1999–2000 Charlotte Hornets season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 12th season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association.[1] Despite finishing the previous season with a 26–24 record, the Hornets had the third overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and selected UCLA point guard Baron Davis,[2] and signed undrafted rookie forward Eddie Robinson during the off-season. The Hornets got off to a solid 16–7 start, posting an 8-game winning streak in December. However, tragedy struck on January 12, 2000, when guard Bobby Phills was killed in a car accident while racing with teammate David Wesley after a team practice;[3] Wesley also had a suspended driver's license at the time.[4] The Hornets retired Phills' #13 jersey on February 9 during a game against his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers; the team also wore a patch bearing his #13 on their jerseys for the remainder of the season.[5][6] Phills played a sixth man role this season, averaging 13.6 points and 1.5 steals per game off the bench in 28 games, starting in just nine of them before his death.[7]

1999–2000 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coachPaul Silas
General managerBob Bass
Owner(s)George Shinn
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to 76ers 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWBT
Players warming up prior to an April 2000 game between the Hornets and the season's eventual Eastern Conference champions Indiana Pacers at the Charlotte Coliseum.

Despite the loss of Phills, and a 7-game losing streak between December and January, the Hornets were competitive and finished the first half of the season strong with a respectable 27–20 record, as Eddie Jones was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game.[8] At midseason, the team acquired Dale Ellis from the Milwaukee Bucks,[9] and re-signed free agent Chucky Brown after a brief stint with the San Antonio Spurs. The Hornets won their final seven games finishing second in the Central Division with a 49–33 record, and qualified for their fifth playoff appearance.[10] Jones averaged 20.1 points and 2.7 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, while Derrick Coleman averaged 16.7 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, and Wesley provided the team with 13.6 points and 5.6 assists per game. In addition, Elden Campbell provided them with 12.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, and Anthony Mason contributed 11.6 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.[7] Jones also finished tied in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.[11]

In the playoffs, the Hornets faced the 5th-seeded Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference First Round, but were eliminated three games to one.[12] The Hornets finished eleventh in the NBA in attendance for the season. Following the season, Jones, Mason and second-year guard Ricky Davis were all traded to the Miami Heat,[13] while second-year center Brad Miller signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls, and Brown was released to free agency. Ellis, who was involved in a trade with the Heat was released, and then retired.

Offseason

NBA Draft
Main article: 1999 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
13Baron DavisPG United StatesUCLA
243Lee NailonSF/PF United StatesTexas Christian

Roster
1999–2000 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 52 Brown, Chucky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1968–02–29 North Carolina State
C 5 Campbell, Elden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1968–07–23 Clemson
F/C 44 Coleman, Derrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–06–21 Syracuse
G 1 Davis, Baron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1979–04–13 UCLA
G/F 21 Davis, Ricky 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1979–09–23 Iowa
G/F 2 Ellis, Dale  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1960–08–06 Tennessee
C 52 Fuller, Todd 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1974–07–25 North Carolina State
G 7 Hawkins, Michael  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1972–10–28 Xavier
G 6 Jones, Eddie (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1971–10–20 Temple
F 14 Mason, Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1966–12–14 Tennessee State
C 40 Miller, Brad 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 1976–04–12 Purdue
G 3 Recasner, Eldridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1967–12–14 Washington
G/F 32 Robinson, Eddie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976–04–19 Central Oklahoma
G 4 Wesley, David 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–11–14 Baylor
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 8, 2000

Roster Notes
  • Shooting guard Bobby Phills died in a car accident on January 12.

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Indiana Pacers 5626.683–36–520–2120–8
x-Charlotte Hornets 4933.598730–1119–2220–8
x-Toronto Raptors 4537.5491126–1519–2216–12
x-Detroit Pistons 4240.5121427–1415–2616–12
x-Milwaukee Bucks 4240.5121423–1819–2216–12
Cleveland Cavaliers 3250.3902422–1910–318–20
Atlanta Hawks 2854.3412821–207–3411–17
Chicago Bulls 1765.2073912–295–365–23
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Indiana Pacers5626.683–
2 y-Miami Heat5230.6344
3 x-New York Knicks5032.6106
4 x-Charlotte Hornets4933.5987
5 x-Philadelphia 76ers4933.5987
6 x-Toronto Raptors4537.54911
7 x-Detroit Pistons4240.51214
8 x-Milwaukee Bucks4240.51214
9 Orlando Magic4141.50015
10 Boston Celtics3547.42721
11 Cleveland Cavaliers3250.39024
12 New Jersey Nets3151.37825
13 Washington Wizards2953.35427
14 Atlanta Hawks2854.34128
15 Chicago Bulls1765.20739

