New Orleans Pelicans Regular Season Rosters

2013-2014 New Orleans Pelicans Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
42 Alexis Ajinca C 7-2 248 3 Hyeres-Toulon (France) 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 20 France
0 Al-Farouq Aminu F 6-9 220 3 Wake Forest 2010 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States / Nigeria
17 Lou Amundson PF 6-9 220 7 UNLV 2006 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
33 Ryan Anderson PF 6-10 240 5 California 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
8 Luke Babbitt SF 6-9 225 3 Nevada 2010 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
27 Josh Childress SF 6-8 210 7 Stanford 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
23 Anthony Davis PF 6-10 253 1 Kentucky 2012 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
33 Melvin Ely FC 6-10 261 8 Fresno State 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
1 Tyreke Evans G 6-6 220 4 Memphis 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
10 Eric Gordon G 6-3 215 5 Indiana 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States / Bahamas
11 Jrue Holiday G 6-4 205 4 UCLA 2009 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
2 Darius Miller GF 6-8 225 1 Kentucky 2012 Rnd 2 Pick 16 United States
3 Anthony Morrow GF 6-5 210 5 Georgia Tech 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
21 Arinze Onuaku PF 6-9 255 0 Syracuse 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States / Nigeria
25 Austin Rivers SG 6-4 200 1 Duke 2012 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
22 Brian Roberts PG 6-1 173 1 Dayton 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
14 Jason Smith PF 7-0 240 6 Colorado State 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
  James Southerland F 6-8 221 0 Syracuse 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
34 Greg Stiemsma C 6-11 260 3 Wisconsin 2008 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
  Tyshawn Taylor G 6-3 185 1 Kansas 2012 Rnd 2 Pick 11 United States / Vietnam
42 Lance Thomas F 6-8 240 2 Duke 2010 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
5 Jeff Withey C 7-0 230 0 Kansas 2013 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States

2013-2014 New Orleans Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters B. Roberts J. Holiday E. Gordon A. Aminu A. Davis
Rotation A. Rivers A. Morrow T. Evans R. Anderson J. Smith
Rotation     D. Miller L. Babbitt A. Ajinca
Rotation         M. Ely
Rotation         J. Withey
Lim PT     J. Southerland    

2013-2014 Southwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs62-20-
2Houston Rockets54-288
3Memphis Grizzlies50-3212
4Dallas Mavericks49-3313
5New Orleans Pelicans34-4828

2013-2014 New Orleans Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Anthony Davis Western All-Star Replacement Selection (2014)
Anthony Davis Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2014)

2013-2014 New Orleans Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Anthony Davis 67 35.2 20.8 10.0 1.6 1.3 2.8 1.6
Tyreke Evans 72 28.2 14.5 4.7 5.0 1.2 0.3 2.4
Eric Gordon 64 32.1 15.4 2.6 3.2 1.2 0.2 2.1
Brian Roberts 72 23.1 9.4 1.9 3.2 0.6 0.1 1.3
Anthony Morrow 76 18.8 8.4 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.7
Al-Farouq Aminu 80 25.6 7.2 6.2 1.4 1.0 0.5 1.1
Austin Rivers 69 19.4 7.7 1.9 2.3 0.7 0.1 1.1
Jrue Holiday 34 33.6 14.3 4.2 7.9 1.6 0.4 3.1
Ryan Anderson 22 36.1 19.8 6.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.9
Alexis Ajinca 56 17.0 5.9 4.9 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.1
Jason Smith 31 26.8 9.7 5.8 0.9 0.4 0.9 0.9
Darius Miller 45 16.1 4.4 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.5
Jeff Withey 58 11.8 3.3 2.6 0.4 0.3 0.9 0.3
Luke Babbitt 27 17.5 6.3 3.3 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.6
Greg Stiemsma 55 18.3 2.9 4.1 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.8
Lou Amundson 18 10.2 2.1 3.1 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.8
James Southerland 3 9.1 4.7 2.7 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.3
Lance Thomas 5 8.4 1.2 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.4
Melvin Ely 2 13.6 3.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0
Arinze Onuaku 3 8.5 1.0 2.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Josh Childress 4 6.0 0.0 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2

2013-2014 New Orleans Pelicans Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Anthony Davis was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 2012 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. Anthony Davis signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 18, 2012.

