1999–2000 New Jersey Nets season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Nets' 33rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 24th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1] During the offseason, the Nets re-acquired Johnny Newman from the Los Angeles Clippers, and re-signed free agent Sherman Douglas. Without Jayson Williams, who missed the entire season with a leg injury, the Nets struggled losing 15 of their first 17 games, but would eventually get hot winning 13 of their next 18 games, and find themselves near the playoff picture with a 31–40 record as of March 30. However, a rash of late season injures cost the team to lose their final eleven games, finishing sixth in the Atlantic Division with a 31–51 record.[2]

1999–2000 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachDon Casey
OwnersLewis Katz
ArenaContinental Airlines Arena
Results
Record31–51 (.378)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Atlantic)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Net New York, WLNY, Metro-TV
RadioWOR

During the 1999–2000 season, several Nets reached different milestones. Stephon Marbury dished out his 2,000th assist and Kendall Gill scored his 10,000th career point.[3] Marbury led the team with 22.2 points and 8.4 assists per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while Gill provided them with 13.1 points and led the team with 1.8 steals per game, ranking him ninth in the league with 139 total steals. Keith Van Horn finished second on the team in scoring with 19.2 points per game, while Kerry Kittles contributed 13.0 points per game, and Newman played a sixth man role averaging 10.0 points per game off the bench.[4][3] Following the season, head coach Don Casey was fired, Scott Burrell and Gheorghe Mureșan were both released to free agency, and Williams retired.[5]

Offseason

NBA Draft
Main article: 1999 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 34 Evan Eschmeyer C  United States Northwestern

Roster
1999–2000 New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 24 Burrell, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) –– Connecticut
G 11 Douglas, Sherman  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) –– Syracuse
C 00 Eschmeyer, Evan  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) –– Northwestern
F 14 Feick, Jamie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) –– Michigan State
G/F 13 Gill, Kendall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) –– Illinois
G 12 Harris, Lucious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Long Beach State
G 30 Kittles, Kerry  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 179 lb (81 kg) –– Villanova
G 33 Marbury, Stephon  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) –– Georgia Tech
C 22 McIlvaine, Jim 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– Marquette
C 77 Mureșan, Gheorghe 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) 303 lb (137 kg) –– Romania
F 20 Newman, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Richmond
G 1 Perry, Elliot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) –– Memphis
F 44 Van Horn, Keith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Utah
F/C 55 Williams, Jayson  (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– St. John's
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Roster Notes

Regular season

The Nets started the season at 2-15, a franchise record low. Despite the poor start, the Nets rallied back to compete for a playoff spot. The Nets were still alive in the playoff race at the beginning of April with three weeks left in the season. After the first week of April, the team was without their leading scorer, Stephon Marbury, who struggled with knee injuries. Other injuries included rookie Evan Eschmeyer (ankle), and starting shooting guard Kerry Kittles (knee). The Nets were officially eliminated from playoff contention on April 7 after a 103-85 loss to the Miami Heat. The team finished the season by losing their final 11 games of the year.[3]

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 5230.634–33–819–2218–6
x-New York Knicks 5032.610233–817–2414–10
x-Philadelphia 76ers 4933.598329–1220–2113–11
Orlando Magic 4141.5001126–1515–2612–13
Boston Celtics 3547.4271726–159–3212–12
New Jersey Nets 3151.3782122–199–329–16
Washington Wizards 2953.3542317–2412–297–17
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Indiana Pacers5626.683–
2 y-Miami Heat5230.6344
3 x-New York Knicks5032.6106
4 x-Charlotte Hornets4933.5987
5 x-Philadelphia 76ers4933.5987
6 x-Toronto Raptors4537.54911
7 x-Detroit Pistons4240.51214
8 x-Milwaukee Bucks4240.51214
9 Orlando Magic4141.50015
10 Boston Celtics3547.42721
11 Cleveland Cavaliers3250.39024
12 New Jersey Nets3151.37825
13 Washington Wizards2953.35427
14 Atlanta Hawks2854.34128
15 Chicago Bulls1765.20739

