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2000-2001 Utah Jazz Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
21 David Benoit F 6-8 220 7 Alabama 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
22 John Crotty PG 6-1 185 9 Virginia 1991 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
20 Quincy Lewis SF 6-7 215 1 Minnesota 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
32 Karl Malone PF 6-9 265 15 Louisiana Tech 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
15 Danny Manning F 6-10 230 12 Kansas 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
42 Donyell Marshall F 6-9 245 6 UConn 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
00 Greg Ostertag C 7-2 280 5 Kansas 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 28 United States
34 Scott Padgett F 6-9 240 1 Kentucky 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 28 United States
0 Olden Polynice C 6-11 220 13 RivieraBanca Rimini (Italy) 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 8 Haiti
3 Bryon Russell SG 6-7 225 7 Long Beach State 1993 Rnd 2 Pick 18 United States
9 John Starks SG 6-3 180 11 Oklahoma State 1988 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
2 DeShawn Stevenson SG 6-5 218 0 Washington Union High School (California) 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
12 John Stockton PG 6-1 170 16 Gonzaga 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
11 Jacque Vaughn G 6-1 190 3 Kansas 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 27 United States

2000-2001 Utah Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Stockton B. Russell D. Marshall K. Malone O. Polynice
Rotation J. Vaughn J. Starks   D. Benoit D. Manning
Rotation J. Crotty       G. Ostertag
Lim PT   D. Stevenson Q. Lewis S. Padgett  

2000-2001 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs58-24-
2Utah Jazz53-295
3Dallas Mavericks53-295
4Minnesota Timberwolves47-3511
5Houston Rockets45-3713
6Denver Nuggets40-4218
7Vancouver Grizzlies23-5935

2000-2001 Utah Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Karl Malone All-NBA Third Team (2001)
Karl Malone Player Of The Month (Nov 00)
John Stockton Player Of The Week (11/06/00)
Karl Malone Player Of The Week (11/06/00)
Karl Malone Western All-Star Coaches Selection (2001)
DeShawn Stevenson Slam Dunk Contest Participant (2001)
Bryon Russell Three Point Shootout Participant (2001)

2000-2001 Utah Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Karl Malone 81 35.7 23.2 8.3 4.5 1.1 0.8 3.0
Donyell Marshall 81 28.7 13.6 7.0 1.6 1.0 1.0 1.6
John Stockton 82 29.2 11.5 2.8 8.7 1.6 0.3 2.5
Bryon Russell 78 31.7 12.0 4.2 2.1 1.2 0.3 1.4
John Starks 75 28.3 9.3 2.1 2.4 1.0 0.1 1.3
Danny Manning 82 15.9 7.4 2.6 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.2
Jacque Vaughn 82 19.8 6.1 1.8 3.9 0.6 0.0 1.6
Olden Polynice 81 20.0 5.3 4.7 0.4 0.3 1.0 1.0
Greg Ostertag 81 18.4 4.5 5.1 0.3 0.3 1.8 0.8
David Benoit 49 9.1 3.6 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.6
Quincy Lewis 35 11.5 3.5 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.5
DeShawn Stevenson 40 7.3 2.2 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.7
John Crotty 31 8.5 2.1 0.9 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.6
Scott Padgett 27 4.7 2.1 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4

2000-2001 Utah Jazz Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Quincy Lewis was selected as the #19 pick in the First Round of the 1999 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. Quincy Lewis signed a multi-year contract with the Utah Jazz on July 20, 1999.

Karl Malone was selected as the #13 pick in the First Round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. Karl Malone signed a multi-year contract with the Utah Jazz on August 8, 1985. Karl Malone signed an extension with the Utah Jazz on September 1, 1988. Karl Malone re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Utah Jazz on September 25, 1990. Karl Malone signed an extension with the Utah Jazz on January 13, 1996. Karl Malone re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Utah Jazz on August 1, 1999.

Greg Ostertag was selected as the #28 pick in the First Round of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. Greg Ostertag signed a multi-year contract with the Utah Jazz on October 4, 1995. Greg Ostertag signed a multi-year extension with the Utah Jazz on September 25, 1997.

Scott Padgett was selected as the #28 pick in the First Round of the 1999 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. Scott Padgett signed a multi-year contract with the Utah Jazz on August 7, 1999.

Bryon Russell was selected as the #18 pick in the Second Round of the 1993 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. Bryon Russell signed a contract with the Utah Jazz on August 6, 1993. Bryon Russell re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Utah Jazz on August 31, 1994. Bryon Russell re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Utah Jazz on July 16, 1997.

DeShawn Stevenson was selected as the #23 pick in the First Round of the 2000 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. DeShawn Stevenson signed a multi-year contract with the Utah Jazz on July 14, 2000.

John Stockton was selected as the #16 pick in the First Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. John Stockton signed a multi-year contract with the Utah Jazz on September 26, 1984. John Stockton re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Utah Jazz on October 3, 1990. John Stockton re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Utah Jazz on October 2, 1996. John Stockton re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Utah Jazz on October 1, 1999.

Jacque Vaughn was selected as the #27 pick in the First Round of the 1997 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. Jacque Vaughn signed a multi-year contract with the Utah Jazz on July 21, 1997. Jacque Vaughn re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Utah Jazz on August 8, 2000.

Acquired via Trade

Donyell Marshall was acquired in a trade by the Utah Jazz from the Golden State Warriors on August 16, 2000.

Acquired via Free Agency

David Benoit signed a contract as a free agent with the Utah Jazz on October 2, 2000.

John Crotty signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Utah Jazz on August 11, 2000.

Danny Manning signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Utah Jazz on August 16, 2000.

Olden Polynice signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Utah Jazz on August 27, 1999.

John Starks signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Utah Jazz on August 4, 2000.

2000-2001 Utah Jazz Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Larry Miller Owner 1985-1986 N/A
Jerry Sloan Head Coach 1988-1989 Assistant Coach (Utah Jazz, 1984 to 1988)
Phil Johnson Assistant Coach 1988-1989 Head Coach (Sacramento Kings, 1985 to 1987)
Gordon Chiesa Assistant Coach 1989-1990 N/A
Kenny Natt Assistant Coach 1995-1996 Assistant Coach (Youngstown State, 1994 to 1995)
Kevin O'Connor VP of Basketball Operations, General Manager 1999-2000 Director of Player Personnel (Philadelphia Sixers, 1997 to 1999)
Jefferson Sweeney Video Coordinator 2000-2001 N/A
Jeff Nelson Advance Scout 1991-1992 N/A
Brian Zettler Equipment Manager 1997-1998 N/A
Dennis Lindsey Director of Player Personnel 1998-1999 Video Coordinator (Utah Jazz, 1996 to 1998)
Mark McKown Assistant Coach, Player Development Coach 1997-1998 N/A
Gary Briggs Head Athletic Trainer 2000-2001 Head Athletic Trainer (Cleveland Cavaliers, 1982 to 2000)
Ron Boone Television Analyst 1988-1989 N/A
Rod Hundley Television Play-By-Play 1974-1975 N/A