2000–01 New York Knicks season

2000–01 New York Knicks season
Head coach Jeff Van Gundy
Owner(s) Cablevision
Arena Madison Square Garden
Results
Record 48–34 (.585)
Place Division: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East first round
(eliminated 2–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television MSG Network
Radio WFAN
New York Knicks seasons
< 1999–00 2001–02 >

The 2000–01 New York Knicks season was the 54th season of NBA basketball in New York City, New York.

Contents

Offseason

NBA Draft

Main article: 2000 NBA Draft

NBA Draft

Main article: 2000 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 22 Donnell Harvey F  United States Florida
2 39 Lavor Postell G  United States St. John's

Roster

Number Player Position Height Weight DOB Years Exp College
9 Rick Brunson Guard 6-4 190 6/14/1972 3 Temple University
23 Marcus Camby Forward/Center 6-11 220 3/22/1974 4 University of Massachusetts
1 Chris Childs Guard 6-3 195 11/20/1967 6 Boise State University
32 Othella Harrington Forward/Center 6-9 235 1/31/1974 4 Georgetown University
20 Allan Houston Guard 6-6 200 4/20/1971 7 University of Tennessee
31 Mark Jackson Guard 6-1 180 4/1/1965 13 St.John's University
2 Larry Johnson Forward 6-6 250 3/14/1969 9 University of Nevada Las Vegas
44 Travis Knight Center 7-0 235 9/13/1974 4 University of Connecticut
13 Luc Longley Center 7-2 265 1/19/1969 9 University of New Mexico
7 Lavor Postell Guard 6-5 215 2/26/1978 R St.John's University
41 Glen Rice Forward 6-7 215 5/28/1967 11 University of Michigan
50 Felton Spencer Center 7-0 265 1/15/1968 10 University of Louisville
8 Latrell Sprewell Guard 6-5 190 9/8/1970 8 University of Alabama
25 Erick Strickland Guard 6-3 210 11/25/1973 4 University of Nebraska
40 Kurt Thomas Forward 6-9 230 10/4/1972 5 Texas Christian University
21 Charlie Ward Guard 6-2 190 10/12/1970 6 Florida State University

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division
Team W L PCT GB
Philadelphia 76ers 56 26 .683 --
Miami Heat 50 32 .610 6
New York Knicks 48 34 .585 8
Orlando Magic 43 39 .524 13
Boston Celtics 36 46 .439 20
New Jersey Nets 26 56 .317 30
Washington Wizards 19 63 .232 37

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Knicks points Opponents Record Streak Notes
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Player stats

Player Games Played Minutes Played Minutes Played Per Game Rebounds Rebounds Per Game Assists Assists Per Game Field Goal % Free Throw % 3-Point % Points Points Per Game
Allan Houston 78 2858 36.6 283 3.6 173 2.2 .449 .909 .381 1459 18.7
Latrell Sprewell 77 3017 39.2 347 4.5 269 3.5 .430 .783 .304 1364 17.7
Glen Rice 75 2212 29.5 307 4.1 89 1.2 .440 .852 .389 899 12.0
Marcus Camby 63 2127 33.8 515 11.5 52 0.8 .524 .667 .125 759 12.0
Kurt Thomas 77 2125 27.6 723 6.7 63 0.8 .511 .814 .333 800 10.4
Larry Johnson 65 2105 32.4 363 5.6 127 2.0 .411 .797 .313 645 9.9
Charlie Ward 61 1492 24.5 159 2.6 273 4.5 .416 .800 .383 433 7.1
Othella Harrington 30 548 18.3 99 3.3 20 0.7 .554 .729 185 6.2
Mark Jackson 29 786 27.1 120 4.1 163 5.6 .411 .529 .310 170 5.9
Chris Childs 51 1309 25.7 138 2.7 236 4.6 .419 .848 .313 245 4.8
Erick Strickland 28 421 15.0 52 1.9 29 1.0 .305 .857 .340 120 4.3
Lavor Postell 26 169 6.5 25 1.0 5 0.2 .315 .815 .273 59 2.3
Felton Spencer 18 113 6.3 35 1.9 2 0.1 .600 .600 39 2.2
Luc Longley 25 301 12.0 66 2.6 7 0.3 .333 .765 49 2.0
Rick Brunson 15 66 4.4 12 0.8 7 0.5 .421 .667 .000 20 1.3
Travis Knight 45 256 5.7 53 1.2 5 0.1 .189 .500 .000 29 0.6

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

See also

References

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The Franchise
Arenas
Head Coaches
Cohalan • Lapchick • Boryla • Levane • Braun • Donovan • Gallatin • McGuire • Holzman • Reed • Holzman • H. Brown • Hill • Pitino • Jackson • MacLeod • Riley • Nelson • Van Gundy • Chaney • Williams • Wilkens • Williams • L. Brown • Thomas • D'Antoni
General Managers
Podesta • Boryla • Donovan • Holzman • Donovan • DeBusschere • Stirling • Bianchi • Checketts • Grunfeld • Layden • Thomas • Walsh  • Grunwald
D-League Affiliate
Administration
Madison Square Garden, Inc. (Owner) • James Dolan (Chairman & CEO) • Donnie Walsh (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) • Mike D'Antoni (Head Coach)
Retired Numbers
10 • 12 • 15 (McGuire) • 15 (Monroe) • 19 • 22 • 24 • 33 • 613
NBA Championships (2)
1970 • 1973
Eastern Conference
Championships
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Rivals
Culture and Lore
Media
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