Head coach Jerry Sloan Record 53–29 (.646) | Arena Delta Center | |
Place Division: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 4th (Western) Playoff finish West First Round
(eliminated 2–3) Television Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain, KJZZ | ||
The 2000–01 Utah Jazz season was the team's 27th in the National Basketball Association. After the retirement of Jeff Hornacek, the Jazz signed free agents Danny Manning and John Starks, and acquired Donyell Marshall from the Golden State Warriors in an offseason four team trade. The Jazz finished second in the Midwest Division with a 53–29 record, and qualified for the playoffs for the eighteenth straight season. On a more positive note, the Jazz equaled the Los Angeles Lakers' record of sixteen consecutive winning seasons set between 1976–77 and 1991–92. The Jazz were ultimately to make it nineteen consecutive winning seasons before finishing with only 26 wins in 2004–05. In the Western Conference Quarterfinals, they lost to the Dallas Mavericks in five games. Karl Malone made his final All-Star appearance in the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. Following the season, Manning signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks, Jacque Vaughn signed with the Atlanta Hawks, and Olden Polynice was released.
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West First Round
(4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Dallas Mavericks
Last Playoff Meeting: 1986 Western Conference First Round (Dallas won 3-1)