2000–01 New Jersey Nets season

The 2000–01 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 34th season in the National Basketball Association, and 25th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1] The Nets won the Draft Lottery and selected Kenyon Martin from the University of Cincinnati with the first overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft,[2] and signied free agent Aaron Williams during the off-season. Under new head coach Byron Scott, the Nets got off to a 6–4 start, but then lost nine consecutive games while losing 17 of their next 20 games. Keith Van Horn only played just 49 games due to a leg injury, and Kendall Gill only played just 31 games due to tendinitis in his right knee, while Kerry Kittles missed the entire season with a knee injury. The Nets lost their final six games finishing sixth in the Atlantic Division with a 26–56 record.[3]

2000–01 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachByron Scott
OwnersLewis Katz
ArenaContinental Airlines Arena
Results
Record26–56 (.317)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Atlantic)
Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Despite their struggles, Stephon Marbury averaged 23.9 points and 7.6 assists per game, and was selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game,[4] while Van Horn averaged 17.0 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, and Martin provided the team with 12.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, finished in second place in Rookie of the Year voting,[5] and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Sixth man Johnny Newman averaged 10.9 points per game off the bench, while Williams provided with 10.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game also off the bench, and Lucious Harris contributed 9.4 points per game.[6] Following the season, Marbury was traded along with Newman to the Phoenix Suns for their superstar Jason Kidd,[7] while Gill signed with the Miami Heat, rookie guard Stephen Jackson signed with the San Antonio Spurs and Sherman Douglas retired.

For this season, they slightly changed their grey alternate uniforms and remained in used until 2003.

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 2000 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
11Kenyon MartinPF United StatesCincinnati
236Soumaila SamakeC Mali

Roster
2000–01 New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (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  (IN) 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Roster Notes
  • Shooting guard Kerry Kittles missed the entire season due to a knee injury.

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers 5626.683–29–1227–1418–6
x-Miami Heat 5032.610629–1221–2015–10
x-New York Knicks 4834.585830–1118–2316–9
x-Orlando Magic 4339.5241326–1517–2414–10
Boston Celtics 3646.4392020–2116–2511–13
New Jersey Nets 2656.3173018–238–338–16
Washington Wizards 1963.2323712–297–343–21
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Philadelphia 76ers5626.683–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5230.6344
3 x-Miami Heat5032.6106
4 x-New York Knicks4834.5858
5 x-Toronto Raptors4735.5739
6 x-Charlotte Hornets4636.56110
7 x-Orlando Magic4339.52413
8 x-Indiana Pacers4141.50015
9 Boston Celtics3646.43920
10 Detroit Pistons3250.39024
11 Cleveland Cavaliers3052.36626
12 New Jersey Nets2656.31730
13 Atlanta Hawks2557.30531
14 Washington Wizards1963.23237
15 Chicago Bulls1567.18342
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
2000-01 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 –1–30–42–22–20–21–10–42–00–22–21–11–10–31–30–21–32–21–30–30–21–11–10–21–12–20–21–12–2
Boston 3–1–0–42–12–10–22–03–10–21–11–32–00–22–21–31–14–01–31–30–42–01–10–20–22–01–31–10–23–1
Charlotte 4–04–0–3–12–20–20–22–22–00–23–12–00–22–23–11–14–01–22–12–20–20–21–11–10–23–11–11–12–2
Chicago 2–21–21–3–1–30–20–20–40–20–20–40–20–21–30–40–22–21–31–31–30–20–20–21–10–20–40–21–12–1
Cleveland 2–21–22–23–1–1–11–12–22–00–21–30–20–22–21–30–23–02–21–30–40–21–11–10–20–20–41–11–12–2
Dallas 2–02–02–02–01–1–3–11–14–02–21–14–00–42–01–13–12–01–11–11–11–32–22–21–33–12–02–23–12–0
Denver 1–10–22–02–01–11–3–1–14–03–11–12–22–20–21–12–21–11–10–21–10–42–22–22–22–20–21–34–01–1
Detroit 4–01–32–24–02–21–11–1–1–10–21–30–20–20–41–30–24–01–22–20–41–10–20–20–22–02–20–21–11–2
Golden State 0–22–00–22–00–20–40–41–1–1–32–01–31–30–20–22–21–10–20–20–22–20–40–40–40–40–21–31–30–2
Houston 2–01–12–02–02–02–21–32–03–1–2–01–31–31–12–02–21–12–01–11–11–31–30–41–32–22–01–34–02–0
Indiana 2–23–11–34–03–11–11–13–10–20–2–2–01–11–22–21–12–22–22–20–31–10–22–00–21–10–40–22–04–0
L.A. Clippers 1–10–20–22–02–00–42–22–03–13–10–2–1–30–21–12–20–21–11–11–12–22–21–30–40–41–10–42–21–1
L.A. Lakers 1–12–02–02–02–04–02–22–03–13–11–13–1–1–10–23–12–00–22–01–13–12–23–12–20–42–02–24–02–0
Miami 3–02–22–23–12–20–22–04–02–01–12–12–01–1–1–21–13–12–33–11–30–21–11–11–11–12–21–12–04–0
Milwaukee 3–13–11–34–03–11–11–13–12–00–22–21–12–02–1–0–24–01–24–02–20–20–22–02–00–23–12–01–13–1
Minnesota 2–01–11–12–02–01–32–22–02–22–21–12–21–31–12–0–1–10–21–11–13–13–12–21–33–12–02–23–11–1
New Jersey 3–10–40–42–20–30–21–10–41–11–12–22–00–21–30–41–1–2–21–31–31–10–20–21–11–11–20–21–13–1
New York 2–23–12–13–12–21–11–12–12–00–22–21–12–03–22–12–02–2–3–11–31–11–11–12–01–11–30–21–14–0
Orlando 3–13–11–23–13–11–12–02–22–01–12–21–10–21–30–41–13–11–3–3–11–10–20–21–11–12–10–22–03–1
Philadelphia 3–04–02–23–14–01–11–14–02–01–13–01–11–13–12–21–13–13–11–3–1–11–11–11–11–11–31–12–04–0
Phoenix 2–00–22–02–02–03–14–01–12–23–11–12–21–32–02–01–31–11–11–11–1–3–11–32–23–12–02–23–11–1
Portland 1–11–12–02–01–12–22–22–04–03–12–02–22–21–12–01–32–01–12–01–11–3–1–31–32–22–03–12–22–0
Sacramento 1–12–01–12–01–12–22–22–04–04–00–23–11–31–10–22–22–01–12–01–13–13–1–2–22–22–03–14–02–0
San Antonio 2–02–01–11–12–03–12–22–04–03–12–04–02–21–10–23–11–10–21–11–12–23–12–2–3–11–14–04–02–0
Seattle 1–10–22–02–02–01–32–20–24–02–21–14–04–01–12–01–31–11–11–11–11–32–22–21–3–0–20–43–12–0
Toronto 2–23–11–34–04–00–22–02–22–00–24–01–10–22–21–30–22–13–11–23–10–20–20–21–12–0–1–12–04–0
Utah 2–01–11–12–01–12–23–12–03–13–12–04–02–21–10–22–22–02–02–01–12–21–31–34–01–30–2–4–02–0
Vancouver 1–12–01–11–11–11–30–41–13–10–40–22–20–40–21–11–31–11–10–20–21–32–20–40–41–30–20–4–2–0
Washington 2–21–32–21–22–20–21–12–12–00–20–41–10–20–41–31–11–30–41–30–41–10–20–20–20–20–40–20–2—

