2000–01 Charlotte Hornets season

2000–01 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coach Paul Silas
Owner(s) George Shinn
Arena Charlotte Coliseum
Results
Record 46–36 (.561)
Place Division: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 3–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television SportSouth, WJZY
Radio WBT

The 2000–01 Charlotte Hornets season was Charlotte's thirteenth season in the National Basketball Association.[1] With the acquastions of Jamal Mashburn and P.J. Brown from the Miami Heat, the Hornets finished the season with a 46–36 record (third in the Central Division), and qualified for their sixth Playoff appearance. The Hornets swept the third-seeded Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference First Round, but were eliminated by the Milwaukee Bucks three games to four in the Conference Semifinals. The Hornets finished twenty-first in NBA in attendance for the season.

Draft picks

Main article: 2000 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 19 Jamaal Magloire C  United States Kentucky

Roster

Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PF 42 United States Brown, P.J. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Louisiana Tech
SF 2 United States Burrell, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Connecticut
C 5 United States Campbell, Elden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Clemson
PF 44 United States Coleman, Derrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Syracuse
PG 1 United States Davis, Baron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) UCLA
SG 33 United States Hawkins, Hersey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Bradley
SF 25 United States James, Tim 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Miami
C 21 Canada Magloire, Jamaal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 259 lb (117 kg) Kentucky
SF 24 United States Mashburn, Jamal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Kentucky
SF 54 United States Nailon, Lee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Texas Christian
PG 9 United States Overton, Doug 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle
SG 3 United States Recasner, Eldridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Washington
SF 32 United States Robinson, Eddie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Central Oklahoma
PF 52 United States Thorpe, Otis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Providence
SG 4 United States Wesley, David 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Baylor
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 52 30 .634 – 31–10 21–20 19–9
x-Toronto Raptors 47 35 .573 5 27–14 20–21 18–10
x-Charlotte Hornets 46 36 .561 6 28–13 18–23 20–8
x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 11 26–15 15–26 15–13
Detroit Pistons 32 50 .390 20 18–23 14–27 16–12
Cleveland Cavaliers 30 52 .366 22 20–21 10–31 11–17
Atlanta Hawks 25 57 .305 27 18–23 7–34 9–19
Chicago Bulls 15 67 .183 37 12–29 7–34 4–24

Template:2000-01 NBA East standings

Playoffs

East First Round

(3) Miami Heat vs. (6) Charlotte Hornets Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Heat and Hornets.

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(MIA-CHA)

 Venue TV Time Recap TV Commentators
1 April 21 Charlotte 106 Miami 80 0–1 American Airlines Arena, Miami TNT 8:30et Dick Stockton & Hubie Brown
2 April 23 Charlotte 102 Miami 76 0–2 American Airlines Arena, Miami TNT 7:00et Dick Stockton & Hubie Brown
3 April 27 Miami 79 Charlotte 94 0–3 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte TNT 8:30et Dick Stockton & Hubie Brown
Charlotte wins series 3–0

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (6) Charlotte Hornets Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Bucks and Hornets.

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(MIL-CHA)

 Venue TV Time Recap TV Commentators
1 May 6 Charlotte 92 Milwaukee 104 1-0 Bradley Center, Milwaukee NBC 12:30et Bob Costas & Matt Guokas
2 May 8 Charlotte 90 Milwaukee 91 2-0 Bradley Center, Milwaukee TBS 8:00et Marv Albert & Mike Fratello
3 May 10 Milwaukee 92 Charlotte 102 2-1 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte TNT 8:00et Marv Albert & Mike Fratello
4 May 13 Milwaukee 78 Charlotte 85 2–2 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte NBC 12:30et Bob Costas, Matt Guokas & Steve Jones
5 May 15 Charlotte 94 Milwaukee 86 2–3 Bradley Center, Milwaukee TBS 8:00et Marv Albert & Mike Fratello
6 May 17 Milwaukee 104 Charlotte 97 3–3 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte TNT 8:00et Marv Albert & Mike Fratello
7 May 20 Charlotte 95 Milwaukee 104 4-3 Bradley Center, Milwaukee NBC 3:00et Bob Costas, Matt Guokas & Steve Jones
Milwaukee wins series 4–3

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
P.J. Brown 80 79 35.1 .444 .000 .852 9.3 1.6 1.0 1.2 8.5
Scott Burrell 4 0 10.3 .467 .333 .250 0.8 0.3 0.8 0.0 4.3
Elden Campbell 78 78 30.0 .440 .000 .709 7.8 1.3 0.8 1.8 13.1
Derrick Coleman 34 3 20.1 .380 .392 .685 5.4 1.1 0.3 0.6 8.1
Baron Davis 82 82 38.9 .427 .310 .677 5.0 7.3 2.1 0.4 13.8
Hersey Hawkins 59 0 11.5 .409 .370 .857 1.4 1.2 0.6 0.2 3.1
Tim James 30 0 6.6 .308 .333 .857 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.5
Jamaal Magloire 74 0 14.8 .450 .000 .655 4.0 0.4 0.2 1.1 4.6
Jamal Mashburn 76 76 39.3 .413 .356 .766 7.6 5.4 1.1 0.2 20.1
Lee Nailon 42 0 11.2 .485 .000 .744 2.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 3.9
Doug Overton 2 0 7.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 2.0
Eldridge Recasner 43 0 9.4 .333 .333 .778 12 09 0.1 0.0 2.4
Terrance Roberson 3 0 4.3 .000 .000 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Eddie Robinson 67 6 17.9 .531 .500 .727 3.0 0.9 0.7 0.5 7.4
Otis Thorpe 49 4 13.2 .450 .833 3.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 2.8
David Wesley 82 82 37.9 .422 .376 .799 2.7 4.4 1.6 0.2 17.2

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
P.J. Brown 10 10 38.5 .418 .828 10.0 1.1 1.2 1.4 8.0
Scott Burrell 2 0 6.0 .667 .000 .500 1.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 2.5
Elden Campbell 10 10 28.7 .396 .755 7.9 0.7 0.5 1.1 12.1
Derrick Coleman 5 0 17.6 .265 .250 .778 5.0 1.2 0.8 0.4 5.4
Baron Davis 10 10 39.7 .480 .400 .714 4.4 5.8 2.8 0.5 17.8
Hersey Hawkins 6 0 8.3 .375 .250 .714 1.5 0.7 0.5 0.0 2.0
Jamaal Magloire 10 0 11.0 .571 .304 2.8 0.3 0.0 0.6 3.9
Jamal Mashburn 10 10 41.9 .404 .333 .841 6.2 5.7 1.2 0.3 24.9
Eldridge Recasner 2 0 4.5 .000 .750 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
Eddie Robinson 10 0 19.2 .517 .333 1.000 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.4 6.9
Otis Thorpe 8 0 7.1 .222 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
David Wesley 10 10 39.4 .470 .394 .756 3.0 3.9 1.6 0.1 17.0

Awards and records

P.J. Brown, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Transactions

Traded Ricky Davis, Dale Ellis, Eddie Jones and Anthony Mason to the Miami Heat for P.J. Brown, Rodney Buford, Tim James, Jamal Mashburn and Otis Thorpe.

Signed Hersey Hawkins as a free agent.

Signed Terrance Roberson as a free agent.

Waived Rodney Buford.

Waived Terrance Roberson.

Signed Doug Overton to a 10-day contract.

Signed Scott Burrell to a contract for the rest of the season.

References

  1. ↑ 2000-01 Charlotte Hornets
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