2000–01 Toronto Raptors season

Toronto Raptors
2000–01 Toronto Raptors season
Head coach	Lenny Wilkens
Owners	Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Arena	Air Canada Centre
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central); Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Second Round; (Lost to 76ers 3–4)
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	CTV Sportsnet, TSN, The Score, CIII
Radio	CFRB

The 2000–01 NBA season was the Raptors' sixth season in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the offseason, the Raptors acquired Corliss Williamson from the Sacramento Kings, and signed free agent Mark Jackson. However, Williamson was later on traded to the Detroit Pistons for Jerome Williams at midseason, while Jackson was traded along with Muggsy Bogues back to the New York Knicks for Chris Childs, and Kevin Willis was dealt to the Denver Nuggets for Keon Clark and Tracy Murray in two other separate midseason trades.

Basketball Hall of Fame member Lenny Wilkens became the fourth head coach in the team's franchise history. The Raptors struggled around .500 in the first half of the season, but managed to win 11 of their final 14 games, finishing second in the Central Division with a 47–35 record. Vince Carter averaged 27.6 points per game and was selected along with Antonio Davis for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. In their second playoff appearance, the Raptors would win their first playoff series in franchise history by defeating the 4th-seeded New York Knicks in five games in the first round after trailing 2–1.[2] However, they would lose in seven games to the Philadelphia 76ers in their first appearance in the conference semifinals. Following the season, Charles Oakley was traded back to the Chicago Bulls.

The Raptors would not win another playoff series until 2016.

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	21	Morris Peterson	Guard/Forward	United States	Michigan State
2	46	DeeAndre Hulett	Guard	United States	College of the Sequoias

Roster

Roster listing

Toronto Raptors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
G/F	15	Carter, Vince	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	North Carolina
G	1	Childs, Chris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Boise State
F/C	7	Clark, Keon	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	UNLV
G	30	Curry, Dell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Virginia Tech
F/C	33	Davis, Antonio	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	UTEP
C	00	Montross, Eric	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	North Carolina
F	35	Murray, Tracy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	UCLA
C	32	N'Diaye, Mamadou	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Auburn
F/C	34	Oakley, Charles	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Virginia Union
G/F	24	Peterson, Morris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Michigan State
C	4	Stewart, Michael	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	California
G	20	Williams, Alvin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Villanova
F	13	Williams, Jerome	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Georgetown

Head coach

Lenny Wilkens (Providence)

Legend

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

Roster

Game log

Preseason

2000 preseason game log
Total: 4–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–0; Neutral: 1–1)

October

All times are EASTERN time

Regular season standings

Central Division	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	33	49	.402	20	19-22	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
#	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

Eastern Conference					Western Conference
Atlantic Division					Midwest Division
Team	Home		Away		Team	Home	Away

Boston	105–75	110–98	91–93	93–72	Dallas	105–115	93–107
Miami	91–98*	94–82	83–103	101–92	Denver	99–92	94–93
New Jersey	107–90	110–99	111–113		Houston	91–110	99–114
New York	70–68	98–88	79–75	72–88	Minnesota	105–108	97–100
Orlando	101–104		111–116**	108–100	San Antonio	74–92	98–91
Philadelphia	96–89	100–85	98–104	110–106*	Utah	103–95	84–98
Washington	103–96	101–79	106–99	98–92	Vancouver	101–84	102-92
	11–2		7–6			3–4	3–4
Division	18–8				Division	6–8
Central Division					Pacific Division
Team	Home		Away		Team	Home	Away
Atlanta	72–78	112–86	97–102	95–88	Golden State	113–102	108–92
Charlotte	64–100	107–99	79–103	95–111	L.A. Clippers	104–95*	97–110
Chicago	101–89	100–88	98–75	90–80	L.A. Lakers	101–104*	85–97
Cleveland	115–88	101–89	120–105	97–94	Phoenix	87–95	103–109
Detroit	95–104	94–92*	110–85	87–99	Portland	80–86	88–95
Indiana	104–90	102–81	111–91	99–98*	Sacramento	118–119***	91–98
Milwaukee	111–102	97–101	97–104	86–102	Seattle	94–92	110–99
	10–4		8–6			3–4	2–5
Division	18–10				Division	5–9
Conference	36–18 (Home: 21–6; Away: 15–12)				Conference	11–17 (Home: 6–8; Away: 5–9)
Overall	47–35 (Home: 27–14; Away: 20–21)

