2000–01 Utah Jazz season

The 2000–01 NBA season was the Jazz's 27th season in the National Basketball Association, and 22nd season in Salt Lake City, Utah.^[1] After the retirement of Jeff Hornacek, the Jazz signed free agents Danny Manning,^[2][3] and John Starks,^[4][5] and acquired Donyell Marshall from the Golden State Warriors in an off-season four-team trade.^[6][7][8][9] The team also re-signed former Jazz forward David Benoit,^[10] and former Jazz guard John Crotty.^[11]

2000–01 Utah Jazz season
Head coach	Jerry Sloan
Arena	Delta Center
Results
Record	53–29 (.646)
Place	Division: 2nd (Midwest) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Mavericks 2-3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KJZZ-TV Fox Sports Net Utah
Radio	KFNZ
< 1999–00 2001–02 >

The Jazz got off to a fast start winning 16 of their first 20 games, but struggled a bit down the stretch losing 9 of their next 13 games, and held a 32–15 record at the All-Star break.^[12] They finished second in the Midwest Division with a 53–29 record,^[13] and qualified for the playoffs for the eighteenth straight season.^[14] On a more positive note, the Jazz equaled the Los Angeles Lakers' record of sixteen consecutive winning seasons above .500,^[15] set between 1976–77 and 1991–92. The Jazz were ultimately to make it nineteen consecutive winning seasons before finishing with only 26 wins in 2004–05.

Karl Malone was named to the All-NBA Third Team, averaging 23.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. He was also selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game, which was his final All-Star appearance,^{[16][17][18][19][20]} and finished in seventh place in Most Valuable Player voting.^[21] In addition, Marshall averaged 13.6 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while Bryon Russell contributed 12.0 points per game, John Stockton provided the team with 11.5 points, 8.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and Starks contributed 9.3 points per game.^[22]

In the Western Conference First Round, the Jazz took a 2–0 series lead over the 5th-seeded Dallas Mavericks,^[23][24] but would lose the next three games, thus the series, losing Game 5 by one point, 84–83 at the Delta Center, the Jazz's first round playoff loss since the 1994–95 season.^{[25][26][27][28]} Following the season, Manning signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks,^[29] while Jacque Vaughn signed with the Atlanta Hawks,^[30] and Benoit and Olden Polynice were both released to free agency.^[31]

Draft picks

Main article: 2000 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	23	DeShawn Stevenson	SG	United States
2	50	Kaniel Dickens		United States	Idaho

Roster

2000–01 Utah Jazz roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 21 Benoit, David 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–05–09 Alabama G 22 Crotty, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969–07–15 Virginia 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 F 15 Manning, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1966–05–17 Kansas F 42 Marshall, Donyell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1973–05–18 Connecticut 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 9 Starks, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–08–10 Oklahoma State G/F 2 Stevenson, DeShawn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1981–04–03 Washington Union HS (CA) 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 Jerry Sloan Assistant coach(es) Gordon Chiesa David Fredman Phil Johnson Kenny Natt Mark McKown (player development) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
z-San Antonio Spurs	58	24	.707	–	33–8	25–16	19–5
x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	5	28–13	25–16	14–10
x-Dallas Mavericks	53	29	.646	5	28–13	25–16	14–10
x-Minnesota Timberwolves	47	35	.573	11	30–11	17–24	11–13
Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	13	24–17	21–20	11–13
Denver Nuggets	40	42	.488	18	29–12	11–30	13–11
Vancouver Grizzlies	23	59	.280	35	15–26	8–33	2–22

Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-San Antonio Spurs	58	24	.707	–
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	56	26	.683	2
3	x-Sacramento Kings	55	27	.671	3
4	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	5
5	x-Dallas Mavericks	53	29	.646	5
6	x-Phoenix Suns	51	31	.622	7
7	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	8
8	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	47	35	.573	11
9	Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	13
10	Seattle SuperSonics	44	38	.537	14
11	Denver Nuggets	40	42	.488	18
12	Los Angeles Clippers	31	51	.378	27
13	Vancouver Grizzlies	23	59	.280	35
14	Golden State Warriors	17	65	.207	41

