2000-01 Regular Season Award Winners


All-NBA Teams

(124 media members select, by position (2 guards, 2 forwards, 1 center),
a first team (worth 5 points), a second team (3 points), and a third team
(1 point))

First Team                       Total
  Pos  Player                    Points (1st team votes)
   F   Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 608   (115)
   F   Chris Webber (Sac) ....... 596   (109)
   C   Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) ... 581   (115)
   G   Allen Iverson (Phi) ...... 612   (120)
   G   Jason Kidd (Pho) ......... 423   (54)
 
Second Team                      Total
  Pos Player                     Points (1st team votes)
   F   Kevin Garnett (Min) ...... 424   (25)
   F   Vince Carter (Tor) ....... 287   (11)
   C   Dikembe Mutombo (Phi) .... 238
   G   Kobe Bryant (LAL) ........ 411   (36)
   G   Tracy McGrady (Orl) ...... 318   (21)
 
Third Team                       Total
  Pos Player                     Points (1st team votes)
   F   Karl Malone (Uta) ........ 197
   F   Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) ......  56
   C   David Robinson (SA) ...... 165
   G   Gary Payton (Sea) ........ 117   (1)
   G   Ray Allen (Mil) .......... 105   (3)
 
Others receiving votes           Total
  Pos Player                     Points (1st team votes)
   F  Jerry Stackhouse (Det) ....  54   (3)
   F  Rasheed Wallace (Por) .....  51
   G  Michael Finley (Dal) ......  44
   G  Paul Pierce (Bos) .........  38
   G  Stephon Marbury (NJ) ......  38
   F  Antonio McDyess (Den) .....  34
   G  John Stockton (Uta) .......  32   (1)
   G  Steve Francis (Hou) .......  29   (1)
   F  Glenn Robinson (Mil) ......  20
   F  Antonio Davis (Tor) .......  17
   C  Vlade Divac (Sac) .........  17
   C  Marcus Camby (NY) .........  11
   F  Anthony Mason (Mia) .......   6
   F  Theo Ratliff (Atl) ........   5
   F  Shawn Marion (Pho) ........   4
   G  Jalen Rose (Ind) ..........   4
   G  Latrell Sprewell (NY) .....   4
   F  Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) .   3
   F  Brian Grant (Mia) .........   3
   G  Allan Houston (NY) ........   3
   G  Terrell Brandon (Min) .....   2
   G  Sam Cassell (Mil) .........   2
   C  Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) .....   2
   C  Elden Campbell (Cha) ......   1
   F  Antawn Jamison (GS) .......   1
   F  Rashard Lewis (Sea) .......   1
   G  Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) ..   1
   F  Antoine Walker (Bos) ......   1



Coach of the Year: Larry Brown (Phi)

  Coach                  # of votes  (out of 124 media votes)
  Larry Brown (Phi) ......... 85
  Rick Adelman (Sac) ........ 11
  Don Nelson (Dal) ..........  8
  Pat Riley (Mia) ...........  5
  Alvin Gentry (LAC) ........  4
  George Karl (Mil)  ........  4
  Gregg Popovich (SA) .......  3
  Flip Saunders (Min) .......  3
  Jerry Sloan (Uta) .........  1
 
 

All-Interview Teams

(124 media members vote for 5 players and a coach)
First Team
  Karl Malone (Uta) ............. 43
  Chris Webber (Sac) ............ 40
  Kevin Garnett (Min) ........... 32
  Ray Allen (Mil) ............... 30
  Avery Johnson (SA) ............ 29
  Coach: George Karl (Mil) ...... 57
 
Second Team
  Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) ........ 28
  David Robinson (SA) ........... 26
  Dikembe Mutombo (Phi) ......... 20
  Charles Oakley (Tor) .......... 16
  Steve Francis (Hou) ........... 12
  Alonzo Mourning (Mia) ......... 12
  Steve Nash (Dal) .............. 12
  Coach: Doc Rivers (Orl) ....... 28
 
