# 2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats season

The 2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats season was the 8th season of the Charlotte Bobcats in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 22nd overall season of NBA basketball in Charlotte. Considered to be the worst NBA team of all time, the Bobcats failed to improve on their 34–48 record from the previous season and set the record for the worst winning percentage in a season with a .106 winning percentage, surpassing the 1972–73 Philadelphia 76ers (.110) for the lowest winning percentage in NBA history. They were eliminated from playoff contention on March 28, 2012, after an 88–83 home loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, with a record of 7–41. On March 17, 2012, the Bobcats had their final win of the season against the Toronto Raptors, narrowly avoiding tying the 1947–48 Providence Steamrollers (which played 18 fewer games) for the record of the lowest number of wins in NBA history. April was particularly unsuccessful, with the team failing to secure a single victory, embarking on a 23-game losing streak that lasted until the start of the following season. The Bobcats clinched the worst record in NBA history, in a shortened season or otherwise, by losing 104–84 to the New York Knicks in their final regular season game on April 26, 2012.
Guard-forward Gerald Henderson led the team in scoring, with an average of 15.1 points per game. Forward-center Bismack Biyombo led in rebounds per game (5.8), and point guard D. J. Augustin recorded a team-high 6.4 assists per game.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | Position | School/club team |
| 1 | 7 | Bismack Biyombo | DR Congo | PF | Fuenlabrada (Spain) |
| 1 | 9 | Kemba Walker | United States | PG | Connecticut (Jr.) |

## Pre-season

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.
2011 pre-season game log :
Pre-season: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 19
Atlanta Hawks
W 79–77
Kemba Walker (18)
Derrick Brown (10)
D. J. Augustin (3)
Time Warner Cable Arena 9,224
1–0
2
December 22
@ Atlanta Hawks
L 75–92
Corey Maggette (18)
DeSagana Diop (6)
Derrick Brown (4)
Philips Arena 10,094
1–1 :
2011–12 season schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Southeast Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y-Miami Heat | 46 | 20 | .697 | – | 28–5 | 18–15 | 9–5 | 66 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 26 | .606 | 6 | 23–10 | 17–16 | 11–3 | 66 |
| x-Orlando Magic | 37 | 29 | .561 | 9 | 21–12 | 16–17 | 8–7 | 66 |
| Washington Wizards | 20 | 46 | .303 | 26 | 11–22 | 9–24 | 7–7 | 66 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 7 | 59 | .106 | 39 | 4–29 | 3–30 | 1–14 | 66 |
Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 16 | .758 | – | 66 |
| 2 | y-Miami Heat * | 46 | 20 | .697 | 4.0 | 66 |
| 3 | x-Indiana Pacers * | 42 | 24 | .636 | 8.0 | 66 |
| 4 | y-Boston Celtics | 39 | 27 | .591 | 11.0 | 66 |
| 5 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 26 | .606 | 10.0 | 66 |
| 6 | x-Orlando Magic | 37 | 29 | .561 | 13.0 | 66 |
| 7 | x-New York Knicks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 | 66 |
| 8 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 35 | 31 | .530 | 15.0 | 66 |
| 9 | Milwaukee Bucks | 31 | 35 | .470 | 19.0 | 66 |
| 10 | Detroit Pistons | 25 | 41 | .379 | 25.0 | 66 |
| 11 | Toronto Raptors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 27.0 | 66 |
| 12 | New Jersey Nets | 22 | 44 | .333 | 28.0 | 66 |
| 13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 | 66 |
| 14 | Washington Wizards | 20 | 46 | .303 | 30.0 | 66 |
| 15 | Charlotte Bobcats | 7 | 59 | .106 | 43.0 | 66 |