Record vs. opponents
1999-2000 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta —1–31–33–13–10–21–11–30–21–11–31–10–22–20–41–13–12–10–30–40–20–22–00–21–12–20–21–11–3
Boston 3–1—1–32–22–21–12–00–31–11–11–31–10–21–31–20–23–12–22–21–31–10–21–10–21–12–21–11–13–1
Charlotte 3–13–1—4–03–11–11–12–22–01–12–22–00–22–23–12–02–11–32–23–11–10–20–20–21–13–10–22–03–0
Chicago 1–32–20–4—1–30–21–11–30–20–21–32–00–22–21–30–22–10–30–40–40–20–20–20–21–10–40–20–22–2
Cleveland 1–32–21–33–1—2–02–02–21–11–10–42–00–20–31–30–22–23–12–10–40–21–10–21–10–20–40–22–03–1
Dallas 2–01–11–12–00–2—3–12–04–01–31–14–01–30–20–22–20–20–21–10–23–12–21–32–21–31–11–33–11–1
Denver 1–10–21–11–10–21–3—1–12–22–20–23–11–30–22–02–21–11–10–22–01–32–22–21–31–32–02–22–21–1
Detroit 3–13–02–23–12–20–21–1—2–01–11–32–00–22–23–10–22–11–32–22–20–21–10–21–12–02–20–22–02–2
Golden State 2–01–10–22–01–10–42–20–2—1–30–21–30–41–11–11–30–20–21–10–20–40–41–30–40–40–20–43–11–1
Houston 1–11–11–12–01–13–12–21–13–1—0–24–02–21–10–20–41–10–20–21–12–22–21–30–41–30–21–32–21–1
Indiana 3–13–12–23–14–01–12–03–12–02–0—1–11–12–22–21–13–12–22–12–21–12–01–11–11–13–12–02–02–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–10–20–20–20–41–30–23–10–41–1—0–40–20–21–31–11–10–21–10–40–41–30–41–30–20–41–31–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–02–02–02–03–13–12–04–02–21–14–0—2–02–04–02–02–02–02–04–02–23–11–33–11–13–14–01–1
Miami 2–23–12–22–23–02–02–02–21–11–12–22–00–2—2–22–02–23–13–13–11–11–12–01–11–11–21–11–14–0
Milwaukee 4–02–11–33–13–12–00–21–31–12–02–22–00–22–2—0–21–30–44–00–31–10–21–12–01–12–21–11–13–1
Minnesota 1–12–00–22–02–02–22–22–03–14–01–13–10–40–22–0—1–11–11–11–11–32–23–13–12–22–03–14–00–2
New Jersey 1–31–31–21–22–22–01–11–22–01–11–31–10–22–23–11–1—1–33–21–30–21–11–10–20–22–20–20–21–3
New York 1–22–23–13–01–32–01–13–12–02–02–21–10–21–34–01–13–1—3–13–11–12–01–11–12–01–30–22–02–2
Orlando 3–02–22–24–01–21–12–02–21–12–01–22–00–21–30–41–12–31–3—2–20–20–20–21–11–12–21–12–04–0
Philadelphia 4–03–11–34–04–02–00–22–22–01–12–21–10–21–33–01–13–11–32–2—0–20–21–10–22–03–01–12–03–1
Phoenix 2–01–11–12–02–01–33–12–04–02–21–14–00–41–11–13–12–01–12–02–0—1–34–02–22–21–10–44–02–0
Portland 2–02–02–02–01–12–22–21–14–02–20–24–02–21–12–02–21–10–22–02–03–1—4–03–14–01–13–13–12–0
Sacramento 0–21–12–02–02–03–12–22–03–13–11–13–11–30–21–11–31–11–12–01–10–40–4—3–12–21–11–33–12–0
San Antonio 2–02–02–02–01–12–23–11–14–04–01–14–03–11–10–21–32–01–11–12–02–21–31–3—2–21–12–24–01–1
Seattle 1–11–11–11–12–03–13–10–24–03–11–13–11–31–11–12–22–00–21–10–22–20–42–22–2—0–22–24–02–0
Toronto 2–22–21–34–04–01–10–22–22–02–01–32–01–12–12–20–22–23–12–20–31–11–11–11–12–0—1–11–12–2
Utah 2–01–12–02–02–03–12–22–04–03–10–24–01–31–11–11–32–02–01–11–14–01–33–12–22–21–1—3–12–0
Vancouver 1–11–10–22–00–21–32–20–21–32–20–23–10–41–11–10–42–00–20–20–20–41–31–30–40–41–11–3—1–1
Washington 3–11–30–32–21–31–11–12–21–11–11–21–11–10–41–32–03–12–20–41–30–20–20–21–10–22–20–21–1—

