New Orleans Pelicans
| New Orleans Pelicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 New Orleans Pelicans season | |||
| Conference | Western | ||
| Division | Southwest | ||
| Founded | 2002[a] | ||
| History | New Orleans Hornets 2002–2005, 2007–2013 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 2005–2007 New Orleans Pelicans 2013–present[1][2][3] | ||
| Arena | Smoothie King Center | ||
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
| Team colors | Navy blue, gold, red[4][5][6] | ||
| Main sponsor | NewAge Products[7] | ||
| President | Dennis Lauscha | ||
| Vice-president(s) | Joe Dumars | ||
| General manager | Bryson Graham | ||
| Head coach | Willie Green[8] | ||
| Ownership | Gayle Benson[9][10] | ||
| Affiliation(s) | Birmingham Squadron | ||
| Championships | 0 | ||
| Conference titles | 0 | ||
| Division titles | 1 (2008) | ||
| Retired numbers | 1 (7) | ||
| Website | nba | ||
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The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference. The team plays its home games at Smoothie King Center.
The Pelicans were established as the New Orleans Hornets in the 2002–03 season when George Shinn, then owner of the Charlotte Hornets, relocated the franchise to New Orleans. Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the team temporarily relocated to Oklahoma City, where they spent two seasons as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets before returning to New Orleans for the 2007–08 season. In 2013, the Hornets announced that they would change their name to the New Orleans Pelicans.[4][1]
In 22 seasons of play since the original franchise relocated from Charlotte, the New Orleans franchise has achieved an overall regular season record of 831–937 (.470) and qualified for the playoffs nine times. Their achievements include two playoff series victories and one division title. To date, the franchise has yet to advance to the conference finals, joining the Charlotte Hornets as the only two teams to have never played in that round of the playoffs.
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- ^ a b "Charlotte Hornets Name Returns to Carolinas". Hornets.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. May 20, 2014. Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Franchise History–NBA Advanced Stats". NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "NBA.com/Stats–New Orleans Pelicans seasons". Stats.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "Benson Family Unveils New Orleans Pelicans Colors and Logos". Pelicans.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. January 24, 2013. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
The Pelicans' colors will be blue, gold and red. The team's primary color, blue, is taken from Louisiana's state flag. The Pelicans and Saints will share the color gold, uniting the organizations, while celebrating the spirited life of New Orleans and its many celebrations (gold is also a commonly found color on the "crown" of the pelican). Red represents fraternity and is indicative of the blood provision of the mother pelican and the vibrant color underneath the pelican's throat. All three colors are found on the City of New Orleans flag.
- ^ "Logos/Marks" (PDF). New Orleans Pelicans 2024-25 Media Guide (PDF). NBA Properties, Inc. October 18, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ^ "New Orleans Pelicans Reproduction and Usage Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
- ^ "New Orleans Pelicans forge exclusive jersey patch and community partnership with NewAge Products Inc". Pelicans.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. September 30, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
{{cite press release}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Willie Green named New Orleans Pelicans head coach". NBA.com. July 22, 2021. Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ Aldridge, David (March 19, 2018). "Future of New Orleans Pelicans stable, even as team mourns owner Tom Benson's death". NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ^ "A message from owner Gayle Benson to Pelicans fans". Pelicans.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. March 16, 2018. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2018.