Others receiving votes
  Players
  Jason Kidd (Pho) .............. 11
  Latrell Sprewell (NY) ......... 11
  Jerry Stackhouse (Det) ........ 11
  Steve Kerr (SA) ...............  9
  Mark Jackson (NY) .............  8
  Tracy McGrady (Orl) ...........  7
  Kobe Bryant (LAL) .............  6
  Sam Cassell (Mil) .............  6
  Reggie Miller (Ind) ...........  6
  Gary Payton (Sea) .............  6
  Brent Barry (Sea) .............  5
  Elton Brand (Chi) .............  5
  Terrell Brandon (Min) .........  5
  Derek Fisher (LAL) ............  5
  Rick Fox (LAL) ................  5
  Jalen Rose (Ind) ..............  5
  Darrell Armstrong (Orl) .......  4
  P.J. Brown (Cha) ..............  4
  Vince Carter (Tor) ............  4
  Vlade Divac (Sac) .............  4
  Sean Elliott (SA) .............  4
  Anthony Mason (Mia) ...........  4
  Jason Terry (Atl) .............  4
  Greg Anthony (Por) ............  3
  Antonio Davis (Tor) ...........  3
  Chris Gatling (Cle) ...........  3
  Fred Hoiberg (Chi) ............  3
  Antawn Jamison (GS) ...........  3
  Grant Long (Van) ..............  3
  Sam Perkins (Ind) .............  3
  Paul Pierce Boston ............  3
  Terry Porter (SA) .............  3
  Maurice Taylor (Hou) ..........  3
  David Wesley (Cha) ............  3
  John Amaechi (Orl) ............  2
  Derek Anderson (SA) ...........  2
  Jon Barry (Sac) ...............  2
  Matt Bullard (Hou) ............  2
  Tim Duncan (SA) ...............  2
  Ron Harper (LAL) ..............  2
  Antonio McDyess (Den) .........  2
  Scottie Pippen (Por) ..........  2
  John Stockton Utah ............  2
  Ron Artest (Chi) ..............  1
  Travis Best (Ind) .............  1
  Marcus Camby (NY) .............  1
  Doug Christie (Tor) ...........  1
  Antonio Daniels (SA) ..........  1
  Mario Elie (Pho) ..............  1
  LaPhonso Ellis (Min) ..........  1
  Michael Finley (Dal) ..........  1
  Tim Hardaway (Mia) ............  1
  Allan Houston (NY) ............  1
  Juwan Howard (Dal) ............  1
  Eddie Jones (Mia) .............  1
  Adam Keefe (GS) ...............  1
  Corey Maggette (LAC) ..........  1
  Jamal Mashburn (Cha) ..........  1
  Aaron McKie (Phi) .............  1
  Andre Miller (Cle) ............  1
  Sam Mitchell (Min) ............  1
  Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) ...........  1
  Scot Pollard (Sac) ............  1
  Mitch Richmond (Was) ..........  1
  Clifford Robinson (Pho) .......  1
  Rodney Rogers (Pho) ...........  1
  Damon Stoudamire (Por) ........  1
  Bob Sura (GS) .................  1
  Wally Szczerbiak (Min) ........  1
  Kurt Thomas (NY) ..............  1
  Tim Thomas (Mil) ..............  1
  Nick Van Exel (Den) ...........  1
  Charlie Ward (NY) .............  1
  Jerome Williams (Tor) .........  1
  Scott Williams (Mil) ..........  1
 
  Coaches
  Flip Saunders (Min) ...........  5
  Larry Brown (Phi) .............  3
  Jerry Sloan (Uta) .............  3
  Jeff Van Gundy (NY) ...........  3
  Phil Jackson (LAL) ............  1
  Sidney Lowe (Van) .............  1
  Don Nelson (Dal) ..............  1
  Paul Silas (Char) .............  1
  Isiah Thomas (Ind) ............  1



All-Rookie Team

(29 coaches select first and second teams - maximum 56 points)
  First Team
  Player                        Points (first place votes)
  Mike Miller (Orl) ............. 56   (28)
  Kenyon Martin (NJ) ............ 54   (27)
  Marc Jackson (GS) ............. 51   (24)
  Morris Peterson (Tor) ......... 50   (22)
  Darius Miles (LAC) ............ 48   (21)
 
  Second Team
  Player                        Points (first place votes)
  Hidayet Turkoglu (Sac) ........ 34    (9)
  Desmon Mason (Sea) ............ 28    (5)
  Courtney Alexander (Was) ...... 16    (2)
  Marcus Fizer (Chi) ............ 16    (1)
  Chris Mihm (Cle) .............. 13    (1)
 