Playoffs
2000 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 22 Philadelphia L 82–92 Derrick Coleman (23) Derrick Coleman (16) David Wesley (4) Charlotte Coliseum
15,023		 0–1
2 April 24 Philadelphia W 108–98 (OT) Derrick Coleman (29) Elden Campbell (14) Eddie Jones (8) Charlotte Coliseum
11,686		 1–1
3 April 28 @ Philadelphia L 76–81 Eddie Jones (18) Derrick Coleman (17) Anthony Mason (7) First Union Center
20,849		 1–2
4 May 1 @ Philadelphia L 99–105 Campbell, Mason (21) Campbell, Coleman (11) Matt Geiger (10) First Union Center
20,712		 1–3
2000 schedule

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
Chucky Brown 33215.0.434.143.5242.70.80.40.24.4
Elden Campbell 787732.5.446.000.6907.61.70.71.912.7
Derrick Coleman 746431.7.456.362.7858.52.40.51.816.7
Baron Davis 82018.6.420.225.6342.03.81.20.25.9
Ricky Davis 48411.9.503.000.7651.71.30.60.24.7
Dale Ellis 24510.0.328.400.7500.90.30.30.02.3
Todd Fuller 4129.7.418.6042.70.10.20.23.3
Michael Hawkins 1203.0.231.200.5000.61.10.00.00.7
Derek Hood 202.0.0000.50.00.00.00.0
Eddie Jones 727239.0.427.375.8644.84.22.70.720.1
Anthony Mason 828138.2.480.000.7468.54.50.90.411.6
Brad Miller 55417.5.461.000.7855.30.80.40.67.7
Jason Miskiri 103.0.000.0000.01.00.00.00.0
Bobby Phills 28929.5.454.330.7232.52.81.50.313.6
Eldridge Recasner 704.0.429.2500.60.70.00.01.0
Eddie Robinson 67816.6.549.000.7342.70.50.70.47.0
David Wesley 828233.7.426.355.7782.75.61.30.113.6

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Elden Campbell 4437.5.468.000.9298.31.00.51.014.3
Derrick Coleman 4442.3.474.313.78612.53.50.83.020.3
Baron Davis 4014.3.435.167.5001.51.51.00.05.8
Eddie Jones 4442.8.379.346.9385.04.82.50.817.0
Anthony Mason 4444.8.474.000.7009.85.51.00.012.5
Brad Miller 4015.5.529.8003.30.80.00.87.5
Eddie Robinson 4011.3.4171.0000.81.00.50.33.0
David Wesley 4438.0.333.3001.0003.04.82.00.011.0

Awards and records

Transactions
  • August 17, 1999

Signed Eddie Robinson as a free agent.

  • August 18, 1999

Signed Todd Fuller as a free agent.

  • October 4, 1999

Signed Derek Hood as a free agent.

Signed Jason Miskiri as a free agent.

  • November 8, 1999

Waived Jason Miskiri.

  • November 9, 1999

Signed Michael Hawkins as a free agent.

  • November 23, 1999

Waived Derek Hood.

  • January 18, 2000

Traded a 2000 2nd round draft pick (Jason Hart was later selected) and a 2002 2nd round draft pick (Chris Owens was later selected) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Dale Ellis.

  • February 8, 2000

Signed Chucky Brown as a free agent.

Player Transactions Citation:[14]

References
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