2000–01 Utah Jazz season

2000–01 Utah Jazz season
Head coach	Jerry Sloan
Arena	Delta Center
Results
Record	53–29 (.646)
Place	Division: 2nd (Midwest) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 2–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain, KJZZ
Radio	KSOP-AM and FM

The 2000-01 Utah Jazz season was the team's 27th in the NBA.^[1] After the retirement of Jeff Hornacek, the Jazz signed free agents Danny Manning and John Starks, and acquired Donyell Marshall in an offseason four team trade. The Jazz finished second in the Midwest Division with a 53-29 record, and qualified for the playoffs for the eighteenth straight season. On a more positive note, the Jazz equaled the Los Angeles Lakers' record of sixteen consecutive winning seasons^[2] set between 1976–77 and 1991–92. The Jazz were ultimately to make it nineteen consecutive winning seasons before finishing with only 26 wins in 2004–05. In the Western Conference Quarterfinals, they lost to the Dallas Mavericks in five games. Karl Malone made his final All-Star appearance in the 2001 NBA All-Star Game.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	23	DeShawn Stevenson	SG	United States
2	50	Kaniel Dickens		United States	Idaho

Roster

Utah Jazz roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 21 Benoit, David 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Alabama G 22 Crotty, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Virginia F 20 Lewis, Quincy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Minnesota F 32 Malone, Karl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Louisiana Tech F 15 Manning, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Kansas F 42 Marshall, Donyell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Connecticut C 39 Ostertag, Greg 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Kansas F 34 Padgett, Scott 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Kentucky C 0 Polynice, Olden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Virginia F 3 Russell, Bryon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Long Beach State G 9 Starks, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oklahoma State G 2 Stevenson, DeShawn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Washington Union HS (CA) G 12 Stockton, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Gonzaga G 11 Vaughn, Jacque 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas	Head coach Jerry Sloan (Evansville) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

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

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-San Antonio Spurs	58	24	.707	–
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	56	26	.683	2
3	x-Sacramento Kings	55	27	.671	3
4	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	5
5	x-Dallas Mavericks	53	29	.646	5
6	x-Phoenix Suns	51	31	.622	7
7	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	8
8	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	47	35	.573	11
9	Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	13
10	Seattle SuperSonics	44	38	.537	14
11	Denver Nuggets	40	42	.488	18
12	Los Angeles Clippers	31	51	.378	27
13	Vancouver Grizzlies	23	59	.280	35
14	Golden State Warriors	17	65	.207	41

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Dallas Mavericks

NBC Albert Collins

April 21 3:00 pm

Dallas Mavericks 86, Utah Jazz 88
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 22–18, 23–21, 24-27
Pts: Michael Finley 26 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 12 Asts: Steve Nash 7		Pts: Karl Malone 26 Rebs: Bryon Russell 12 Asts: John Stockton 18

Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 19,100 Referees: Luis Grillo, Joe Crawford, Hue Hollins

TBS Neal Theus

April 24 10:30 pm

Dallas Mavericks 98, Utah Jazz 109
Scoring by quarter: 19–28, 22–25, 27–31, 30–25
Pts: Michael Finley 32 Rebs: Bradley, Finley 8 each Asts: Steve Nash 6		Pts: Karl Malone 34 Rebs: Bryon Russell 8 Asts: John Stockton 9

Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Mike Mathis, Monty McCutchen

NBC Breen Walton

April 28 3:00 pm

Utah Jazz 91, Dallas Mavericks 94
Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 21–20, 22–21, 26-22
Pts: Karl Malone 29 Rebs: Karl Malone 13 Asts: John Stockton 10		Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 33 Rebs: Juwan Howard 11 Asts: Steve Nash 7

Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas Attendance: 18,187 Referees: Scott Foster, Eddie F. Rush, Dan Crawford

TBS Harlan, Thompson & Ainge

May 1 9:30 pm

Utah Jazz 77, Dallas Mavericks 107
Scoring by quarter: 24-17, 18-28, 21-36, 14-26
Pts: Karl Malone 25 Rebs: Donyell Marshall 9 Asts: John Stockton 9		Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 33 Rebs: Michael Finley 12 Asts: Steve Nash 7

Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas Attendance: 18,300 Referees: Mark Wunderlich, Steve Javie, Bernie Fryer

TNT Neal Theus

May 3 8:30 pm

Dallas Mavericks 84, Utah Jazz 83
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 17–28, 24–23, 27-12
Pts: Michael Finley 33 Rebs: Juwan Howard 8 Asts: Steve Nash 7		Pts: Karl Malone 24 Rebs: Karl Malone 10 Asts: John Stockton 11
Dallas wins series, 3-2

Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Hugh Evans, Bob Delaney, Joe Forte

Last Playoff Meeting: 1986 Western Conference First Round (Dallas won 3-1)

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

• Karl Malone, All-NBA Third Team

References

1. 2000-01 Utah Jazz
2. NBA: Most consecutive playoff appearances