2000–01 Miami Heat season

2000–01 Miami Heat season
Head coach	Pat Riley
Arena	American Airlines Arena
Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 0-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Sunshine Network, WBFS, WFOR
Radio	WIOD

The 2000-01 Miami Heat season is the 13th season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Before the start of the season, Alonzo Mourning suffered a kidney disorder and only played in the final thirteen games of the season. The Heat acquired Eddie Jones and Anthony Mason from the Charlotte Hornets, and acquired Brian Grant from a three team trade during the offseason. Mason was selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game in his only year with the Heat as they finished second in the Atlantic Division with a 50–32 record. In the first round of the playoffs, they were swept by the sixth-seeded Hornets in three straight games.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2000 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
2	37	Eddie House	PG/SG	United States	Arizona State
2	52	Ernest Brown	C	United States	Indian Hills Community College

Roster

Miami Heat roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SF 12 Bowen, Bruce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Cal State Fullerton PG 25 Carter, Anthony 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Hawaiʻi C 4 Causwell, Duane 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Temple SF 23 Ceballos, Cedric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Cal State Fullerton SG 21 Davis, Ricky 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Iowa C 35 Fuller, Todd 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) North Carolina State C 44 Grant, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Xavier PF 45 Green, A. C. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oregon State PG 10 Hardaway, Tim 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Texas–El Paso PG 5 House, Eddie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arizona State SG 6 Jones, Eddie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Temple PF 7 MacLean, Don 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UCLA SF 9 Majerle, Dan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Central Michigan PF 14 Mason, Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Tennessee State C 33 Mourning, Alonzo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Georgetown	Head coach Pat Riley (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Jeff Bzdelik (UIC) Bill Foran (Central Michigan) Marc Iavaroni (Virginia) Bob McAdoo (North Carolina) Keith Askins (Alabama) Erik Spoelstra (Portland) Stan Van Gundy (SUNY–Brockport) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers	56	26	.683	–	29–12	27–14	18–6
x-Miami Heat	50	32	.610	6	29–12	21–20	15–10
x-New York Knicks	48	34	.585	8	30–11	18–23	16–9
x-Orlando Magic	43	39	.524	13	26–15	17–24	14–10
Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	20	20–21	16–25	11–13
New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	30	18–23	8–33	8–16
Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	37	12–29	7–34	3–21

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

(3) Miami Heat vs. (6) Charlotte Hornets Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Heat and Hornets.

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (MIA-CHA)	Venue	TV Time	Recap	TV Commentators
1	April 21	Charlotte	106	Miami	80	0–1	American Airlines Arena, Miami	TNT 8:30et	[1]	Dick Stockton & Hubie Brown
2	April 23	Charlotte	102	Miami	76	0–2	American Airlines Arena, Miami	TNT 7:00et	[2]	Dick Stockton & Hubie Brown
3	April 27	Miami	79	Charlotte	94	0–3	Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte	TNT 8:30et	[3]	Dick Stockton & Hubie Brown
Charlotte wins series 3–0

Player stats

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