### Game log

2011–12 game log Total: 7–59 (Home: 4–29; Road: 3–30) :
December: 1–2 (home: 1–2; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 26
Milwaukee
W 96–95
D. J. Augustin (19)
Boris Diaw (11)
Boris Diaw (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,173
1–0
2
December 28
Miami
L 95–96
Gerald Henderson (21)
Boris Diaw (16)
Boris Diaw (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,614
1–1
3
December 30
Orlando
L 79–100
Corey Maggette (20)
Corey Maggette DeSagana Diop (7)
Boris Diaw (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,064
1–2 :
January
: 2–17 (home: 1–6; road: 1–11)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
January 1
@ Miami
L 90–129
D. J. White (21)
Derrick Brown (7)
D. J. Augustin (7)
American Airlines Arena 20,016
1–3
5
January 3
@ Cleveland
L 101–115
D. J. Augustin (26)
Corey Maggette (8)
D. J. Augustin (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 14,173
1–4
6
January 4
@ New York
W 118–110
Boris Diaw (27)
D. J. White (9)
D. J. Augustin (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
2–4
7
January 6
Atlanta
L 96–102 (OT)
D. J. Augustin (21)
D. J. Augustin (12)
D. J. White (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,827
2–5
8
January 7
@ Indiana
L 77–99
D. J. Augustin (20)
Byron Mullens (11)
D. J. Augustin (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,226
2–6
9
January 9
@ New York
L 87–91
Boris Diaw (19)
Boris Diaw (10)
Boris Diaw (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
2–7
10
January 10
Houston
L 70–82
Byron Mullens (15)
Byron Mullens (10)
D. J. Augustin Kemba Walker (3)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,421
2–8
11
January 12
@ Atlanta
L 81–111
Byron Mullens (21)
Boris Diaw (6)
D. J. Augustin (9)
Philips Arena 10,597
2–9
12
January 13
Detroit
L 81–98
Byron Mullens (18)
Tyrus Thomas Boris Diaw Byron Mullens (7)
D. J. Augustin (13)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,043
2–10
13
January 14
Golden State
W 112–100
Gerald Henderson (26)
Byron Mullens (7)
D. J. Augustin (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 16,122
3–10
14
January 16
Cleveland
L 94–102
D. J. Augustin (24)
Byron Mullens (12)
D. J. Augustin (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,988
3–11
15
January 17
@ Orlando
L 89–96
Gerald Henderson (22)
Bismack Biyombo (10)
Kemba Walker (6)
Amway Center 18,846
3–12
16
January 21
@ Chicago
L 89–95
Gerald Henderson (22)
Gerald Henderson (9)
D. J. Augustin Matt Carroll (3)
United Center 21,861
3–13
17
January 22
@ New Jersey
L 87–97
Kemba Walker (16)
Bismack Biyombo (7)
Boris Diaw (4)
Prudential Center 10,035
3–14
18
January 24
New York
L 78–111
Kemba Walker (22)
Boris Diaw (6)
Kemba Walker Cory Higgins (2)
Time Warner Cable Arena 16,802
3–15
19
January 25
@ Washington
L 75–92
Matt Carroll (17)
Tyrus Thomas (9)
Kemba Walker (4)
Verizon Center 15,286
3–16
20
January 27
@ Philadelphia
L 72–89
Kemba Walker (14)
Kemba Walker (8)
Matt Carroll (4)
Wells Fargo Center 16,199
3–17
21
January 28
Washington
L 99–102
Byron Mullens (23)
Tyrus Thomas Kemba Walker (10)
Kemba Walker (11)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,761
3–18
22
January 31
@ L. A. Lakers
L 73–106
Gerald Henderson (14)
DeSagana Diop (8)
Kemba Walker (6)
Staples Center 18,997
3–19 :
February
: 1–10 (home: 0–4; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
23
February 1
@ Portland
L 68–112
Gerald Henderson (16)
Boris Diaw (6)
Boris Diaw Kemba Walker Cory Higgins (3)
Rose Garden 20,608
3–20
24
February 4
@ Phoenix
L 89–95
Kemba Walker (22)
Tyrus Thomas (13)
Reggie Williams (6)
US Airways Center 14,928
3–21
25
February 7
@ Boston
L 84–94
Reggie Williams (21)
Kemba Walker (7)
Reggie Williams (5)
TD Garden 18,624
3–22
26
February 10
Chicago
L 64–95
Derrick Brown (10)
Bismack Biyombo (10)
Boris Diaw (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,379
3–23
27
February 11
L. A. Clippers
L 86–111
Kemba Walker (19)
Bismack Biyombo Corey Maggette (6)
