2000–01 Chicago Bulls season

2000–01 Chicago Bulls season
2000–01 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach	Tim Floyd
General manager	Jerry Krause
Owner(s)	Jerry Reinsdorf
Arena	United Center
Results
Record	15–67 (.183)
Place	Division: 8th (Central); Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net Chicago (43 games); Fox Sports Net Chicago Plus (3 games); WGN (25 games); WCIU (10 games);
Radio	WMVP
< 1999–00	2001–02 >

The 2000–01 NBA season was the Bulls' 35th season in the National Basketball Association.^[1] In the 2000 NBA draft, the Bulls selected Marcus Fizer from Iowa State with the fourth overall pick, and selected Chris Mihm from the University of Texas at Austin with the seventh pick,^[2] but soon traded Mihm to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for top draft pick Jamal Crawford.^[3]^[4] During the off-season, the team signed free agents Ron Mercer,^[5]^[6] and Brad Miller.^[7] The Bulls continued to struggle losing 24 of their first 27 games, then later holding a 6–42 record at the All-Star break, as they finished with 15 wins and 67 losses,^[8] the worst record in the Central Division and the worst league record.^[9] Second-year star Elton Brand led the team with 20.1 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, while Mercer finished second on the team in scoring with 19.7 points per game, and Fizer was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.^[10] Following the season, Brand was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers.^[11]^[12]^[13] (See 2000–01 Chicago Bulls season#Regular season)

Offseason

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	4	Marcus Fizer	PF	United States	Iowa State
1	7	Chris Mihm	C	United States	Texas
1	24	Dalibor Bagarić	C	Croatia	Benston Zagreb (Croatia)
2	32	A.J. Guyton	PG	United States	Indiana
2	33	Jake Voskuhl	C	United States	Connecticut
2	34	Khalid El-Amin	PG	United States	Connecticut

Roster

2000–01 Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
F	15	Artest, Ron	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	1979–11–13	St. John's
C	44	Bagaric, Dalibor	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1980–02–07	Croatia
G	25	Benjamin, Corey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1978–02–24	Oregon State
F/C	42	Brand, Elton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	1979–03–11	Duke
G	1	Crawford, Jamal	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1980–03–20	Michigan
G	24	Drew, Bryce	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1974–09–21	Valparaiso
G	2	El-Amin, Khalid	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1979–04–25	Connecticut
F	21	Fizer, Marcus	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	1978–08–10	Iowa State
F	30	Goodrich, Steve	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1976–03–18	Princeton
G	11	Guyton, A. J.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1978–02–12	Indiana
G	20	Hoiberg, Fred	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	1972–10–15	Iowa State
G/F	5	Mercer, Ron	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1976–05–18	Kentucky
F/C	40	Miller, Brad	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	1976–04–12	Purdue
F	51	Ruffin, Michael	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	246 lb (112 kg)	1977–01–21	Tulsa
C	12	Tarlac, Dragan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1973–05–09	Serbia
C	43	Voskuhl, Jake	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1977–11–01	Connecticut

Head coach

Tim Floyd

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 20, 2001

Regular season

The Bulls’ intentions going into the 2000-01 NBA season was to recruit a pair of the summer’s elite free agents—a group that included Tim Duncan, Grant Hill, Tracy McGrady and Eddie Jones—to be the core players in the re-building process. However, Duncan re-signed with San Antonio, Hill accommodated his wife’s desires to go to Orlando, and McGrady and Jones both opted to play near their home towns.

“It wasn't so much a rejection of Chicago,” Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf stated, “as it was other considerations that compelled these individuals to make the decisions that they made to play for the teams they chose to play with.”

Thus, the Bulls changed gears and focused on rebuilding through the draft and with youth. In the 2000 NBA draft, the Bulls took some steps in that direction, selecting Marcus Fizer (4th overall), and acquiring Jamal Crawford (selected 8th overall by Cleveland and immediately traded to the Bulls). Other notable off-season acquisitions included the signing of free agents Ron Mercer (Aug. 2), and Brad Miller (Sept. 7).^[14]

Opening the season with the youngest roster in NBA history—an average of 22.9 years of age and seven rookies—isn’t typically a recipe for success in the league. The Bulls finished the season with the league's worst record at 15–67 in Head Coach Tim Floyd’s second full season. The team broke the franchise record for longest losing streak at the United Center with an eight-game stretch from Nov. 11 to Dec. 19 (previous record was six games), and set a new record for consecutive losses with 16 from Jan. 8 through Feb. 6 (previous record was 13 games in 1976). In addition, Chicago endured the longest road losing streak in franchise history, dropping 25 straight on the road from Dec. 21 through Apr. 10.

A bright spot in the 2000–01 Chicago Bulls season was starting 2–0 after the All Star break, with upset wins at home over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday, February 13, and the Miami Heat on Saturday, February 17, 2001.

