Tallied career-high 13 assists in L to SAS. (8pts, 13 asts, 6 rebs) Recorded 7 pts, 2 asts in NBA Debut vs. SAS. (5-6 FT)

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1 New Orleans Hornets (0-1) vs. Utah Jazz (0-1) Game #2 Home Game #2 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA November 2, :00 p.m. (CT) Television: FSNO; Radio: WWL FM Follow us on Hornets Media Guide: HORNETS PROBABLE STARTERS [G] GREIVIS VASQUEZ #21 Maryland (3 rd season) Preseason Ave. Notes (11-12 Season/Preseason) Last Game 7.4 ppg, 7.4 apg, 4.5 rpg, 1.0 spg Ranked third in the NBA in the preseason with an average of 7.4 assists per game, behind only Chris Paul (8.3) and Rajon Rondo (8.3). Recorded 10 or more assists on six different occasions The Hornets sported a 4-2 record when Vasquez dished out 10-plus assists. Tallied career-high 13 assists in L to SAS. (8pts, 13 asts, 6 rebs) [G] AUSTIN RIVERS #25 Duke (1 st season) Preseason Ave. Notes(11-12 Season) Last Game 7.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.1 spg Ranked fourth among rookies in minutes per game (27.0) and sixth among rookies in steals per game (1.14) during the preseason. Ranks in top five among Duke freshmen in seven categories: points (527, 3rd); points per game (15.5, 3rd); free throws (121, 1st) and attempts (184, 1st), three-pointers (58, 5th), double-figure scoring games (30, t-3rd) and 20-point games (eighth, t-5th). [F] AL-FAROUQ AMINU #0 Wake Forest (3 rd season) Recorded 7 pts, 2 asts in NBA Debut vs. SAS. (5-6 FT) 2012 Preseason Ave. Notes (11-12 Season/Preseason) Last Game Tied for the team-lead in steals (8) while also ranking 9.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, third on the team in blocks (7) during the preseason. Over the last 10 games of last season, averaged apg, 1.1 spg, 1.0 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.7 spg and 1.0 bpg During that bpg span, he led the team with 17 steals and is second on the team with 10 blocks. [F] ANTHONY DAVIS #23 Kentucky (1 st Season) Along with two highlight reel dunks, Turned in solid 17 pts (8-16 FG), 7 rebs, 3 asts, 2 stls, 3 blks vs. SAS Preseason Ave. Notes (11-12 Season/Preseason) Last Game During the preseason, ranked third in the NBA in rebounds per game (9.9) and second in minutes per 14.9 ppg, 9.9 rpg, game (32.4), while leading the team in scoring three times and rebounds six times. 1.6 bpg Won six of seven National Player of the Year Awards as a Freshman at Kentucky. Also captured Final Four MVP and National Championship. [C] ROBIN LOPEZ #15 Stanford (5 th Season) Turned in solid NBA Debut with 21 pts (6-12 FG, 9-9 FT), along with 7 rebs, a steal, and a block Preseason Ave. Notes (11-12 Season/Preseason) Last Game Ranked 20 th in the NBA in the preseason averagin 7.5 rebounds per game, while leading the team in blocks 9.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg, (13). 1.6 bpg Set a single season career-high last year with 60 blocks for the Phoenix Suns. Tallied 8 pts, 9 rebs, 1 blk, and tied career-high 3 asts vs. SAS HORNETS REGULAR SEASON RECORDS RECORD HOME ROAD OVERTIME OVERALL SW DIVISION WESTERN EASTERN PRESEASON SCHEDULE 10/7 vs. ORL W, /18 vs. ATL L, /9 vs. CHA W, /22 at DAL L, /11 at CHA W, /24 vs. HOU L, /12 at HOU L, /26 at MIA W, [all times Central] REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE 10/31 vs. SAS L, /23 at SAS 7:00pm* 11/2 vs. UTA 7:00pm* 1/25 vs. HOU 7:00pm* 11/3 at CHI 7:00pm* 1/27 at MEM 5:00pm* 11/7 vs. PHI 7:00pm# 1/29 at LAL 9:30pm* 11/9 vs. CHA 7:00pm* 1/30 at UTA 8:00pm* 11/14 at HOU 7:00pm* 2/1 at DEN 8:00pm* 11/16 vs. OKC 7:00pm* 2/2 at MIN 7:00pm*^ 11/17 at MIL 7:30pm* 2/6 vs. PHX 7:00pm* 11/20 vs.nyk 7:00pm* 2/8 at ATL 6:30pm* 11/21 at IND 6:00pm* 2/10 at TOR 5:00pm* 11/23 at PHX 8:00pm* 2/11 at DET 6:30pm 11/25 at DEN 7:00pm* 2/13 vs. POR 7:00pm* 11/26 at LAC 9:30pm* 2/19 vs. CHI 7:00pm* 11/28 vs. UTA 7:00pm* 2/20 at CLE 6:00pm* 12/1 vs. OKC 7:00pm* 2/22 vs. DAL 7:00pm* 12/3 vs. MIL 7:00pm*^ 2/24 vs. SAC 5:00pm* 12/5 vs. LAL 7:00pm* 2/26 vs. BKN 7:00pm* 12/7 vs. MEM 7:00pm* 2/27 at OKC 7:00pm* 12/8 at MIA 6:30pm* 3/1 vs. DET 7:00pm* 12/11 vs. WAS 7:00pm* 3/4 vs. ORL 7:00pm* 12/12 at OKC 7:00pm* 3/6 vs. LAL 7:00pm* 12/14 vs. MIN 7:00pm* 3/9 at MEM 7:00pm 12/16 at POR 8:00pm* 3/10 vs. POR 6:00pm* 12/18 at GSW 9:30pm* 3/12 at BKN 6:30pm* 12/19 at LAC 9:30pm* 3/15 at WAS 6:00pm* 12/21 at SAS 7:30pm* 3/17 at MIN 6:00pm* 12/22 vs. IND 7:00pm* 3/18 vs. GSW 7:00pm* 12/26 at ORL 6:00pm* 3/20 vs. BOS 7:00pm* 12/28 vs. TOR 7:00pm* 3/22 vs. MEM 7:00pm* 12/29 at CHA 6:00pm*^ 3/25 vs. DEN 7:00pm* 1/1 vs. ATL 7:00pm 3/27 vs. LAC 7:00pm* 1/2 at HOU 7:00pm* 3/29 vs. MIA 7:00pm* 1/5 at DAL 7:30pm* 3/31 vs. CLE 5:00pm* 1/7 vs. SAS 7:00pm* 4/3 at GSW 9:30pm* 1/9 vs. HOU 7:00pm* 4/5 at UTA 8:00pm* 1/11 vs. MIN 7:00pm* 4/7 at PHX 8:00pm* 1/13 at NYK 11:00am 4/9 at LAL 9:30pm* 1/15 at PHI 6:00pm* 4/10 at SAC 9:00pm* 1/16 at BOS 7:00pm# 4/12 vs. LAC 7:00pm* 1/19 vs. GSW 7:00pm* 4/14 vs. DAL 5:00pm*^ 1/21 vs. SAC 12:00pm 4/17 at DAL 7:00pm* [all times Central] * - Denotes Coverage by FSNO # -Denotes Coverage by ESPN ^ - Denotes Coverage by NBATV All-Star Weekend: Feb , 2012 Houston, TX. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Al-Farouq Aminu (alfuh-rook ah-mee-noo), Xavier Henry (ZA-vee-A), Greivis Vasquez (GRAY-vess VASS-kez) INJURIES: Eric Gordon OUT (sore left knee). RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 10/27: Waived F Solomon Alabi and G Chris Wright. 10/8: Waive F Domonique Morrison. *see pg. 10 for complete transaction log

