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2000–01 Los Angeles Clippers season

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The 2000–01 Los Angeles Clippers season was the 31st season for the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association, and their 17th season in Los Angeles, California.[1] After finishing with the worst record the previous season, the Clippers received the third overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft, and selected small forward, and high school basketball star Darius Miles, and also selected shooting guard Quentin Richardson out of DePaul University with the 18th overall pick.[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team acquired second-year guard Corey Maggette, Derek Strong, and rookie point guard, and first-round draft pick Keyon Dooling out of the University of Missouri from the Orlando Magic,[5][2][6] acquired Sean Rooks from the Dallas Mavericks,[7][8] and also hired Alvin Gentry as their new head coach.[9] However, center Keith Closs was suspended for the entire regular season due to lack of physical conditioning.[10]

2000–01 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachAlvin Gentry
OwnersDonald Sterling
ArenaStaples Center
Results
Record31–51 (.378)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Pacific)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Net West 2, KCAL
RadioKXTA
< 1999–00 2001–02 >

Under Gentry and with the addition of Miles, Maggette and Richardson, the Clippers struggled losing 14 of their first 19 games of the regular season. After 14 games, the team traded Tyrone Nesby to the Washington Wizards.[11][12] As the season progressed, the Clippers posted a nine-game losing streak in January, and held a 16–34 record at the All-Star break.[13] However, the team played around .500 in winning percentage in the final three months of the season, as they doubled their previous season's win total by finishing in sixth place in the Pacific Division with a 31–51 record.[14]

Second-year star Lamar Odom averaged 17.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.6 blocks per game, while Jeff McInnis averaged 12.9 points and 5.5 assists per game, and Miles provided the team with 9.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In addition, three-point specialist Eric Piatkowski provided with 10.6 points per game, and led the Clippers with 120 three-point field goals, while Maggette contributed 10.0 points per game off the bench, and Michael Olowokandi averaged 8.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.[15]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., Odom, Miles and Richardson were all selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as Odom was a member of the Sophomores team, while Miles and Richardson were both members of the Rookies team.[16][17] Meanwhile, Maggette participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.[18][19] Miles also finished tied in fourth place in Rookie of the Year voting,[20][21] while Gentry finished tied in fifth place in Coach of the Year voting.[22][21]

The Clippers finished 24th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 601,587 at the Staples Center during the regular season.[15][23] For the season, the team changed their uniforms by adding side panels to their jerseys and shorts, which would remain in use until 2010.[24][25]

Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club Team
13Darius MilesSF United States
118Quentin RichardsonSG/SF United StatesDePaul
230Marko JaricG SerbiaPaf Bologna (Italy)

Roster

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2000–01 Los Angeles Clippers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 11 Earl Boykins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1976–06–02 Eastern Michigan
C 33 Keith Closs (S) 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1976–04–03 Central Connecticut State
G 1 Keyon Dooling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1980–05–08 Missouri
C 25 Zendon Hamilton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1975–04–27 St. John's
G/F 50 Corey Maggette 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1979–11–12 Duke
G 5 Jeff McInnis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1974–10–22 North Carolina
F 21 Darius Miles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980–10–09 East St. Louis HS (IL)
F 7 Lamar Odom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1979–11–06 Rhode Island
C 34 Michael Olowokandi 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1975–04–03 Pacific
C 44 Cherokee Parks 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1972–10–11 Duke
G/F 52 Eric Piatkowski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1970–09–30 Nebraska
G/F 3 Quentin Richardson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1980–04–13 DePaul
C 45 Sean Rooks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1969–09–09 Arizona
F/C 32 Brian Skinner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1976–05–19 Michigan
F 30 Derek Strong 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–02–09 Xavier
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: 2000-12-01

Roster Notes

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  • Center Sean Rooks and power forward Derek Strong both became the 8th, and 9th former Lakers to play for the crosstown rival Clippers.
  • Center Keith Closs was suspended indefinitely due to lack of physical conditioning.

