2000–01 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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2000–01 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachRandy Wittman
ArenaGund Arena
Results
Record30–52 (.366)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Central)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Net Ohio · WUAB
RadioWTAM
< 1999–00 2001–02 >

The 2000–01 NBA season was the 31st season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] The Cavaliers had the eighth pick in the 2000 NBA draft, and selected Jamal Crawford from the University of Michigan, but soon traded him to the Chicago Bulls for top draft pick Chris Mihm.[2] During the off-season, the team acquired Chris Gatling and Clarence Weatherspoon from the Miami Heat, Matt Harpring from the Orlando Magic, and Robert Traylor from the Milwaukee Bucks, while signing free agent Bimbo Coles. The Cavaliers got off to a strong start winning nine of their first twelve games, on their way to a solid 15–7 start. In January, they traded Brevin Knight to the Atlanta Hawks for former Ohio State star Jim Jackson.[3] However, they would struggle and lose 23 of their next 28 games, including a ten-game losing streak between January and February, finishing 6th in the Central Division with a disappointing 30–52 record.[4]

Second-year star Andre Miller led the team with 15.8 points, 8.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while Lamond Murray averaged 12.8 points per game, and Weatherspoon provided the team with 11.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. Zydrunas Ilgauskas averaged 11.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, but only played just 24 games due to continuing foot injuries,[5] while Gatling provided with 11.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game off the bench, Harpring contributed 11.1 points per game, and Mihm averaged 7.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[6]

Following the season, Randy Wittman was fired as head coach, while Gatling was traded back to the Miami Heat, Jackson signed as a free agent with the Heat, Weatherspoon signed with the New York Knicks, and Harpring was traded along with Traylor to the Philadelphia 76ers, who then sent Traylor to the Charlotte Hornets.

Key Dates:

Offseason[]

Free Agents[]

Trades[]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2000 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 8 Jamal Crawford Guard  United States Michigan

Roster[]

2000–01 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 52 Brown, Chucky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1968–02–29 North Carolina State
G 50 Coles, Bimbo Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968–04–22 Virginia Tech
F 32 Gatling, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1967–09–03 Old Dominion
G 15 Harpring, Matt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1976–05–31 Georgia Tech
F 45 Henderson, Cedric Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1975–03–11 Memphis
C 11 Ilgauskas, Zydrunas Injured 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1975–06–05 Lithuania
F 2 Jackson, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1970–10–14 Ohio State
G 10 Johnson, Anthony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1974–10–02 College of Charleston
G 21 Langdon, Trajan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976–05–13 Duke
C 4 Mihm, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1979–07–16 Texas
G 24 Miller, Andre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1976–03–19 Utah
F 30 Murray, Lamond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1973–04–20 California
G 1 Person, Wesley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971–03–28 Auburn
F 54 Traylor, Robert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1977–02–01 Michigan
F 35 Weatherspoon, Clarence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–09–08 Southern Miss
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 29, 2001

Regular 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[]

October[]

Record: 1-0 ; Home: 0-0 ; Road: 1-0

# Date Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record
1 October 31, 2000 Cleveland 86-82 W New Jersey Continental Airlines Arena 14,505 1-0

November[]

Record: 8-5 ; Home: 6-1 ; Road: 2-4

# Date Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record
2 November 1, 2000 Sacramento 102-100 W in 2OT Cleveland Gund Arena 17,695 2-0
3 November 4, 2000 Boston 91-89 W Cleveland Gund Arena 18,392 3-0
4 November 8, 2000 Cleveland 99-97 W New York Madison Square Garden 19,763 4-0
5 November 10, 2000 Cleveland 88-115 L Toronto Air Canada Centre 19,800 4-1
6 November 11, 2000 Washington 86-73 W Cleveland Gund Arena 17,336 5-1
7 November 14, 2000 Golden State 96-86 W Cleveland Gund Arena 13,691 6-1
8 November 15, 2000 Cleveland 98-107 L Philadelphia First Union Center 16,328 6-2
9 November 17, 2000 Cleveland 76-89 L Milwaukee Bradley Center 13,874 6-3
10 November 21, 2000 Detroit 117-98 W Cleveland Gund Arena 12,683 7-3
11 November 22, 2000 Cleveland 86-67 W Miami AmericanAirlines Arena 14,755 8-3
12 November 24, 2000 Miami 85-80 W Cleveland Gund Arena 20,562 9-3
13 November 25, 2000 Cleveland 98-109 L Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum 13,791 9-4
14 November 28, 2000 Boston 72-87 L Cleveland Gund Arena 14,879 9-5

December[]

Record: 7-7 ; Home: 4-2 ; Road: 3-5

# Date Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record
15 December 1, 2000 Cleveland 93-103 L Detroit The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,323 9-6
16 December 2, 2000 Philadelphia 78-112 L Cleveland Gund Arena 20,562 9-7
17 December 5, 2000 Charlotte 71-66 W Cleveland Gund Arena 14,544 10-7
18 December 6, 2000 Cleveland 92-88 W Chicago United Center 21,395 11-7
19 December 9, 2000 Atlanta 97-90 W Cleveland Gund Arena 15,766 12-7
20 December 12, 2000 Dallas 92-87 W Cleveland Gund Arena 12,577 13-7
21 December 15, 2000 Cleveland 103-95 W Indiana Conseco Fieldhouse 16,966 14-7
22 December 16, 2000 Utah 99-92 W Cleveland Gund Arena 18,571 15-7
23 December 20, 2000 Cleveland 77-94 L San Antonio Alamodome 17,336 15-8
24 December 22, 2000 Cleveland 95-103 L Miami AmericanAirlines Arena 15,854 15-9
25 December 23, 2000 Cleveland 92-111 L Orlando TD Waterhouse Centre 14,160 15-10
26 December 26, 2000 Cleveland 110-115 L in OT Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum 14,442 15-11
27 December 28, 2000 Milwaukee 89-107 L Cleveland Gund Arena 18,225 15-12
28 December 29, 2000 Cleveland 97-85 W Atlanta Philips Arena 11,680 16-12