The Bulls’ home sellout streak ended at 610 games on Nov. 3 vs. New Jersey, marking the third longest sellout streak in NBA history. Prior to that, the last time the Bulls failed to sell out a home game was Nov. 17, 1987, vs. Washington. Other news items from the season included second-year forward Elton Brand (sophomore team) and rookie guard Khalid El-Amin (rookie team) both participating in the Schick Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend, and Marcus Fizer being named to the NBA’s All-Rookie Second Team.^{[citation needed]}

Standings

Central Division v t e	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 v t e
#	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	—

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

Regular season

Chicago Bulls statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Dalibor Bagarić	35	0	7.4	.262	.000	.464	1.6	.3	.3	.5	1.3
Corey Benjamin	65	5	13.2	.381	.259	.675	1.5	1.1	.4	.2	4.7
Elton Brand	74	74	39.3	.476	.000	.708	10.1	3.2	1.0	1.6	20.1
Jamal Crawford	61	8	17.2	.352	.350	.794	1.5	2.3	.7	.2	4.6
Bryce Drew	48	41	27.2	.379	.381	.737	1.4	3.9	.7	.1	6.3
Khalid El-Amin	50	14	18.7	.370	.333	.778	1.6	2.9	1.0	.0	6.3
Marcus Fizer	72	13	21.9	.430	.256	.727	4.3	1.1	.4	.3	9.5
Steve Goodrich	12	0	11.1	.389	.333	.571	1.8	.5	.2	.1	1.6
A. J. Guyton	33	8	19.1	.406	.391	.833	1.1	1.9	.3	.2	6.0
Fred Hoiberg	74	37	30.4	.438	.412	.866	4.2	3.6	1.3	.2	9.1
Ron Mercer	61	61	41.6	.446	.304	.825	3.9	3.3	1.3	.4	19.7
Brad Miller	57	45	25.2	.435	.200	.743	7.4	1.9	.6	.7	8.9
Michael Ruffin	45	16	19.5	.444		.506	5.8	.9	.7	.8	2.6
Dragan Tarlać	43	12	13.9	.394		.758	2.8	.7	.2	.4	2.4
Jake Voskuhl	16	2	8.9	.440		.571	2.1	.3	.3	.4	1.9
Metta Sandiford-Artest	76	74	31.1	.401	.291	.750	3.9	3.0	2.0	.6	11.9

Awards and records

Marcus Fizer, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

Transactions

References

^ "2000-01 Chicago Bulls Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com".
^ "2000 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^ Wise, Mike (June 29, 2000). "Clippers Go to High School and Select Miles". The New York Times. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
^ Smith, Sam (December 16, 2000). "Draft Proving Ill Wind". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
^ "Spurned Bulls Must Settle for Mercer". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. August 2, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^ Mitchell, Fred (August 2, 2000). "Mercer Signing Ends Bulls' Losing Streak". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
^ Patel, Avani (September 8, 2000). "Bulls Sign Miller, Bid Simpkins Adieu". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
^ "2000–01 Chicago Bulls Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
^ "Worst NBA Teams Ever". ESPN. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
^ "2000–01 Chicago Bulls Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
^ Wise, Mike (June 28, 2001). "PRO BASKETBALL; Three High School Stars Are Among First Four Chosen". The New York Times. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^ Sheridan, Chris (June 28, 2001). "High School Player Tops NBA Draft". Associated Press. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^ White, Lonnie (June 29, 2001). "Respect Follows Brand to L.A." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^ Wise, Mike (October 30, 2000). "PRO BASKETBALL; West Side Story, the Sequel". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2022.

External links

[1] "2000-01 Chicago Bulls Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com".

[2] "2000 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

[3] Wise, Mike (June 29, 2000). "Clippers Go to High School and Select Miles". The New York Times. Retrieved July 24, 2021.

[4] Smith, Sam (December 16, 2000). "Draft Proving Ill Wind". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

[5] "Spurned Bulls Must Settle for Mercer". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. August 2, 2000. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

[6] Mitchell, Fred (August 2, 2000). "Mercer Signing Ends Bulls' Losing Streak". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 13, 2022.

[7] Patel, Avani (September 8, 2000). "Bulls Sign Miller, Bid Simpkins Adieu". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 13, 2022.

[results-8] "2000–01 Chicago Bulls Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

[9] "Worst NBA Teams Ever". ESPN. Retrieved May 13, 2013.

[roster-10] "2000–01 Chicago Bulls Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 20, 2021.

[11] Wise, Mike (June 28, 2001). "PRO BASKETBALL; Three High School Stars Are Among First Four Chosen". The New York Times. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

[12] Sheridan, Chris (June 28, 2001). "High School Player Tops NBA Draft". Associated Press. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

[13] White, Lonnie (June 29, 2001). "Respect Follows Brand to L.A." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

[14] Wise, Mike (October 30, 2000). "PRO BASKETBALL; West Side Story, the Sequel". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2022.

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v t e Chicago Bulls
Founded in 1966 Based in Chicago, Illinois
Franchise	All-time roster Draft history 1966 Records Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	International Amphitheatre Chicago Stadium United Center
Personnel	Owner(s) Jerry Reinsdorf President Michael Reinsdorf General manager Marc Eversley Head coach Billy Donovan
G League affiliate	Windy City Bulls
Retired numbers	4 10 23 33
NBA championships	1991 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998
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NBA draft

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Regular season

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Player statistics

Regular season

Awards and records

Transactions

See also

References

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