2000–01 Houston Rockets season

2000–01 Houston Rockets season
Head coachRudy Tomjanovich
ArenaCompaq Center
Results
Record45–37 (.549)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKTBU
Fox Sports Net Southwest
RadioKTRH

The 2000–01 Houston Rockets season was the 34th season for the Houston Rockets in the National Basketball Association, and their 30th season in Houston, Texas.[1] The Rockets received the ninth overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft, and selected center Joel Przybilla from the University of Minnesota, but soon traded him to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for center, and first-round draft pick Jason Collier out of Georgia Tech University.[2][3][4] In an effort to shore up their front line, the Rockets signed free agent Maurice Taylor during the off-season.[5][6][7]

After the retirement of All-Star forward Charles Barkley, the Rockets got off to a 13–9 start to the regular season, but then went on a six-game losing streak afterwards. The team held a 25–25 record at the All-Star break,[8] and then played above .500 basketball for the remainder of the season. However, the Rockets failed to qualify for the NBA playoffs despite finishing in fifth place in the Midwest Division with a winning record of 45–37, which was two games behind the 8th-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves.[9]

Second-year star Steve Francis averaged 19.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and also led the Rockets with 133 three-point field goals, while Cuttino Mobley averaged 19.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, and Taylor provided the team with 13.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. In addition, Hakeem Olajuwon contributed 11.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, but only played 58 games due to a blood condition in his left leg,[10][11][12] while Shandon Anderson provided with 8.7 points per game, Walt Williams contributed 8.3 points per game, and second-year forward Kenny Thomas averaged 7.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.[13]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., Francis was selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Sophomores team,[14][15] while Mobley participated in the NBA 2Ball Competition, along with Sheryl Swoopes of the WNBA's Houston Comets.[16][17]

This season also marked an end of an era as Olajuwon was traded to the Toronto Raptors following the season, after seventeen seasons with the Rockets.[18][19][20] Also following the season, Anderson was traded to the New York Knicks,[21][22][23] while Carlos Rogers signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers,[24][25] and three-point specialist Matt Bullard signed with the Charlotte Hornets.[26][27]

Draft picks

Main article: 2000 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 9 Joel Przybilla C  United States Minnesota
2 38 Eduardo Nájera PF/SF  Mexico Oklahoma

Roster

2000-01 Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G/F 40 Shandon Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1973–12–31 Georgia
F 50 Matt Bullard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–06–05 Iowa
F/C 13 Kelvin Cato 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1974–08–26 Iowa State
C 52 Jason Collier  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1977–09–08 Georgia Tech
G 20 Sean Colson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1975–07–01 Charlotte
G 3 Steve Francis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1977–02–21 Maryland
F 14 Dan Langhi 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977–11–28 Vanderbilt
G/F 5 Cuttino Mobley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975–09–01 Rhode Island
G 12 Moochie Norris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1973–07–27 West Florida
C 34 Hakeem Olajuwon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1963–01–21 Houston
F/C 6 Carlos Rogers 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1971–02–06 Tennessee State
F/C 2 Maurice Taylor  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1976–10–30 Michigan
F 21 Kenny Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 261 lb (118 kg) 1977–07–25 New Mexico
F 42 Walt Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1970–04–16 Maryland
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 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
e-Houston Rockets 45 37 .549 13 24–17 21–20 11–13
e-Denver Nuggets 40 42 .488 18 29–12 11–30 13–11
e-Vancouver Grizzlies 23 59 .280 35 15–26 8–33 2–22
Western Conference
# 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 e-Houston Rockets 45 37 .549 13
10 e-Seattle SuperSonics 44 38 .537 14
11 e-Denver Nuggets 40 42 .488 18
12 e-Los Angeles Clippers 31 51 .378 27
13 e-Vancouver Grizzlies 23 59 .280 35
14 e-Golden State Warriors 17 65 .207 41
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

2000–01 game log
Total: 45–37 (Home: 24–17; Road: 21–20)
October: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
November: 9–6 (home: 6–1; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 November 2 Milwaukee W 115–93 Compaq Center 1–1
5 November 7 L.A. Lakers W 84–74 Compaq Center 2–3
8 November 12 @ L.A. Lakers L 99–105 Staples Center 3–5
10 November 16 Charlotte W 84–80 Compaq Center 5–5
15 November 28 Sacramento L 81–88 Compaq Center 8–7
December: 5–8 (home: 1–6; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 December 5 Dallas W 109–102 Compaq Center 10–8
19 December 8 @ Sacramento L 98–111 ARCO Arena 10–9
24 December 19 San Antonio L 79–86 Compaq Center 13–11
25 December 21 L.A. Lakers L 94–99 Compaq Center 13–12
27 December 26 @ San Antonio L 95–103 Alamodome 13–14
29 December 30 @ Dallas W 114–99 Reunion Arena 14–15
January: 8–8 (home: 3–4; road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
34 January 9 @ Toronto W 110–91 Air Canada Centre 17–17
36 January 13 Sacramento L 81–88 Compaq Center 18–18
38 January 16 Toronto W 114–99 Compaq Center 19–19
40 January 19 @ L.A. Lakers L 101–114 Staples Center 20–20
42 January 24 Philadelphia L 84–85 (OT) Compaq Center 20–22
44 January 27 @ Charlotte W 110–97 Charlotte Coliseum 22–22
February: 9–4 (home: 5–2; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
47 February 3 @ San Antonio L 88–90 Alamodome 22–25
49 February 7 @ Philadelphia W 112–87 First Union Center 24–25
March: 9–6 (home: 6–1; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
59 March 1 @ Milwaukee W 108–91 Bradley Center 32–27
60 March 3 @ Dallas L 95–100 Reunion Arena 32–28
67 March 17 San Antonio W 103–99 Compaq Center 38–29
68 March 20 @ Sacramento L 109–125 ARCO Arena 38–30
April: 5–4 (home: 3–2; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
75 April 3 Dallas L 97–109 Compaq Center 40–35
2000–01 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

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shandon Anderson 82 82 29.2 .446 .271 .734 4.1 2.3 1.0 .5 8.7
Matt Bullard 61 5 16.4 .423 .404 .714 2.1 .7 .2 .1 5.8
Kelvin Cato 35 13 17.8 .577 .649 4.0 .3 .4 .9 4.7
Jason Collier 23 0 9.7 .380 .000 .708 1.6 .3 .1 .1 3.1
Sean Colson† 10 0 3.0 .316 .250 .500 .3 .7 .1 .0 1.5
Steve Francis 80 79 39.9 .451 .396 .817 6.9 6.5 1.8 .4 19.9
Dan Langhi 33 0 7.3 .374 .000 .552 1.2 .1 .2 .0 2.7
Anthony Miller† 1 0 3.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Cuttino Mobley 79 49 38.0 .434 .357 .831 5.0 2.5 1.1 .3 19.5
Moochie Norris 82 6 20.2 .446 .281 .778 2.4 3.5 .8 .0 6.6
Hakeem Olajuwon 58 55 26.6 .498 .000 .621 7.4 1.2 1.2 1.5 11.9
Carlos Rogers 39 0 13.9 .682 .000 .558 3.6 .2 .3 .5 4.6
Maurice Taylor 69 69 28.6 .489 .000 .735 5.5 1.5 .4 .6 13.0
Kenny Thomas 74 21 24.6 .443 .272 .722 5.6 1.0 .5 .6 7.1
Walt Williams 72 31 22.0 .394 .395 .770 3.4 1.3 .4 .4 8.3

Player Statistics Citation:[13]

Transactions

Main article: List of 2000–01 NBA season transactions

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