Seattle SuperSonics Regular Season Rosters

2000-2001 Seattle SuperSonics Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
42 Vin Baker PF 6-11 240 7 Hartford 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
31 Brent Barry G 6-7 210 5 Oregon State 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
15 Emanual Davis SG 6-4 195 5 Delaware State 1991 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
29 Pervis Ellison C 6-9 210 11 Louisville 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
33 Patrick Ewing C 7-0 240 15 Georgetown 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States / Jamaica
7 Rashard Lewis F 6-10 235 2 Alief Elsik High School (Texas) 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
  Sean Marks F-C 6-10 250 2 California 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 15 New Zealand
24 Desmond Mason G-F 6-7 224 0 Oklahoma State 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
34 Jelani McCoy FC 6-10 245 2 UCLA 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
00 Olumide Oyedeji C 6-11 240 0 DJK Wurzburg (Germany) 2000 Rnd 2 Pick 13 Nigeria
21 Ruben Patterson F-G 6-5 223 2 Cincinnati 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 2 United States
20 Gary Payton G 6-4 180 10 Oregon State 1990 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
1 Shammond Williams G 6-1 201 2 North Carolina 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
25 David Wingate GF 6-5 185 14 Georgetown 1986 Rnd 2 Pick 20 United States
45 Ruben Wolkowyski F 6-10 270 0 Estudiantes de Olavarria (Argentina) 1995 NBA Draft, Undrafted Argentina / Poland

2000-2001 Seattle Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters G. Payton E. Davis R. Lewis J. McCoy P. Ewing
Rotation S. Williams B. Barry R. Patterson V. Baker O. Oyedeji
Rotation     D. Mason R. Wolkowyski  
Lim PT   D. Wingate      

2000-2001 Pacific Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Los Angeles Lakers56-26-
2Sacramento Kings55-271
3Phoenix Suns51-315
4Portland Trail Blazers50-326
5Seattle SuperSonics44-3812
6Los Angeles Clippers31-5125
7Golden State Warriors17-6539

2000-2001 Seattle Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Gary Payton All-NBA Third Team (2001)
Gary Payton All-NBA Defensive First Team (2001)
Desmond Mason All-Rookie Second Team (2001)
Gary Payton Western All-Star Coaches Selection (2001)
Desmond Mason Slam Dunk Contest Participant (2001)
Desmond Mason Slam Dunk Champion (2001)
Rashard Lewis Three Point Shootout Participant (2001)

2000-2001 Seattle Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Gary Payton 79 41.1 23.1 4.6 8.1 1.6 0.3 2.6
Rashard Lewis 78 34.9 14.8 6.9 1.6 1.2 0.6 1.7
Ruben Patterson 76 27.1 13.0 5.0 2.1 1.4 0.6 2.0
Vin Baker 76 28.0 12.2 5.7 1.2 0.5 1.0 2.1
Patrick Ewing 79 26.7 9.6 7.4 1.2 0.7 1.2 1.9
Brent Barry 67 26.5 8.8 3.1 3.4 1.2 0.2 1.3
Shammond Williams 69 17.9 6.8 1.9 2.8 0.4 0.1 1.2
Desmond Mason 78 19.5 5.9 3.2 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.7
Emanual Davis 62 20.8 5.8 2.5 2.2 1.0 0.2 1.2
Jelani McCoy 70 16.3 4.5 3.6 0.8 0.3 0.7 1.1
Ruben Wolkowyski 34 9.0 2.2 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.4
Olumide Oyedeji 30 7.4 1.5 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4
Pervis Ellison 9 4.4 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3
David Wingate 1 9.0 6.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2000-2001 Seattle SuperSonics Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Rashard Lewis was selected as the #3 pick in the Second Round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Rashard Lewis signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on January 22, 1999. Rashard Lewis re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on August 1, 2000.

Desmond Mason was selected as the #17 pick in the First Round of the 2000 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Desmond Mason signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on August 3, 2000.

Jelani McCoy was selected as the #4 pick in the Second Round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Jelani McCoy signed a contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on January 21, 1999. Jelani McCoy re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on August 2, 1999. Jelani McCoy re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on August 15, 2000.

Olumide Oyedeji was selected as the #13 pick in the Second Round of the 2000 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Olumide Oyedeji signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on August 9, 2000.

Gary Payton was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1990 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Gary Payton signed a multi-year contract with the Seattle SuperSonics on October 10, 1990. Gary Payton re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on July 23, 1996.

Acquired via Trade

Vin Baker was acquired in a trade by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Milwaukee Bucks on September 25, 1997. Vin Baker re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on August 18, 1999.

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

Patrick Ewing was acquired in a trade by the Seattle SuperSonics from the New York Knicks on September 20, 2000.

Acquired via Free Agency

Ruben Patterson signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on August 10, 1999.

Shammond Williams signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on August 12, 1999.

David Wingate signed a contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on October 2, 2000.

Ruben Wolkowyski signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics on September 7, 2000.