Hornets reveal training camp roster ahead of preseason action

Sept. 29, 2026, 2:25 p.m. ET

The Charlotte Hornets are heading to training camp at The Citadel in South Carolina.The team will play a four-game preseason schedule, starting on October 6 against the Brooklyn Nets.Their regular season is scheduled to begin on October 21, also against the Brooklyn Nets.

After NBA media day, the Charlotte Hornets are off to training camp, which will be held at The Citadel in South Carolina for the second consecutive year. There, the team will prepare for a four-game preseason slate ahead of their October 21 opener against the Brooklyn Nets.

Charlotte Hornets 2026-27 training camp roster

00 – Royce O’Neale Forward/Baylor

0 – Naz Reid Forward/LSU

2 – Grant Williams Forward/Tennesse

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3 – Coby White Guard/UNC

4 – Sion James Guard/Duke

5 – Christian Anderson Jr. Guard/Texas Tech

7 – Kon Knueppel Forward/Duke

8 – Grayson Allen Guard/Duke

10 – Michael Ajayi Forward/Butler (two-way contract)

11 – Ryan Kalkbrenner Center/Creighton

14 – Moussa Diabate Center/Michigan

16 – PJ Hall Center/Clemson (two-way contract)

17 – Dennis Schröder Guard/Germany

18 – Kylan Boswell Guard/Illinois

20 – Jarkel Joiner Guard/NC State (Exhibit 10 contract)

21 – Pat Connaughton Guard/Notre Dame

22 – Hannes Steinbach Center/Washington

23 – Wyatt Fricks Forward/Marshall (Exhibit 10 contract)

24 – Brandon Miller Guard/Alabama

31 – Tidjane Salaün Forward/France

33 – Liam McNeeley Forward/UConn

Charlotte will begin their preseason October 6 at home against the Brooklyn Nets.

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