The 2004-05 season marked the inaugural campaign for the Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA. As an expansion team, expectations were modest, focusing on building a foundation for the future. The Bobcats concluded the season with an 18-64 record, placing them last in the Southeast Division and second-to-last in the Eastern Conference.
Key players included rookie Emeka Okafor, who made an immediate impact by winning the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He averaged 15.1 points and 10.9 rebounds per game, providing a bright spot in the team’s challenging season. The team was coached by Bernie Bickerstaff, who also served as general manager, orchestrating the development of the young roster.
The Bobcats played their home games at the Charlotte Coliseum, drawing fans eager to support the new franchise. Despite the tough season, the groundwork was laid for future growth, with the team’s management focusing on developing talent and establishing a competitive squad in the years to come.
- Regular Season Record: 18-64
- Playoff Result: Did not make playoffs
Charlotte Bobcats Roster and Stats for 2004-05 Season
POINTS
Emeka Okafor
15.1
REBOUNDS
Emeka Okafor
10.9
ASSISTS
Brevin Knight
9.0
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3P% | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3P% |
| Emeka Okafor | 73 | 15.1 | 10.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Primož Brezec | 72 | 13.0 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kareem Rush | 34 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 38.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Gerald Wallace | 70 | 11.1 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 27.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Eddie House | 13 | 11.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 41.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Brevin Knight | 66 | 10.1 | 2.6 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 15.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Keith Bogans | 74 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 32.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jason Hart | 74 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 36.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Matt Carroll | 25 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jason Kapono | 81 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 41.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Steve Smith | 37 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 42.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Melvin Ely | 79 | 7.3 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Malik Allen | 22 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tamar Slay | 8 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jamal Sampson | 23 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Theron Smith | 33 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Cory Alexander | 16 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 42.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Bernard Robinson | 31 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 37.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jahidi White | 17 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Charlotte Bobcats 2004-05 Regular Season Game Log
Here is the game log for the 2004-05 season for the Charlotte Bobcats.
| Date | Opponent | Result | High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 04, 2004 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 103-96 | |
| Nov 06, 2004 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | L 111-100 | |
| Nov 10, 2004 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | L 102-100 | |
| Nov 12, 2004 | @ Boston Celtics | L 91-74 | |
| Nov 13, 2004 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 103-87 | |
| Nov 16, 2004 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 107-105 | |
| Nov 18, 2004 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 106-89 | |
| Nov 20, 2004 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | L 100-84 | |
| Nov 21, 2004 | @ Detroit Pistons | L 117-116 | |
| Nov 23, 2004 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | L 91-89 | |
| Nov 26, 2004 | @ Indiana Pacers | L 82-77 | |
| Nov 27, 2004 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | L 107-92 | |
| Nov 30, 2004 | @ New Jersey Nets | L 99-86 | |
| Dec 04, 2004 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | L 107-101 | |
| Dec 06, 2004 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | L 99-93 | |
| Dec 07, 2004 | @ Sacramento Kings | L 109-92 | |
| Dec 10, 2004 | @ Phoenix Suns | L 115-106 | |
| Dec 12, 2004 | @ Golden State Warriors | L 99-87 | |
| Dec 14, 2004 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | L 94-93 | |
| Dec 18, 2004 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | L 101-100 | |
| Dec 21, 2004 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 94-91 | |
| Dec 22, 2004 | @ Houston Rockets | W 90-87 | |
| Dec 26, 2004 | @ New York Knicks | L 91-82 | |
| Dec 27, 2004 | @ Washington Wizards | L 106-87 | |
| Dec 29, 2004 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 74-71 | |
| Dec 31, 2004 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 103-97 | |
| Jan 01, 2005 | @ Miami Heat | L 113-90 | |
| Jan 03, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 94-83 | |
| Jan 05, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | L 102-84 | |
| Jan 07, 2005 | @ Orlando Magic | L 111-91 | |
| Jan 11, 2005 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | L 100-98 | |
| Jan 14, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 109-89 | |
| Jan 15, 2005 | @ Atlanta Hawks | L 103-95 | |
| Jan 17, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 99-92 | |
| Jan 19, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 107-105 | |
| Jan 21, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 105-99 | |
| Jan 23, 2005 | @ Toronto Raptors | L 103-92 | |
| Jan 25, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 97-92 | |
| Jan 27, 2005 | @ Chicago Bulls | L 101-93 | |
| Jan 28, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | L 101-94 | |
| Jan 30, 2005 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | L 101-90 | |
| Feb 01, 2005 | @ Utah Jazz | W 109-105 | |
| Feb 04, 2005 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | L 101-89 | |
| Feb 05, 2005 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | L 113-99 | |
| Feb 08, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 104-85 | |
| Feb 09, 2005 | @ Indiana Pacers | L 94-87 | |
| Feb 11, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 97-87 | |
| Feb 13, 2005 | @ New York Knicks | L 102-99 | |
| Feb 14, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 80-77 | |
| Feb 16, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | L 94-88 | |
| Feb 22, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 112-102 | |
| Feb 25, 2005 | @ New Jersey Nets | L 93-86 | |
| Feb 26, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 94-90 | |
| Mar 01, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | L 94-87 | |
| Mar 02, 2005 | @ New Orleans Hornets | L 94-85 | |
| Mar 04, 2005 | @ Boston Celtics | L 104-84 | |
| Mar 05, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 86-84 | |
| Mar 08, 2005 | @ Minnesota Timberwolves | L 102-97 | |
| Mar 11, 2005 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | L 112-80 | |
| Mar 12, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 117-116 | |
| Mar 14, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 119-110 | |
| Mar 16, 2005 | @ Denver Nuggets | L 120-101 | |
| Mar 18, 2005 | @ San Antonio Spurs | L 93-76 | |
| Mar 19, 2005 | @ Dallas Mavericks | L 104-93 | |
| Mar 21, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | L 102-97 | |
| Mar 23, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 120-105 | |
| Mar 24, 2005 | @ Orlando Magic | W 108-94 | |
| Mar 26, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | L 94-92 | |
| Mar 28, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 95-91 | |
| Mar 30, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 102-99 | |
| Apr 01, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 119-107 | |
| Apr 02, 2005 | @ Chicago Bulls | L 112-97 | |
| Apr 05, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 104-102 | |
| Apr 06, 2005 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | L 106-103 | |
| Apr 08, 2005 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | L 93-75 | |
| Apr 10, 2005 | @ Memphis Grizzlies | L 102-95 | |
| Apr 11, 2005 | @ Atlanta Hawks | W 110-105 | |
| Apr 13, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | L 105-84 | |
| Apr 16, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | W 100-98 | |
| Apr 17, 2005 | @ Washington Wizards | L 106-104 | |
| Apr 19, 2005 | @ Miami Heat | L 99-80 | |
| Apr 20, 2005 | @ Charlotte Bobcats | L 97-86 |