2000–01 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Net Ohio · WUAB
RadioWTAM

The 2000–01 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 31st season for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Cavaliers received the eighth overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Jamal Crawford from the University of Michigan, but soon traded him to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for rookie center, and first-round draft pick Chris Mihm from the University of Texas at Austin.[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team acquired Chris Gatling and Clarence Weatherspoon from the Miami Heat in a three-team trade,[5][6][7] acquired Matt Harpring from the Orlando Magic,[8][9][10] acquired Robert Traylor from the Milwaukee Bucks,[11][12] and signed free agent Bimbo Coles.[13]

With the addition of Gatling, Weatherspoon, Harpring and Mihm, the Cavaliers got off to a strong start winning nine of their first twelve games of the regular season, on their way to a solid 15–7 start to the season. In January, the team traded Brevin Knight to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for former Ohio State University star Jim Jackson.[14][15][16] However, the Cavaliers struggled losing 23 of their next 28 games, which included a 10-game losing streak between January and February, and held a 20–27 record at the All-Star break.[17] The Cavaliers finished in sixth place in the Central Division with a disappointing 30–52 record.[18]

Second-year star Andre Miller averaged 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. In addition, Zydrunas Ilgauskas contributed 11.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, but only played just 24 games due to continuing foot injuries,[19] while Gatling provided with 11.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, Harpring contributed 11.1 points per game, and Jackson provided with 10.3 points per game in 39 games after the trade. Meanwhile, Mihm averaged 7.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, Wesley Person contributed 7.1 points per game, second-year guard Trajan Langdon contributed 6.0 points per game, Traylor averaged 5.7 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, and Coles provided with 4.9 points and 2.9 assists per game.[20]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., Miller was selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Sophomores team,[21][22] while Langdon participated in the NBA 2Ball Competition, along with Eva Nemcova of the WNBA's Cleveland Rockers.[23][24] The Cavaliers finished 16th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 650,775 at the Gund Arena during the regular season.[20][25]

Following the season, Randy Wittman was fired as head coach, while Gatling was traded back to the Miami Heat,[26][27] Jackson signed as a free agent with the Heat during the next season,[28][29] Weatherspoon signed with the New York Knicks,[30][31] and Harpring was traded along with Traylor to the Philadelphia 76ers,[32][33][34] who then sent Traylor to the Charlotte Hornets.

Offseason

Draft picks

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. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 52 Chucky Brown 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1968–02–29 NC State
G 50 Bimbo Coles Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1968–04–22 Virginia Tech
F 32 Chris Gatling 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1967–09–03 Old Dominion
G 15 Matt Harpring 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1976–05–31 Georgia Tech
F 45 Cedric Henderson Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1975–03–11 Memphis
C 11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas Injured 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1975–06–05 Lithuania
F 2 Jim Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1970–10–14 Ohio State
G 10 Anthony Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1974–10–02 College of Charleston
G 21 Trajan Langdon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976–05–13 Duke
C 4 Chris Mihm 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1979–07–16 Texas
G 24 Andre Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1976–03–19 Utah
F 30 Lamond Murray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1973–04–20 California
G 1 Wesley Person 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971–03–28 Auburn
F 54 Robert Traylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1977–02–01 Michigan
F 35 Clarence Weatherspoon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–09–08 Southern Miss
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: January 29, 2001

Regular season

Standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 5230.634–31–1021–2019–9
x-Toronto Raptors 4735.573527–1420–2118–10
x-Charlotte Hornets 4636.561628–1318–2320–8
x-Indiana Pacers 4141.5001126–1515–2615–13
e-Detroit Pistons 3250.3902018-2314–2716–12
e-Cleveland Cavaliers 3052.3662220–2110–3111–17
e-Atlanta Hawks 2557.3052718–237–349–19
e-Chicago Bulls 1567.1833710–315–364–24
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Philadelphia 76ers5626.683–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5230.6344
3 x-Miami Heat5032.6106
4 x-New York Knicks4834.5858
5 x-Toronto Raptors4735.5739
6 x-Charlotte Hornets4636.56110
7 x-Orlando Magic4339.52413
8 x-Indiana Pacers4141.50015
9 e-Boston Celtics3646.43920
10 e-Detroit Pistons3250.39024
11 e-Cleveland Cavaliers3052.36626
12 e-New Jersey Nets2656.31730
13 e-Atlanta Hawks2557.30531
14 e-Washington Wizards1963.23237
15 e-Chicago Bulls1567.18342

Game log

October

Record: 1-0; Home: 0-0; Road: 1–0

#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecord
1October 31, 2000Cleveland86-82 WNew JerseyContinental Airlines Arena 14,5051–0