Darius Miller was selected as the #16 pick in the Second Round of the 2012 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. Darius Miller signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on August 22, 2012.

Austin Rivers was selected as the #10 pick in the First Round of the 2012 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. Austin Rivers signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 23, 2012.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Jeff Withey, the #9 pick in the Second Round of the 2013 NBA Draft, were acquired by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Portland Trail Blazers on July 10, 2013. Jeff Withey signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 29, 2013.

Acquired via Trade

Al-Farouq Aminu was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Los Angeles Clippers on December 14, 2011. Al-Farouq Aminu re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 10, 2013.

Ryan Anderson was acquired in a sign and trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Orlando Magic on July 11, 2012.

Tyreke Evans was acquired in a sign and trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Sacramento Kings on July 10, 2013.

Eric Gordon was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Los Angeles Clippers on December 14, 2011. Eric Gordon re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 18, 2012.

Jrue Holiday was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Philadelphia Sixers on July 10, 2013.

Jason Smith was acquired in a trade by the New Orleans Pelicans from the Philadelphia Sixers on September 23, 2010. Jason Smith re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on December 17, 2011.

Acquired via Free Agency

Alexis Ajinca signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on December 20, 2013.

Luke Babbitt signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on February 4, 2014.

Melvin Ely signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on April 13, 2014.

Anthony Morrow signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 10, 2013.

Brian Roberts signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on August 16, 2012.

James Southerland signed a contract as a free agent with the New Orleans Pelicans on April 10, 2014.

2013-2014 New Orleans Pelicans Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Tom Benson Owner 2011-2012 N/A
Vicky Neumeyer General Counsel, Senior VP 2012-2013 N/A
Ed Lang Chief Financial Officer, Senior VP 2011-2012 N/A
Randy Greenup Director of Team Security 2009-2010 N/A
Monty Williams Head Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Portland Trail Blazers, 2005 to 2010)
Bryan Gates Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Sacramento Kings, 2008 to 2009)
Fred Vinson Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Los Angeles Clippers, 2007 to 2010)
Randy Ayers Assistant Coach 2010-2011 Assistant Coach (Philadelphia Sixers, 2009 to 2010)
Dave Hanners Assistant Coach 2011-2012 Assistant Coach (Charlotte Hornets, 2008 to 2011)
Mickey Loomis Executive VP of Basketball Operations 2012-2013 N/A
Dell Demps General Manager 2010-2011 Vice President of Basketball Operations (San Antonio Spurs, 2005 to 2010)
J.J. Polk Executive Director of Basketball Administration 2012-2013 Director of Player Contracts and Basketball Administration (New Orleans Pelicans, 2010 to 2012)
Dan Purcell Basketball Operations Assistant 2013-2014 N/A
Bryson Graham Video Coordinator 2012-2013 Basketball Operations Associate (New Orleans Pelicans, 2011 to 2012)
Matt Whinrey Assistant Video Coordinator 2013-2014 Scout (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2012 to 2013)
Jared Ralsky Basketball Operations Manager 2013-2014 Basketball Operations Assistant (New Orleans Pelicans, 2012 to 2013)
Anthony Johnson Scout 2013-2014 N/A
Chucky Brown Scout 2013-2014 Head Coach (South Bay Lakers, 2009 to 2010)
David Jovanovic Equipment Manager 1988-1989 N/A
David Booth Director of Player Personnel 2013-2014 Director of Scouting (New Orleans Pelicans, 2012 to 2013)
Shane Kupperman Director of Basketball Operations 2012-2013 Basketball Operations Coordinator (New Orleans Pelicans, 2011 to 2013)
Kevin Hanson Player Development Coach 2011-2012 Player Development Assistant (San Antonio Spurs, 2010 to 2011)
Jon Ishop Head Athletic Trainer, Director of Sports Medicine 2010-2011 N/A
Mark Armour Assistant Athletic Trainer 2010-2011 N/A
Dr. Matthew McQueen Team Physician 2013-2014 N/A
Dr. Scott Montgomery Team Physician 2013-2014 N/A
David Wesley Television Analyst 2012-2013 N/A
Joel Meyers Television Play-By-Play 2012-2013 Television Play-By-Play (Los Angeles Lakers, 2005 to 2011)
Sean Kelley Radio Broadcaster 2005-2006 N/A
John DeShazier Radio Broadcaster 2012-2013 N/A