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

Regular Season
New Jersey Nets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Stephon Marbury 67 67 38.2 .441 .328 .790 3.1 7.6 1.2 0.1 23.9
Keith Van Horn 49 47 35.4 .435 .382 .806 7.1 1.7 0.8 0.4 17.0
Kenyon Martin 68 68 33.4 .445 .091 .630 7.4 1.9 1.1 1.7 12.0
Johnny Newman 82 17 25.0 .419 .335 .855 2.1 1.4 0.8 0.1 10.9
Aaron Williams 82 25 28.5 .457 .000 .787 7.2 1.1 0.7 1.4 10.2
Lucious Harris 73 50 28.4 .425 .348 .770 3.9 1.8 1.0 0.2 9.4
Kendall Gill 31 26 28.8 .331 .286 .722 4.2 2.8 1.5 0.2 9.1
Stephen Jackson 77 40 21.6 .425 .335 .719 2.7 1.8 1.1 0.2 8.2
Doug Overton 12 9 26.3 .376 .313 .600 2.0 4.4 0.3 0.0 6.9
Mark Strickland 9 0 22.4 .389 1.000 .727 4.6 0.8 0.4 0.3 5.7
Sherman Douglas 59 7 18.5 .403 .200 .748 1.3 2.4 0.6 0.1 5.7
Eddie Gill 8 0 19.0 .390 .333 .800 1.1 3.0 0.5 0.1 4.9
Jamie Feick 6 0 24.8 .348 .500 9.3 0.8 1.3 0.5 3.7
Evan Eschmeyer 74 51 18.0 .460 .657 4.9 0.5 0.6 0.8 3.4
Vladimir Stepania 29 0 9.7 .318 .250 .735 3.8 0.6 0.3 0.4 2.8
Jamel Thomas 5 0 11.2 .316 .333 1.8 0.0 0.6 0.0 2.6
Jim McIlvaine 18 3 10.7 .357 .667 1.9 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.6
Soumaila Samake 34 0 6.6 .375 .417 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.4
Kevin Ollie 19 0 8.5 .185 .632 1.2 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.2

Player Statistics Citation:[6]

Awards and records

See also

References
  1. 2000–01 New Jersey Nets
  2. "Clippers Go to High School and Select Miles". New York Times. June 29, 2000. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  3. "2000–01 New Jersey Nets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  4. "2001 NBA All-Star Game: East 111, West 110". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  5. "2000–01 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  6. "2000–01 New Jersey Nets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  7. "PRO BASKETBALL; Nets' Shake-Up Ships Marbury for Suns' Kidd". New York Times. June 29, 2001. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
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