Pelicans In Season Tournament Court and Schedule 2023

The New Orleans Pelicans court is designed in response to the NBA in-season tournament inauguration this season. The court will showcase the team's color.

The Pelicans are a professional basketball club based in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. They compete in the NBA as the Western Conference's Southwest Division member.

Originally referred to as the New Orleans Hornets, the Pelicans are in their 22nd season in the association and have recorded one division title and two playoff series victories.

With the initiation of the first NBA in-season tournament on November 3, all teams are scheduled to play four group plays during the regular season. Two games will be played at home, while two will be featured on-road.

NBA in-season tournament has mandated every team to play home in-season games at their alternate court. The Pelicans will feature a purple-colored, bold, and distinctive design for their new court.

Playing for the first time in history at their alternate court, the Pelicans are the first team ever in the NBA to play on a fully painted court with no woodgrain details.

The design is made in such a way that fans throughout the globe can imply when a game carries an NBA in-season tournament. The court's flashy and bold design showcases the team's color.

The new design will feature a purple color throughout the court with a green texture running perpendicular to the center line from one hoop to another. The texture's width is equal to the distance between the lane lines.

The Pelicans will play their in-season home games against the Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks on this court on November 17 and 14, respectively.

The in-season tournament jersey for the Pelicans will feature Nike NBA City Edition uniforms. Nike unveiled the uniforms for all 30 teams on November 2.

Nike is in its seventh season as the apparel sponsor of the league since 2016. It has collaborated with the NBA to continue its tradition of building between culture, court, and community with City Edition uniforms for all 30 teams.

Each team will wear the Nike's City Edition uniform for all their NBA in-season tournament nights from November 3 to December 9 on Tuesdays and Fridays.

The 2023 in-season Pelicans uniform is an ode to the 300 years of mystery and magic encircling the Big Easy. The jersey is a tribute to New Orleans' unpaired cultural heritage.

The NBA in-season tournament courts for each team are inspired by the storytelling that went into crafting the uniforms. The courts boldly depict each team's respective City Edition uniform.

The New Orleans Pelicans jersey for the 2023 NBA in-season games showcases colors of vibrant purple with a bright green accent. The New Orleans nightlife's dark streets and glowing lights inspire the jersey.

Likewise, the shorts feature a rich purple color with a new twist on the Skelican (Pelican) logo. The logo of the Pelican on the shorts has been recreated with bones to depict a fierce and bold look.

Furthermore, the New Orleans City Edition uniform features a skeletonized design of the partial Crescent City basketball logo to complete the Pelican on the shorts.

The Pelicans are scheduled to play two home and two on the road games during the NBA in-season tournament's group phase games. They play first on November 10.

The NBA's inaugural in-season tournament is divided into Group and Knockout stages. Each of the 30 teams will play four group-phase games, and the top eight teams will only advance to the single-elimination round.

The top eight comprise six teams with the best standing in each group and two wild card teams from each conference. The at-large berth team is decided to be the group runner-up with the best stage record.

The New Orleans Pelicans are placed in Group B of the Western Conference with the Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, and Houston Rockets. They must compete with these four teams during their in-season group plays.

Beginning on November 3, the in-season tournament's group division games will end on November 28, with the Sacramento Kings hosting the Golden State Warriors.

The Pelicans are scheduled for their first group-stage game on November 10 at Toyota Center against the Houston Rockets at 7 p.m. CT. They will play two out of four in-season games at their home, Smoothie King Center's alternate court, featuring their City Edition alternate uniform.

They must have the best standing in their group to advance to the knockout stage, divided into quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. The quarterfinals are scheduled on December 4 and 5 in NBA markets.

Advancing the quarterfinals, four teams will play in the semifinals on December 7, while two finalists will compete for the NBA Cup on December 9 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Beginning on Friday, November 10, the Pelicans' in-season tournament schedule is listed below.

• November 10: Against Houston Rockets at Toyota Center at 7 p.m. CT
• November 14: Against Dallas Mavericks at Smoothie King Center at 7 p.m. CT
• November 17: Against Denver Nuggets at Smoothie King Center at 7 p.m. CT
• November 24: Against LA Clippers at Crypto.com Arena at 9:30 p.m. CT.

The New Orleans Pelicans coaches for the NBA in-season tournament are listed below.

• Willie Green - Head Coach
• Jarron Collins - Assistant Coach
• James Borrego - Assistant Coach
• Fred Vinson - Assistant Coach
• Ryan Frazier - Assistant Coach
• Aaron Miles - Assistant Coach
• Casey Hill - Assistant Coach
• Darnell Lazare - Player Development Coach
• Corey Brewer - Player Development Coach

Willie Green is the New Orleans Pelicans head coach. He has been working with the team since 2021 as a head coach.

The former NBA shooting guard Green began coaching as an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors in August 2016.

He led the team to two consecutive championships in 2017 and 2018, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games and game four during the respective NBA Finals.

Before working with the Pelicans, Green served as an assistant coach of the Phoenix Suns for two seasons from 2019 to 2021.

He led the Pelicans to their two consecutive play-in tournament appearance in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. The team went into their first playoff appearance since the 2017-18 season in 2022.

Jarron Collins is the assistant coach of the New Orleans Pelicans for the NBA in-season and regular-season tournaments. He has been with the team since 2021.

The former NBA Center Collins played ten seasons in the NBA with the Utah Jazz, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers, and Portland Trail Blazers.

He began coaching in 2014 as a player development coach for the Warriors. He was promoted to assistant coach in 2015. He served in the position from 2015 to 2021 and helped the Warriors win three NBA championships in 2015, 2017, and 2018.

The Albuquerque, New Mexico native James Borrego is an assistant coaching member of the Pelicans. He became the Willie Green's coaching staff ahead of the 2023-24 regular season.

Being added to the team alongside fellow assistant coach Aaron Miles, Borrego acts as the Pelicans' associate head coach. He joined the team after serving four seasons as a head coach of the Charlotte Hornets from 2018 to 2022.

Borrego debuted as an assistant coach for the University of San Diego men's basketball team from 2001 to 2003. He helped the team win the West Coast Conference Championship in the 2002-03 season, earning a trip to the NCAA tournament.