2000–01 Washington Wizards season

2000–01 Washington Wizards season
Head coach	Leonard Hamilton
Arena	MCI Center
Results
Record	19–63 (.232)
Place	Division: 7th (Atlantic) Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2000-01 NBA season was the Wizards' 40th season in the NBA. Washington hosted the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. Under new head coach Leonard Hamilton, the Wizards continued to struggled as people scoffed that their best player Michael Jordan was sitting up in the owner's box. Juwan Howard, who grown disgruntled with all the team failures was traded at midseason to the Dallas Mavericks for Christian Laettner, Hubert Davis, and rookies Etan Thomas and Courtney Alexander. However, Thomas was injured and did not play until next season.

The Wizards finished last place in the Atlantic Division with a dreadful 19-63 record. Richard Hamilton led them in scoring averaging 18.1 points per game. Following the season, Mitch Richmond signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2000 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	35	Mike Smith	SF	United States	Louisiana-Monroe

Roster

Washington Wizards roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 4 Alexander, Courtney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fresno State G 24 Davis, Hubert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183 lb (83 kg) North Carolina G/F 32 Hamilton, Richard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Connecticut F 50 Jones, Popeye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Murray State F/C 44 Laettner, Christian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Duke F 8 Nesby, Tyrone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UNLV G 3 Profit, Laron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Maryland G 2 Richmond, Mitch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Kansas State F 34 Smith, Michael 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Providence F 40 Smith, Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Louisiana–Monroe F/C -- Thomas, Etan  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Syracuse G 22 Vanterpool, David 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) St. Bonaventure F 35 Vaught, Loy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Michigan F/C 55 White, Jahidi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Georgetown G 12 Whitney, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Clemson	Head coach Leonard Hamilton (Tennessee-Martin) Assistant coach(es) Johnny Bach (Fordham) Larry Drew (Missouri) Stan Jones (Memphis) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Roster Notes

• Forward Etan Thomas missed the entire season due to an injury.

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers	56	26	.683	–	29–12	27–14	18–6
x-Miami Heat	50	32	.610	6	29–12	21–20	15–10
x-New York Knicks	48	34	.585	8	30–11	18–23	16–9
x-Orlando Magic	43	39	.524	13	26–15	17–24	14–10
Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	20	20–21	16–25	11–13
New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	30	18–23	8–33	8–16
Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	37	12–29	7–34	3–21

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

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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

Awards and records

• Courtney Alexander, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

See also

• 2000-01 NBA season