Hornets Release 2016-2017 Schedule
CHARLOTTE, NC (Hornets) — The Charlotte Hornets tip off the 2016-17 NBA regular season at the Milwaukee Bucks onWednesday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. Charlotte then visits the Miami Heat on Friday, Oct. 28 (8 p.m.), marking the second straight year the team has started the season with consecutive road games, before opening the home portion of the schedule when they host the Boston Celtics on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. The team’s 2016-17 regular-season schedule is presented by Grant Thornton, the official accounting firm of the Charlotte Hornets.
Highlights of the Hornets home schedule include marquee matchups against LeBron James and the defending NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, Dec. 31, and Friday, March 24; Stephen Curry and the defending Western Conference Champion Golden State Warriors on Wednesday, Jan. 25; Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and the L.A. Clippers on Saturday, Feb. 11; Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, Jan. 4; Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks on Saturday, Nov. 26; and Dwyane Wade, Jimmy Butler and the Chicago Bulls on Friday, Dec. 23, and Monday, March 13.
Currently, the only ways for fans to guarantee seats to watch the Hornets take on some of the NBA’s top teams and biggest stars are with a Half Season Pick Plan or Swarm365 Membership, both of which are available onhornets.com. Lower-level seating is very limited. Last season, the Hornets finished with an impressive 30-11 home record at Time Warner Cable Arena, averaging 17,485 fans per game, the highest attendance since the team returned to Charlotte in 2004. The 30 home wins ranked third-best in the Eastern Conference and marked the fifth time in franchise history the team posted 30-or-more wins on their home floor.
After winning 48 games last season, which tied for third-most in the Eastern Conference and fifth-most in team history, the Hornets are scheduled to make nine national television appearances in 2016-17. Charlotte will play two home games on ESPN – Wednesday, Nov. 23, vs. San Antonio and Wednesday, Jan. 17, vs. Golden State – and one on TNT on Monday, March 6, vs. Indiana. The Hornets also have six games scheduled to air on NBA TV.
Charlotte’s 82-game schedule features 19 weekend home dates, including eight Fridays, ten Saturdays and oneSunday. The team’s longest homestand is five games from Jan. 18-25 and its longest road trip is six games over 10 days from Feb. 23-March 4. The Hornets have 16 sets of back-to-back games, the same amount as 2015-16, and have one set of four games in five nights (Nov. 25-29).
This offseason, the Hornets re-signed core free agents Nic Batum and Marvin Williams, while adding experienced veterans Marco Belinelli, Roy Hibbert and Ramon Sessions. The 2016-17 season will also feature the return of Hornets forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who missed all but seven games last year due to injury. Head coach Steve Clifford begins his fourth season in Charlotte, having led the Hornets to the NBA Playoffs in two of his first three seasons at the helm.
The Hornets Half Season Pick Plan, which includes the home opener against Boston and a choice of 22 additional games, is currently available starting at $322 per plan. Some of the plan’s benefits include interest-free payment options, playoff priority and significant savings from individual game ticket prices. Swarm365 Memberships, which include all 41 regular-season home games and two home preseason contests, are also currently available. Some of the Swarm365 Membership benefits include the lowest guaranteed pricing, interest-free payment options, 10% discount on food and beverage at Time Warner Cable Arena, ability to redeem unused tickets to select future games and an exclusive year-round program that connects ticket members outside of the game of basketball. Swarm365 Memberships start as low as $39 per seat per game in the lower level and $10 per seat per game in the upper level. The Hornets Half Season Pick Plan and Swarm365 Memberships are available online at hornets.comor by calling 704-HORNETS (704-467-6387). Single-game tickets will go on sale at a later date.
The complete Hornets local television schedule on FOX Sports Southeast will be released at a later date. All 82 regular-season games will be broadcast on the Hornets flagship radio station, Sports Radio 610AM/102.5FM The Fan, beginning with a pregame show starting 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. The radio broadcast can also be heard live via the Hornets App.
To download the Hornets 2016-17 regular-season schedule into a choice of various calendar formats, please view the following link:Hornets 2016-17 Schedule Calendar
The full 2016-17 schedule and schedule analysis are attached. Both are also available on hornets.com.