  Others receiving votes
  Player                        Points (first place votes)
  Jamaal Magloire (Cha) ......... 12
  Quentin Richardson (LAC) ...... 11    (3)
  Mateen Cleaves (Det) .......... 11    (1)
  Keyon Dooling (LAC) ...........  9
  Jake Tsakalidis (Pho) .........  8    (1)
  Stromile Swift (Van) ..........  6
  Stephen Jackson (NJ) ..........  4
  Chris Porter (GS) .............  2
  Mark Madsen (LAL) .............  2
  Eddie House (Mia) .............  2
  DerMarr Johnson (Atl) .........  1
  Jamal Crawford (Chi) ..........  1



Most Valuable Player: Allen Iverson (Phi)

(124 media members give 1st (worth 10 points), 2nd (7 points), 3rd (5
points), 4th (3 points), and 5th (1 point) place votes) 
                            Total      position votes
  Player                    Points  1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
  Allen Iverson (Phi) ...... 1121    93  20   9   2   0
  Tim Duncan (SA) ..........  706    18  41  34  21   6
  Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) ...  578     7  26  45  29  14
  Chris Webber (Sac) .......  521     5  29  27  39  16
  Kevin Garnett (Min) ......  151     1   5   4  17  35
  Tracy McGrady (Orl) ......   64     0   2   3   6  17
  Karl Malone (Uta) ........   21     0   0   0   4   9
  Jason Kidd (Pho) .........   18     0   0   0   3   9
  Kobe Bryant (LAL) ........   11     0   0   1   0   6
  David Robinson (SA) ......    8     0   1   0   0   1
  Ray Allen (Mil) ..........    7     0   0   0   2   1
  Vince Carter (Tor) .......    7     0   0   0   1   4
  Paul Pierce (Bos) ........    5     0   0   1   0   0
  Jerry Stackhouse (Det) ...    3     0   0   0   0   3
  Michael Finley (Dal) .....    1     0   0   0   0   1
  Anthony Mason (Mia) ......    1     0   0   0   0   1
  John Stockton (Uta) ......    1     0   0   0   0   1



Executive of the Year: Geoff Petrie (Sac)

  Executive              # of votes  (voting by the 29 team executives)
  Geoff Petrie (Sac) ........ 9
  Billy King (Phi) .......... 6
  Mark Cuban (Dal) .......... 4
  [rest of voting not listed]



Rookie of the Year: Mike Miller (Orl)

  Player                 # of votes  (out of 124 media votes)
  Mike Miller (Orl) ......... 75
  Kenyon Martin (NJ) ........ 36
  Marc Jackson (GS) .........  7
  Darius Miles (LAC) ........  3
  Morris Peterson (Tor) .....  3



Sixth Man of the Year: Aaron McKie (Phi)

  Player                 # of votes  (out of 124 media votes)
  Aaron McKie (Phi) ........ 57
  Tim Thomas (Mil) ......... 27
  LaPhonso Ellis (Min) ..... 10
  Bobby Jackson (Sac) ......  9
  Travis Best (Ind) ........  5
  Ruben Patterson (Sea) ....  4
  Rodney Rogers (Pho) ......  4
  Steve Smith (Por) ........  4
  Donyell Marshall (Uta) ...  2
  Austin Croshere (Ind) ....  1
  Tony Delk (Pho) ..........  1



NBA All-Defensive Team

(29 coaches select first and second teams by position - maximum 56 points)
 
  First Team
  Pos  Player                    Points (first place votes)
   G   Jason Kidd (Pho) ........   39         (14)
   G   Gary Payton (Sea) .......   38         (17)
   F   Tim Duncan (SA) .........   40         (19)
   F   Kevin Garnett (Min) .....   24          (9)
   C   Dikembe Mutombo (Phi) ...   43         (19)
 
  Second Team
  Pos  Player                    Points (first place votes)
   G   Kobe Bryant (LAL) .......   26          (9)
   G   Doug Christie (Sac) .....   20          (6)
   F   Bruce Bowen (Mia) .......   18          (7)
   F   P.J. Brown (Cha) ........   13          (4)
   C   Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) ..   17          (5)
 
