2000–01 New Jersey Nets season

2000–01 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach	Byron Scott
Owner(s)	Lewis Katz
Arena	Continental Airlines Arena
Results
Record	26–56 (.317)
Place	Division: 6th (Atlantic) Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2000–01 NBA season was the Nets' 25th season in the NBA.^[1] The Nets won the draft lottery, and selected Kenyon Martin with their first overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft. The Nets' ended the season with a record of 26–56, worse than last season's record of 31–51. Their first game was at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 31, 2000. The Nets lost 82–86. Their first win was an away game three days later against the Chicago Bulls. The score was 92–82. The Nets last game was at home against the same team. New Jersey lost 94–100. For the third year in a row the Nets did not make the playoffs after finishing 6th in the NBA Atlantic Division. Stephon Marbury was selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. Following the season, he was traded to the Phoenix Suns.

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	1	Kenyon Martin	PF	United States	Cincinnati
2	36	Soumaila Samake		Mali

Roster

New Jersey Nets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 11 Douglas, Sherman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse C 42 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 8 Gill, Eddie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Weber 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 F 24 Jackson, Stephen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Butler CC 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 F 6 Martin, Kenyon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Cincinnati C 22 McIlvaine, Jim 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Marquette F 20 Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Richmond G 2 Overton, Doug 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle C 45 Samake, Soumaila 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Mali C 50 Stepania, Vladimir 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Republic of Georgia F 31 Strickland, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Temple G 5 Thomas, Jamel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Providence F 44 Van Horn, Keith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Utah F/C 34 Williams, Aaron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Xavier	Head coach Byron Scott (Arizona State) Assistant coach(es) Lawrence Frank (Indiana) Eddie Jordan (Rutgers) Mike O'Koren (North Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Roster Notes

• Guard Kerry Kittles injured his knee and missed the entire season.

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers	56	26	.683	–	29–12	27–14	18–6
x-Miami Heat	50	32	.610	6	29–12	21–20	15–10
x-New York Knicks	48	34	.585	8	30–11	18–23	16–9
x-Orlando Magic	43	39	.524	13	26–15	17–24	14–10
Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	20	20–21	16–25	11–13
New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	30	18–23	8–33	8–16
Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	37	12–29	7–34	3–21

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

Awards and records

• Kenyon Martin, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

See also

• 2000-01 NBA season

References

1. 2000-01 New Jersey Nets