Last Updated on June 19, 2025 by Mathew Diekhake
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Here is the New Orleans Hornets 2008–09 roster and their regular season player statistics:
New Orleans Hornets 2008–09 Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | College / Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devin Brown | SG | 6’5″ | 210 lbs | 30 | UTSA |
| 2 | Melvin Ely | PF | 6’10” | 261 lbs | 30 | Fresno State |
| 3 | Chris Paul | PG | 6’1″ | 175 lbs | 23 | Wake Forest |
| 4 | Hilton Armstrong | C | 6’11” | 235 lbs | 24 | UConn |
| 5 | Morris Peterson | SG | 6’7″ | 218 lbs | 31 | Michigan State |
| 6 | Tyson Chandler | C | 7’1″ | 235 lbs | 26 | Dominguez HS (CA) |
| 9 | Ryan Bowen | SF | 6’9″ | 218 lbs | 34 | Iowa |
| 10 | Julian Wright | SF | 6’8″ | 225 lbs | 21 | Kansas |
| 11 | Antonio Daniels | PG | 6’4″ | 195 lbs | 33 | Bowling Green |
| 14 | Sean Marks | PF | 6’10” | 250 lbs | 33 | California |
| 24 | David West | PF | 6’9″ | 240 lbs | 28 | Xavier |
| 25 | Rasual Butler | SF | 6’7″ | 205 lbs | 29 | La Salle |
| 32 | James Posey | SF | 6’8″ | 215 lbs | 32 | Xavier |
| 50 | Sean Marks | PF | 6’10” | 250 lbs | 33 | California |
| 55 | Peja Stojaković | SF | 6’10” | 229 lbs | 31 | Serbia |
Regular Season Player Statistics (2008–09)
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul | 78 | 78 | 38.5 | 22.8 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 0.1 | .503 | .364 | .868 |
| David West | 76 | 76 | 39.2 | 21.0 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .472 | .250 | .892 |
| Rasual Butler | 82 | 74 | 33.0 | 11.2 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .437 | .398 | .758 |
| Peja Stojaković | 61 | 60 | 33.8 | 13.1 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | .405 | .378 | .891 |
| James Posey | 75 | 6 | 28.5 | 8.9 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | .410 | .369 | .846 |
| Devin Brown | 63 | 13 | 18.0 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .402 | .267 | .722 |
| Julian Wright | 68 | 14 | 14.3 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .503 | .167 | .635 |
| Tyson Chandler | 45 | 45 | 32.1 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .563 | .000 | .638 |
| Morris Peterson | 43 | 17 | 11.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .386 | .389 | .769 |
| Antonio Daniels | 61 | 5 | 18.6 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .447 | .133 | .864 |
| Melvin Ely | 29 | 0 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .507 | .000 | .615 |
| Hilton Armstrong | 70 | 3 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .488 | .000 | .684 |
| Sean Marks | 60 | 2 | 14.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .458 | .174 | .778 |
| Ryan Bowen | 53 | 0 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .468 | .250 | .625 |
The New Orleans Hornets finished the 2008–09 regular season with a 49–33 record, making the playoffs as the 7th seed in the Western Conference. However, they were eliminated in the first round by the Denver Nuggets.