In 1991, Allan Bristow was hired to be the third head coach for the recently created Charlotte Hornets franchise, a position he held for five years.
22 Facts About Allan Bristow
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Allan Bristow became the New Orleans Hornets' general manager in 2004, a position he relinquished in 2005.
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In 1997, Allan Bristow was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
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Allan Bristow was second on the team in scoring that season to Loyd King, marking the only time that two Hokies ever averaged over 20 points in a single season.
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Allan Bristow scored a total of 91 points in the four NIT games.
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Allan Bristow paced the Virginia Tech basketball team to the 1973 National Invitation Tournament championship, and became the fourth Tech basketball player to have his jersey retired by the university.
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Allan Bristow holds the record for most consecutive double-figure scoring games, reaching that mark in all 78 of his Hokie appearances.
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Allan Bristow holds the Tech record for career scoring average at 23.1 points per game.
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Allan Bristow led the Hokies in rebounding all three of his varsity seasons and in scoring his final two years.
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Allan Bristow was named to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1984 and his jersey was retired by the university in 1998.
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Allan Bristow was selected in the second round of the 1973 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Allan Bristow made his NBA debut on October 13,1973.
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Allan Bristow played in 55 games in his rookie year averaging 11.7 minutes per game with 4.7 points per game and 3.0 rebounds per game with Philadelphia.
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Allan Bristow moved to the ABA's San Antonio Spurs for one season before the Spurs joined the NBA the following year in 1976.
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Allan Bristow spent four years total with San Antonio before signing as a free agent with the New Orleans Jazz in 1979.
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Allan Bristow had averages of 7.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.2 assists in 648 games.
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Allan Bristow then moved to the Denver Nuggets as an assistant to coach Doug Moe for six seasons from 1984 to 1990.
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Allan Bristow replaced Gene Littles as coach of the Charlotte Hornets in summer 1991, becoming the Hornets' third head coach.
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Allan Bristow was the first Hornets coach to bring major success to the franchise.
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Allan Bristow guided Charlotte to its first ever playoff appearance and first ever playoff series victory in the same year.
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Allan Bristow is the Hornets' second-winningest head coach with 207 regular season victories.
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Allan Bristow later served as Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Nuggets from 1997 to 1998.