January[]

Record: 4-11 ; Home: 3-4 ; Road: 1-7

# Date Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record
29 January 2, 2001 Houston 95-100 L Cleveland Gund Arena 14,032 16-13
30 January 3, 2001 Cleveland 83-88 L Milwaukee Bradley Center 13,817 16-14
31 January 6, 2001 Philadelphia 103-107 L Cleveland Gund Arena 20,562 16-15
32 January 8, 2001 New Jersey 92-90 W Cleveland Gund Arena 12,332 17-15
33 January 10, 2001 Cleveland 103-108 L Sacramento ARCO Arena 17,317 17-16
34 January 12, 2001 Cleveland 98-101 L L.A. Lakers STAPLES Center 18,997 17-17
35 January 13, 2001 Cleveland 107-119 L Vancouver General Motors Place 12,540 17-18
36 January 15, 2001 Cleveland 107-101 W Golden State The Arena in Oakland 15,289 18-18
37 January 16, 2001 Cleveland 83-103 L Portland Rose Garden Arena 19,980 18-19
38 January 19, 2001 Cleveland 88-91 L Denver Pepsi Center 17,058 18-20
39 January 22, 2001 Portland 84-58 W Cleveland Gund Arena 16,388 19-20
40 January 24, 2001 Chicago 94-86 W Cleveland Gund Arena 15,503 20-20
41 January 27, 2001 Atlanta 90-101 L Cleveland Gund Arena 20,562 20-21
42 January 29, 2001 Cleveland 89-95 L Washington MCI Center 12,721 20-22
43 January 30, 2001 L.A. Lakers 96-102 L Cleveland Gund Arena 20,053 20-23

February[]

Record: 2-10; Home: 1-6; Road: 1-4

# Date Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record
44 February 1, 2001 Minnesota 81-90 L Cleveland Gund Arena 13,904 20-24
45 February 3, 2001 Detroit 81-88 L in OT Cleveland Gund Arena 19,635 20-25
46 February 4, 2001 Cleveland 82-103 L Boston FleetCenter 14,638 20-26
47 February 7, 2001 San Antonio 89-107 L Cleveland Gund Arena 13,324 20-27

March[]

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

# Date Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record

April[]

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

# Date Visitor Score Home Location/Attendance Record

Player stats[]

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

Regular season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Andre Miller 82 82 34.7 45.2 26.6 83.3 4.4 8.0 1.5 0.3 15.8
Lamond Murray 78 46 28.5 42.3 37.0 73.5 4.4 1.6 1.1 0.3 12.8
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 24 24 25.7 48.7 0.0 67.9 6.7 0.8 0.6 1.5 11.7
Chris Gatling 74 6 22.6 44.9 30.4 68.4 5.3 0.8 0.7 0.4 11.4
Clarence Weatherspoon 82 82 33.8 50.1 0.0 79.0 9.7 1.3 1.0 1.3 11.3
Matt Harpring 56 55 28.8 45.4 25.0 81.2 4.3 1.8 0.8 0.3 11.1
Jim Jackson 39 26 29.2 39.0 23.8 78.6 3.7 2.9 0.9 0.2 10.3
Chris Mihm 59 43 19.8 44.2 0.0 79.4 4.7 0.3 0.3 0.9 7.6
Wesley Person 44 22 21.8 43.8 40.5 80.0 3.0 1.5 0.6 0.3 7.1
Trajan Langdon 65 5 17.2 43.1 41.1 89.5 1.4 1.2 0.6 0.1 6.0
Robert Traylor 70 7 17.3 49.7 0.0 56.7 4.3 0.9 0.7 1.1 5.7
Bimbo Coles 47 0 17.1 38.1 12.5 85.7 1.0 2.9 0.6 0.1 4.9
Cedric Henderson 55 10 17.5 38.9 12.5 65.2 1.6 1.4 0.5 0.4 4.3
Chucky Brown 20 2 13.3 41.3 0.0 66.7 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 3.9
Anthony Johnson 28 0 8.3 33.3 50.0 68.8 0.8 1.6 0.2 0.0 2.4
J.R. Reid 6 0 6.5 40.0 0.0 75.0 1.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 1.7
Brevin Knight 6 0 15.5 13.3 0.0 83.3 1.2 4.2 1.0 0.2 1.5
Etdrick Bohannon 6 0 3.2 50.0 0.0 100.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3
Michael Hawkins 10 0 7.6 33.3 50.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.8
Larry Robinson 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[6]

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Records[]

Milestones[]

All-Star[]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

Free Agents[]

Development League[]

References[]

  1. ^ 2000-01 Cleveland Cavaliers
  2. ^ "Clippers Go to High School and Select Miles". New York Times. June 29, 2000. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Cavaliers Send Knight to Hawks for Jackson, 2 Others". Washington Post. January 3, 2001. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "2000–01 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ilgauskas sidelined again by foot problem". UPI Archives. December 26, 2000. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "2000–01 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
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