2 HORNETS ON THE AIR All 82 regular season games, the entire preseason (excluding the opening game in Mexico City) and the Hornets entire playoff schedule will be heard on the team s flagship station, WWL FM in New Orleans, as the Hornets enter their first of the multi-season agreement with Entercom Communications. Sean Kelley begins his eighth season as the radio voice of the Hornets, while John DeShazier begins his first season as color analyst. Kelley & DeShazier will also host a weekly Thursday night coach s show with Hornets head coach Monty Williams. TONIGHT S OPPONENT Utah Jazz Northwest Division Regular Season Match-ups (CT) Nov. 2, 2012 vs. Utah, 7:00pm Nov. 28, 2012 vs. Utah, 7:00pm Hornets ALLvs. Jazz Jan. 30, 2013 at Utah, 8:00pm Apr. 5, 2013 at Utah, 8:00pm Regular Season Match-ups Jan. 2, 2012 at Utah L, Feb. 13, 2012 vs. Utah W, Apr. 13, 2012 vs. Utah W, All-Time Record Record 2-1 Home Record Away Record 8-23 Last 5 Games 3-2 Last 10 Games 4-6 The Hornets took two of three games against the Jazz last season including both games at New Orleans Arena. The Hornets had lost seven of their previous ten home games against the Jazz Former New Orleans Jazz great Pistol Pete Maravich s #7 jersey was retired by the Jazz on Dec. 5, 1985 and by the city of New Orleans on Oct. 30, The Hornets staged their eighth biggest comeback (down 19 points, tied with six others) in franchise history on 11/22/04 with a win over the Jazz. Prior to the middle of last season, Jerry Sloan had coached every game (58) of the Hornets-Jazz historical series, the only coach to lead a single opponent in every contest against the Hornets. Sloan was (.655) all-time against the Hornets. Monty Williams is 4-3 (.571) all time against the Jazz and Tyrone Corbin is 2-3 (.400) against New Orleans. HORNETS-SPURS CONNECTIONS Jazz G Raja Bell played for the 76ers from 2000 to 2002 when Hornets assistants Randy Ayers and Dave Hanners held the same positions in Philadelphia. The trio made an appearance in the 2001 NBA Finals Bell reunited with Hanners in Charlotte during the season Bell also played with the Suns during the season when Hornets C Robin Lopez was in his rookie season with Phoenix. Jazz F Paul Millsap was born in Monroe, La. and attended Louisiana Tech University Millsap s brother Elijah played collegiately for Louisiana-Lafayette as well. Jazz F Al Jefferson also hails from the gulf coast region, Prentiss, MS. Hornets GM Dell Demps was a scout with the New York Knicks in , when Jazz head coach Tyrone Corbin served as the Manager of Player Development for the Knicks. RECENT GAMES New Orleans 95, San Antonio 99 October 31, 2012 New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA. Hornets High Scorer: Davis 21 Spurs High Scorer: Duncan 24 Hornets High Rebounder: Davis 9 Spurs High Rebounder: Duncan 11 Hornets High Assists: Vasquez 13 Spurs High Assists: Parker, Diaw 6 Score By Quarter FINAL Hornets Spurs Greivis Vasquez recorded a career-high 13 assists tonight while also adding eight points, six rebounds and one steal. Tim Duncan recorded his 732nd career regular season double-double with 24 points and 11 assists. Duncan also added three assists and three blocked shots tonight. Both teams combined to shoot just (.270) from distance tonight. The Spurs were 3-3 from the three point line in the fourth quarter after connecting on just 3-17 (.176) shots from distance in the first three quarters. New Orleans 96, Miami 89 October 26, 2012 AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL. Hornets High Scorer: Davis 24 Heat High Scorer: Bosh 21 Hornets High Rebounder: Davis 11 Heat High Rebounder: Bosh 10 Hornets High Assists: Vasquez 10 Heat High Assists: Chalmers 5 Score By Quarter FINAL Hornets Heat The Hornets snapped their four game losing streak in the preseason as three different Hornets players contributed double-double efforts in the win, including 24 points and 11 rebounds from Anthony Davis for his first double-double in the NBA. Greivis Vasquez recorded his second straight double-double with 18 points and a game-high 10 assists, leading the Hornets in assists for the seventh time in eight preseason games. New Orleans 90, Houston 97 October 24, 2012 New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA. Hornets High Scorer: Anderson 23 Rockets High Scorer: Delfino 20 Hornets High Rebounder: Anderson, Davis Lopez 8 Rockets High Rebounder: Asik 14 Hornets High Assists: Vasquez 11 Rockets High Assists: Lin 5 Score By Quarter FINAL Hornets Rockets The Hornets committed a pre-season high 26 turnovers. Their previous high in the 2012 preseason was 22 at Charlotte on October 11. The Rockets scored 32 points off Hornets turnovers. Ryan Anderson led the Hornets with 23 points, while also tying for the team lead with eight rebounds and adding two assists, one steal and one block. Anderson scored all of his points in the 2 nd and 4 th quarters, including 12 in the final frame.

