Chicago Bulls Regular Season Rosters

1999-2000 Chicago Bulls Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
22 Chris Anstey C 7-0 253 2 South East Melbourne (Australia) 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 18 Australia
11 B.J. Armstrong G 6-2 175 10 Iowa 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
25 Corey Benjamin SG 6-6 200 1 Oregon State 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 28 United States
  Bruce Bowen F 6-7 200 4 Cal State Fullerton 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
42 Elton Brand PF 6-9 254 0 Duke 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
1 Randy Brown PG 6-2 190 8 New Mexico State 1991 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
43 Chris Carr G 6-5 207 4 Southern Illinois 1995 Rnd 2 Pick 27 United States
18 Kornel David F 6-9 235 2 - 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted Hungary
3 Hersey Hawkins SG 6-3 190 11 Bradley 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
20 Fred Hoiberg G 6-4 203 4 Iowa State 1995 Rnd 2 Pick 23 United States
6 Lari Ketner F 6-9 277 0 Massachusetts 1999 Rnd 2 Pick 20 United States
7 Toni Kukoc SF 6-11 235 6 KK Split (Croatia) 1990 Rnd 2 Pick 2 Croatia
5 Rusty LaRue SG 6-2 210 2 Wake Forest 1996 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
12 Matt Maloney PF 6-3 192 4 Pennsylvania 1995 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
32 Will Perdue C 7-0 240 11 Vanderbilt 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
6 Khalid Reeves G 6-3 200 5 Arizona 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
51 Michael Ruffin F-C 6-9 245 0 Tulsa 1999 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
8 Dickey Simpkins PF 6-9 248 5 Providence 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
9 John Starks SG 6-3 180 10 Oklahoma State 1988 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
9 Dedric Willoughby G 6-3 180 0 Iowa State 1997 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
15 Metta World Peace SF 6-7 260 0 St. John's 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States

1999-2000 Chicago Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Brown H. Hawkins M. World Peace D. Simpkins E. Brand
Rotation B. Armstrong F. Hoiberg     W. Perdue
Rotation   M. Maloney     C. Anstey
Rotation   C. Benjamin     M. Ruffin
Lim PT   C. Carr      

1999-2000 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Indiana Pacers56-26-
2Charlotte Hornets49-337
3Toronto Raptors45-3711
4Detroit Pistons42-4014
5Milwaukee Bucks42-4014
6Cleveland Cavaliers32-5024
7Atlanta Hawks28-5428
8Chicago Bulls17-6539

1999-2000 Chicago Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Elton Brand Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year (2000)
Elton Brand All-Rookie First Team (2000)
Metta World Peace All-Rookie Second Team (2000)
Elton Brand Rookie Of The Month (Jan 00, Feb 00, Apr 00)
Elton Brand Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2000)
Elton Brand Rising Stars Challenge MVP (2000)

1999-2000 Chicago Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Elton Brand 81 37.0 20.1 10.0 1.9 0.8 1.6 2.8
Metta World Peace 72 31.1 12.0 4.3 2.8 1.7 0.5 2.3
Chris Carr 50 21.8 9.8 3.2 1.6 0.6 0.3 2.2
Hersey Hawkins 61 26.6 7.9 2.9 2.2 1.2 0.2 1.6
Chris Anstey 73 13.8 6.0 3.8 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.1
Toni Kukoc 24 36.2 18.0 5.4 5.2 1.8 0.8 3.1
Randy Brown 59 27.5 6.4 2.4 3.4 1.0 0.3 1.8
Corey Benjamin 48 18.0 7.7 1.8 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.5
Matt Maloney 51 23.0 6.4 1.3 2.7 0.6 0.1 1.2
Dickey Simpkins 69 23.9 4.2 5.4 1.4 0.3 0.3 1.9
Fred Hoiberg 31 27.3 9.0 3.5 2.7 1.3 0.1 1.4
B.J. Armstrong 27 21.6 7.4 1.7 2.9 0.3 0.0 1.5
Dedric Willoughby 25 20.3 7.6 2.0 2.6 0.9 0.1 1.5
Will Perdue 67 15.1 2.5 3.9 1.0 0.2 0.6 1.2
Kornel David 26 17.0 6.5 2.8 0.6 0.5 0.1 1.2
Michael Ruffin 71 13.7 2.2 3.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.8
Rusty LaRue 4 32.2 9.2 2.5 2.8 1.8 0.0 1.8
John Starks 4 20.5 7.5 2.5 2.8 1.2 0.2 0.8
Khalid Reeves 3 16.0 3.7 1.3 4.3 0.7 0.0 2.0
Lari Ketner 6 6.8 1.7 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5

1999-2000 Chicago Bulls Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Corey Benjamin was selected as the #28 pick in the First Round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Corey Benjamin signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on January 22, 1999.

Elton Brand was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1999 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Elton Brand signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on July 26, 1999.

Michael Ruffin was selected as the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 1999 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Michael Ruffin signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on August 24, 1999.

Metta World Peace was selected as the #16 pick in the First Round of the 1999 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Metta World Peace signed a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bulls on July 15, 1999.

Acquired via Trade

Chris Anstey was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Dallas Mavericks on September 29, 1999.

Hersey Hawkins was acquired in a trade by the Chicago Bulls from the Seattle SuperSonics on August 12, 1999.

Acquired via Free Agency

B.J. Armstrong signed a contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on August 27, 1999.

Randy Brown signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on October 6, 1995.

Chris Carr signed a contract with the Chicago Bulls on January 10, 2000. Chris Carr re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on January 20, 2000. Chris Carr re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on January 30, 2000.

Fred Hoiberg signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on September 16, 1999.

Matt Maloney signed a contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on January 6, 2000.

Will Perdue signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on August 26, 1999.

Dickey Simpkins signed a contract with the Chicago Bulls on March 2, 1998. Dickey Simpkins re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on January 21, 1999. Dickey Simpkins re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls on September 16, 1999.

1999-2000 Chicago Bulls Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Jerry Reinsdorf Owner, Chairman 1985-1986 N/A
Tim Floyd Head Coach 1998-1999 Assistant Coach (UTEP, 1977 to 1986)
Bill Cartwright Assistant Coach 1997-1998 N/A
Jim Stack Assistant VP of Basketball Operations 1996-1997 Special Assistant to the Vice President of Basketball Operations (Chicago Bulls, 1987 to 1996)
Jerry Krause General Manager 1985-1986 Director of Player Personnel (Chicago Bulls, 1976 to 1985)
Ivica Dukan Director of International Scouting 1990-1991 N/A
Gar Forman Scout 1998-1999 N/A
John Ligmanowski Equipment Manager 1983-1984 N/A
Fred Tedeschi Head Athletic Trainer 1998-1999 N/A
Wally Blase Assistant Athletic Trainer 1996-1997 N/A
Neil Funk Radio Broadcaster 1991-1992 N/A
Steve Kashul Radio Broadcaster 1997-1998 N/A