2000–01 Houston Rockets season

2000–01 Houston Rockets season
Head coach	Rudy Tomjanovich
Arena	Compaq Center
Results
Record	45–37 (.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

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 Anderson, Shandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Georgia F 50 Bullard, Matt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Iowa F/C 13 Cato, Kelvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Iowa State C 52 Collier, Jason 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Georgia Tech G 20 Colson, Sean 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Charlotte G 3 Francis, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Maryland F 14 Langhi, Dan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Vanderbilt G/F 5 Mobley, Cuttino 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Rhode Island G 12 Norris, Moochie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) West Florida C 34 Olajuwon, Hakeem 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Houston F/C 6 Rogers, Carlos 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Tennessee State F/C 2 Taylor, Maurice 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Michigan F 21 Thomas, Kenny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 261 lb (118 kg) New Mexico F 42 Williams, Walt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Maryland	Head coach Rudy Tomjanovich (Michigan) Assistant coach(es) Jim Boylen (Maine) Larry Smith (Alcorn State) Mike Wells (Mt. Vernon Nazarene) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Roster Notes

• Center Hakeem Olajuwon also holds Nigerian citizenship.

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

1. 2000-01 Houston Rockets

See also

• 2000-01 NBA season