3 SEASON NOTES: Vasquez Continues Hot Streak: After a strong preseason in which he finished third in the league in assists per game, Greivis Vasquez opened the 2012 regular season with a stellar performance dishing out a career-high 13 assists in the season opener vs. San Antonio. Counting the preseason, this makes the third straight game that Vasquez has recorded double-digit assists (10 at MIA 10/26; 11 vs. HOU 10/24). Vasquez recorded double-digit assists in just six games during the campaign. Robin Lopez helped out on the assist front as well, as he tied his career-high with three assists against the Spurs. Davis Arrives in Fashion: Rookie Anthony Davis may have exceeded expectations in his NBA regular season debut. The number one pick in the 2012 NBA Draft scored 21 points while adding seven rebounds, one steal and one blocked shot to the stat sheet. In comparison, below shows how other recent number one picks have fared in their first game in the NBA. Kyrie Irving - CLE (2011): six points, seven assists, three rebounds, one steal 12/26/12 vs. TOR John Wall - WAS (2010): 14 points, nine assists, three steals, one rebound 10/28/10 at ORL Blake Griffin LAC (2009): Did not play in 2009 due to injury; 20 points, 14 rebounds, four assists, one steal 10/27/10 vs. POR. Derrick Rose CHI (2008): 11 points, nine assists, four rebounds, three steals 10/28/08 vs. MIL Greg Oden POR (2007): Did not play in 2007 due to injury; five rebounds, one block 10/28/08 at LAL. Bash Brothers off the Bench: Jason Smith and Ryan Anderson came off the bench to combine for 23 points and 11 rebounds 10/31 vs. SAS. The entire bench contributed 34 points and 13 rebounds in the losing effort. Youth Movement: A total of 9 new players made their NBA debut for the Hornets on Sunday 10/7. Additionally, the Hornets projected starting five holds an astonishing average age of just 23 years old. The average age of the entire Hornets roster is Player Position Age just 24 years of age. Vasquez PG 25 The entire Hornets roster combines to total 38 Gordon SG 23 years of experience in the NBA. That means the average NBA experience of the Hornets is just under three years. Only two of the players on the Hornets roster are at or above the age of 30: Roger Mason (32 Aminu Davis Lopez SF PF C Average years), Hakim Warrick (30 years). These two are also the only Hornets that have more than four years worth of NBA experience (Mason 8, Warrick 7). Familiar Face Finds Fit Off the Court With the Hornets games now being broadcasted by Fox Sports New Orleans, former Hornet David Wesley returns to the franchise as the color commentator for FSNO. Wesley played for the Hornets from , and was part of the first starting lineup in New Orleans Hornets history when the team relocated in The San Antonio native ranks near the top in a number of Hornets franchise categories: Minutes Played 2 nd (18,691) Three-Point Field Goals Made 2 nd (644) Steals 3 rd (766) Points 4 th (8,690) Assists 4 th (2,446) Games Played 4 th (522) Field Goals Made 4 th (2,813) Free Throws Made 5 th (1,400) HORNETS MISCELLANEOUS STATS Hornets are 0-1 when opponent has 12 or more turnovers 0-1 when bench outscores opponent bench 0-0 when a bench player scores 14 or more pts 0-0 when outshooting opponent 0-1 when outshot by opponent 0-1 when shooting equal or more free throws than opp. 0-0 when shooting less free throws than opp. 0-0 when two Hornets have double-digit rebounds 0-0 when two Hornets have double-doubles 0-0 when the Hornets have 10 or more triples 0-0 when opponent hits 10 or more 3-pointers 0-0 when the Hornets score 100 or more points 0-1 when the Hornets score less than 100 points 0-0 when opponent scores 100 or more points 0-1 when opponent scores less than 100 points 0-0 when opponent scores less than 90 points 0-0 when the Hornets are ahead after the third qtr 0-0 when the Hornets are trailing after the third qtr 0-1 when tied at the end of the third quarter 0-0 when the Hornets trail at halftime 0-1 when the Hornets lead at halftime 0-0 when tied at halftime 0-0 in games decided by 3 points or less 0-1 in games decided by 4-5 points 0-0 in games decided by 6-10 points 0-0 in games decided by points 0-0 in games decided by more than 20 points 0-0 on Sunday 0-0 on Monday 0-0 on Tuesday 0-1 on Wednesday 0-0 on Thursday 0-0 on Friday 0-0 on Saturday 0-1 in October 0-0 in November 0-0 in December 0-0 in January 0-0 in February 0-0 in March 0-0 in April Team Leaders Points Anthony Davis 21 Rebounds Robin Lopez 9 Off. Rebs. Davis/Lopez/Smith 3 Assists Greivis Vasquez 13 Steals Aminu/Miller 2 Blocks Aminu 3 3PM Roger Mason 2 FTM Anthony Davis 9 FTA Anthony Davis 9

4 Dealin Dell Only one player remains from the roster that Monty Williams and Dell Demps inherited two years ago prior to the season. Jason Smith is the only current Hornet that was on the opening night roster for the season. Since then, the Hornets have said goodbye to 32 different players. Also, the Hornets have conducted 15 trades since the hiring of General Manager Dell Demps. The Hornets Reach Adulthood The season marks the 25 th anniversary of the Hornets franchise. The Hornets began play during the season in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of four expansion franchises granted that season. After fourteen seasons in Charlotte, the Hornets relocated to New Orleans prior to the season. The franchise had just started unpacking in their new home when Hurricane Katrina forced the Hornets to temporarily relocate to Oklahoma City in 2005 for the next two seasons. The Bees would return to the Big Easy for the season and recorded a franchise-best 56 wins en route to the franchise s first-ever division title. In the 25 year history of the franchise, the Hornets have compiled a (.486) record. The franchise has made 12 playoff appearances and compiled a (.417) record in the NBA playoffs. The Hornets first playoff appearance came in 1993 under head coach Allan Bristow. The Hornets finished during the season and advanced to the second round of the playoffs, falling in 5 games to the New York Knicks. That team featured NBA All-Stars Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning as well as the franchise s all-time leader in assists, Tyrone Muggsy Bogues. Regarded as the best season in franchise history, the Hornets returned to New Orleans for the season and recorded a franchise-best 56 wins, won the first-ever division title for the franchise and came one win shy of reaching the Western Conference Finals. The Hornets have been awarded two number one picks in the NBA Draft during their tenure in the NBA. The first was Larry Johnson in 1991, who won the NBA Rookie of the Year award for the season, went on to become a two-time NBA All- Star and ranks in the top five in nine different statistical categories in Hornets franchise history. The second was current Hornet Anthony Davis. Individual Player Talking Points Al-Farouq Aminu Averaged career highs in points (6.0), rebounds (4.7) and field goal percentage (41.1%) in his sophomore season Averaged 9.