1999–2000 Utah Jazz season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Utah Jazz's 26th season in the National Basketball Association, and 21st season in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] During the off-season, the Jazz signed free agent Olden Polynice,[2] then later on signed Armen Gilliam in January.[3] The Jazz were now the oldest team in the NBA still led by John Stockton and Karl Malone, who were both selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game, which was Stockton's final All-Star appearance.[4] The Jazz got off to a solid 15–7 start, which included a 7-game winning streak, but then lost six straight games between January and February. However, they would win nine consecutive games between February and March, and recapture the Midwest Division with a solid 55–27 record,[5] qualifying for the playoffs for the 17th straight season.[6]

1999–2000 Utah Jazz season
Division champions
Head coachJerry Sloan
ArenaDelta Center
Results
Record55–27 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Trail Blazers 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKJZZ-TV
Fox Sports Net Utah
RadioKFNZ

Malone averaged 25.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting.[7] In addition, Bryon Russell finished second on the team in scoring averaging 14.1 points per game, while Jeff Hornacek contributed 12.4 points per game, and Stockton provided them with 12.1 points, 8.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game.[8]

In the playoffs, the Jazz defeated the Seattle SuperSonics three games to two in the Western Conference First Round,[9] but would lose in five games to the Pacific champion Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference Semi-finals for the second consecutive year.[10] Following the season, Hornacek retired ending his fourteen-year career in the NBA,[11] Gilliam also retired while Howard Eisley was traded to the Dallas Mavericks, and Adam Keefe was dealt to the Golden State Warriors.[12]

Draft picks
Main article: 1999 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
119Quincy LewisSF/SG United StatesMinnesota
124Andrei KirilenkoSF Russia
128Scott PadgettSF United StatesKentucky
258Eddie Lucas United StatesVirginia Polytechnic

Roster
1999–2000 Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 10 Eisley, Howard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1972–12–04 Boston College
F 5 Gilliam, Armen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–05–28 UNLV
G 14 Hornacek, Jeff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–05–03 Iowa State
F/C 31 Keefe, Adam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1970–02–22 Stanford
G/F 20 Lewis, Quincy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1977–06–26 Minnesota
F 32 Malone, Karl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 256 lb (116 kg) 1963–07–24 Louisiana Tech
C 39 Ostertag, Greg 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1973–03–06 Kansas
F 34 Padgett, Scott 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976–04–19 Kentucky
C 0 Polynice, Olden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–11–21 Virginia
F 3 Russell, Bryon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1970–12–31 Long Beach State
G 12 Stockton, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1962–03–26 Gonzaga
G 11 Vaughn, Jacque 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975–02–11 Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 5527.671–31–1024–1714–10
x-San Antonio Spurs 5329.646231–1022–1916–8
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 5032.610526–1524–1718–6
Dallas Mavericks 4042.4881522–1918–2312–12
Denver Nuggets 3547.4272025–1610–3110–14
Houston Rockets 3448.4152122–1912–298–16
Vancouver Grizzlies 2260.2683312–2910–316–18
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers6715.817–
2 y-Utah Jazz5527.67112
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers5923.7208
4 x-San Antonio Spurs5329.64614
5 x-Phoenix Suns5329.64614
6 x-Minnesota Timberwolves5032.61017
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics4537.54922
8 x-Sacramento Kings4438.53723
9 Dallas Mavericks4042.48827
10 Denver Nuggets3547.42732
11 Houston Rockets3448.41533
12 Vancouver Grizzlies2260.26845
13 Golden State Warriors1963.23248
14 Los Angeles Clippers1567.18352

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: 3–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 22 Seattle W 104–93 Karl Malone (50) Karl Malone (12) Jeff Hornacek (11) Delta Center
19,911		 1–0
2 April 24 Seattle W 101–87 Karl Malone (23) Greg Ostertag (12) John Stockton (11) Delta Center
19,911		 2–0
3 April 29 @ Seattle L 78–89 Karl Malone (30) three players tied (6) John Stockton (13) KeyArena
16,713		 2–1
4 May 3 @ Seattle L 93–104 Bryon Russell (26) Karl Malone (14) John Stockton (12) KeyArena
16,631		 2–2
5 May 5 Seattle W 96–93 Karl Malone (27) Karl Malone (8) John Stockton (15) Delta Center
19,911		 3–2
Conference Semi-finals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 7 @ Portland L 75–94 Karl Malone (22) Malone, Polynice (8) John Stockton (6) Rose Garden
20,351		 0–1
2 May 9 @ Portland L 85–103 Karl Malone (15) Olden Polynice (6) John Stockton (6) Rose Garden
20,463		 0–2
3 May 11 Portland L 84–103 Karl Malone (28) Karl Malone (11) John Stockton (12) Delta Center
19,911		 0–3
4 May 14 Portland W 88–85 Karl Malone (27) Olden Polynice (11) John Stockton (9) Delta Center
19,627		 1–3
5 May 16 @ Portland L 79–81 Karl Malone (27) Karl Malone (11) John Stockton (9) Rose Garden
20,043		 1–4
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

NOTE: Please write players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

References
  1. 1999-00 Utah Jazz
  2. "Polynice Signs Two-Year Deal". CBS News. August 31, 1999. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  3. "N.B.A.; Gilliam Helps Jazz Right Away". New York Times. January 14, 2000. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  4. "2000 NBA All-Star Game: West 137, East 126". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  5. "1999–2000 Utah Jazz Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  6. "Utah Jazz". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  7. "1999–2000 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  8. "1999–2000 Utah Jazz Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  9. "Takin' out the trash". Deseret News. May 6, 2000. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  10. "Portland 81, Utah 79". UPI Archives. May 17, 2000. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  11. "Gone, but never forgotten
    Jeff Hornacek opens new chapter as full-time husband, dad"    . Deseret News. May 18, 2000. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  12. "Jazz make deal for Marshall". Deseret News. August 14, 2000. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
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