2000–01 Charlotte Hornets season

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2000–01 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coachPaul Silas
General managerBob Bass
Owner(s)George Shinn
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Results
Record46–36 (.561)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Bucks 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWBT
< 1999–00 2001–02 >

The 2000–01 NBA season was the thirteenth 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] and re-signed free agent Hersey Hawkins. The team won four of their first five games, then lost five straight, but then went on a six-game winning streak. The team posted two 7-game winning streaks in December, and between February and March. The Hornets finished the season third in the Central Division with a 46–36 record, and qualified for their sixth Playoff appearance.[3]

Mashburn led the team in scoring averaging 20.1 points per game, while David Wesley finished second on the team in scoring with 17.2 points per game, and second-year guard Baron Davis showed improvement stepping into the lineup, 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 contributed 8.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.[4] Derrick Coleman, who was replaced with Brown in the lineup at power forward, only played just 34 games due to an irregular heartbeat and weight problems.[5]

In the 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.[6] In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they took a 3–2 series lead over the 2nd-seeded Milwaukee Bucks,[7] but were eliminated three games to four.[8] Following the season, Coleman was traded back to his former team, the Philadelphia 76ers,[9] while second-year forward Eddie Robinson signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls, and Hawkins and Thorpe both retired.

The Hornets finished twenty-first in the 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[]

2000–01 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F/C 42 Brown, P. J. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1969–10–14 Louisiana Tech
F 2 Burrell, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1971–01–12 Connecticut
F/C 5 Campbell, Elden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1968–07–23 Clemson
F/C 44 Coleman, Derrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–06–21 Syracuse
G 1 Davis, Baron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1979–04–13 UCLA
G 33 Hawkins, Hersey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–09–29 Bradley
F 25 James, Tim Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1976–12–26 Miami
C 21 Magloire, Jamaal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 259 lb (117 kg) 1978–05–21 Kentucky
F 24 Mashburn, Jamal (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1972–11–29 Kentucky
F 54 Nailon, Lee Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1975–02–22 TCU
G 3 Recasner, Eldridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1967–12–14 Washington
G/F 32 Robinson, Eddie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976–04–19 Central Oklahoma
F/C 52 Thorpe, Otis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1962–08–05 Providence
G 4 Wesley, David 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–11–14 Baylor
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 10, 2001

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 10–31 5–36 4–24
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
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 Boston Celtics 36 46 .439 20
10 Detroit Pistons 32 50 .390 24
11 Cleveland Cavaliers 30 52 .366 26
12 New Jersey Nets 26 56 .317 30
13 Atlanta Hawks 25 57 .305 31
14 Washington Wizards 19 63 .232 37
15 Chicago Bulls 15 67 .183 42


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
Total: 6–4 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–3)
First Round: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 21 @ Miami W 106–80 Jamal Mashburn (28) P. J. Brown (7) Baron Davis (8) American Airlines Arena
20,085 		1–0
2 April 23 @ Miami W 102–76 Jamal Mashburn (22) P. J. Brown (8) Baron Davis (4) American Airlines Arena
16,500 		2–0
3 April 27 Miami W 94–79 Davis, Mashburn (21) P. J. Brown (12) Jamal Mashburn (8) Charlotte Coliseum
22,283 		3–0
Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 6 @ Milwaukee L 92–104 Jamal Mashburn (23) Elden Campbell (13) Baron Davis (7) Bradley Center
18,717 		0–1
2 May 8 @ Milwaukee L 90–91 David Wesley (20) P. J. Brown (11) David Wesley (7) Bradley Center
18,717 		0–2
3 May 10 Milwaukee W 102–92 Jamal Mashburn (36) P. J. Brown (16) three players tied (6) Charlotte Coliseum
17,392 		1–2
4 May 13 Milwaukee W 85–78 Jamal Mashburn (31) P. J. Brown (13) Baron Davis (7) Charlotte Coliseum
18,756 		2–2
5 May 15 @ Milwaukee W 94–86 Jamal Mashburn (24) Elden Campbell (10) Jamal Mashburn (8) Bradley Center
18,717 		3–2
6 May 17 Milwaukee L 97–104 David Wesley (27) Jamal Mashburn (9) Jamal Mashburn (7) Charlotte Coliseum
23,509 		3–3
7 May 20 @ Milwaukee L 95–104 Baron Davis (29) Elden Campbell (10) Jamal Mashburn (9) Bradley Center
18,717 		3–4
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

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[]

  • 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:[10]

References[]

  1. ^ 2000-01 Charlotte Hornets
  2. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Riley to Get Mason In the Deal For Jones". New York Times. August 1, 2000. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "2000–01 Charlotte Hornets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "2000–01 Charlotte Hornets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Coleman Activated by Hornets". AP News. December 26, 2000. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  6. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Surprising Hornets Send Heat Packing". New York Times. April 28, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  7. ^ "N.B.A.: ROUNDUP; Hornets Relaxed And Confident". New York Times. May 17, 2001. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "It's 7th heaven for Bucks". Chicago Tribune. May 21, 2001. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "PLUS: PRO BASKETBALL; Coleman Returns To the 76ers in Trade". New York Times. October 26, 2001. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "2000–01 Charlotte Hornets Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
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