  Others receiving votes
  Pos  Player                    Points (first place votes)
   C   David Robinson (SA) .....   13          (3)
   G   Allen Iverson (Phi) .....   12          (5)
   F   Shawn Marion (Pho) ......   12          (5)
   G   Eric Snow (Phi) .........   12          (3)
   F   Karl Malone (Uta) .......    9          (2)
   C   Theo Ratliff (Atl) ......    9          (2)
   F   George Lynch (Phi) ......    8
   G   Michael Finley (Dal) ....    6
   F   Brian Grant (Mia) .......    6          (2)
   F   Anthony Mason (Mia) .....    6
   G   Latrell Sprewell (NY) ...    6          (1)
   F   Scottie Pippen (Por) ....    5          (2)
   C   Antonio Davis (Tor) .....    4
   F   Bo Outlaw (Orl) .........    4          (1)
   F   Horace Grant (LAL) ......    3          (1)
   G   Tracy McGrady (Orl) .....    3          (1)
   F   Ruben Patterson (Sea) ...    3
   F   Clifford Robinson (Pho) .    3          (1)
   F   Rasheed Wallace (Por) ...    3          (1)
   F   Chris Webber (Sac) ......    3          (1)
   G   Travis Best (Ind) .......    2          (1)
   F   Vince Carter (Tor) ......    2          (1)
   G   Bobby Jackson (Sac) .....    2          (1)
   F   Charles Oakley (Tor) ....    2          (1)
   F   Kurt Thomas (NY) ........    2          (1)
   F   Ben Wallace (Det) .......    2
   G   David Wesley (Cha) ......    2
   G   Darrell Armstrong (Orl) .    1
   C   Shawn Bradley (Dal) .....    1
   F   Marcus Camby (NY) .......    1
   G   Sam Cassell (Mil) .......    1
   F   Dale Davis (Por) ........    1
   G   Steve Francis (Hou) .....    1
   F   Tyrone Hill (Phi) .......    1
   G   Allan Houston (NY) ......    1
   C   Ervin Johnson (Mil) .....    1
   G   Eddie Jones (Mia) .......    1
   G   Andre Miller (Cle) ......    1 
   F   Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) .....    1
   G   John Stockton (Uta) .....    1
 

Most Improved Player: Tracy McGrady (Orl)

  Player                 # of votes  (out of 124 media votes)
  Tracy McGrady (Orl) ....... 74
  Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) .. 14
  Steve Nash (Dal) .......... 12
  Shawn Marion (Pho) ........  6
  Baron Davis (Cha) .........  4
  Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) .......  4
  Travis Best (Ind) .........  2
  Jason Terry (Atl) .........  2
  Richard Hamilton (Was) ....  1
  Donyell Marshall (Uta) ....  1
  Jeff McInnis (LAC) ........  1
  Ben Wallace (Det) .........  1
  Bonzi Wells (Por) .........  1
  Alvin Williams (Tor) ......  1


IBM Award: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL)

The top 10 finishers for the IBM Award
  Player                      Points
  Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) .... 110.21
  Kevin Garnett (Min) ....... 100.83
  Anthony Mason (Mia) .......  96.86
  Jason Kidd (Pho) ..........  95.04
  Ben Wallace (Det) .........  94.09
  Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) .......  93.77
  Karl Malone (Uta) .........  92.60
  Tracy McGrady (Orl) .......  92.23
  Tim Duncan (SA) ...........  91.92
  Marcus Camby (NY) .........  91.62

  [points are determinted by the formula:
  (Player PTS - FGA + REB + AST + STL + BLK - PF - TO + (team wins x 10)
   x 250) / (Team PTS - FGA + REB + AST + STL + BLK - PF - TO) ]
 

Defensive Player of the Year: Dikembe Mutombo (Phi)

  Player                 # of votes  (out of 124 media votes)
  Dikembe Mutombo (Phi) ..... 48
  Kevin Garnett (Min) ....... 26
  Tim Duncan (SA) ........... 14
  Doug Christie (Sac) .......  9
  David Robinson (SA) .......  6
  Ben Wallace (Det) .........  6
  Theo Ratliff (Atl) ........  4
  Bruce Bowen (Mia) .........  2
  Anthony Mason (Mia) .......  2
  Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) ....  2
  Kobe Bryant (LAL) .........  1
  Allen Iverson (Phi) .......  1
  Jason Kidd (Pho) ..........  1
  Shawn Marion (Pho) ........  1 



NBA Sportsmanship Award: David Robinson (SA)

  (division winners were selected by 5 former NBA players) 
  (124 media members vote on the 4 division winners)
                     Player                 Votes
  Midwest Division:  David Robinson (SA) .... 82
  Central Division:  Sam Perkins (Ind) ...... 20
  Pacific Division:  Antawn Jamison (GS) .... 13
  Atlantic Division: Chris Whitney (Was) ....  9




