2000–01 Denver Nuggets season

2000–01 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach	Dan Issel
Arena	Pepsi Center
Results
Record	40–42 (.488)
Place	Division: 6th (Midwest) Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Rocky Mountain, KWGN

The 2000-01 NBA season was the Nuggets' 25th season in the NBA and 34th season as a franchise. Antonio McDyess finally realized his potential averaging 20.8 points, and 10.1 rebounds per game while being selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. Through January, the Nuggets were a playoff contender posting a record of 26-18. However, they faded in February and March winning just nine of 28 games as they missed the playoffs with a 40-42 record, sixth in the Midwest Division.

Draft picks

Main article: 2000 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	26	Mamadou N'diaye	C	Senegal	Auburn
2	53	Dan McClintock	C	United States	Northern Arizona

Roster

Denver Nuggets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 9 Abdul-Wahad, Tariq 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 223 lb (101 kg) San José State F 42 Bowen, Ryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Iowa F 29 Cheaney, Calbert  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Indiana F 52 Davis, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Virginia Union G 5 Goldwire, Anthony 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Houston C 45 LaFrentz, Raef 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Kansas G 5 Lenard, Voshon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Minnesota C 50 McClintock, Dan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Northern Arizona F 21 McCloud, George 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Florida State F/C 24 McDyess, Antonio (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Alabama G 14 Pack, Robert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Southern California F 41 Posey, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Xavier G 31 Van Exel, Nick (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Cincinnati F/C 43 Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State	Head coach Dan Issel (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Louie Dampier (Kentucky) Mike Evans (Kansas State) Kim Hughes (Wisconsin) John Lucas (Maryland) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	58	24	.707	–	33–8	25–16	19–5
x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	5	28–13	25–16	14–10
x-Dallas Mavericks	53	29	.646	5	28–13	25–16	14–10
x-Minnesota Timberwolves	47	35	.573	11	30–11	17–24	11–13
Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	13	24–17	21–20	11–13
Denver Nuggets	40	42	.488	18	29–12	11–30	13–11
Vancouver Grizzlies	23	59	.280	35	15–26	8–33	2–22

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-San Antonio Spurs	58	24	.707	–
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	56	26	.683	2
3	x-Sacramento Kings	55	27	.671	3
4	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	5
5	x-Dallas Mavericks	53	29	.646	5
6	x-Phoenix Suns	51	31	.622	7
7	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	8
8	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	47	35	.573	11
9	Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	13
10	Seattle SuperSonics	44	38	.537	14
11	Denver Nuggets	40	42	.488	18
12	Los Angeles Clippers	31	51	.378	27
13	Vancouver Grizzlies	23	59	.280	35
14	Golden State Warriors	17	65	.207	41

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

See also

• 2000-01 NBA season