Bobcats Announce 2007 Preseason Schedule

The eight-game slate begins on Wednesday, October 10, at Orlando and features two games in Charlotte. In addition, the Bobcats will play one game each in Greensboro and Winston-Salem, continuing the trend of spreading preseason contests around the Carolinas that included two games at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill and one at the Colonial Center in Columbia last year.

The schedule includes games against three of the Bobcats four Southeast Division rivals, as well as two games as part of a four-team tournament in Los Angeles that also includes the Lakers, Clippers and Phoenix Suns.

On Thursday, October 18, the Bobcats will host their annual Cool School Field Trip and Read to Achieve Celebration with a 10:30 am tip-off against Atlanta. In order to attend the game, eighth grade students must demonstrate strong academic performance, character and service, write an essay on character development and have no absences or suspensions from the beginning of the school year. Gameday activities will include curriculum-based character-development sessions with a focus on literacy, problem-solving activities, motivational messages from the Bobcats coaching staff, interactive competitions and teacher recognition.

The Bobcats also announced today that the team will return to Wilmington for its 2007-08 training camp, October 2-7. All practices, meetings and workout sessions will be held at Trask Coliseum on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, marking the third consecutive year the Bobcats have trained at the school.

All preseason games will be broadcast on WNMX Mix 106.1 FM.

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS 2007 PRESEASON SCHEDULE