Kemba Walker (4)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,110
3–24
28
February 13
Philadelphia
L 89–98
Corey Maggette (22)
Byron Mullens (9)
Boris Diaw (10)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,773
3–25
29
February 15
@ Minnesota
L 90–102
Kemba Walker (21)
Boris Diaw (9)
Boris Diaw (7)
Target Center 15,139
3–26
30
February 17
@ Toronto
W 98–91
Reggie Williams (22)
Bismack Biyombo (13)
D. J. Augustin (10)
Air Canada Centre 15,575
4–26
31
February 19
@ Indiana
L 73–108
Derrick Brown (16)
Bismack Biyombo (8)
Kemba Walker (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 11,673
4–27
32
February 22
Indiana
L 88–102
Corey Maggette (20)
Boris Diaw (11)
Boris Diaw (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,478
4–28
33
February 29
@ Detroit
L 94–109
Corey Maggette (17)
Boris Diaw (6)
D. J. Augustin (10)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,534
4–29 :
March
: 3–14 (home: 2–8; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
34
March 2
@ San Antonio
L 72–102
Boris Diaw Corey Maggette (14)
DeSagana Diop (7)
D. J. Augustin Kemba Walker (5)
AT&T Center 18,581
4–30
35
March 4
New Jersey
L 101–104
Corey Maggette (24)
Corey Maggette (7)
Boris Diaw (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,564
4–31
36
March 6
Orlando
W 100–84
Corey Maggette (29)
Bismack Biyombo (15)
D. J. Augustin Kemba Walker (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,110
5–31
37
March 7
Utah
L 93–99
Corey Maggette (25)
Bismack Biyombo (9)
D. J. Augustin (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 10,891
5–32
38
March 9
New Jersey
L 74–83
Corey Maggette (19)
Bismack Biyombo (11)
D. J. Augustin (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,672
5–33
39
March 10
@ Oklahoma City
L 95–122
D. J. Augustin (22)
Bismack Biyombo (8)
D. J. Augustin (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
5–34
40
March 12
@ New Orleans
W 73–71
Gerald Henderson (15)
Bismack Biyombo Tyrus Thomas (7)
D. J. Augustin (5)
New Orleans Arena 15,254
6–34
41
March 14
@ Houston
L 87–107
Derrick Brown (15)
Bismack Biyombo (5)
Kemba Walker (8)
Toyota Center 18,128
6–35
42
March 15
@ Dallas
L 96–101
Corey Maggette (21)
Bismack Biyombo (11)
D. J. Augustin Kemba Walker (4)
American Airlines Center 20,507
6–36
43
March 17
Toronto
W 107–103
Gerald Henderson (24)
Bismack Biyombo (9)
D. J. Augustin (11)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,108
7–36
44
March 19
Philadelphia
L 80–105
Gerald Henderson (14)
Bismack Biyombo (9)
D. J. Augustin Kemba Walker (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 12,792
7–37
45
March 23
Milwaukee
L 92–112
Gerald Henderson (29)
Tyrus Thomas (7)
Kemba Walker (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,729
7–38
46
March 24
@ New Jersey
L 89–102
Byron Mullens (17)
Byron Mullens (10)
D. J. Augustin (8)
Prudential Center 13,297
7–39
47
March 26
Boston
L 95–102
Gerald Henderson (21)
Byron Mullens (7)
Derrick Brown Kemba Walker (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 16,357
7–40
48
March 28
Minnesota
L 83–88
Corey Maggette (22)
Eduardo Nájera (8)
D. J. Augustin (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 10,540
7–41
49
March 30
Denver
L 88–99
Gerald Henderson (21)
Byron Mullens (10)
D. J. Augustin (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,806
7–42
50
March 31
@ Detroit
L 107–110 (OT)
Byron Mullens (20)
Byron Mullens (9)
D. J. Augustin (10)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,082
7–43 :
April
: 0–16 (home: 0–9; road: 0–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
51
April 3
@ Toronto
L 87–92
Byron Mullens (20)
Byron Mullens (14)
D. J. Augustin Kemba Walker (7)
Air Canada Centre 14,640
7–44
52
April 4
@ Atlanta
L 93–120
Kemba Walker (21)
Gerald Henderson Byron Mullens (7)
Kemba Walker (5)
Philips Arena 13,046
7–45
53
April 6
@ Milwaukee
L 90–95
Byron Mullens (31)
Bismack Biyombo Byron Mullens (14)
Kemba Walker (8)
