2000–01 Houston Rockets season

2000–01 Houston Rockets season
Head coach Rudy Tomjanovich
Arena Compaq Center
Results
Record 4537 (.549)
Place Division: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish DNQ

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2000-01 NBA season was the Rockets' 34th season in the NBA and 30th season in the city of Houston.[1] Steve Francis continued to emerge as the new star of the Rockets averaging 19.9 points per game. However, the Rockets missed the playoffs despite finishing fifth in the Midwest Division with a winning record of 45-37. This was also Hakeem Olajuwon's 17th and final season with the Rockets, as he was traded to the Toronto Raptors the following season.

Draft picks

Main article: 2000 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 9 Joel Przybilla C  United States Minnesota
2 38 Eduardo Najera PF/SF  Mexico Oklahoma

Roster

Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 40 United States Anderson, Shandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Georgia
F 50 United States Bullard, Matt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Iowa
F/C 13 United States Cato, Kelvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Iowa State
C 52 United States Collier, Jason 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Georgia Tech
G 20 United States Colson, Sean 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Charlotte
G 3 United States Francis, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Maryland
F 14 United States Langhi, Dan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Vanderbilt
G/F 5 United States Mobley, Cuttino 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Rhode Island
G 12 United States Norris, Moochie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) West Florida
C 34 United States Olajuwon, Hakeem 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Houston
F/C 6 United States Rogers, Carlos 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Tennessee State
F/C 2 United States Taylor, Maurice 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Michigan
F 21 United States Thomas, Kenny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 261 lb (118 kg) New Mexico
F 42 United States Williams, Walt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

RosterTransactions

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 58 24 .707 33–8 25–16 19–5
x-Utah Jazz 53 29 .646 5 28–13 25–16 14–10
x-Dallas Mavericks 53 29 .646 5 28–13 25–16 14–10
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 47 35 .573 11 30–11 17–24 11–13
Houston Rockets 45 37 .549 13 24–17 21–20 11–13
Denver Nuggets 40 42 .488 18 29–12 11–30 13–11
Vancouver Grizzlies 23 59 .280 35 15–26 8–33 2–22
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

References

See also

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