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][4] and John Starks,^[5][6][7] and acquired Donyell Marshall from the Golden State Warriors in an off-season four-team trade.^{[8][9][10][11]} The team also re-signed former Jazz forward David Benoit,^[12] and former Jazz guard John Crotty.^[13]

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.^[14] They finished second in the Midwest Division with a 53–29 record,^[15] and qualified for the playoffs for the eighteenth straight season.^[16] On a more positive note, the Jazz equaled the Los Angeles Lakers' record of sixteen consecutive winning seasons above .500,^[17] 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 averaged 23.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and finished in seventh place in Most Valuable Player voting;^{[18][19][20][21]} he was also selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game in Washington, D.C., which was his final All-Star appearance.^{[22][23][24][25][26]} 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. Off the bench, Manning contributed 7.4 points per game, while Jacque Vaughn provided with 6.1 points and 3.9 assists per game, Greg Ostertag provided with 4.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, and starting center Olden Polynice averaged 5.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.^[27]

In the Western Conference First Round, the Jazz took a 2–0 series lead over the 5th-seeded Dallas Mavericks,^[28][29] 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.^{[30][31][32][33]}

Following the season, Manning signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks,^[34][35] while Vaughn signed with the Atlanta Hawks,^[36][37] and Benoit and Polynice were both released to free agency.^[38]

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

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

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

• Karl Malone, All-NBA Third Team

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