(* game decided in overtime)

Regular season

2000–01 game log

October: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)

November: 8–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 3–4)

December: 7–8 (Home: 4–3; Road: 3–5)

January: 9–7 (Home: 4–2; Road: 5–5)

February: 7–5 (Home: 4–4; Road: 3–1)

March: 9–5 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–4)

April: 7–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–2)

2000–01 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2001 playoff game log

First Round: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)

Conference Semifinals : 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)

2001 playoff schedule

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Vince Carter	75	75	39.7	.460	.408	.765	5.5	3.9	1.52	1.09	27.6
Chris Childs*	26	0	21.2	.372	.286	.840	2.5	4.6	.85	.31	4.5
Keon Clark*	46	0	21.0	.522	.000	.585	5.4	.8	.35	2.39	9.0
Dell Curry	71	1	13.5	.424	.428	.843	1.2	1.1	.38	.11	6.0
Antonio Davis	78	77	35.0	.433	.000	.754	10.1	1.4	.28	1.94	13.7
Eric Montross*	12	1	6.8	.353	.000	.200	2.4	.3	.25	.25	1.1
Tracy Murray*	38	1	11.9	.399	.363	.750	1.6	.4	.21	.16	5.4
Mamadou N'diaye	3	0	3.3	.250	.000	1.000	.7	.0	.00	.00	1.3
Charles Oakley	78	77	35.5	.388	.224	.836	9.5	3.4	.97	.62	9.6
Morris Peterson	80	49	22.6	.431	.382	.717	3.2	1.3	.79	.25	9.3
Michael Stewart	26	0	4.7	.324	.000	.611	1.1	.1	.15	.12	1.3
Alvin Williams	82	34	29.2	.430	.306	.752	2.6	5.0	1.50	.32	9.8
Jerome Williams*	26	0	14.5	.516	.000	.778	4.0	.5	.69	.38	5.0

* Statistics include only games with the Raptors

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Vince Carter	12	12	44.9	.436	.410	.784	6.5	4.7	1.67	1.67	27.3
Chris Childs	12	9	31.7	.411	.417	.870	3.2	6.5	1.00	.25	9.1
Keon Clark	11	0	9.4	.367	.000	.650	2.1	.5	.18	.27	3.2
Dell Curry	12	0	15.2	.422	.378	.833	1.2	.8	.50	.08	6.5
Antonio Davis	12	12	40.4	.500	.000	.811	11.1	1.9	.83	1.83	16.4
Eric Montross	5	0	6.2	.400	.000	.000	2.0	.2	.00	.60	.8
Tracy Murray	2	0	2.5	.333	.000	.000	.0	.0	.50	.00	1.0
Charles Oakley	12	12	32.6	.435	.375	.824	6.3	1.8	1.00	.58	9.3
Morris Peterson	8	3	13.8	.514	.444	.750	1.5	1.9	.75	.00	5.4
Michael Stewart	2	0	2.0	.000	.000	.000	.5	.0	.00	.00	.0
Alvin Williams	12	12	40.5	.431	.357	.680	2.9	4.2	1.25	.67	13.8
Jerome Williams	11	0	14.9	.500	.000	.500	4.1	.8	.91	.55	3.2

Award winners

Vince Carter, NBA All-Star Game Appearance, Starter
Antonio Davis, NBA All-Star Game Appearance
Vince Carter, All-NBA Second Team
Morris Peterson, All-NBA Rookie First Team

References

2000–01 Toronto Raptors
"PRO BASKETBALL; Knicks Exit, Heads Shaking". New York Times. May 5, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2017.

External links

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[1] 2000–01 Toronto Raptors

[2] "PRO BASKETBALL; Knicks Exit, Heads Shaking". New York Times. May 5, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2017.