2000–01 Atlanta Hawks season

2000–01 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Lon Kruger
Arena	Philips Arena
Results
Record	25–57 (.305)
Place	Division: 7th (Central) Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2000-01 NBA season was the Hawks' 52nd season in the NBA and 33rd season in Atlanta.^[1] After Lenny Wilkins left to coach the Toronto Raptors, the Hawks hired Lon Kruger as head coach. At midseason, Dikembe Mutombo was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for Theo Ratliff, Toni Kukoc and Nazr Mohammed. However, Ratliff was injured and did not play with the Hawks until next season, where he would only play in just three games. Mutombo would later on be named Defensive Player of the Year with the Sixers. The Hawks continued to struggle and finished seventh in the Central Division with a 25-57 record. Jason Terry led them in scoring averaging 19.7 points per game.

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	6	DerMarr Johnson	SF/SG	United States	Cincinnati
2	40	Hanno Mottola	PF	Finland	Utah
2	57	Scoonie Penn		United States	Ohio State

Roster

Atlanta Hawks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 3 Bowdler, Cal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Old Dominion F 4 Crawford, Chris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Marquette G 5 Glover, Dion 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Georgia Tech F 44 Henderson, Alan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Indiana F 1 Johnson, DerMarr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Cincinnati G 22 Knight, Brevin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Stanford F 7 Kukoč, Toni 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Croatia G 12 Maloney, Matt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Pennsylvania C 14 Mohammed, Nazr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Kentucky F 13 Möttölä, Hanno 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Utah C — Ratliff, Theo  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Wyoming G 20 Robinson, Larry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Centenary College of Louisiana G 31 Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Arizona C 42 Wright, Lorenzen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Memphis	Head coach Lon Kruger (Kansas State) Assistant coach(es) Gar Heard (Oklahoma) Rick Mahorn (Hampton) Eric Musselman (San Diego) Gary Wortman Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	52	30	.634	–	31–10	21–20	19–9
x-Toronto Raptors	47	35	.573	5	27–14	20–21	18–10
x-Charlotte Hornets	46	36	.561	6	28–13	18–23	20–8
x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	11	26–15	15–26	15–13
Detroit Pistons	32	50	.390	20	18–23	14–27	16–12
Cleveland Cavaliers	30	52	.366	22	20–21	10–31	11–17
Atlanta Hawks	25	57	.305	27	18–23	7–34	9–19
Chicago Bulls	15	67	.183	37	12–29	7–34	4–24

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Philadelphia 76ers	56	26	.683	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	52	30	.634	4
3	x-Miami Heat	50	32	.610	6
4	x-New York Knicks	48	34	.585	8
5	x-Toronto Raptors	47	35	.573	9
6	x-Charlotte Hornets	46	36	.561	10
7	x-Orlando Magic	43	39	.524	13
8	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	15
9	Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	20
10	Detroit Pistons	32	50	.390	24
11	Cleveland Cavaliers	30	52	.366	26
12	New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	30
13	Atlanta Hawks	25	57	.305	31
14	Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	37
15	Chicago Bulls	15	67	.183	42

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Awards and records

• Dikembe Mutombo, All-NBA Second Team

References

1. 2000-01 Atlanta Hawks

See also

• 2000-01 NBA season