# List of New Orleans Pelicans seasons

The New Orleans Pelicans are a professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise began play during the 2002–03 NBA season as the New Orleans Hornets following the relocation of the Charlotte Hornets, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. After three seasons in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina forced the franchise to temporarily relocate to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where they spent two seasons as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. The Hornets returned to New Orleans full-time for the 2007–08 season. The team changed its name to the New Orleans Pelicans at the conclusion of the 2012–13 season.
Led by All-Star Baron Davis, the New Orleans Hornets qualified for their first post-season appearance during the 2002–03 season. They lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round. The team earned their first division title during the 2007–08 season, behind the play of All-Stars Chris Paul and David West. Finishing with a franchise-best record of 56 wins and 26 losses, the Hornets won the Southwest Division title over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. They advanced to the conference semifinals, where they were defeated by the Spurs in seven games.
In 20 seasons, the Pelicans have compiled an overall record of 740–864 all-time. They have qualified the playoffs eight times, winning two series, and posted seven seasons of 41 wins or more.

## Seasons

| League champions | Conference champions | Division champions | Playoff berth | Play-in berth |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Finish | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Win% | GB | Playoffs | Awards | Head Coach |
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| 2002–03 | 2002–03 | NBA | Eastern | 5th | Central | 3rd | 47 | 35 | .573 | 3 | Lost first round (76ers) 4–2 | | Paul Silas |
| 2003–04 | 2003–04 | NBA | Eastern | 5th | Central | 3rd | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 | Lost first round (Heat) 4–3 | P.J. Brown (SPOR) | Tim Floyd |
| 2004–05 | 2004–05 | NBA | Western | 15th | Southwest | 5th | 18 | 64 | .220 | 41 | | | Byron Scott |
| 2005–06 | 2005–06 | NBA | Western | 10th | Southwest | 4th | 38 | 44 | .463 | 25 | | Chris Paul (ROY) | Byron Scott |
| 2006–07 | 2006–07 | NBA | Western | 10th | Southwest | 4th | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28 | | | Byron Scott |
| 2007–08 | 2007–08 | NBA | Western | 2nd | Southwest | 1st | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | Won first round (Mavericks) 4–1 Lost conference semifinals (Spurs) 4–3 | Byron Scott (COY) | Byron Scott |
| 2008–09 | 2008–09 | NBA | Western | 7th | Southwest | 4th | 49 | 33 | .598 | 5 | Lost first round (Nuggets) 4–1 | | Byron Scott |
| 2009–10 | 2009–10 | NBA | Western | 11th | Southwest | 5th | 37 | 45 | .451 | 18 | | | Byron Scott Jeff Bower |
| 2010–11 | 2010–11 | NBA | Western | 7th | Southwest | 3rd | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 | Lost first round (Lakers) 4–2 | | Monty Williams |
| 2011–12 | 2011–12 | NBA | Western | 15th | Southwest | 5th | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29 | | | Monty Williams |
| 2012–13 | 2012–13 | NBA | Western | 14th | Southwest | 5th | 27 | 55 | .329 | 31 | | | Monty Williams |
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| 2013–14 | 2013–14 | NBA | Western | 12th | Southwest | 5th | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 | | | Monty Williams |
| 2014–15 | 2014–15 | NBA | Western | 8th | Southwest | 5th | 45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | Lost first round (Warriors) 4–0 | | Monty Williams |
| 2015–16 | 2015–16 | NBA | Western | 12th | Southwest | 5th | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37 | | | Alvin Gentry |
| 2016–17 | 2016–17 | NBA | Western | 10th | Southwest | 4th | 34 | 48 | .415 | 27 | | Anthony Davis (ASG MVP) | Alvin Gentry |
| 2017–18 | 2017–18 | NBA | Western | 6th | Southwest | 2nd | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17 | Won first round (Trail Blazers) 4–0 Lost conference semifinals (Warriors) 4–1 | | Alvin Gentry |
| 2018–19 | 2018–19 | NBA | Western | 13th | Southwest | 4th | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20 | | | Alvin Gentry |
| 2019–20 | 2019–20 | NBA | Western | 13th | Southwest | 5th | 30 | 42 | .417 | 14 | | Brandon Ingram (MIP) | Alvin Gentry |
| 2020–21 | 2020–21 | NBA | Western | 11th | Southwest | 4th | 31 | 41 | .431 | 11 | | | Stan Van Gundy |
| 2021–22 | 2021–22 | NBA | Western | 8th | Southwest | 3rd | 36 | 46 | .439 | 20 | Lost first round (Suns) 4–2 | | Willie Green |
| 2022–23 | 2022–23 | NBA | Western | 9th | Southwest | 2nd | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | | | Willie Green |
| 2023–24 | 2023–24 | NBA | Western | 8th | Southwest | 2nd | 49 | 33 | .598 | 1 | Lost first round (Thunder) 4–0 | CJ McCollum (JWKC) | Willie Green |

### All-time records

| Statistic | Wins | Losses | Win% |
| All-time regular season record | 831 | 937 | .470 |
| All-time post-season record | 22 | 37 | .373 |
| All-time regular and post-season record | 853 | 974 | .467 |
Note: statistics are correct as of April 29, 2024