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.0 blocks over the last 10 games of the season and led the team and steals and blocks over that span. Was one of three Hornets to play in all 66 games last season while leading the team in offensive rebounds with 95. Recorded his first two career double-doubles in and led the team in rebounding 10 times. Ryan Anderson NBA Most Improved Player. Led the NBA in three-pointers made last season (166) with the Magic. Finished 6th in the league last season in total offensive rebounds (224), 7th in free throw percentage (87.7%) and 4th in turnover percentage (6.4%). Set career marks in points (16.1) and rebounds (7.7) last season. Anthony Davis Was the youngest member of Team USA Men s Basketball (19 years old) since NBA players began participating in 1992 and as such was the youngest gold medal winner in that span. Became the fifth player to win the National Championship and be selected #1 in the same year. Three of the previous four players (James Worthy, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) are in the Hall of Fame. Only Davis and Jabbar also were named AP player of the year that same season. Won six of the seven major National Player of the Year awards last season at Kentucky in his freshman season. Led the nation in blocks with 4.65 per game and shot 62.3% from the field while also leading his team in scoring (14.2) and rebounding (10.4). His 186 blocked shots broke school, SEC and NCAA freshman records for most in a season. Eric Gordon Team was 6-3 when Gordon played last season. Gordon scored the game-winning points on two of those nine occasions. Averaged a team-leading 20.6 points, as well as 3.4 assists, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.4 steals while shooting 45.0% from the field and leading the team in scoring in eight of his nine appearances and in assists three times. In five of the nine games, he scored 20+ points and surpassed 30 points once. Has averaged over 16 points in each of his four NBA seasons and holds a career average of 18.2 points per game. Was a finalist for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Men s basketball team and was a member of the 2010 Team USA squad that won the gold medal at the FIBA World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. Xavier Henry Improved his three-point shooting percentage, field goal percentage, rebounding and assists after the All-Star Break last season. Averaged career-highs of 5.3 points and 2.4 rebounds last season. Shot 55.6% from distance at home in Robin Lopez Averaged 5.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and.94 blocks in 14.0 minutes per game last season with the Suns, playing mostly in a reserve role. Scored a career-high 30 points 2/26/10 against the Clippers. Set a career mark with eight offensive rebounds last season 4/14 at SAS. Has six games of playoff experience, averaging 7.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 54.0% shooting from the floor and a perfect mark from the line.

5 Roger Mason 5.5 points and 1.3 rebounds in 13.4 minutes for the Wizards last season. Had five games with at least four three-point field goals made. Set his season high with 19 points against the Hornets 3/15. Averaged a career-high 11.6 points in 82 games for the Spurs during the season. Oldest player on the roster with eight years of experience. Darius Miller Was the 2012 SEC Sixth-Man of the Year and won the NCAA National Championship in New Orleans. In his career at Kentucky, set the record for games played (152) and ranks 10th on UK s all-time three-point field goals list with 175. Played for the U.S. at the 2011 World University Games in China. Was also selected to the USA U-19 National Team in the summer of 2009, playing in all nine games and helping the team to the gold medal. Austin Rivers Averages 15.5 points for Duke as a freshman, becoming only the third player to lead Duke in scoring in his first season. Was the seventh freshman in ACC history to collect First Team All-Conference recognition. Ranks in the top five in the Duke freshman record books in seven different categories (points, points per game, free throws, free throw attempts, three pointers, double-figure scoring games and 20-point games) Played in the 2011 McDonalds All-American game, leading the West squad with 14 points. Brian Roberts Competed in the 2012 NBA Summer League for the Hornets, averaging 13.8 points, 2.2 assists and 2.0 rebounds over five games (three starts). He also shot 50% from the field, 54.5% from three-point range and 93.8% from the free throw line. Won the German League National Championship with Brose Baskets Bamberg last season, averaging 11.4 points, 3.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds in 25.9 minutes. Also appeared in 10 Euroleague games with Bamberg. Also won the and German National Championships with Brose Baskets. Named as one of 30 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award his senior year at Dayton in Jason Smith Set career marks in points per game (9.9), rebounds (4.9), blocks (1.03) and field goal percentage (.520) last season. In the 16 games after returning 3/17 from a concussion that forced him to miss 20 games, averaged 12.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 56.8% shooting with 13 blocks. Led the team in rebounding eight times last season, while scoring 20+ points on two occasions. Had four double-doubles last year, the first of his four-year career including a career-high 26 points on shooting to go along with 10 rebounds and three steals 4/7 vs. MIN. Led the team in rebounding eight times and in scoring four times in Longest-tenured Hornet (two seasons). Lance Thomas Started 10 games in his rookie season, averaging 4.2 points, 3.8 rebounds while shooting 44.7% (17-38) from the field in those contests. Scored a career-high 18 points on shooting from the charity stripe vs. DEN 3/9 while also setting a career high with four offensive rebounds. Finished third among rookies in free throw percentage (83.9) although his attempts did not qualify him for end-of-year thresholds. Was a member of the 2012 U.S. Men s Select Team that scrimmaged against Team USE prior to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Was a McDonalds All-American in Greivis Vasquez Set career marks in points per game (8.9), assists (5.4), rebounds (2.6), field goal percentage (43.0%) and three-point field goal percentage (31.9%) last season. Team was with Vasquez as a starter last season including an 8-4 stretch between 4/4 vs. DEN and his final start 4/24 at GSW. Finished 20th in the NBA in assists per game (5.4) despite playing just 26 minutes per game. Led the team in assists 38 times last season and led the team in total assists with 359. Six double-doubles Played in all 66 games. Hakim Warrick Averaged 6.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 14.6 minutes in 35 games with the Suns last season. Best season of his seven-year NBA career came in his sophomore campaign in with the Grizzlies where he averaged 12.7 points and 5.1 rebounds while playing all 82 games. Was a member of the 2003 National Championship team at Syracuse as a collegian.

