2000–01 Detroit Pistons season

2000–01 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	George Irvine
General manager	Joe Dumars
Owner(s)	William Davidson
Arena	The Palace of Auburn Hills
Results
Record	32–50 (.390)
Place	Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2000–01 Detroit Pistons season was the 60th season of the franchise, the 53rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 44th in the Detroit area. Just a little over a year after his final game, Pistons legend Joe Dumars was put in charge of rebuilding. In the offseason, the Pistons acquired Ben Wallace and Chucky Atkins from the Orlando Magic. One key piece to the team's future appeared to be Jerry Stackhouse, who had a stellar season averaging 29.8 points per game while being selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. However, the Pistons struggled finishing fifth in the Central Division with a 32-50 record.

Draft picks

Main article: 2000 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	14	Mateen Cleaves	PG	United States	Michigan State
2	44	Brian Cardinal	SF	United States	Purdue

Roster

Detroit Pistons roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 7 Atkins, Chucky 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) South Florida G 1 Barros, Dana 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Boston College F 30 Buechler, Jud 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Arizona F 35 Cardinal, Brian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Purdue G 24 Cleaves, Mateen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Michigan State F 12 Curry, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Georgia Southern F 9 Dávid, Kornél 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Hungary C 31 Moore, Mikki 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nebraska F 5 Owens, Billy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Syracuse F 32 Smith, Joe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Maryland G/F 42 Stackhouse, Jerry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) North Carolina F/C 3 Wallace, Ben 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Virginia Union F 44 Wallace, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Syracuse F 34 Williamson, Corliss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Arkansas	Head coach George Irvine (Washington) Assistant coach(es) Morris McHone (Florida State) Mike Sanders (UCLA) Dave Twardzik (Old Dominion) 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

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Chucky Atkins
Dana Barros
Jud Buechler
Brian Cardinal
Cedric Ceballos
Mateen Cleaves
Michael Curry
Kornel David
Eric Montross
Mikki Moore
Billy Owens
Joe Smith
Jerry Stackhouse
Ben Wallace
John Wallace
Jerome Williams
Corliss Williamson

See also

• 2000-01 NBA season