Regular season

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Season standings

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Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 5626.683–31–1025–1614–10
x-Sacramento Kings 5527.671133–822–1916–8
x-Phoenix Suns 5131.622531–1020–2112–12
x-Portland Trail Blazers 5032.610628–1322–1912–12
e-Seattle SuperSonics 4438.5371226–1518–2317–7
e-Los Angeles Clippers 31513782522–199–329–15
e-Golden State Warriors 1765.2073911–306–354–20
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs5824.707–
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers5626.6832
3 x-Sacramento Kings5527.6713
4 x-Utah Jazz5329.6465
5 x-Dallas Mavericks5329.6465
6 x-Phoenix Suns5131.6227
7 x-Portland Trail Blazers5032.6108
8 x-Minnesota Timberwolves4735.57311
9 e-Houston Rockets4537.54913
10 e-Seattle SuperSonics4438.53714
11 e-Denver Nuggets4042.48818
12 e-Los Angeles Clippers3151.37827
13 e-Vancouver Grizzlies2359.28035
14 e-Golden State Warriors1765.20741

Game log

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Player statistics

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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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Lamar Odom 767437.346.031.667.97.85.21.01.617.2
Jeff McInnis 818135.046.336.180.72.75.50.90.112.9
Eric Piatkowski 814026.543.340.487.33.01.20.60.210.6
Corey Maggette 69919.746.230.477.44.21.20.50.110.0
Darius Miles 812126.350.55.352.15.91.20.61.59.4
Michael Olowokandi 828225.943.50.054.56.40.60.41.38.5
Quentin Richardson 762817.944.233.162.73.40.80.60.18.1
Tyrone Nesby 141223.832.521.778.33.00.80.70.37.7
Earl Boykins 10014.939.712.582.41.13.20.50.06.5
Keyon Dooling 76116.340.935.069.81.22.30.50.15.9
Sean Rooks 82018.942.850.074.83.70.90.40.85.4
Cherokee Parks 523116.849.20.070.43.60.80.40.54.8
Derek Strong 28817.538.50.075.73.90.30.50.04.2
Brian Skinner 392315.039.80.054.24.30.50.40.34.1
Zendon Hamilton 306.322.20.062.52.70.00.00.03.0

Player statistics citation:[15]

Awards, records and milestones

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Awards

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Week/Month

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All-Star

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Season

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Records

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Milestones

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Transactions

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The Clippers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2000–01 season.

Trades

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June 28, 2000 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Orlando Magic
  • 2006 1st-round draft pick
June 28, 2000 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Dallas Mavericks
November 28, 2000 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Washington Wizards

Free agents

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Player Transactions Citation:[26]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ 2000-01 Los Angeles Clippers
  2. 1 2 "Nets Make Martin the Pick of the Litter". ESPN. Associated Press. June 29, 2000. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  3. ↑ Wise, Mike (June 29, 2000). "Clippers Go to High School and Select Miles". The New York Times. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2000 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  5. ↑ Gardner, Kris (June 28, 2000). "Nine NBA Draft 2000 Deals". The Houston Roundball Review. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  6. ↑ White, Lonnie (June 29, 2000). "Clippers Get Face Lift". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  7. ↑ Wise, Mike (October 30, 2000). "PRO BASKETBALL; West Side Story, the Sequel". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  8. ↑ White, Lonnie (February 3, 2001). "You Can Go Home Again". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  9. ↑ White, Lonnie (August 10, 2000). "Clippers to Hire Gentry as Coach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  10. ↑ White, Lonnie (October 6, 2000). "Closs Suspended for Bad Conditioning". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  11. ↑ White, Lonnie (November 29, 2000). "Clippers Ease Jam by Trading Nesby". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  12. ↑ Wyche, Steve (December 1, 2000). "Nesby Brings Depth, Attitude to Wizards". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  13. ↑ "NBA Games Played on February 8, 2001". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  14. ↑ "2000–01 Los Angeles Clippers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  15. 1 2 3 "2000–01 Los Angeles Clippers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  16. ↑ Liao, Henry (January 15, 2001). "Rookies Game Lineup Known". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. A22. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  17. ↑ "2001 NBA Rising Stars: Sophomores 121, Rookies 113". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  18. ↑ "NBA All-Star Weekend". Telegraph Herald. February 11, 2001. p. 6C. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  19. ↑ "NBA & ABA All-Star Game Contest Winners". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Miller Second Magic Player to Win Award". ESPN. Associated Press. May 17, 2001. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  21. 1 2 "2000-01 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  22. ↑ "NBA Coach of the Year Voting". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. May 24, 2001. p. C6. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  23. ↑ "2000–01 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Los Angeles Clippers Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Los Angeles Clippers Uniform". Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  26. ↑ "2000–01 Los Angeles Clippers Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
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