Player of the Month

Month  Player               Team Record  Player's stats for month
Apr.   Shaquille O'Neal (LAL)   8-1      33.7 pts, 58.8% FG, 12.6 reb
Mar.   Paul Pierce (Bos)        8-7      30.3 pts, 7.2 reb
Feb.   Tracy McGrady (Orl)      9-3      29.3 pts, 7.8 reb
Jan.   Allen Iverson (Phi)     13-3      34.6 pts, 4.8 reb, 4.9 ast
Dec.   Kobe Bryant (LAL)       11-5      32.3 pts, 4.8 reb, 4.9 ast
Nov.   Karl Malone (Uta)       12-3      23.6 pts, 10.6 reb, 4.7 ast
 

Coach of the Month

Month  Coach               Team Record
Apr.   Isiah Thomas (Ind)      8-2
Mar.   Gregg Popovich (SA)    14-3
Feb.   Jerry Sloan (Uta)      10-2
Jan.   Flip Saunders (Min)    12-4
Dec.   Pat Riley (Mia)        12-5
Nov.   Larry Brown (Phi)      12-2
 

Rookie of the Month

Month  Player                    Player's stats for month
Apr.   Courtney Alexander (Was)  22.4 pts
Mar.   Mike Miler (Orl)          16.6 pts, 4.6 reb, team went 9-7
       Kenyon Martin (NJ)        18.2 pts, 8.5 reb
Feb.   Mike Miller (Orl)         15.6 pts, 44% 3-ptrs, team went 9-3
Jan.   Marc Jackson (GS)         17.2 pts, 9.8 reb
Dec.   Marc Jackson (GS)         15.3 pts, 7.9 reb
Nov.   Kenyon Martin (NJ)        11.2 pts, 7.5 reb, 2.5 blk
 

Player of the Week

Week                              Team
Ending    Player                 Record  Player stats for week
Apr. 15   Ray Allen (Mil)         3-0    30 pts, 5 ast
Apr. 8    Shaquille O'Neal (LAL)  4-0    35.8 pts, 51-83 FG, 11.5 reb, 3.0 blk
Apr. 1    Jason Kidd (Pho)        4-0    31 pts, 7 reb, 8.8 ast
Mar. 25   Paul Pierce (Bos)       2-1    39 pts, 57.5% FG, 7 reb
Mar. 18   Cuttino Mobley (Hou)    3-0    27.7 pts, 8.7 reb
Mar. 11   Derek Anderson (SA)     4-0    22.8 pts, 6.3 reb
Mar. 3    Vince Carter (Tor)      4-0    31.8 pts, 6.5 reb
Feb. 25   Shawn Marion (Pho)      4-0    21.8 pts, 57.6% FG, 13.5 reb
Feb. 18   Allen Iverson (Phi)     4-0    39.3 pts, 5.5 ast, 3 stl 
Feb. 11   none, all-Star break
Feb. 4    Darrell Armstrong (Orl) 4-0    23.8 pts, 6.8 reb, 7.8 ast
Jan. 28   Tim Duncan (SA)         3-0    30.7 pts, 13.3 reb
Jan. 21   Chris Webber (Sac)      3-1    30.8 pts, 12.3 reb, 3.3 blk
Jan. 14   Steve Francis (Hou)     2-1    23 pts, 8.7 reb, 9.7 ast
Jan. 7    Allen Iverson (Phi)     3-0    38.7 pts
Dec. 31   Aaron McKie (Phi)       3-0    22.3 pts, 6 reb, 8.7 ast
Dec. 24   Kobe Bryant (LAL)       3-0    34.3 pts, 4.3 reb, 4.3 ast
Dec. 17   Glenn Robinson (Mil     3-1    28 pts, 10 reb, 3.5 stl
Dec. 10   Chris Webber (Sac)      3-0    28.7 ps, 12.7 reb, 3.3 blk
Dec. 3    Antonio McDyess (Den)   2-1    31.3 pts, 14.3 reb
Nov. 26   Baron Davis (Cha)       4-0    12.5 pts, 10.5 ast, 8.8 reb
Nov. 19   Kevin Garnett (Min)     3-0    27 pts, 33-51 FG, 11 reb
Nov. 12   Stephon Marbury (NJ)    2-1    34.7 pts, 9 ast
Nov. 5    John Stockton (Uta)     3-0    15.3 pts, 12.3 ast
Nov. 5    Karl Malone (Uta)       3-0    31.7 pts, 9 reb
 

Patricia Bender
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