Stephen Jackson (20) | Stephen Jackson (9) | Raymond Felton, Stephen Jackson (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br />10,850 | 34âÂÂ32 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 17 | Oklahoma City | | Stephen Jackson (20) | Tyrus Thomas (9) | Raymond Felton (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />16,179 | 35âÂÂ32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | March 19 | @ Atlanta | | Raymond Felton (25) | Gerald Wallace (16) | Boris Diaw (6) | Philips Arena<br />17,697 | 35âÂÂ33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 20 | @ Miami | | Stephen Jackson (18) | Tyson Chandler (11) | Raymond Felton (5) | American Airlines Arena<br />18,766 | 35âÂÂ34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 | March 23 | @ Washington | | Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw (17) | Gerald Wallace (19) | Raymond Felton (5) | Verizon Center<br />12,742 | 36âÂÂ34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | March 24 | Minnesota | | Stephen Jackson (37) | Tyson Chandler (9) | Raymond Felton (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />14,457 | 37âÂÂ34 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | March 26 | Washington | | Gerald Wallace (23) | Gerald Wallace (6) | Raymond Felton (11) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />16,365 | 38âÂÂ34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | March 29 | Toronto | | Stephen Jackson, Raymond Felton (18) | Gerald Wallace (8) | Boris Diaw, Raymond Felton (7) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />14,534 | 38âÂÂ35 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | March 31 | Philadelphia | | Gerald Wallace (24) | Gerald Wallace (12) | Raymond Felton (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />14,139 | 39âÂÂ35
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | April 2 | Milwaukee | | Stephen Jackson (32) | Gerald Wallace (11) | Raymond Felton (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />18,118 | 40âÂÂ35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | April 3 | @ Chicago | | Boris Diaw (18) | Boris Diaw (7) | Boris Diaw (6) | United Center<br />20,996 | 40âÂÂ36 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | April 6 | Atlanta | | Gerald Wallace (28) | Boris Diaw (9) | Boris Diaw (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />18,610 | 41âÂÂ36 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | April 7 | @ New Orleans | | Stephen Jackson (29) | Tyson Chandler (10) | Raymond Felton (7) | New Orleans Arena<br />13,333 | 42âÂÂ36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 9 | @ Houston | | Gerald Wallace, Boris Diaw (18) | Tyson Chandler (12) | Boris Diaw, Raymond Felton (5) | Toyota Center<br />16,488 | 42âÂÂ37 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | April 10 | Detroit | | Larry Hughes (18) | Stephen Jackson, Theo Ratliff (6) | D. J. Augustin (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />19,328 | 43âÂÂ37 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 12 | @ New Jersey | | Stephen Jackson (17) | Stephen Jackson (9) | Raymond Felton (8) | Izod Center<br />14,118 | 44âÂÂ37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 14 | Chicago | | Tyrus Thomas (16) | Tyrus Thomas (9) | Raymond Felton (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />17,439 | 44âÂÂ38 |-
|- bgcolor = "#ffcccc" | 1 | April 18 | @Orlando | | Gerald Wallace (25) | Gerald Wallace (17) | Raymond Felton (4) | Amway Arena<br />17,461 | 0âÂÂ1 |- bgcolor = "#ffcccc" | 2 | April 21 | @Orlando | | Stephen Jackson (27) | Boris Diaw (7) | Boris Diaw (4)<br />Raymond Felton (4) | Amway Arena<br />17,461 | 0âÂÂ2 |- bgcolor = "#ffcccc" | 3 | April 24 | Orlando | | Stephen Jackson (19) | Gerald Wallace (8) | Boris Diaw (6)<br />Raymond Felton (6) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />19,596 | 0âÂÂ3 |- bgcolor = "#ffcccc" | 4 | April 26 | Orlando | | Tyrus Thomas (21) | Tyrus Thomas (9) | Stephen Jackson (8) | Time Warner Cable Arena<br />19,086 |0âÂÂ4 |-
First Bobcats team to make it to the postseason.
The Bobcats made the playoffs for the first time ever, had a winning record for the first time ever, and had an NBA All-Star (Wallace) for the first time ever. They broke (and as of April 10 continue to set) a franchise record for wins in a season with 42, setting them for an above-.500 season. They clinched their first ever playoff berth April 8.