6 2012 PRESEASON GAME NOTES: Making it Easy: Greivis Vasquez finished the preseason third in the league in assists per game (7.4), behind only All-Stars Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo. Vasquez finished the preseason with consecutive double-double performances against the Miami Heat (18 points/10 assists) and Houston Rockets (13 points/11 assists). Going to work at the Hive: After pouring in 23 points, eight rebounds and two assists in the home loss to the Rockets on 10/24, forward Ryan Anderson is averaged 18.0 points per game at the New Orleans Arena during the preseason. In two contests, he shot from beyond the 3- Point Arc (.769). Double Trouble: Three different Hornets recorded double-doubles against the Heat 10/26 after only two players had recorded double-doubles in the seven games prior this preseason. Vasquez recorded his second consecutive double-double performance with 18 points and 10 assists, but Anthony Davis and Al-Farouq Aminu also joined the ranks of Hornets players with double-doubles. Davis led the team with 24 points and 11 rebounds against the Heat, while Aminu chipped in 13 points and 10 rebounds from the bench. In a loss to the Rockets on 10/24 at home, Point Guard Greivis Vasquez recorded 13 points and 11 assists. In the loss on 10/22 Hornets starting center Robin Lopez recorded his second double-double of the preseason with 14 points (7-12 FG) and 11 rebounds. Seven of his rebounds came on the offensive glass while helping lead the Hornets to 17 second chance points. Lopez s first double-double came in his first game in New Orleans Arena on 10/9 against the Charlotte Bobcats with an 18 point, 13 rebound performance in the Hornets victory. Cleaning the Glass: The Hornets dominated the rebounding margin this preseason. The Hornets have yet to be outrebounded by their competition, for a total rebound tally of As a result the Hornets have a +41 margin overall and outrebound their opponents by an average of 5.9 rebounds per game. Additionally, the Hornets allow the fewest offensive rebounds per game in the league (8.5 rebounds). Two different Hornets finished in the top 20 in the league in rebounds per game for the preseason. Anthony Davis finished third in the league with an average of 9.9 rebounds per game, which nearly left him with averaging a double-double in the preseason (14.9 ppg.) Hornets center Robin Lopez ranked 20 th in the NBA, with an average of 7.5 rebounds per game in the preseason. Hornets Rebounding Margin Date Opponent NOH Opp Reb Reb Margin 10/26 at MIA /24 vs. HOU /22 at DAL /18 at ATL /12 at HOU /11 at CHA /9 vs. CHA /7 vs. ORL Bench Scoring: In four different preseason games, the Hornets received multiple double figure scoring performances from off the bench: 10/7 vs. ORL: Roberts 17 pts, Thomas 10 pts 10/11 at CHA: Anderson 14, Mason Jr. 11, Thomas 14 10/22 at DAL: Aminu 10, Anderson 14 10/26 at MIA: Aminu 13, Anderson 17 Rookie Charge: Hornets rookies Anthony Davis, Brian Roberts, Darius Miller and Austin Rivers ranked among the league leaders in several categories for rookies through the NBA Preseason. Anthony Davis: 3 th in points per game (14.9), 1 st in rebounds per game (9.9), 3 rd in blocks per game (1.57), and 1 st in minutes per game (32.4). Brian Roberts: 14 th in points per game (9.1), 6 th in assists per game (3.8), 9 th in 3-PT Field Goal Pct. (.375, 9-24) Darius Miller: 1 st in 3-PT Field Goal Pct. (.714, 10-14) and 4 th in Field Goal Pct. (.593, 16-27) Austin Rivers: 4 th in minutes per game (27.0) and 6 th in steals per game (1.14). Swarming Hornets: The Hornets defense has been stifling through eight preseason games. They allow the 3 rd fewest points per game in the NBA (89.3 points) and hold opponents to the just 41.3 percent from the field, fifth best in the league. The Hornets have been defending the three point line extremely well also, allowing opponents to shoot the 7 th lowest 3-Point Field Goal Pct. in the league (.313 3PT FG). South of the Border: The Hornets first preseason game versus the Orlando Magic in the new Mexico City Arena in Mexico was one of 7 NBA Preseason games played internationally. The Hornets have now played a total of 5 games on international soil. They have won three straight (2 wins over WAS on 10/14 and 10/17 in 2008) and are 4-1 overall.

7 BUSY BEES A Look at the Hornets Off-season to Now MAKING CHANGES: The Hornets have been one of the most active teams in recent NBA History. New Orleans enters the campaign with only six returning players from the roster and eight new players under contract, while Jason Smith (third season) is the longest-tenured Hornet. No members of the roster inherited by Dell Demps and his staff when they took the helm in the summer of Below is a timeline of the Hornets transactions from the off-season to now: June 15, 2012 June 20, 2012 June 28, 2012 June 28, 2012 June 30, 2012 July 11, 2012 July 13, 2012 July 14, 2012 July 24, 2012 July 27, 2012 August 4, 2012 August 16, 2012 August 19, 2012 September 6, 2012 October 1, 2012 October 8, 2012 October 24, 2012 Tom Benson s purchase of the New Orleans Hornets is approved by the NBA s Board of Governor s Acquire forward Rashard Lewis and the 46 th pick in the 2012 NBA Draft from the Washington Wizards in exchange for center Emeka Okafor and Forward Trevor Ariza. Extend qualifying offer to guard Eric Gordon, making him a restricted free agent. Draft forward Anthony Davis from Kentucky with the first overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, guard Austin Rivers from Duke with the 10 th pick. Waive forward Rashard Lewis. Acquire forward Ryan Anderson from the Orlando Magic in exchange for forward/center Gustavo Ayon; acquire forward/center Edin Bavcic from the Philadelphia 76ers in a three-way deal that sent guard Jarrett Jack to the Golden State Warriors and center Darryl Watkins to the 76ers, while forward Dorrell Wright went from Golden State to Philadelphia. Acquire center Brad Miller, the Brooklyn Nets 2013 second round pick and the Minnesota Timberwolves 2016 second round pick from Minnesota in exchange for the Hornets protected second round pick in Match the Phoenix Suns offer to restricted free agent guard Eric Gordon. Sign 2012 draft picks forward Anthony Davis and guard Austin Rivers. Acquire center Robin Lopez, forward Hakim Warrick and cash considerations from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for guard Jerome Dyson