2000–01 Milwaukee Bucks season

2000–01 Milwaukee Bucks season
Division Champions
Head coach	George Karl
Owner(s)	Herb Kohl
Arena	Bradley Center
Results
Record	52–30 (.634)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Conference Finals (eliminated 3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2000–01 NBA season was the Bucks' 33rd season in the NBA. The Bucks finished first place in the Central Division with a 52–30 record, the franchise's best record since 1985–86. Glenn Robinson and Ray Allen were selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, they defeated the Orlando Magic in four games. It was the first time the Bucks made it out of the NBA playoffs' first round since 1988–89. Then, in the semifinals, they would defeat the Charlotte Hornets in seven games. However, they would lose in seven games in the conference finals to the Philadelphia 76ers. As of 2016, it was the last time the Bucks made it past the opening round of the NBA playoffs.

Draft picks

Main article: 2000 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	15	Jason Collier	C	United States	Georgia Tech
2	43	Michael Redd	SG	United States	Ohio State
2	49	Jason Hart	PG	United States	Syracuse

Roster

Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 34 Allen, Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Connecticut G 24 Alston, Rafer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fresno State F 35 Caffey, Jason 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Alabama G 10 Cassell, Sam 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Florida State F 21 Ham, Darvin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Texas Tech G 7 Hart, Jason 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse G 11 Hunter, Lindsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jackson State C 40 Johnson, Ervin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) New Orleans F 25 Kersey, Jerome 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Longwood F 41 Pope, Mark 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kentucky C 6 Przybilla, Joel 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Minnesota G 22 Redd, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Ohio State F 13 Robinson, Glenn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Purdue F 5 Thomas, Tim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Villanova F/C 42 Williams, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina	Head coach George Karl Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

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	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	12–29	7–34	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

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (7) Orlando Magic Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Bucks and Magic.

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (MIL-ORL)	Venue	TV Time	Recap	TV Commentators
1	April 22	Orlando	90	Milwaukee	103	1-0	Bradley Center, Milwaukee	TNT 8:30et	[1]	Bob Neal & Reggie Theus
2	April 25	Orlando	96	Milwaukee	103	2-0	Bradley Center, Milwaukee	TNT 8:00et	[2]	Bob Neal & Reggie Theus
3	April 28	Milwaukee	116	Orlando	121	2-1	TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando	TNT 8:30et	[3]	Bob Neal & Reggie Theus
4	May 1	Milwaukee	112	Orlando	104	3-1	TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando	TBS 7:00et	[4]	Marv Albert & Mike Fratello
Milwaukee wins series 3–1

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (6) Charlotte Hornets Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Bucks and Hornets.

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (MIL-CHA)	Venue	TV Time	Recap	TV Commentators
1	May 6	Charlotte	92	Milwaukee	104	1-0	Bradley Center, Milwaukee	NBC 12:30et	[5]	Bob Costas & Matt Guokas
2	May 8	Charlotte	90	Milwaukee	91	2-0	Bradley Center, Milwaukee	TBS 8:00et	[6]	Marv Albert & Mike Fratello
3	May 10	Milwaukee	92	Charlotte	102	2-1	Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte	TNT 8:00et	[7]	Marv Albert & Mike Fratello
4	May 13	Milwaukee	78	Charlotte	85	2–2	Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte	NBC 12:30et	[8]	Bob Costas, Matt Guokas & Steve Jones
5	May 15	Charlotte	94	Milwaukee	86	2–3	Bradley Center, Milwaukee	TBS 8:00et	[9]	Marv Albert & Mike Fratello
6	May 17	Milwaukee	104	Charlotte	97	3–3	Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte	TNT 8:00et	[10]	Marv Albert & Mike Fratello
7	May 20	Charlotte	95	Milwaukee	104	4-3	Bradley Center, Milwaukee	NBC 3:00et	[11]	Bob Costas, Matt Guokas & Steve Jones
Milwaukee wins series 4–3

East Conference Finals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Milwaukee Bucks Last Playoff Meeting: 1991 Eastern Conference First Round (Philadelphia won 3-0)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (PHI-MIL)	Venue	TV Time	Recap	TV Commentators
1	May 22	Milwaukee	85	Philadelphia	93	1-0	First Union Center, Philadelphia	TNT 8:00et	[12]	Marv Albert & Mike Fratello
2	May 24	Milwaukee	92	Philadelphia	78	1–1	First Union Center, Philadelphia	TNT 8:00et	[13]	Dick Stockton & Hubie Brown
3	May 26	Philadelphia	74	Milwaukee	80	1–2	Bradley Center, Milwaukee	NBC 5:30et	[14]	Mike Breen, Bill Walton & Steve Jones
4	May 28	Philadelphia	89	Milwaukee	83	2–2	Bradley Center, Milwaukee	NBC 5:30et	[15]	Mike Breen, Bill Walton & Steve Jones
5	May 30	Milwaukee	88	Philadelphia	89	3–2	First Union Center, Philadelphia	NBC 9:00et	[16]	Mike Breen, Bill Walton & Steve Jones
6	June 1	Philadelphia	100	Milwaukee	110	3–3	Bradley Center, Milwaukee	NBC 9:00et	[17]	Mike Breen, Bill Walton & Steve Jones
7	June 3	Milwaukee	91	Philadelphia	108	4-3	First Union Center, Philadelphia	NBC 7:30et	[18]	Mike Breen, Bill Walton & Steve Jones
Philadelphia wins Eastern Conference Championship series 4–3

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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ray Allen	82	82	38.2	.480	.433	.888	5.2	4.6	1.5	0.2	22.0
Rafer Alston
Jason Caffey
Sam Cassell
Darvin Ham
Jason Hart
Lindsey Hunter
Ervin Johnson
Jerome Kersey
Mark Pope
Joel Przybilla
Michael Redd
Glenn Robinson
Tim Thomas
Scott Williams

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ray Allen
Rafer Alston
Jason Caffey
Sam Cassell
Darvin Ham
Lindsey Hunter
Ervin Johnson
Mark Pope
Joel Przybilla
Glenn Robinson
Tim Thomas
Scott Williams

See also

• 2000-01 NBA season