1990–91 Charlotte Hornets season
The 1990–91 NBA season was the Charlotte Hornets' third season in the National Basketball Association. After playing one year in the Midwest Division in the Western Conference, the Hornets returned to the Eastern Conference and moved into the Central Division. In the offseason, they signed unrestricted free agent Johnny Newman, who would lead the Hornets in scoring with 16.9 points per game. At midseason, they traded Armen Gilliam to the Philadelphia 76ers for Mike Gminski. The franchise improved seven games over the previous season finishing with 26 wins and 56 losses. However, they finished last place in their division for the third straight season. Top draft pick and Flyin' Illini star Kendall Gill made the All-Rookie First Team, averaging 11.0 points and 1.3 steals per game. Charlotte also hosted the 1991 NBA All-Star Game during the season. The Hornets led the NBA in attendance for the second time in three seasons.Offseason
NBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 5 | Kendall Gill | SG/SF | United States | Illinois |
| 2 | 39 | Steve Scheffler | C/PF | United States | Purdue |
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
Player statistics
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 81 | 46 | 28.4 | .460 | .000 | .796 | 2.7 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 7.0 |
| 70 | 68 | 30.0 | .445 | .324 | .830 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 15.7 |
| 9 | 1 | 17.7 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| 76 | 14 | 19.9 | .471 | .372 | .842 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 10.6 |
| 72 | 6 | 21.6 | .532 | .000 | .661 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 9.0 |
| 82 | 36 | 23.7 | .450 | .143 | .835 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| 25 | 25 | 38.0 | .513 | | .813 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 19.8 |
| 50 | 50 | 28.1 | .473 | .167 | .789 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 11.4 |
| 7 | 0 | 7.1 | .381 | .000 | .500 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 19 | 0 | 5.9 | .563 | .000 | .800 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| 44 | 0 | 10.8 | .407 | .214 | .576 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| 40 | 2 | 18.6 | .465 | | .548 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| 81 | 81 | 30.6 | .470 | .357 | .809 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 16.9 |
| 80 | 80 | 30.8 | .466 | .000 | .703 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 11.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 14.3 | .429 | | .500 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| 39 | 0 | 5.8 | .513 | | .905 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 77 | 1 | 16.7 | .454 | .333 | .910 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
Awards and records
Signed Johnny Newman as an unrestricted free agent.
Signed Jim Les as a free agent.
Waived Brian Rowsom.
Waived Jim Les.
Waived Andre Turner.
Waived Richard Anderson.
Waived Mike Holton.
Traded Armen Gilliam and Dave Hoppen to the Philadelphia 76ers for Mike Gminski.
Signed Scott Haffner to the first of two 10-day contracts.
Signed Jeff Sanders to a 10-day contract.
Traded a 1993 2nd round draft pick and a 1995 2nd round draft pick to the Sacramento Kings for Eric Leckner.
Waived Jeff Sanders.
Signed Scott Haffner to a contract for the rest of the season.
Robert Reid signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Waived Steve Scheffler.
