2000–01 New York Knicks season

The 2000–01 NBA season was the 54th season of the National Basketball Association in New York City, New York.[1] During the offseason, the Knicks acquired All-Star forward Glen Rice from the Los Angeles Lakers and Luc Longley from the Phoenix Suns. In their first season without Patrick Ewing, the Knicks remained a perennial playoff contender. At midseason, the team traded Chris Childs to the Toronto Raptors for former Knicks guard Mark Jackson and Muggsy Bogues, who never played for the Knicks due to a knee injury. The Knicks finished third in the Atlantic Division with a 48–34 record, earning the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference. Allan Houston and Latrell Sprewell were both selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. However, in the playoffs, the Knicks failed to advance to the semifinals for the first time in ten years, as they were beaten by the 5th-seeded Raptors in five games after taking a 2–1 series lead.[2]

2000–01 New York Knicks season
Head coachJeff Van Gundy
General managerScott Layden
OwnersCablevision
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Raptors 2–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionMSG Network
RadioWFAN

It would be Rice's only season in New York as he was traded to the Houston Rockets following the season. Also following the season, due to lingering injuries, Longley, Bogues and Larry Johnson all retired.

The Knicks would not return to the playoffs until 2004.

Offseason

After 15 years with the New York Knicks, due to chronological age and injuries, Patrick Ewing parted ways with the organization on September 20, 2000 in a 4-team trade which involves the Seattle SuperSonics, the Phoenix Suns, and the Los Angeles Lakers. In the deal, the Knicks acquire Travis Knight, Glen Rice, and a 2001 1st round draft pick (#27, traded to Vancouver) from the Lakers, Luc Longley from the Phoenix Suns, Lazaro Borrell, Vernon Maxwell, Vladimir Stepania, two 2001 2nd round picks (#s 39 and 43; neither player selected ever played in the NBA), and a 2002 1st round pick (#20, traded to Toronto) from Seattle. During regular season, the Knicks later traded Erick Strickland, a 2001 1st and 2nd round draft picks to the Vancouver Grizzlies for Othella Harrington. And then Chris Childs and a 2002 1st round pick to the Toronto Raptors for Muggsy Bogues and Mark Jackson.

NBA Draft
Main article: 2000 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 22 Donnell Harvey PF  United States Florida
2 39 Lavor Postell SG  United States St. John's

Roster
Roster listing
New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G — Bogues, Muggsy  (IN) 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 136 lb (62 kg) Wake Forest
G 9 Brunson, Rick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Temple
F/C 23 Camby, Marcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Massachusetts
F 32 Harrington, Othella 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Georgetown
G 20 Houston, Allan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Tennessee
G 31 Jackson, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) St. John's
F 2 Johnson, Larry  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) UNLV
C 44 Knight, Travis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Connecticut
C 13 Longley, Luc  7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) New Mexico
G/F 7 Postell, Lavor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) St. John's
F 41 Rice, Glen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Michigan
C 50 Spencer, Felton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Louisville
G/F 8 Sprewell, Latrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Alabama
F/C 40 Thomas, Kurt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) TCU
G 21 Ward, Charlie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Florida State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Roster Notes

Regular season

Standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers 5626.683–29–1227–1418–6
x-Miami Heat 5032.610629–1221–2015–10
x-New York Knicks 4834.585830–1118–2316–9
x-Orlando Magic 4339.5241326–1517–2414–10
Boston Celtics 3646.4392020–2116–2511–13
New Jersey Nets 2656.3173018–238–338–16
Washington Wizards 1963.2323712–297–343–21
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 Boston Celtics3646.43920
10 Detroit Pistons3250.39024
11 Cleveland Cavaliers3052.36626
12 New Jersey Nets2656.31730
13 Atlanta Hawks2557.30531
14 Washington Wizards1963.23237
15 Chicago Bulls1567.18342
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