and center Brad Miller, with two second round picks (acquired in the July 13 trade) going to Minnesota as part of the three-team deal that sent forward Wesley Johnson and a first round pick from Minnesota to Phoneix. Sign guard Roger Mason. Sign guard Brian Roberts. Sign Head Coach Monty Williams to a contract extension. Sign second round pick Darius Miller. Sign three free agents for training camp Solomon Alabi, Dominique Morrison and Chris Wright. Waive training camp invitee Domonique Morrison. Waive training camp invitees Solomon Alabi and Chris Wright. Dell Demps Senior Vice President and General Manager On July 21, 2010, Dell Demps was named the seventh general manager in Hornets history. It is Demps first stint as general manager of an NBA franchise. Demps joined the Spurs at the start of the season as director of pro player personnel and was promoted to Vice President of Basketball Operations in In addition to his duties with the Spurs, Demps was named general manager of the Toros when they were first purchased by the Spurs in June With the Spurs, Demps won an NBA Championship (2007) and two divisional titles (2006, 2009). In each of the last five seasons that he was with San Antonio, the Spurs won at least 50 games. Demps had the opportunity to play in the NBA for Golden State ( ), San Antonio ( ) and Orlando ( ), as well as playing professionally in the Philippines, France, Greece, Turkey, Croatia and Venezuela during his 10-year career. During his professional playing career, each summer he returned to Pacific to take MBA courses. When Demps suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in 1998, he returned to Pacific and completed his MBA. At Pacific, Demps was a four-year starter, earning All-Big West honors three times. After completing his MBA, Demps became a member of Pacific s Eberhardt School of Business Advisory Board. He was also elected to the Pacific Athletics Hall of Fame in Demps, a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and his wife, Anita, have three sons, Jourdan (21), Tre (18), and Riley (11). Jourdan attends the University of Texas- San Antonio and Tre is in his freshman year playing basketball at Northwestern University. Riley is great student-athlete that excels in football and basketball. Anita is a 1998 graduate of Pacific s McGeorge School of Law. Demps in the NBA/NBA Developmental League Front Office Year Title Assistant Coach-Mobile Revelers Assistant Coach-Mobile Revelers Scout-New York Knicks Scout/Director of Pro Player Personnel-New York Knicks Director of Pro Player Personnel-San Antonio Spurs Director of Pro Player Personnel-San Antonio Spurs Director of Pro Player Personnel-San Antonio Spurs/General Manager-Austin Toros (D-League) Director of Pro Player Personnel-San Antonio Spurs/General Manager-Austin Toros (D-League) Director of Pro Player Personnel-San Antonio Spurs/General Manager-Austin Toros (D-League) 2010-present Senior Vice President and General Manager-New Orleans Hornets

8 COACH S BIO: MONTY WILLIAMS Notre Dame RECORD: (.318) CAREER RECORD: (.453) Coaching Notes Appointed head coach on June 7, 2010 Spent the previous five seasons as an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers Prior to joining the Trail Blazers, won an NBA Championship as a coaching staff intern with the San Antonio Spurs in In the summer of 2005, coached the Spurs Summer League entry in the Rocky Mountain Revue First Hornets head coach (and fourth in NBA history) to start his career with eight-straight wins Became the third first-year head coach to qualify for the playoffs in franchise history (Dave Cowens, ; Tim Floyd, ). Was named the Western Conference Coach of the Month for January (2011) after leading the Hornets to a franchise-best 12 wins. Led the Hornets to an improved win total in each month of the season and closed out the regular season on a 6-1stretch at New Orleans Arena. Williams NBA Playing Career Year Team New York Knicks New York Knicks/San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Denver Nuggets Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Philadelphia 76ers Williams as an NBA Head Coach Year Team W L Pct New Orleans Hornets New Orleans Hornets Totals Playing Notes Selected by New York in the first round (24th overall) of the 1994 NBA Draft Nine-year veteran of the NBA before chronic knee problems forced him into retirement in 03 Played for the Knicks, San Antonio, Denver, Orlando and Philadelphia Best season was with the Spurs in , when he averaged 9.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 65 games and shot 50.9% from the field In 456 career games, averaged 6.3 points per game Honorable mention All-American at Notre Dame after averaging 22.4 points and 8.4 rebounds during his senior season Away from basketball for two years during college (from 1990 to 1992) after being diagnosed with hypertropic cardiomyopathy, a rare condition of thickened muscle between the chambers of the heart. LEAD ASSISTANT COACH Randy Ayers Miami (Ohio) Third season with the Hornets and second in the role of lead assistant coach Head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers for 52 games in NBA assistant with Philadelphia ( 98-03, 09-10), Orlando ( 05-07), and Washington ( 07-09) While in Philadelphia helped guide the team to five straight playoff appearances including a trip to the 2001 NBA Finals NCAA Coach of the Year in 1991 at Ohio State Named Big Ten Coach of the Year in 1991 and 1992 Led the Buckeyes to two consecutive No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 1978 Son Cameron is a sophomore at Bucknell and plays basketball for the Bison Oldest son Ryan also played basketball and graduated from Notre Dame in ASSISTANT COACHING STAFF Dave Hanners 2 nd season North Carolina Spent the and seasons as an assistant with Charlotte in addition to the first part of last season. Has also been on the staffs of the Pistons ( ), Knicks ( ) and 76ers ( ) Played guard under Dean Smith at UNC from Bryan Gates 3 rd season Boise State Comes to the Hornets after spending the year prior with the Sacramento Kings in the same capacity In three year stint with the NBDL s Idaho Stampede, garnered two Coach of the Year Awards ( 07, 08), and won the league title in Fred Vinson 3 rd season Georgia Tech Assistant with the LA Clippers from 07-10, while also serving as the Director of Player Programs Played parts of the and seasons with Atlanta and Seattle.

