1999–2000 New Jersey Nets season

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1999–2000 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach Don Casey
Owner(s) Lewis Katz
Arena Continental Airlines Arena
Results
Record 31–51 (.378)
Place Division: 6th (Atlantic)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports Net New York, WLNY
Radio WOR
< 1998–99 2000–01 >

After the promise of the 1997-98 season, the team finished 31-51 and missed the playoffs for a second consecutive year. During the 1999-2000 season, several Nets reached different milestones. Stephon Marbury dished out his 2,000th assist and Kendall Gill scored his 10,000th career point.[1] Stephon Marbury led the team in scoring (22.2 ppg) and Kendall Gill led the team in total steals (139), ranking him ninth in the league.[1]

Offseason

NBA Draft

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
2 34 Evan Eschmeyer C  United States Northwestern

Roster

New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SF 24 United States Burrell, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Connecticut
PG 11 United States Douglas, Sherman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse
C 00 United States Eschmeyer, Evan Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Northwestern
PF 14 United States Feick, Jamie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Michigan State
SF 13 United States Gill, Kendall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Illinois
SG 12 United States Harris, Lucious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Long Beach State
SG 30 United States Kittles, Kerry Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Villanova
PG 33 United States Marbury, Stephon Injured 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Georgia Tech
C 22 United States McIlvaine, Jim 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Marquette
C 77 Romania Mureșan, Gheorghe 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) 303 lb (137 kg) Romania
SF 20 United States Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Richmond
PG 1 United States Perry, Elliot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Memphis
PF 44 United States Van Horn, Keith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Utah
C 55 United States Williams, Jayson Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) St. John's
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions

Roster Notes

Regular season

The Nets started the season at 2-15, a franchise record low. Despite the poor start, the Nets rallied back to compete for a playoff spot. The Nets were still alive in the playoff race at the beginning of April with three weeks left in the season. After the first week of April, the team was without their leading scorer, Stephon Marbury, who struggled with knee injuries. Other injuries included rookie Evan Eschmeyer (ankle), and starting shooting guard Kerry Kittles (knee). The Nets were officially eliminated from playoff contention on April 7 after a 103-85 loss to the Miami Heat. The team finished the season by losing their final 11 games of the year.[1] Center Jayson Williams was out injured for the entire season, and then retired.

Standings

Atlantic Division
Team W L PCT GB
Miami Heat 52 30 .634 -
New York Knicks 50 32 .610 2
Philadelphia 76ers 49 33 .598 3
Orlando Magic 41 41 .500 11
Boston Celtics 35 47 .427 17
New Jersey Nets 31 51 .378 21
Washington Wizards 29 53 .354 23

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Nets points Opponents Record Streak Notes
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Honors

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 NETS: New Jersey Nets History
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