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 —1–30–42–22–20–21–10–42–00–22–21–11–10–31–30–21–32–21–30–30–21–11–10–21–12–20–21–12–2
Boston 3–1—0–42–12–10–22–03–10–21–11–32–00–22–21–31–14–01–31–30–42–01–10–20–22–01–31–10–23–1
Charlotte 4–04–0—3–12–20–20–22–22–00–23–12–00–22–23–11–14–01–22–12–20–20–21–11–10–23–11–11–12–2
Chicago 2–21–21–3—1–30–20–20–40–20–20–40–20–21–30–40–22–21–31–31–30–20–20–21–10–20–40–21–12–1
Cleveland 2–21–22–23–1—1–11–12–22–00–21–30–20–22–21–30–23–02–21–30–40–21–11–10–20–20–41–11–12–2
Dallas 2–02–02–02–01–1—3–11–14–02–21–14–00–42–01–13–12–01–11–11–11–32–22–21–33–12–02–23–12–0
Denver 1–10–22–02–01–11–3—1–14–03–11–12–22–20–21–12–21–11–10–21–10–42–22–22–22–20–21–34–01–1
Detroit 4–01–32–24–02–21–11–1—1–10–21–30–20–20–41–30–24–01–22–20–41–10–20–20–22–02–20–21–11–2
Golden State 0–22–00–22–00–20–40–41–1—1–32–01–31–30–20–22–21–10–20–20–22–20–40–40–40–40–21–31–30–2
Houston 2–01–12–02–02–02–21–32–03–1—2–01–31–31–12–02–21–12–01–11–11–31–30–41–32–22–01–34–02–0
Indiana 2–23–11–34–03–11–11–13–10–20–2—2–01–11–22–21–12–22–22–20–31–10–22–00–21–10–40–22–04–0
L.A. Clippers 1–10–20–22–02–00–42–22–03–13–10–2—1–30–21–12–20–21–11–11–12–22–21–30–40–41–10–42–21–1
L.A. Lakers 1–12–02–02–02–04–02–22–03–13–11–13–1—1–10–23–12–00–22–01–13–12–23–12–20–42–02–24–02–0
Miami 3–02–22–23–12–20–22–04–02–01–12–12–01–1—1–21–13–12–33–11–30–21–11–11–11–12–21–12–04–0
Milwaukee 3–13–11–34–03–11–11–13–12–00–22–21–12–02–1—0–24–01–24–02–20–20–22–02–00–23–12–01–13–1
Minnesota 2–01–11–12–02–01–32–22–02–22–21–12–21–31–12–0—1–10–21–11–13–13–12–21–33–12–02–23–11–1
New Jersey 3–10–40–42–20–30–21–10–41–11–12–22–00–21–30–41–1—2–21–31–31–10–20–21–11–11–20–21–13–1
New York 2–23–12–13–12–21–11–12–12–00–22–21–12–03–22–12–02–2—3–11–31–11–11–12–01–11–30–21–14–0
Orlando 3–13–11–23–13–11–12–02–22–01–12–21–10–21–30–41–13–11–3—3–11–10–20–21–11–12–10–22–03–1
Philadelphia 3–04–02–23–14–01–11–14–02–01–13–01–11–13–12–21–13–13–11–3—1–11–11–11–11–11–31–12–04–0
Phoenix 2–00–22–02–02–03–14–01–12–23–11–12–21–32–02–01–31–11–11–11–1—3–11–32–23–12–02–23–11–1
Portland 1–11–12–02–01–12–22–22–04–03–12–02–22–21–12–01–32–01–12–01–11–3—1–31–32–22–03–12–22–0
Sacramento 1–12–01–12–01–12–22–22–04–04–00–23–11–31–10–22–22–01–12–01–13–13–1—2–22–22–03–14–02–0
San Antonio 2–02–01–11–12–03–12–22–04–03–12–04–02–21–10–23–11–10–21–11–12–23–12–2—3–11–14–04–02–0
Seattle 1–10–22–02–02–01–32–20–24–02–21–14–04–01–12–01–31–11–11–11–11–32–22–21–3—0–20–43–12–0
Toronto 2–23–11–34–04–00–22–02–22–00–24–01–10–22–21–30–22–13–11–23–10–20–20–21–12–0—1–12–04–0
Utah 2–01–11–12–01–12–23–12–03–13–12–04–02–21–10–22–22–02–02–01–12–21–31–34–01–30–2—4–02–0
Vancouver 1–12–01–11–11–11–30–41–13–10–40–22–20–40–21–11–31–11–10–20–21–32–20–40–41–30–20–4—2–0
Washington 2–21–32–21–22–20–21–12–12–00–20–41–10–20–41–31–11–30–41–30–41–10–20–20–20–20–40–20–2—

Schedule
GameDateOpponentResultKnicks pointsOpponentsRecordStreakNotes
1

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) New York Knicks vs. (5) Toronto Raptors Last Playoff Meeting: 2000 Eastern Conference First Round (New York won 3-0)

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(NYK-TOR)

 Venue TV Time Recap TV Commentators
1 April 22 Toronto 85 New York 92 1-0 Madison Square Garden, New York NBC 12:30et Mike Breen, Bill Walton & Steve Jones
2 April 26 Toronto 94 New York 74 1-1 Madison Square Garden, New York TNT 8:00et Dick Stockton & Hubie Brown
3 April 29 New York 97 Toronto 89 2-1 Air Canada Centre, Toronto NBC 12:30et Mike Breen, Bill Walton & Steve Jones
4 May 2 New York 93 Toronto 100 2-2 Air Canada Centre, Toronto TNT 8:00et Dick Stockton & Hubie Brown
5 May 4 Toronto 93 New York 89 2-3 Madison Square Garden, New York TNT 8:00et Dick Stockton & Hubie Brown
Toronto wins series 3–2

Player stats
Player Games Played Minutes Played Minutes Played Per Game Rebounds Rebounds Per Game Assists Assists Per Game Field Goal % Free Throw % 3-Point % Points Points Per Game
Allan Houston78285836.62833.61732.2.449.909.381145918.7
Latrell Sprewell77301739.23474.52693.5.430.783.304136417.7
Glen Rice75221229.53074.1891.2.440.852.38989912.0
Marcus Camby63212733.851511.5520.8.524.667.12575912.0
Kurt Thomas77212527.67236.7630.8.511.814.33380010.4
Larry Johnson65210532.43635.61272.0.411.797.3136459.9
Charlie Ward61149224.51592.62734.5.416.800.3834337.1
Othella Harrington3054818.3993.3200.7.554.7291856.2
Mark Jackson2978627.11204.11635.6.411.529.3101705.9
Chris Childs51130925.71382.72364.6.419.848.3132454.8
Erick Strickland2842115.0521.9291.0.305.857.3401204.3
Lavor Postell261696.5251.050.2.315.815.273592.3
Felton Spencer181136.3351.920.1.600.600392.2
Luc Longley2530112.0662.670.3.333.765492.0
Rick Brunson15664.4120.870.5.421.667.000201.3
Travis Knight452565.7531.250.1.189.500.000290.6

Awards and records

See also

References
  1. 2000-01 New York Knicks
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL; Knicks Exit, Heads Shaking". New York Times. May 5, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
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