Record vs. opponents
1999-2000 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta –1–31–33–13–10–21–11–30–21–11–31–10–22–20–41–13–12–10–30–40–20–22–00–21–12–20–21–11–3
Boston 3–1–1–32–22–21–12–00–31–11–11–31–10–21–31–20–23–12–22–21–31–10–21–10–21–12–21–11–13–1
Charlotte 3–13–1–4–03–11–11–12–22–01–12–22–00–22–23–12–02–11–32–23–11–10–20–20–21–13–10–22–03–0
Chicago 1–32–20–4–1–30–21–11–30–20–21–32–00–22–21–30–22–10–30–40–40–20–20–20–21–10–40–20–22–2
Cleveland 1–32–21–33–1–2–02–02–21–11–10–42–00–20–31–30–22–23–12–10–40–21–10–21–10–20–40–22–03–1
Dallas 2–01–11–12–00–2–3–12–04–01–31–14–01–30–20–22–20–20–21–10–23–12–21–32–21–31–11–33–11–1
Denver 1–10–21–11–10–21–3–1–12–22–20–23–11–30–22–02–21–11–10–22–01–32–22–21–31–32–02–22–21–1
Detroit 3–13–02–23–12–20–21–1–2–01–11–32–00–22–23–10–22–11–32–22–20–21–10–21–12–02–20–22–02–2
Golden State 2–01–10–22–01–10–42–20–2–1–30–21–30–41–11–11–30–20–21–10–20–40–41–30–40–40–20–43–11–1
Houston 1–11–11–12–01–13–12–21–13–1–0–24–02–21–10–20–41–10–20–21–12–22–21–30–41–30–21–32–21–1
Indiana 3–13–12–23–14–01–12–03–12–02–0–1–11–12–22–21–13–12–22–12–21–12–01–11–11–13–12–02–02–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–10–20–20–20–41–30–23–10–41–1–0–40–20–21–31–11–10–21–10–40–41–30–41–30–20–41–31–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–02–02–02–03–13–12–04–02–21–14–0–2–02–04–02–02–02–02–04–02–23–11–33–11–13–14–01–1
Miami 2–23–12–22–23–02–02–02–21–11–12–22–00–2–2–22–02–23–13–13–11–11–12–01–11–11–21–11–14–0
Milwaukee 4–02–11–33–13–12–00–21–31–12–02–22–00–22–2–0–21–30–44–00–31–10–21–12–01–12–21–11–13–1
Minnesota 1–12–00–22–02–02–22–22–03–14–01–13–10–40–22–0–1–11–11–11–11–32–23–13–12–22–03–14–00–2
New Jersey 1–31–31–21–22–22–01–11–22–01–11–31–10–22–23–11–1–1–33–21–30–21–11–10–20–22–20–20–21–3
New York 1–22–23–13–01–32–01–13–12–02–02–21–10–21–34–01–13–1–3–13–11–12–01–11–12–01–30–22–02–2
Orlando 3–02–22–24–01–21–12–02–21–12–01–22–00–21–30–41–12–31–3–2–20–20–20–21–11–12–21–12–04–0
Philadelphia 4–03–11–34–04–02–00–22–22–01–12–21–10–21–33–01–13–11–32–2–0–20–21–10–22–03–01–12–03–1
Phoenix 2–01–11–12–02–01–33–12–04–02–21–14–00–41–11–13–12–01–12–02–0–1–34–02–22–21–10–44–02–0
Portland 2–02–02–02–01–12–22–21–14–02–20–24–02–21–12–02–21–10–22–02–03–1–4–03–14–01–13–13–12–0
Sacramento 0–21–12–02–02–03–12–22–03–13–11–13–11–30–21–11–31–11–12–01–10–40–4–3–12–21–11–33–12–0
San Antonio 2–02–02–02–01–12–23–11–14–04–01–14–03–11–10–21–32–01–11–12–02–21–31–3–2–21–12–24–01–1
Seattle 1–11–11–11–12–03–13–10–24–03–11–13–11–31–11–12–22–00–21–10–22–20–42–22–2–0–22–24–02–0
Toronto 2–22–21–34–04–01–10–22–22–02–01–32–01–12–12–20–22–23–12–20–31–11–11–11–12–0–1–11–12–2
Utah 2–01–12–02–02–03–12–22–04–03–10–24–01–31–11–11–32–02–01–11–14–01–33–12–22–21–1–3–12–0
Vancouver 1–11–10–22–00–21–32–20–21–32–20–23–10–41–11–10–42–00–20–20–20–41–31–30–40–41–11–3–1–1
Washington 3–11–30–32–21–31–11–12–21–11–11–21–11–10–41–32–03–12–20–41–30–20–20–21–10–22–20–21–1—

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
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
New Jersey Nets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Stephon Marbury 74 74 38.9 .432 .283 .813 3.2 8.4 1.5 0.2 22.2
Keith Van Horn 80 80 34.8 .445 .368 .847 8.5 2.0 0.8 0.8 19.2
Kendall Gill 76 75 31.0 .414 .256 .710 3.7 2.8 1.8 0.5 13.1
Kerry Kittles 62 61 30.6 .437 .400 .795 3.6 2.3 1.3 0.3 13.0
Johnny Newman 82 9 21.5 .446 .379 .838 1.9 0.8 0.6 0.1 10.0
Lucious Harris 77 11 19.6 .428 .330 .798 2.4 1.3 0.8 0.1 6.7
Scott Burrell 74 9 18.1 .394 .353 .780 3.5 1.0 0.9 0.6 6.1
Sherman Douglas 20 2 15.5 .500 .313 .893 1.5 1.7 0.9 0.0 6.0
Jamie Feick 81 17 27.7 .428 1.000 .707 9.3 0.8 0.5 0.5 5.7
Elliot Perry 60 5 13.4 .435 .282 .806 1.0 2.3 0.7 0.0 5.3
Gheorge Muresan 30 2 8.9 .456 .605 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.4 3.5
Evan Eschmeyer 31 5 12.0 .528 .500 3.5 0.7 0.3 0.7 2.9
Jim McIlvaine 66 53 15.9 .416 .518 3.5 0.5 0.4 1.8 2.4
Michael Cage 20 7 12.1 .500 1.000 4.1 0.5 0.4 0.4 1.4
Mark Hendrickson 5 0 4.8 .000 .500 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2

Player Statistics Citation:[4]

Awards and records

References
  1. 1999–2000 New Jersey Nets
  2. "1999–2000 New Jersey Nets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  3. NETS: New Jersey Nets History Archived 2010-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "1999–2000 New Jersey Nets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  5. "Williams Limps Off Court Into an Early Retirement". New York Times. June 29, 2000. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
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