1999–2000 Boston Celtics season

1999–2000 Boston Celtics season
Head coach	Rick Pitino
Arena	Fleet Center
Results
Record	35–47 (.427)
Place	Division: 5th (Atlantic) Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net New England
Radio	WEEI

The 1999–2000 Boston Celtics season was the 54th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the third year of the Rick Pitino era, the Celtics seemed to be going nowhere as fans and the media began to show their impatience with the struggling franchise, who finished out of the playoffs again with a 35-47 record, fifth in the Atlantic Division. Antoine Walker led them in scoring averaging 20.5 points per game. Second year star Paul Pierce averaged 19.5 points per game.

Draft picks

Main article: 1999 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	55	Kris Clack	SG/SF	United States	Texas

Roster

Boston Celtics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 7 Anderson, Kenny 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Georgia Tech PG 11 Barros, Dana 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Boston College C 4 Battie, Tony 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Texas Tech SG 40 Cheaney, Calbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Indiana PF 29 Ellison, Pervis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Louisville PF 27 Fortson, Danny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Cincinnati SG 44 Griffin, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Seton Hall PF 0 McCarty, Walter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Kentucky PG 20 Overton, Doug 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle SF 34 Pierce, Paul 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kansas C 52 Potapenko, Vitaly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Wright State PF 8 Walker, Antoine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Kentucky SF 55 Williams, Eric 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Providence	Head coach Rick Pitino (Massachusetts) Assistant coach(es) John Carroll (Dickinson) Lester Conner (Oregon State) Andy Enfield (Johns Hopkins) Jim O'Brien (Saint Joseph's) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Regular season

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

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