9 #0 AL-FAROUQ AMINU F WAKE FOREST YEARS PRO: 2 (9/21/90) AVERAGES: 6.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.0 apg 10+Pts: Rbs: 3 10+Pts/10+Rbs: Season: Led the team in scoring twice, and in rebounds ten times last season Finished season with second doubledouble (11 pts and 10 rebs) at HOU on 4/26 Scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds 4/19 vs. HOU Had 15 points on 7-8 shooting 3/26 at LAC At DAL 1/7, recorded 15 points and career highs with 12 rebounds and four steals for first double-double of the season Recorded his first start as a Hornet 1/4 against the 76ers and pulled down four rebounds. PERSONAL: Descends from a line of Nigerian kings name Al-Farouq means the chief has arrived son of Aboubakar Aminu and Anjirlic Aminu averaged a team-high 14.8 points to go with 5.4 rebounds for the Clippers entry in the 2010 NBA Summer League older brother Alade was a 2010 D-League All-Star with Erie and Bakersfield and was signed to a 10-day contract by the Miami Heat on March 28, also has a younger brother played in the NIKE Hoop Summit as a member of the USA Jr. National Select Team as senior in high school led Norcross High School to back-to-back Georgia 5A state titles in member of the 2008 McDonald s All-American Team and played in the Jordan Brand Classic. 10/31 vs. SAS PTS 20 at NOH 11/09/10 17 vs. SAS 10/31/12 FGM 7 (3 times) 8 vs. SAS 10/31/12 FGA 14 vs. HOU 1/19/12 16 vs. SAS 10/31/12 3FGM 4 vs. UTA 11/28/10-3FGA 7 vs. NJN 11/15/10 1 vs. SAS 10/31/12 FTM 6 (2 times) 1 vs. SAS 10/31/12 FTA 8 (2 times) 2 vs. SAS 10/31/12 OREB 6 vs. DAL 3/2/12 - DREB 12 at DAL 1/7/12 7 vs. SAS 10/31/12 TREB 12 at DAL 1/7/12 7 vs. SAS 10/31/12 ASTS 5 (2 times) 3 vs. SAS 10/31/12 STLS 4 (2 times) 2 vs. SAS 10/31/12 BLKS 4 vs. GSW 3/21/12 2 vs. SAS 10/31/12 MINS 44 at HOU 4/26/12 37 vs. SAS 10/31/12 #33 RYAN ANDERSON F CALIFORNIA YEARS PRO: 4 (5/6/88) AVERAGES: 16.1 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 10+ Pts: Pts: Pts/10+Rbs: REGULAR SEASON NOTES: Won the NBA s Most Improved Player award played and started in 61 games with Orlando, averaging career-highs of 16.1 ppg. and 7.7 rpg. in 32.2 mpg shot.393 ( ) from three-point range and.877 ( ) from the free throw line led the NBA in both three-point field goals made and attempted, while ranking seventh in free throw percentage, tied for 27 th in three-point field goal percentage, ranking 29 th in rebounding and 33 rd in scoring started all five playoff outings, averaging 9.6 ppg. and 4.6 rpg. in 34.4 mpg.during the regular season, led (or tied) the team in scoring 16 times and in rebounding 10 times...scored in double figures 50 times and 20-plus points 21 times, including a career-high 30 points on Jan. New York had 14 double-doubles PERSONAL: One of 13 players named to the 2012 USA Men s Select Team that trained against the Men s National Team prior to the 2012 Olympics represented the NBA this offseason in China, visiting the cities of Dalian, Beijing and Guangzhou while participating in NBA FIT clinics and interacting with Chinese youth...full name is Ryan James Anderson...lists golf as his favorite hobby from ages of 14-16, would go once a year with church group to help improve impoverished areas of Mexico was given the nickname Rhino while at Cal favorite television show is Family Guy. 10/31 vs. SAS PTS 30 at NYK 1/16/12 12 vs. SAS 10/31/12 FGM 11 (2 times) 3 vs. SAS 10/31/12 FGA 19 (3 times) 10 vs. SAS 10/31/12 3FGM 8 at TOR 3/26/12 1 vs. SAS 10/31/12 3FGA 13 (2 times) 5 vs. SAS 10/31/12 FTM 10 vs. SAS 1/18/12 4 vs. SAS 10/31/12 FTA 10 vs. SAS 1/18/12 4 vs. SAS 10/31/12 OREB 11 at PHI 1/30/12 -- DREB 10 (2 times) 5 vs. SAS 10/31/12 TREB 20 at PHI 1/30/12 5 vs. SAS 10/31/12 ASTS 4 (2 times) -- STLS 5 vs. MIL 3/13/12 -- BLKS 3 (2 times) -- MINS 42 (2 times) 29 vs. SAS 10/31/12 #23 ANTHONY DAVIS F/C KENTUCKY YEARS PRO: R (3/11/93) AVERAGES (College): 14.2 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 4.7 bpg REGULAR SEASON NOTES (College): Left Kentucky for the NBA after leading Wildcats to a national championship in his freshman season won six of the seven major National Player of the Year awards, getting the nod from the AP, USBWA and Basketball Times, and capturing the Wooden, Adolph Rupp and Naismith awards named Final Four Most Outstanding Player as UK won a national title led the nation in blocks (4.65 bpg), while leading the team in scoring (14.2 ppg), rebounding (10.4 rpg) and field goal percentage (.623) broke school and SEC records as well as an NCAA freshman record for blocks in a season (186) finished the season with 20 double-doubles, tops in the SEC and tied for the UK freshman record named SEC Defensive Player of the Year, SEC Freshman of the Year, First Team All-SEC, SEC All-Freshman Team and SEC All-Defensive Team averaged 13.7 points, 12.3 rebounds and 4.8 blocks in NCAA Tournament tied NCAA Championship game record for blocks (6). PERSONAL: Member of the 2012 U.S. Men s Olympic basketball team that captured the gold medal at the 2012 London Summer Olympics averaged 3.7 points and 2.7 rebounds in 7.6 minutes per game while shooting 64.7% from the floor for Team USA at the London Olympics registered 14 points, six rebounds and four blocks in the McDonald's All-American Game posted 16 points with 10 rebounds for the USA team in the Nike Hoops Summit one of four finalists for the Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year Award and five finalists for the Naismith Award a Parade first team All-America named all-conference three consecutive years while in high school stood just 6-3 at the start of his junior year of high school before a growth spurt took him to 6-10 sister, Iesha, was drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters in their sixth annual player draft. 10/31 vs. SAS /12-13 Highs PTS 21 vs. SAS 10/31/12 FGM 6 vs. SAS 10/31/12 FGA 12 vs. SAS 10/31/12 3FGM -- 3FGA -- FTM 9 vs. SAS 10/31/12 FTA 9 vs. SAS 10/31/12 OREB 3 vs. SAS 10/31/12 DREB 4 vs. SAS 10/31/12 TREB 7 vs. SAS 10/31/12 ASTS -- STLS 1 vs. SAS 10/31/12 BLKS 1 vs. SAS 10/31/12 MINS 29 vs. SAS 10/31/12

