2000–01 Charlotte Hornets season
| 2000–01 Charlotte Hornets season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Paul Silas |
| General manager | Bob Bass |
| Owner | George Shinn Ray Wooldridge |
| Arena | Charlotte Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 46–36 (.561) |
| Place | Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 6th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Conference semifinals (lost to Bucks 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | |
| Radio | WBT |
The 2000–01 Charlotte Hornets season was the 13th season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Hornets acquired Jamal Mashburn, P.J. Brown and Otis Thorpe from the Miami Heat,[2][3][4] and re-signed free agent and former Hornets guard Hersey Hawkins, who played for the team from 1993 to 1995.[5][6]
The team won four of their first five games of the regular season, then lost five straight games, but then went on a six-game winning streak. The team posted two 7-game winning streaks in December, and between February and March, and held a 26–25 record at the All-Star break.[7] The Hornets finished in third place in the Central Division with a 46–36 record, earned the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, and qualified for their sixth NBA playoff appearance.[8]
Mashburn averaged 20.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, and also led the Hornets with 103 three-point field goals, while David Wesley, who moved into the shooting guard position, averaged 17.2 points, 4.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and second-year guard Baron Davis showed improvement becoming the team's starting point guard, averaging 13.8 points, 7.3 assists and 2.1 steals per game. In addition, Elden Campbell provided the team with 13.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, while Brown provided with 8.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Off the bench, Derrick Coleman averaged 8.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, while second-year forward Eddie Robinson contributed 7.4 points per game, and first-round draft pick Jamaal Magloire provided with 4.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game.[9] Coleman was replaced with Brown as the team's starting power forward, and only played just 34 games due to an irregular heartbeat and weight problems.[10][11][12]
During the NBA All-Star weekend at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., Davis was selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Sophomores team,[13][14] and also participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.[15][16] Meanwhile, Wesley participated in the NBA 2Ball Competition, along with Dawn Staley of the WNBA's Charlotte Sting.[15][17] Davis also finished in fifth place in Most Improved Player voting.[18]
In the 2001 NBA playoffs, the Hornets all wore headbands to show team unity, as they swept the 3rd-seeded Miami Heat in three straight games in the Eastern Conference First Round.[19][20][21] In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they took a 3–2 series lead over the 2nd-seeded Milwaukee Bucks,[22][23][24] but were eliminated in seven games.[25][26][27] Following the season, Coleman was traded back to his former team, the Philadelphia 76ers,[28][29][30] while Robinson signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls,[31][32] and Hawkins and Thorpe both retired.
In March, the Hornets applied with the NBA to move the team to Memphis, Tennessee for the following season, due to their decline in home-game attendance. However, they withdrew their application due to the rise of their attendance during the NBA playoffs, after sweeping the Heat in the first round, and with a capacity crowd of 22,283 in a 94–79 Game 3 home win over the Heat at the Charlotte Coliseum.[33][34][35] The Hornets home-game attendance continued to decrease, as they finished 21st in the NBA with an attendance of 615,424 at the Charlotte Coliseum during the regular season.[9][36]
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 19 | Jamaal Magloire | C | United States | Kentucky |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| 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 |
| e-Detroit Pistons | 32 | 50 | .390 | 20 | 18-23 | 14–27 | 16–12 |
| e-Cleveland Cavaliers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 22 | 20–21 | 10–31 | 11–17 |
| e-Atlanta Hawks | 25 | 57 | .305 | 27 | 18–23 | 7–34 | 9–19 |
| e-Chicago Bulls | 15 | 67 | .183 | 37 | 10–31 | 5–36 | 4–24 |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
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| 1 | c-Philadelphia 76ers | 56 | 26 | .683 | – |
| 2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 4 |
| 3 | x-Miami Heat | 50 | 32 | .610 | 6 |
| 4 | x-New York Knicks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8 |
| 5 | x-Toronto Raptors | 47 | 35 | .573 | 9 |
| 6 | x-Charlotte Hornets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 10 |
| 7 | x-Orlando Magic | 43 | 39 | .524 | 13 |
| 8 | x-Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 15 |
| 9 | e-Boston Celtics | 36 | 46 | .439 | 20 |
