The 2000–01 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 34th season in the

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, and 25th season in

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. Despite finishing with a 31–51 record the previous season, the Nets won the

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, and selected power forward

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from the

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with the first overall pick in the

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, and signed free agents Aaron Williams, and rookie shooting guard

Stephen Jackson Stephen Jesse Jackson (born April 5, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors, Mi ...

during the off-season. Under new head coach, retired

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guard

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, the Nets got off to a 6–4 start to the regular season, but then lost nine consecutive games while losing 17 of their next 20 games. The team dealt with injuries as

Keith Van Horn Keith Adam Van Horn (born October 23, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. A forward, Van Horn played for five teams in a National Basketball Association (NBA) career that spanned from 1997 to 2006. Van Horn finished his ...

only played just 49 games due to a leg injury, while

Kendall Gill Kendall Cedric Gill (born May 25, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who now works as a television basketball analyst. Throughout his NBA career he was known as “Cold World” for his ice cold demeanor on the court. Ear ...

only appeared in just 31 games due to tendinitis in his right knee, and

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missed the entire season due to a knee injury. The Nets lost their final six games of the season, finishing in sixth place in the Atlantic Division with a 26–56 record.

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averaged 23.9 points and 7.6 assists per game, and was selected for the

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, while Van Horn averaged 17.0 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, and Martin provided the team with 12.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, and was named to the

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, and also finished in second place in Rookie of the Year voting. In addition, sixth man

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contributed 10.9 points per game off the bench, while Williams provided with 10.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game also off the bench,

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contributed 9.4 points per game, Gill averaged 9.1 points and 1.5 steals per game, and Jackson contributed 8.2 points per game. Following the season, Marbury was traded along with Newman to the

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, while Gill signed with the

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, Jackson signed with the

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, and

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retired. For the season, the Nets slightly changed their grey alternate road uniforms, which remained in use until 2005.

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

;Roster notes * Shooting guard

was on the

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due to a knee injury, and missed the entire regular season.

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Player statistics

Regular season

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, 67 , 67 , 38.2 , .441 , .328 , .790 , 3.1 , 7.6 , 1.2 , 0.1 , 23.9 , - ,

, 49 , 47 , 35.4 , .435 , .382 , .806 , 7.1 , 1.7 , 0.8 , 0.4 , 17.0 , - ,

, 68 , 68 , 33.4 , .445 , .091 , .630 , 7.4 , 1.9 , 1.1 , 1.7 , 12.0 , - ,

, 82 , 17 , 25.0 , .419 , .335 , .855 , 2.1 , 1.4 , 0.8 , 0.1 , 10.9 , - , Aaron Williams , 82 , 25 , 28.5 , .457 , .000 , .787 , 7.2 , 1.1 , 0.7 , 1.4 , 10.2 , - ,

, 73 , 50 , 28.4 , .425 , .348 , .770 , 3.9 , 1.8 , 1.0 , 0.2 , 9.4 , - ,

, 31 , 26 , 28.8 , .331 , .286 , .722 , 4.2 , 2.8 , 1.5 , 0.2 , 9.1 , - ,

, 77 , 40 , 21.6 , .425 , .335 , .719 , 2.7 , 1.8 , 1.1 , 0.2 , 8.2 , - ,

Doug Overton Douglas M. Overton (born August 3, 1969) is an American retired professional basketball player and coach. Playing career Prior to his NBA career, Overton spent a season with the Illawarra Hawks of the Australian NBL. He credits his experience ...

, 12 , 9 , 26.3 , .376 , .313 , .600 , 2.0 , 4.4 , 0.3 , 0.0 , 6.9 , - ,

Mark Strickland Mark Strickland (born July 14, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who had a career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1995 to 2002 and was the head coach of the Oshawa Power of the National Bask ...

, 9 , 0 , 22.4 , .389 , 1.000 , .727 , 4.6 , 0.8 , 0.4 , 0.3 , 5.7 , - ,

, 59 , 7 , 18.5 , .403 , .200 , .748 , 1.3 , 2.4 , 0.6 , 0.1 , 5.7 , - ,

Eddie Gill Edward Gill III (born August 16, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. Gill was born played college basketball at the College of Eastern Utah, Salt Lake Community College, and Weber State University. With the Weber State W ...

, 8 , 0 , 19.0 , .390 , .333 , .800 , 1.1 , 3.0 , 0.5 , 0.1 , 4.9 , - , Jamie Feick , 6 , 0 , 24.8 , .348 , , .500 , 9.3 , 0.8 , 1.3 , 0.5 , 3.7 , - ,

Evan Eschmeyer Evan Bruce Eschmeyer (born May 30, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the second round (34th pick overall) of the 1999 NBA draft. He spent six years on the Northwestern Universi ...

, 74 , 51 , 18.0 , .460 , , .657 , 4.9 , 0.5 , 0.6 , 0.8 , 3.4 , - , Vladimir Stepania , 29 , 0 , 9.7 , .318 , .250 , .735 , 3.8 , 0.6 , 0.3 , 0.4 , 2.8 , - ,

Jamel Thomas Jamel Thomas (born July 19, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a guard/forward. Thomas was born in Brooklyn, New York. He played collegiately for Providenc ...

, 5 , 0 , 11.2 , .316 , .333 , , 1.8 , 0.0 , 0.6 , 0.0 , 2.6 , - ,

Jim McIlvaine James Michael McIlvaine (born July 30, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who spent seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Washington Bullets, Seattle SuperSonics, and New Jersey Nets. The ...

, 18 , 3 , 10.7 , .357 , , .667 , 1.9 , 0.2 , 0.4 , 0.8 , 1.6 , - ,

Soumaila Samake Soumaila Samake (born March 18, 1978) is a Malian former professional basketball player. A 7'0" tall center, he was drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the second round of the 2000 NBA draft, and played for the Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers. H ...

, 34 , 0 , 6.6 , .375 , , .417 , 1.6 , 0.0 , 0.1 , 0.4 , 1.4 , - ,

Kevin Ollie Kevin Jermaine Ollie (born December 27, 1972) is an American basketball coach and former player who most recently was the interim head coach for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the former head coach of the ...

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Awards and records

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1st Team

References

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20th century in East Rutherford, New Jersey 21st century in East Rutherford, New Jersey Meadowlands Sports Complex

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Player statistics

Regular season

Awards and records

See also

References