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	–	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2
Boston	3–1	–	0–4	2–1	2–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	0–4	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	3–1
Charlotte	4–0	4–0	–	3–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	1–2	2–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2
Chicago	2–2	1–2	1–3	–	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	2–1
Cleveland	2–2	1–2	2–2	3–1	–	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	3–0	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2
Dallas	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	–	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0
Denver	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	–	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–3	4–0	1–1
Detroit	4–0	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	–	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	4–0	1–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–2
Golden State	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	–	1–3	2–0	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2
Houston	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–0	3–1	–	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0
Indiana	2–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	–	2–0	1–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	2–0	4–0
L.A. Clippers	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–4	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	0–2	–	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1
L.A. Lakers	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	–	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–0
Miami	3–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	–	1–2	1–1	3–1	2–3	3–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	4–0
Milwaukee	3–1	3–1	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–1	–	0–2	4–0	1–2	4–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	–	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1
New Jersey	3–1	0–4	0–4	2–2	0–3	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	–	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–2	1–1	3–1
New York	2–2	3–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–1	2–0	2–2	–	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	4–0
Orlando	3–1	3–1	1–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	3–1	1–3	–	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Philadelphia	3–0	4–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	–	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	4–0
Phoenix	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	–	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1
Portland	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	–	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	–	2–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	–	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	–	0–2	0–4	3–1	2–0
Toronto	2–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–1	3–1	1–2	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	–	1–1	2–0	4–0
Utah	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	4–0	1–3	0–2	–	4–0	2–0
Vancouver	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	3–1	0–4	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	–	2–0
Washington	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

Playoffs

2001 playoff game log
First round: 2–3 (home: 2–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 21 Dallas W 88–86 Karl Malone (26) Bryon Russell (12) John Stockton (18) Delta Center 19,100 1–0 2 April 24 Dallas W 109–98 Karl Malone (34) Bryon Russell (8) John Stockton (9) Delta Center 19,911 2–0 3 April 28 @ Dallas L 91–94 Karl Malone (29) Karl Malone (13) John Stockton (10) Reunion Arena 18,187 2–1 4 May 1 @ Dallas L 77–107 Karl Malone (25) Donyell Marshall (9) John Stockton (9) Reunion Arena 18,300 2–2 5 May 3 Dallas L 83–84 Karl Malone (24) Karl Malone (10) John Stockton (11) Delta Center 19,911 2–3
2001 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 the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
David Benoit	49	2	9.1	.483	.385	.795	1.7	.4	.1	.1	3.6
John Crotty	31	0	8.5	.338	.571	.895	.9	1.1	.2	.0	2.1
Quincy Lewis	35	2	11.5	.407	.360	.714	1.3	.5	.3	.3	3.5
Karl Malone	81	81	35.7	.498	.400	.793	8.3	4.5	1.1	.8	23.2
Danny Manning	82	0	15.9	.494	.250	.729	2.6	1.1	.6	.4	7.4
Donyell Marshall	81	49	28.7	.503	.320	.751	7.0	1.6	1.0	1.0	13.6
Greg Ostertag	81	3	18.4	.495	.500	.556	5.1	.3	.3	1.8	4.5
Scott Padgett	27	0	4.7	.419	.556	.750	1.4	.2	.2	.1	2.1
Olden Polynice	81	79	20.0	.496	.000	.262	4.7	.4	.3	1.0	5.3
Bryon Russell	78	46	31.7	.440	.413	.779	4.2	2.1	1.2	.3	12.0
John Starks	75	64	28.3	.398	.352	.802	2.1	2.4	1.0	.1	9.3
DeShawn Stevenson	40	2	7.3	.341	.083	.684	.7	.5	.3	.1	2.2
John Stockton	82	82	29.2	.504	.462	.817	2.8	8.7	1.6	.3	11.5
Jacque Vaughn	82	0	19.8	.433	.385	.780	1.8	3.9	.6	.0	6.1

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
David Benoit	4	0	15.3	.368	.333	1.000	1.8	.5	.0	.5	5.8
John Crotty	4	0	4.8	.000		1.000	.8	.8	.3	.3	.8
Karl Malone	5	5	39.8	.405	.500	.796	8.8	3.4	1.0	.8	27.6
Danny Manning	5	0	19.2	.559	1.000	.750	2.2	.6	.6	.8	9.8
Donyell Marshall	5	5	32.0	.407	.125	.778	7.6	1.6	.4	1.0	10.4
Greg Ostertag	5	0	12.8	.364		.000	3.6	.2	.0	.4	1.6
Olden Polynice	5	5	20.0	.533	.000	.700	3.8	.2	.2	.4	7.8
Bryon Russell	5	5	42.8	.446	.455	.917	7.2	3.0	.6	.2	14.2
John Starks	3	0	12.0	.333	.250	1.000	1.0	.3	.3	.3	3.7
DeShawn Stevenson	1	0	8.0	.500			1.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0
John Stockton	5	5	37.2	.459	.000	.714	5.6	11.4	2.0	.6	9.8
Jacque Vaughn	5	0	11.4	.100	.500		.4	1.6	.0	.2	.6

Awards and records

• Karl Malone, All-NBA Third Team

Transactions

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