Bradley Center 13,374
7–46
54
April 7
Atlanta
L 96–116
Cory Higgins (22)
Bismack Biyombo D. J. White (5)
Kemba Walker (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,715
7–47
55
April 9
Washington
L 85–113
Corey Maggette (23)
Derrick Brown (8)
Kemba Walker (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 10,303
7–48
56
April 10
@ Cleveland
L 90–103
Gerald Henderson (21)
Bismack Biyombo (8)
D. J. Augustin (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 13,576
7–49
57
April 12
Detroit
L 85–109
D. J. Augustin Derrick Brown (13)
Byron Mullens (6)
D. J. Augustin (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 10,828
7–50
58
April 13
@ Miami
L 82–105
Derrick Brown (21)
Derrick Brown (9)
D. J. Augustin (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
7–51
59
April 15
Boston
L 82–94
Gerald Henderson (22)
Bismack Biyombo Derrick Brown (7)
D. J. Augustin (10)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,169
7–52
60
April 16
New Orleans
L 67–75
Gerald Henderson (27)
Byron Mullens (10)
Derrick Brown Kemba Walker (3)
Time Warner Cable Arena 10,876
7–53
61
April 18
Chicago
L 68–100
Kemba Walker (16)
Bismack Biyombo (13)
Kemba Walker (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,221
7–54
62
April 20
Memphis
L 80–85
Gerald Henderson (32)
Byron Mullens (11)
Kemba Walker (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,428
7–55
63
April 22
Sacramento
L 88–114
Kemba Walker Byron Mullens Derrick Brown (13)
Byron Mullens (8)
Kemba Walker (11)
Time Warner Cable Arena 11,317
7–56
64
April 23
@ Washington
L 73–101
Gerald Henderson (19)
Byron Mullens (8)
D. J. Augustin (6)
Verizon Center 17,355
7–57
65
April 25
@ Orlando
L 95–102
D. J. Augustin (23)
Kemba Walker (9)
D. J. Augustin (6)
Amway Center 19,152
7–58
66
April 26
New York
L 84–104
Gerald Henderson (21)
Jamario Moon (8)
D. J. Augustin (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 16,023
7–59 :
2011–12 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Kemba Walker | PG | 66 | 25 | 1,792 | 234 | 289 | 60 | 20 | 799 | 27.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | .9 | .3 | 12.1 |
| Byron Mullens | C | 65 | 25 | 1,465 | 327 | 57 | 21 | 52 | 606 | 22.5 | 5.0 | .9 | .3 | .8 | 9.3 |
| Derrick Brown | SF | 65 | 17 | 1,443 | 236 | 67 | 48 | 12 | 524 | 22.2 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .7 | .2 | 8.1 |
| Bismack Biyombo | C | 63 | 41 | 1,455 | 368 | 27 | 20 | 115 | 327 | 23.1 | 5.8 | .4 | .3 | 1.8 | 5.2 |
| D. J. White | PF | 58 | 11 | 1,098 | 209 | 47 | 17 | 23 | 392 | 18.9 | 3.6 | .8 | .3 | .4 | 6.8 |
| Gerald Henderson Jr. | SG | 55 | 55 | 1,831 | 225 | 126 | 49 | 20 | 830 | 33.3 | 4.1 | 2.3 | .9 | .4 | 15.1 |
| Tyrus Thomas | PF | 54 | 30 | 1,013 | 200 | 35 | 36 | 60 | 304 | 18.8 | 3.7 | .6 | .7 | 1.1 | 5.6 |
| Matt Carroll | SG | 53 | 2 | 596 | 58 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 142 | 11.2 | 1.1 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 2.7 |
| D. J. Augustin | PG | 48 | 46 | 1,408 | 109 | 307 | 36 | 1 | 532 | 29.3 | 2.3 | 6.4 | .8 | .0 | 11.1 |
| Cory Higgins | PG | 38 | 0 | 423 | 35 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 150 | 11.1 | .9 | .9 | .1 | .2 | 3.9 |
| Boris Diaw$^†$ | PF | 37 | 28 | 1,018 | 195 | 158 | 20 | 19 | 272 | 27.5 | 5.3 | 4.3 | .5 | .5 | 7.4 |
| Reggie Williams | SF | 33 | 13 | 747 | 93 | 60 | 20 | 3 | 274 | 22.6 | 2.8 | 1.8 | .6 | .1 | 8.3 |
| Corey Maggette | SF | 32 | 28 | 881 | 125 | 39 | 23 | 1 | 480 | 27.5 | 3.9 | 1.2 | .7 | .0 | 15.0 |
| DeSagana Diop | C | 27 | 9 | 325 | 85 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 12.0 | 3.1 | .9 | .2 | .5 | 1.1 |
| Eduardo Nájera | PF | 22 | 0 | 270 | 50 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 58 | 12.3 | 2.3 | .5 | .9 | .2 | 2.6 |
| Jamario Moon | SF | 8 | 0 | 123 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 15.4 | 2.8 | .6 | .1 | .6 | 2.3 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Bobcats only.

