1999–2000 Houston Rockets season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Rockets' 33rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 29th season in the city of Houston.[1] This season is notable for the Rockets acquiring top draft pick Steve Francis from the University of Maryland in a trade from the Vancouver Grizzlies, who drafted him with the second overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft.[2] During the off-season, the Rockets acquired Walt Williams, Kelvin Cato and Carlos Rogers from the Portland Trail Blazers,[3] and signed free agent Shandon Anderson.[4] The Rockets got off to a bad start losing ten of their first twelve games, but later won six straight games in January, but then lost eight straight in March. Hakeem Olajuwon only played just 44 games due to a hernia injury, and breathing problems,[5] averaging just 10.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. The Rockets won seven of their final ten games in April, and finished sixth in the Midwest Division with a record of 34–48,[6] failing to qualify for the playoffs, which was the first time they missed the postseason since the 1991–92 season.

1999–2000 Houston Rockets season
Head coachRudy Tomjanovich
ArenaCompaq Center
Results
Record34–48 (.415)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Midwest)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKHWB
Fox Sports Net Southwest
RadioKTRH

Francis averaged 18.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game,[7] as he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and shared Rookie of the Year honors with Elton Brand of the Chicago Bulls.[8] He also participated in the Rookie-Sophomore Game and the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend. Francis finished second in the Dunk Contest to Vince Carter of the Toronto Raptors. In addition, second-year guard Cuttino Mobley played a sixth man role, averaging 15.8 points per game off the bench, while Anderson provided the team with 12.3 points per game, Williams contributed 10.9 points per game, and Cato provided with 8.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. Off the bench, first round draft pick Kenny Thomas averaged 8.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, and Rogers contributed 8.0 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.[7] Mobley also finished in second place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.[9]

After he already announced in the off-season that the upcoming season would be his last, Charles Barkley suffered a knee injury against his former team the Philadelphia 76ers on December 8, 1999 after being attempted blocked shot on Tyrone Hill, which forced an early end to his career. However, he would return on April 19, 2000 against the Vancouver Grizzlies, his final NBA game. He came off the bench and scored on a put-back, scoring his final career points, after which he received a standing ovation. After the game, Barkley retired, ending his 16-year NBA career. He averaged 14.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game in 20 games this season.[10]

Off-season

Draft picks
Main article: 1999 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
122Kenny ThomasPF/SF United StatesNew Mexico
240Tyrone WashingtonC United StatesMississippi State
250Venson HamiltonC United StatesNebraska

Roster
1999–2000 Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 40 Anderson, Shandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1973–12–31 Georgia
F 4 Barkley, Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1963–02–20 Auburn
F/C 50 Bullard, Matt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–06–05 Iowa
F/C 13 Cato, Kelvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1974–08–26 Iowa State
G 11 Drew, Bryce  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1974–09–21 Valparaiso
G 3 Francis, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1977–02–21 Maryland
F 9 Gray, Devin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1972–05–31 Clemson
F/C 44 Massenburg, Tony  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1967–07–31 Maryland
F/C 2 Miller, Anthony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1971–10–22 Michigan State
G/F 5 Mobley, Cuttino 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975–09–01 Rhode Island
G 12 Norris, Moochie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1973–07–23 West Florida
C 34 Olajuwon, Hakeem  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1963–01–21 Houston
F/C 6 Rogers, Carlos 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1971–02–06 Tennessee State
F 21 Thomas, Kenny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 261 lb (118 kg) 1977–07–25 New Mexico
F 42 Williams, Walt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1970–04–16 Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Roster Notes

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
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

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—

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 the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

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

Awards and records

References
  1. 1999-2000 Houston Rockets
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL: ROUNDUP -- HOUSTON; Rockets Get Francis in 3-Team Deal". New York Times. August 28, 1999. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  3. "PRO BASKETBALL; Rockets Are Sending Pippen To Trail Blazers for Six Players". New York Times. October 2, 1999. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  4. "1999–2000 N.B.A. PREVIEW; The West Is Still the Best". New York Times. October 31, 1999. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  5. "Olajuwon: Breathing Problems". Washington Post. March 23, 2000. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  6. "1999–2000 Houston Rockets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  7. "1999–2000 Houston Rockets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  8. "Brand, Francis Share Rookie-of-Year Award". Los Angeles Times. May 12, 2000. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  9. "1999–2000 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  10. "N.B.A. LAST NIGHT; Barkley Goes Out on His Terms". New York Times. April 20, 2000. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
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