1999–2000 New Jersey Nets season

1999–2000 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach	Don Casey
Owner(s)	Lewis Katz
Arena	Continental Airlines Arena
Results
Record	31–51 (.378)
Place	Division: 6th (Atlantic) Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net New York, WLNY, Metro-TV
Radio	WOR

After the promise of the 1997-98 season, the team finished 31-51 and missed the playoffs for a second consecutive year. During the 1999-2000 season, several Nets reached different milestones. Stephon Marbury dished out his 2,000th assist and Kendall Gill scored his 10,000th career point.^[1] Marbury led the team in scoring (22.2 ppg) and Gill led the team in total steals (139), ranking him ninth in the league.^[1]

Offseason

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
2	34	Evan Eschmeyer	C	United States	Northwestern

Roster

New Jersey Nets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 24 Burrell, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Connecticut G 11 Douglas, Sherman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse C 00 Eschmeyer, Evan  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Northwestern F 14 Feick, Jamie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Michigan State G/F 13 Gill, Kendall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Illinois G 12 Harris, Lucious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Long Beach State G 30 Kittles, Kerry  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Villanova G 33 Marbury, Stephon  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Georgia Tech C 22 McIlvaine, Jim 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Marquette C 77 Mureșan, Gheorghe 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) 303 lb (137 kg) Romania F 20 Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Richmond G 1 Perry, Elliot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Memphis F 44 Van Horn, Keith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Utah C 55 Williams, Jayson  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) St. John's	Head coach Don Casey (Temple) Assistant coach(es) Eddie Jordan (Rutgers) Jim Lynam (Saint Joseph's) Mike O'Koren (North Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Roster Notes

• Center Jayson Williams missed the entire season due to an injury.

Regular season

The Nets started the season at 2-15, a franchise record low. Despite the poor start, the Nets rallied back to compete for a playoff spot. The Nets were still alive in the playoff race at the beginning of April with three weeks left in the season. After the first week of April, the team was without their leading scorer, Stephon Marbury, who struggled with knee injuries. Other injuries included rookie Evan Eschmeyer (ankle), and starting shooting guard Kerry Kittles (knee). The Nets were officially eliminated from playoff contention on April 7 after a 103-85 loss to the Miami Heat. The team finished the season by losing their final 11 games of the year.^[1] Center Jayson Williams was out injured for the entire season, and then retired.

Standings

Atlantic Division

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Miami Heat	52	30	.634	-
New York Knicks	50	32	.610	2
Philadelphia 76ers	49	33	.598	3
Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	11
Boston Celtics	35	47	.427	17
New Jersey Nets	31	51	.378	21
Washington Wizards	29	53	.354	23

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Nets points	Opponents	Record	Streak	Notes
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Honors

• Stephon Marbury, All-NBA Third Team

References

1. NETS: New Jersey Nets History

• New Jersey Nets on Database Basketball
• New Jersey Nets on Basketball Reference