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Via draft Bismack Biyombo Kemba Walker Via trade Corey Maggette Byron Mullens Via free agency Derrick Brown Melvin Ely Reggie Williams Ben Uzoh Cory Higgins | Players Lost Via trade Stephen Jackson Shaun Livingston Via free agency Kwame Brown Dante Cunningham Joel Przybilla Jamario Moon Waived Boris Diaw Melvin Ely Ben Uzoh |

### Trades

| June 23, 2011 | To Charlotte BobcatsCorey Maggette Draft rights to Bismack Biyombo | To Milwaukee BucksStephen Jackson Shaun Livingston Beno Udrih Draft rights to Tobias HarrisTo Sacramento KingsJohn Salmons Draft rights to Jimmer Fredette |
| June 23, 2011 | To Charlotte BobcatsCash considerations | To Milwaukee BucksDraft rights to Jeremy Tyler |
| December 19, 2011 | To Charlotte BobcatsByron Mullens | To Oklahoma City ThunderConditional 2012 second round pick |

### Free agents

Additions :
| Player | Date signed | Former team |
| Derrick Brown | December 9 | New York Knicks |
| Melvin Ely | December 14 | Denver Nuggets |
| Reggie Williams | December 15 | Golden State Warriors |
| Ben Uzoh | December 19 | New Jersey Nets |
| Cory Higgins | December 25 | Denver Nuggets |
| Jamario Moon | April 15 | Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League |
Subtractions :
| Player | Date signed | New team |
| Kwame Brown | December 14 | Golden State Warriors |
| Dante Cunningham | December 24 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Joel Przybilla | February 27 | Portland Trail Blazers |
Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allowed players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends. The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allowed its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire 2011–12 CBA season in China.
Played in other leagues during lockout :
| Player | Date signed | New team | Opt-out clause |
| Garrett Temple | July 27 | Fastweb Casale (Italy) | No |
| Boris Diaw | September 27 | JSA Bordeaux Basket (France) | Yes |