Miami Heat Regular Season Rosters

1999-2000 Miami Heat Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
12 Bruce Bowen F 6-7 200 4 Cal State Fullerton 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
42 P.J. Brown C 6-11 225 6 Louisiana Tech 1992 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
32 Rodney Buford SF 6-5 189 0 Creighton 1999 Rnd 2 Pick 24 United States
25 Anthony Carter PG 6-1 190 1 Hawaii 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
4 Duane Causwell C 7-0 240 9 Temple 1990 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
15 Chris Gatling PF 6-10 220 8 Old Dominion 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
10 Tim Hardaway PG 6-0 175 10 UTEP 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
40 Tim James F 6-7 212 0 Miami (FL) 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 25 United States
6 Harold Jamison PF 6-8 260 0 Clemson 1999 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
21 Voshon Lenard SG 6-4 205 4 Minnesota 1994 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States
9 Dan Majerle SG 6-6 215 11 Central Michigan 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
24 Jamal Mashburn SF 6-8 247 6 Kentucky 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
33 Alonzo Mourning C 6-10 240 7 Georgetown 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
5 Mark Strickland PF 6-9 210 5 Temple 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
52 Otis Thorpe PF 6-9 225 15 Providence 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
23 Rex Walters G 6-4 190 6 Kansas 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
35 Clarence Weatherspoon PF 6-6 240 7 Southern Mississippi 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States

1999-2000 Miami Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Hardaway D. Majerle J. Mashburn P. Brown A. Mourning
Rotation A. Carter   R. Buford C. Weatherspoon  
Rotation     B. Bowen O. Thorpe  
Rotation       M. Strickland  
Lim PT   V. Lenard T. James H. Jamison D. Causwell

1999-2000 Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Miami Heat52-30-
2New York Knicks50-322
3Philadelphia Sixers49-333
4Orlando Magic41-4111
5Boston Celtics35-4717
6New Jersey Nets31-5121
7Washington Wizards29-5323

1999-2000 Miami Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Alonzo Mourning All-NBA Second Team (2000)
Alonzo Mourning Player Of The Month (Dec 99)
Alonzo Mourning Player Of The Week (12/13/99, 04/10/00)
Alonzo Mourning Hakeem Olajuwon Defensive Player Of The Year (2000)
Alonzo Mourning All-NBA Defensive First Team (2000)
Alonzo Mourning Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2000)

1999-2000 Miami Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Alonzo Mourning 79 34.8 21.7 9.5 1.6 0.5 3.7 2.7
Jamal Mashburn 76 37.2 17.5 5.0 3.9 1.0 0.2 2.4
P.J. Brown 80 28.8 9.6 7.5 1.8 0.8 0.8 1.2
Tim Hardaway 52 32.2 13.4 2.9 7.4 0.9 0.1 2.3
Voshon Lenard 53 27.1 11.9 2.9 2.6 0.8 0.3 1.5
Clarence Weatherspoon 78 20.7 7.2 5.8 1.2 0.7 0.6 1.3
Dan Majerle 69 33.4 7.3 4.8 3.0 1.3 0.2 0.9
Anthony Carter 79 23.5 6.3 2.5 4.8 1.2 0.1 2.2
Mark Strickland 58 11.4 4.9 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4
Otis Thorpe 51 15.2 5.5 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.2 1.2
Rodney Buford 34 11.4 4.3 1.4 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.3
Bruce Bowen 27 21.0 5.1 2.2 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.5
Rex Walters 33 11.8 2.8 1.1 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.9
Duane Causwell 25 7.4 2.6 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.4
Harold Jamison 12 6.2 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.3
Tim James 4 5.8 2.8 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.5

1999-2000 Miami Heat Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Rodney Buford was selected as the #24 pick in the Second Round of the 1999 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat. Rodney Buford signed a multi-year contract with the Miami Heat on September 30, 1999.

Tim James was selected as the #25 pick in the First Round of the 1999 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat. Tim James signed a multi-year contract with the Miami Heat on August 24, 1999.