10 #10 ERIC GORDON G INDIANA YEARS PRO: 4 (12/25/88) AVERAGES: 20.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1.4 spg 10+ Pts: Pts: 5 30+Pts: Season: Led the team in scoring eight times this season and in assists three times Poured in 27 points and added five assists, four rebounds, three steals and one block 4/19 vs. HOU Scored 25 points and dished out six assists 4/13 vs. UTAH Led the team with 31 points, four assists and three steals 4/6 at SAS Returned to action 4/4 vs. DEN with 15 points, four rebounds and four assists Lead the team in scoring in the opener at PHO 12/26, with 20 points, four rebounds and three assists, including a game-winning 20-foot jumper with 4.2 seconds remaining INACTIVE 40 times bruised right knee DND six times bruised right knee NWT three times personal NWT two times bruised right knee DND three times lower back tightness DND two times rest DNP- Coach s Decision one time. PERSONAL: Member of 2010 Team USA squad that won the Gold Medal at 2010 FIBA World Championship in Istanbul, Turkey in nine games played for Team USA, averaged 8.6 points while finishing second on the team in three-pointers made (19) and second on the team in three-point percentage (.452, FG), helping the United States finish a perfect 9-0 en route to winning the Gold Medal named 2007 Gatorade National Male Athlete of the Year earned selection to McDonald s All- American Team and also participated in Jordan Brand All-American Classic named Indiana Mr. Basketball as a senior after he averaged 29 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists as a in his final year at North Central High School in Indianapolis 2007 graduate of Indianapolis North Central High School named Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year and a Jordan Brand All- American averaged 29 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists shot 57.0% from the field, 46.2% from three-point range and 88.1% from the line attended the Adidas Basketball Experience in New Orleans son of Eric and Denise Gordon. 10/31 vs. SAS * D N D * PTS 41 vs. OKC 1/23/09 -- FGM 14 vs. MIN 12/20/10 -- FGA 26 at POR 1/20/ FGM 7 at POR 1/20/ FGA 11 at POR 1/20/11 -- FTM 16 vs. NJ 11/15/10 -- FTA 20 vs. NJ 11/15/10 -- OREB 5 at PHI 12/15/10 -- DREB 6 (5 times) -- TREB 8 (2 times) -- ASTS 11 vs. SAS 11/01/10 -- STLS 5 (3 times) -- BLKS 3 (2 times) -- MINS 53 at Utah 11/06/10 -- #4 XAVIER HENRY G KANSAS YEARS PRO: 2 (3/15/91) AVERAGES: 5.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg 10+Pts: Season: Led the team in rebounds once Scored 14 points and grabbed three rebounds 4/11 vs. SAC Had 12 points and three rebounds 3/22 vs. LAC Recorded 13 points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal 3/21 vs. GSW Scored 12 points and pulled down five boards 2/9 at DEN Recorded a career-high 19 points in 24 minutes of action 3/2 vs. DAL Had 12 points and six rebounds 2/28 at CHI INACTIVE 11 times resolving ankle sprain DNP five times CD. PERSONAL: Born in Ghent, Belgium, while his father was playing basketball internationally there both parents played basketball at University of Kansas as well father, Carl, was an All-Big Eight first team selection in season and played one season for the Sacramento Kings in college teammate of older brother C.J. who was freshman walk-on at Kansas...Averaged 28.3 points his senior year of high school en route to McDonald s and Parade All-American honors two-time Gatorade Player-of-the-Year in the state of Oklahoma competed for the USA Junior Select Team in the Nike Hoop Summitt as a senior in high school. 10/31 vs. SAS * D N P * PTS 19 vs. DAL 3/02/12 -- FGM 8 (2 times) -- FGA 14 (2 times) -- 3FGM 1 (9 times) -- 3FGA 2 (6 times) -- FTM 6 (2 times) -- FTA 7 (4 times) -- OREB 3 (2 times) -- DREB 5 (2 times) -- TREB 6 (4 times) -- ASTS 3 (2 times) -- STLS 2 (7 times) -- BLKS 1 (11 times) -- MINS 33 at PHO 12/08/10 -- #15 ROBIN LOPEZ C STANFORD YEARS PRO: 4 (4/1/88) AVERAGES: 5.4ppg, 3.7 rpg, 0.9 bpg 10+ Pts: Rebs: 1 2+ Blocks: REGULAR SEASON NOTES: In his fourth NBA season, all with the Suns, averaged 5.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.94 blocks and 14.0 minutes in 64 games averaged 6.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.28 blocks following the All-Star break compared to 4.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.59 blocks before it averaged 1.6 free throw attempts before the break and 2.8 attempts after it in April, averaged 6.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.67 blocks, his most in any month (0.71 before April), while shooting 54.7 percent from the field overall had multiple blocks seven times in April (15 games) after doing so eight times from December through March (49 games) single-season career-high 60 blocked shots scored in double figures 12 times overall eight doubledigit scoring efforts in final 27 games of the season (three in first 37 contests). PERSONAL: A native of Fresno, Calif., is from a family rich with sports tradition mother, Deborah Ledford, was a collegiate swimmer at Stanford ranked second in the world in the 400 individual medley who tried out for the 1968 U.S. Olympic team has three brothers, Alexander, Christopher and Brook, and one sister, Ursula Richardson twin brother, Brook, who was a teammate at Stanford, was taken 10th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets Brook is one minute older than Robin oldest brother, Alexander, who is 6-foot-10, played college basketball at Santa Clara and Washington while older brother Christopher, who is 6-foot-7, passed on college basketball scholarships to pursue a career as a movie producer film enthusiast who also enjoys comic books, drawing, writing, playing volleyball and swimming after the NBA, would like to work as a designer for film or television. 10/31 vs. SAS PTS 30 vs. LAC 2/26/10 8 vs. SAS 10/31/12 FGM 13 vs. LAC 2/26/10 4 vs. SAS 10/31/12 FGA 18 vs. LAL 10/29/10 10 vs. SAS 10/31/12 3FGM FGA 1 vs. SAC 4/3/09 -- FTM 8 vs. GSW 1/23/10 -- FTA 9 at MEM 2/16/10 -- OREB 8 at SAS 4/14/12 3 vs. SAS 10/31/12 DREB 9 (2 times) 6 vs. SAS 10/31/12 TREB 14 vs. LAL 10/29/10 9 vs. SAS 10/31/12 ASTS 3 (2 times) 3 vs. SAS 10/31/12 STLS 2 (2 times) -- BLKS 6 at ATL 1/15/10 1 vs. SAS 10/31/12 MINS 37 vs. LAC 2/26/10 26 vs. SAS 10/31/12