| 10 | e-Detroit Pistons | 32 | 50 | .390 | 24 |
| 11 | e-Cleveland Cavaliers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 26 |
| 12 | e-New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 30 |
| 13 | e-Atlanta Hawks | 25 | 57 | .305 | 31 |
| 14 | e-Washington Wizards | 19 | 63 | .232 | 37 |
| 15 | e-Chicago Bulls | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42 |
Playoffs
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First Round: 3–0 (home: 1–0; road: 2–0)
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Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
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Player statistics
Regular season
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Davis | PG | 82 | 82 | 3,192 | 408 | 598 | 170 | 36 | 1,131 | 38.9 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 2.1 | .4 | 13.8 |
| David Wesley | SG | 82 | 82 | 3,106 | 224 | 361 | 128 | 16 | 1,414 | 37.9 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 1.6 | .2 | 17.2 |
| P. J. Brown | C | 80 | 79 | 2,811 | 742 | 127 | 78 | 92 | 676 | 35.1 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 8.5 |
| Elden Campbell | PF | 78 | 78 | 2,337 | 608 | 104 | 60 | 140 | 1,022 | 30.0 | 7.8 | 1.3 | .8 | 1.8 | 13.1 |
| Jamal Mashburn | SF | 76 | 76 | 2,989 | 576 | 411 | 85 | 13 | 1,528 | 39.3 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 1.1 | .2 | 20.1 |
| Jamaal Magloire | C | 74 | 0 | 1,095 | 295 | 27 | 18 | 78 | 339 | 14.8 | 4.0 | .4 | .2 | 1.1 | 4.6 |
| Eddie Robinson | SF | 67 | 6 | 1,201 | 198 | 59 | 50 | 32 | 498 | 17.9 | 3.0 | .9 | .7 | .5 | 7.4 |
| Hersey Hawkins | SG | 59 | 0 | 681 | 80 | 72 | 33 | 9 | 183 | 11.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | .6 | .2 | 3.1 |
| Otis Thorpe | PF | 49 | 4 | 647 | 145 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 138 | 13.2 | 3.0 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 2.8 |
| Eldridge Recasner | PG | 43 | 0 | 403 | 50 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 103 | 9.4 | 1.2 | .9 | .1 | .0 | 2.4 |
| Lee Nailon | SF | 42 | 0 | 469 | 92 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 164 | 11.2 | 2.2 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 3.9 |
| Derrick Coleman | PF | 34 | 3 | 683 | 184 | 39 | 10 | 21 | 277 | 20.1 | 5.4 | 1.1 | .3 | .6 | 8.1 |
| Tim James | SF | 30 | 0 | 197 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 6.6 | 1.2 | .3 | .1 | .2 | 1.5 |
| Scott Burrell | SF | 4 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 10.3 | .8 | .3 | .8 | .0 | 4.3 |
| Terrance Roberson | SF | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Doug Overton† | PG | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7.5 | .0 | .0 | .5 | .0 | 2.0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hornets only.
Playoffs
| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Jamal Mashburn | SF | 10 | 10 | 419 | 62 | 57 | 12 | 3 | 249 | 41.9 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 1.2 | .3 | 24.9 |
| Baron Davis | PG | 10 | 10 | 397 | 44 | 58 | 28 | 5 | 178 | 39.7 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 2.8 | .5 | 17.8 |
| David Wesley | SG | 10 | 10 | 394 | 30 | 39 | 16 | 1 | 170 | 39.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 1.6 | .1 | 17.0 |
| P. J. Brown | C | 10 | 10 | 385 | 100 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 80 | 38.5 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
| Elden Campbell | PF | 10 | 10 | 287 | 79 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 121 | 28.7 | 7.9 | .7 | .5 | 1.1 | 12.1 |
| Eddie Robinson | SF | 10 | 0 | 192 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 19.2 | 3.3 | .9 | .4 | .4 | 6.9 |
| Jamaal Magloire | C | 10 | 0 | 110 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 11.0 | 2.8 | .3 | .0 | .6 | 3.9 |
| Otis Thorpe | PF | 8 | 0 | 57 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7.1 | 2.1 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
| Hersey Hawkins | SG | 6 | 0 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 1.5 | .7 | .5 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Derrick Coleman | PF | 5 | 0 | 88 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 17.6 | 5.0 | 1.2 | .8 | .4 | 5.4 |
| Scott Burrell | SF | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6.0 | 1.5 | .5 | 1.0 | .0 | 2.5 |
| Eldridge Recasner | PG | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.5 | .5 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
Awards and records
- P.J. Brown, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
- Baron Davis, longest field goal in NBA history at 89 feet distance on February 17, 2001
Transactions
- August 1, 2000
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.
- September 21, 2000
Signed Hersey Hawkins as a free agent.
- October 2, 2000
Signed Terrance Roberson as a free agent.
Waived Rodney Buford.
- December 19, 2000
Waived Terrance Roberson.
- January 26, 2001
Signed Doug Overton to a 10-day contract.
- April 10, 2001
Signed Scott Burrell to a contract for the rest of the season.
Player Transactions Citation:[37]
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