The2000–01 Chicago Bulls season was the 35th season for theChicago Bulls in theNational Basketball Association.^[1] The Bulls received the fourth overall pick in the2000 NBA draft, and selected power forwardMarcus Fizer out ofIowa State University, and also selected centerChris Mihm from theUniversity of Texas at Austin with the seventh overall pick; however, Mihm was soon traded to theCleveland Cavaliers in exchange for rookie shooting guard, and top draft pickJamal Crawford from theUniversity of Michigan.^[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team signed free agentsRon Mercer,^[5][6]Brad Miller andBryce Drew.^[7]

The Bulls continued to struggle losing 24 of their first 27 games of the regular season, then later holding a 6–42 record at the All-Star break,^[8] as the team finished in last place in theCentral Division with a league-worst record of 15 wins and 67 losses, which was also their worst record in franchise history.^[9][10]

Second-year starElton Brand led the team with 20.1 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, while Mercer averaged 19.7 points and 1.3 steals per game, and second-year forwardRon Artest provided the team with 11.9 points and 3.0 steals per game. In addition, Fizer averaged 9.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game off the bench, and was named to theNBA All-Rookie Second Team, whileFred Hoiberg contributed 9.1 points and 1.3 steals per game, and led the Bulls with 103 three-point field goals, Miller provided with 8.9 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, and Drew contributed 6.3 points and 3.9 assists per game.^[11]

During theNBA All-Star weekend at theMCI Center inWashington, D.C., Brand and second-round draft pickKhalid El-Amin were both selected for theNBA Rookie Challenge Game, as Brand was a member of the Sophomores team, while El-Amin was a member of the Rookies team.^[12][13] The Bulls finished second in the NBA in home-game attendance behind theSan Antonio Spurs, with an attendance of 888,654 at theUnited Center during the regular season.^[11][14]

Following the season, Brand was traded to theLos Angeles Clippers after two seasons with the Bulls.^[15][16][17] (See2000–01 Chicago Bulls season#Regular season)

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
1	4	Marcus Fizer	PF	United States	Iowa State
1	7	Chris Mihm	C	United States	Texas
1	24	Dalibor Bagarić	C	Croatia	Benston Zagreb(Croatia)
2	32	A.J. Guyton	PG	United States	Indiana
2	33	Jake Voskuhl	C	United States	Connecticut
2	34	Khalid El-Amin	PG	United States	Connecticut

2000–01 Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From F 15 Ron Artest 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 1979–11–13 St. John's C 44 Dalibor Bagaric 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1980–02–07 Croatia G 25 Corey Benjamin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1978–02–24 Oregon State F/C 42 Elton Brand 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1979–03–11 Duke G 1 Jamal Crawford  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1980–03–20 Michigan G 24 Bryce Drew  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1974–09–21 Valparaiso G 2 Khalid El-Amin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979–04–25 Connecticut F 21 Marcus Fizer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 262 lb (119 kg) 1978–08–10 Iowa State F 30 Steve Goodrich 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1976–03–18 Princeton G 11 A. J. Guyton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1978–02–12 Indiana G 20 Fred Hoiberg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1972–10–15 Iowa State G/F 5 Ron Mercer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976–05–18 Kentucky F/C 40 Brad Miller 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 1976–04–12 Purdue F 51 Michael Ruffin  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 246 lb (112 kg) 1977–01–21 Tulsa C 12 Dragan Tarlac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1973–05–09 Serbia C 43 Jake Voskuhl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1977–11–01 Connecticut

Head coach Tim Floyd Assistant(s) Bill Berry Bill Cartwright Norm Ellenberger Phil Johnson Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: March 20, 2001

The Bulls’ intentions going into the2000-01 NBA season was to recruit a pair of the summer's elite free agents—a group that includedTim Duncan,Grant Hill,Tracy McGrady andEddie Jones—to be the core players in the re-building process. However, Duncan re-signed withSan Antonio, Hill accommodated his wife's desires to go toOrlando, and McGrady and Jones both opted to play near their home towns.

“It wasn't so much a rejection of Chicago,” Bulls ownerJerry Reinsdorf stated, “as it was other considerations that compelled these individuals to make the decisions that they made to play for the teams they chose to play with.”

Thus, the Bulls changed gears and focused on rebuilding through the draft and with youth. In the2000 NBA draft, the Bulls took some steps in that direction, selectingMarcus Fizer (4th overall), and acquiringJamal Crawford (selected 8th overall byCleveland and immediately traded to the Bulls). Other notable off-season acquisitions included the signing of free agentsRon Mercer (Aug. 2), andBrad Miller (Sept. 7).^[18]

Opening the season with the youngest roster in NBA history—an average of 22.9 years of age and seven rookies—isn't typically a recipe for success in the league. The Bulls finished the season with the league's worst record at 15–67 in Head Coach Tim Floyd's second full season. The team broke the franchise record for longest losing streak at the United Center with an eight-game stretch from Nov. 11 to Dec. 19 (previous record was six games), and set a new record for consecutive losses with 16 from Jan. 8 through Feb. 6 (previous record was 13 games in 1976). In addition, Chicago endured the longest road losing streak in franchise history, dropping 25 straight on the road from Dec. 21 through Apr. 10.

A bright spot in the 2000–01 Chicago Bulls season was starting 2–0 after the All Star break, with upset wins at home over theAtlanta Hawks on Tuesday, February 13, and theMiami Heat on Saturday, February 17, 2001.

The Bulls’ home sellout streak ended at 610 games on Nov. 3 vs.New Jersey, marking the third longest sellout streak in NBA history. Prior to that, the last time the Bulls failed to sell out a home game was Nov. 17, 1987, vs. Washington. Other news items from the season included second-year forward Elton Brand (sophomore team) and rookie guard Khalid El-Amin (rookie team) both participating in the Schick Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend, and Marcus Fizer being named to the NBA's All-Rookie Second Team.^{[citation needed]}

Player statistics citation:^[11]

• Marcus Fizer,NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

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