Acquired via Trade

Duane Causwell was acquired in a sign and trade by the Miami Heat from the Sacramento Kings on August 12, 1997.

Tim Hardaway was acquired in a trade by the Miami Heat from the Golden State Warriors on February 22, 1996. Tim Hardaway re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on August 21, 1996.

Jamal Mashburn was acquired in a trade by the Miami Heat from the Dallas Mavericks on February 14, 1997.

Alonzo Mourning was acquired in a trade by the Miami Heat from the Charlotte Hornets (1988) on November 3, 1995. Alonzo Mourning re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on August 13, 1996.

Acquired via Waiver Claim

Bruce Bowen was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Miami Heat from the Chicago Bulls on February 21, 2000.

Acquired via Free Agency

P.J. Brown signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on August 10, 1996.

Anthony Carter signed a contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on August 6, 1999.

Harold Jamison signed a contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on August 3, 1999.

Voshon Lenard signed a contract with the Miami Heat on December 29, 1995. Voshon Lenard re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on August 19, 1996. Voshon Lenard re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on July 10, 1997.

Dan Majerle signed a multi-year contract with the Miami Heat on August 21, 1996. Dan Majerle re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on August 16, 1999.

Mark Strickland signed a contract with the Miami Heat on January 12, 1997. Mark Strickland re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on January 22, 1997. Mark Strickland re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on February 1, 1997. Mark Strickland re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on January 21, 1999.

Otis Thorpe signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on August 4, 1999.

Clarence Weatherspoon signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Miami Heat on January 25, 1999.

1999-2000 Miami Heat Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Eric Woolworth General Counsel 1995-1996 N/A
David Holcombe Director of Team Security 1999-2000 N/A
Pat Riley Head Coach, General Manager 2005-2006 Head Coach (Miami Heat, 1995 to 2003)
Bob McAdoo Assistant Coach 1995-1996 N/A
Jeff Bzdelik Assistant Coach 1995-1996 Scout (New York Knicks, 1994 to 1995)
Stan Van Gundy Assistant Coach 1995-1996 Head Coach (Wisconsin, 1994 to 1995)
Erik Spoelstra Assistant Coach, Advance Scout 1997-1998 Video Coordinator (Miami Heat, 1995 to 1999)
Keith Askins Assistant Coach 1999-2000 N/A
Marc Iavaroni Assistant Coach, Director of Player Development 1999-2000 Assistant Coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, 1997 to 1999)
Andy Elisburg VP of Basketball Operations 1998-1999 Director of Team Operations (Miami Heat, 1993 to 1998)
Randy Pfund General Manager 1996-1997 Head Coach (Los Angeles Lakers, 1992 to 1994)
Chet Kammerer Director of College Scouting 1999-2000 Director of Scouting (Miami Heat, 1998 to 1999)
Adam Simon Basketball Operations Assistant 1997-1998 Basketball Operations Intern (Miami Heat, 1996 to 1997)
Randy Embry Scout 1999-2000 N/A
Sammy Schulman Chief Financial Officer, Executive VP 1987-1988 N/A
Kim Stone Executive VP 1996-1997 N/A
Bill Foran Strength and Conditioning Coach 1989-1990 Strength and Conditioning Consultant (Miami Heat, 1988 to 1989)
Jay Sabol Equipment Manager, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, Assistant Athletic Trainer 1996-1997 Team Attendant (Miami Heat, 1995 to 2000)
Dr. Allan Herskowitz Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Angelo Thrower Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Edward Neff Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Harlan Selesnick Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Jim Losito Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Richard Mariani Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Steve Tarkan Team Physician 1988-1989 N/A
Dr. Marco Leyte-Vidal Team Physician 1997-1998 N/A
Dr. Michael Robinson Team Physician 1997-1998 N/A
Tim Donovan Director of Media Relations 1997-1998 Assistant Director of Media Relations (Miami Heat, 1995 to 1997)