November

Record: 8-5; Home: 6-1; Road: 2–4

#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecord
2November 1, 2000Sacramento102-100 W in 2OTClevelandGund Arena 17,6952–0
3November 4, 2000Boston91-89 WClevelandGund Arena 18,3923–0
4November 8, 2000Cleveland99-97 WNew YorkMadison Square Garden 19,7634–0
5November 10, 2000Cleveland88-115 LTorontoAir Canada Centre 19,8004–1
6November 11, 2000Washington86-73 WClevelandGund Arena 17,3365–1
7November 14, 2000Golden State96-86 WClevelandGund Arena 13,6916–1
8November 15, 2000Cleveland98-107 LPhiladelphiaFirst Union Center 16,3286–2
9November 17, 2000Cleveland76-89 LMilwaukeeBradley Center 13,8746–3
10November 21, 2000Detroit117-98 WClevelandGund Arena 12,6837–3
11November 22, 2000Cleveland86-67 WMiamiAmericanAirlines Arena 14,7558–3
12November 24, 2000Miami85-80 WClevelandGund Arena 20,5629–3
13November 25, 2000Cleveland98-109 LCharlotteCharlotte Coliseum 13,7919–4
14November 28, 2000Boston72-87 LClevelandGund Arena 14,8799–5

December

Record: 7-7; Home: 4-2; Road: 3–5

#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecord
15December 1, 2000Cleveland93-103 LDetroitThe Palace of Auburn Hills 15,3239–6
16December 2, 2000Philadelphia78-112 LClevelandGund Arena 20,5629–7
17December 5, 2000Charlotte71-66 WClevelandGund Arena 14,54410–7
18December 6, 2000Cleveland92-88 WChicagoUnited Center 21,39511–7
19December 9, 2000Atlanta97-90 WClevelandGund Arena 15,76612–7
20December 12, 2000Dallas92-87 WClevelandGund Arena 12,57713–7
21December 15, 2000Cleveland103-95 WIndianaConseco Fieldhouse 16,96614–7
22December 16, 2000Utah99-92 WClevelandGund Arena 18,57115–7
23December 20, 2000Cleveland77-94 LSan AntonioAlamodome 17,33615–8
24December 22, 2000Cleveland95-103 LMiamiAmericanAirlines Arena 15,85415–9
25December 23, 2000Cleveland92-111 LOrlandoTD Waterhouse Centre 14,16015–10
26December 26, 2000Cleveland110-115 L in OTCharlotteCharlotte Coliseum 14,44215–11
27December 28, 2000Milwaukee89-107 LClevelandGund Arena 18,22515–12
28December 29, 2000Cleveland97-85 WAtlantaPhilips Arena 11,68016–12

January

Record: 4-11; Home: 3-4; Road: 1–7

#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecord
29January 2, 2001Houston95-100 LClevelandGund Arena 14,03216–13
30January 3, 2001Cleveland83-88 LMilwaukeeBradley Center 13,81716–14
31January 6, 2001Philadelphia103-107 LClevelandGund Arena 20,56216–15
32January 8, 2001New Jersey92-90 WClevelandGund Arena 12,33217–15
33January 10, 2001Cleveland103-108 LSacramentoARCO Arena 17,31717–16
34January 12, 2001Cleveland98-101 LL.A. LakersSTAPLES Center 18,99717-17
35January 13, 2001Cleveland107-119 LVancouverGeneral Motors Place 12,54017–18
36January 15, 2001Cleveland107-101 WGolden StateThe Arena in Oakland 15,28918-18
37January 16, 2001Cleveland83-103 LPortlandRose Garden Arena 19,98018–19
38January 19, 2001Cleveland88-91 LDenverPepsi Center 17,05818–20
39January 22, 2001Portland84-58 WClevelandGund Arena 16,38819–20
40January 24, 2001Chicago94-86 WClevelandGund Arena 15,50320-20
41January 27, 2001Atlanta90-101 LClevelandGund Arena 20,56220–21
42January 29, 2001Cleveland89-95 LWashingtonMCI Center 12,72120–22
43January 30, 2001L.A. Lakers96-102 LClevelandGund Arena 20,05320–23

February

Record: 2–10; Home: 1–6; Road: 1–4

#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecord
44February 1, 2001Minnesota81-90 LClevelandGund Arena 13,90420–24
45February 3, 2001Detroit81-88 L in OTClevelandGund Arena 19,63520–25
46February 4, 2001Cleveland82-103 LBostonFleetCenter 14,63820–26
47February 7, 2001San Antonio89-107 LClevelandGund Arena 13,32420–27

March

Record:; Home:; Road:

#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecord

April

Record:; Home:; Road:

#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecord

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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% 3P% 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:[20]

Awards and records

Transactions

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