1999–2000 Utah Jazz season

Utah Jazz
1999–2000 Utah Jazz season
	Division Champions
Head coach	Jerry Sloan
Arena	Delta Center
Results
Record	55–27 (.671)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest); Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Semifinals; (eliminated 1–4)
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain West, KJZZ
Radio	KSOP-AM and FM
< 1998–99	2000–01 >

The 1999-00 Utah Jazz season was the team's 26th in the NBA.^[1] The Jazz, who were now the oldest team in the NBA still led by John Stockton and Karl Malone, recaptured the Midwest Division with a solid 55-27 record, qualifying for the playoffs for the seventeenth straight season. In the playoffs, the Jazz defeated the Seattle SuperSonics 3-2 in the Western Conference Quarterfinals, but would lose five games to the Portland Trail Blazers in the semifinals for the second consecutive year. Following the season, Jeff Hornacek retired after playing fourteen years in the NBA.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	19	Quincy Lewis	SF/SG	United States	Minnesota
1	24	Andrei Kirilenko	SF	Russia
1	28	Scott Padgett	SF	United States	Kentucky
2	58	Eddie Lucas		United States	Virginia Polytechnic

Roster

Utah Jazz roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
G	10	Eisley, Howard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Boston College
F	5	Gilliam, Armen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	UNLV
G	14	Hornacek, Jeff	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Iowa State
F	31	Keefe, Adam	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Stanford
G	20	Lewis, Quincy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Minnesota
F	32	Malone, Karl	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	256 lb (116 kg)	Louisiana Tech
C	39	Ostertag, Greg	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Kansas
F	34	Padgett, Scott	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Kentucky
C	0	Polynice, Olden	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Virginia
F	3	Russell, Bryon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Long Beach State
G	12	Stockton, John	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Gonzaga
G	11	Vaughn, Jacque	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Kansas

Head coach

Jerry Sloan (Evansville)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	–	31–10	24–17	14–10
x-San Antonio Spurs	53	29	.646	2	31–10	22–19	16–8
x-Minnesota Timberwolves	50	32	.610	5	26–15	24–17	18–6
Dallas Mavericks	40	42	.488	15	22–19	18–23	12–12
Denver Nuggets	35	47	.427	20	25–16	10–31	10–14
Houston Rockets	34	48	.415	21	22–19	12–29	8–16
Vancouver Grizzlies	22	60	.268	33	12–29	10–31	6–18

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	12
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	59	23	.720	8
4	x-San Antonio Spurs	53	29	.646	14
5	x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	14
6	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	50	32	.610	17
7	x-Seattle SuperSonics	45	37	.549	22
8	x-Sacramento Kings	44	38	.537	23

9	Dallas Mavericks	40	42	.488	27
10	Denver Nuggets	35	47	.427	32
11	Houston Rockets	34	48	.415	33
12	Vancouver Grizzlies	22	60	.268	45
13	Golden State Warriors	19	63	.232	48
14	Los Angeles Clippers	15	67	.183	52