New Orleans Hornets Basketball
2012-2013 Season

Following a promising start to the current season when the Hornets won three of their first five games, the team began tailing off through the month of November. Going into December 2012, the team's record stood at 4-11 but those numbers alone don't tell the story.

Six of those early losses were by less than ten points against top-seeded opponents, which indicates that the Hornets are becoming more competitive as first-year players and veterans begin to adjust to each other's rhythms and styles. The team is confident of bettering its 21-45 record of last season's strike-shortened 66-game schedule. Some of this year's starters are starting to come into their own, including #1 overall draft pick Anthony Davis, fresh from a sensational college career at the University of Kentucky.

But, win or lose, a pro basketball game holds its share of excitement, and a Hornets contest against any opponent has "The Hive" (their home court New Orleans Arena) buzzing with activity both on the court and off. Hornets games are as much an entertainment spectacle as they are an athletic competition between the in-bounds lines.

Hugo the Hornet, the team's mascot, loves to cavort about during time-outs on the court and in and around the crowd, lifting spirits and exhorting the team on to victory. The team's spirited dance team, the Honeybees, are the cheerleaders joining Hugo on the sidelines. Free Hornets T-shirts are tossed into the stands at random or shot into the upper rows with powerful slingshots. Roving "candid cameras" catch some of the action in the stands, sending the often-humorous images to huge screens around the Arena for all to see.

Games are held in the New Orleans Arena, a state-of-the-art sports venue located in Downtown New Orleans, adjacent to the Louisiana Superdome and just minutes away from the French Quarter. To order tickets call 504-525-HOOP (4667) or visit www.Ticketmaster.com.

Here is the complete Hornets' home schedule for the 2012-2013 season:

2012-2013 Hornets Home Schedule