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2000–01 ABA season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2000–01 ABA season |
| league | American Basketball Association |
| sport | Basketball |
| duration | November 2000 – March 2001 |
| season | Regular season |
| MVP | None announced |
| playoffs | 2001 ABA Playoffs |
| conf1_champ | Detroit Dogs |
| conf1_runner-up | Indiana Legends |
| conf2_champ | Chicago Skyliners |
| conf2_runner-up | Kansas City Knights |
| finals | 2001 ABA Championship |
| finals_champ | Detroit Dogs |
| finals_runner-up | Chicago Skyliners |
| finals_MVP | Gee Girvin, Ndongo N'Diaye (Detroit Dogs) |
| seasonslist | List of ABA seasons |
| seasonslistnames | ABA |
| nextseason_link | 2001–02 ABA season |
| nextseason_year | 2001–02 |
| conf1_runner-up =Indiana Legends | conf2_runner-up =Kansas City Knights | finals_runner-up =Chicago Skyliners
The 2000–01 ABA season was the first season of the new American Basketball Association. The season lasted from November 2000 to the championship game in March 2001 featuring the top seeded Chicago Skyliners and the fourth-seeded Detroit Dogs. Detroit defeated Chicago, 107–91 in the 2001 ABA championship game.
Salaries
Each roster had a limit of 10 players and salary cap of $900,000, Most of ABA 2000 players were paid higher than a CBA or International Basketball League player. The average salary was around $60,000 (NBA minimum in 2000-01 was of $316,969 and the salary cap was $35.5 million).
Regular Season Standings
| East | W | L | Win % | West | W | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Dogs | 24 | 20 | .545 | ||||
| Memphis Houn'Dawgs | 19 | 22 | .463 | ||||
| Indiana Legends | 18 | 24 | .429 | ||||
| Tampa Bay ThunderDawgs | 15 | 26 | .366 | ||||
| Chicago Skyliners | 31 | 12 | .721 | ||||
| Los Angeles Stars | 28 | 13 | .683 | ||||
| Kansas City Knights | 24 | 17 | .585 | ||||
| San Diego Wildfire | 8 | 33 | .195 |
Postseason Results
| RD1-seed1=1E | RD1-team1=Detroit Dogs | RD1-score1=117 | RD1-seed2=4E | RD1-team2=Tampa Bay ThunderDawgs | RD1-score2=112 | RD1-seed3=2E | RD1-team3=Memphis Houn'Dawgs | RD1-score3=90 | RD1-seed4=3E | RD1-team4=Indiana Legends | RD1-score4=95 | RD1-seed5=1W | RD1-team5=Chicago Skyliners | RD1-score5=112 | RD1-seed6=4W | RD1-team6=San Diego Wildfire | RD1-score6=97 | RD1-seed7=2W | RD1-team7=Los Angeles Stars | RD1-score7=112 | RD1-seed8=3W | RD1-team8=Kansas City Knights | RD1-score8=132 | RD2-seed1=1E | RD2-team1=Detroit Dogs | RD2-score1=119 | RD2-seed2=3E | RD2-team2=Indiana Legends | RD2-score2=105 | RD2-seed3=1W | RD2-team3=Chicago Skyliners | RD2-score3=106 | RD2-seed4=3W | RD2-team4=Kansas City Knights | RD2-score4=105 | RD3-seed1=1E | RD3-team1=Detroit Dogs | RD3-score1=107 | RD3-seed2=1W | RD3-team2=Chicago Skyliners | RD3-score2=91
2001 ABA Final rosters
Detroit Dogs
Head Coach: George Gervin
| # | Nt. | Pos. | Ht. | Player | Year of birth | Previous club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | SG | 6'2 | Gee Gervin | 1976 | ||
| USA | SG | 6'5 | Derrick Hayes | 1974 | ||
| USA | Saddi Washington | 1975 | Western Michigan Broncos | |||
| USA | SG | 6'1 | Ryan Hoover | 1974 | ||
| USA | SF | 6'8 | Derrick Gervin | 1963 | None | |
| USA | SF | 6'9 | Sean Higgins | 1968 | Ural Great Perm | |
| USA | C | 7'0 | Anthony Pelle | 1972 | Florida Sea Dragons (USBL) | |
| USA | C | 7'0 | Benoit Benjamin | 1964 | Criollos de Caguas | |
| SEN | C | 7'0 | Ndongo N'Diaye | 1877 | Primeiro de Agosto |
References
References
- [http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=ABALIVE&t=c&s=basketball&p=awards ABA List of Players of the Year]
- [http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=ABALIVE&t=c&s=basketball&p=awards ABA List of Championship MVPs]
- [http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=ABALIVE&t=c&s=basketball&p=awards List of ABA championship teams]
- [https://www.usbasket.com/ABA/basketball_2001.aspx ABA 2000-01 Standings]
- [https://www.espn.com/gen/s/rovell/aba2000.html ABA 2000 plays the name game (2000) - ESPN]
- [https://statenews.com/article/2024/06/michigan-state-mens-basketball-hires-saddi-washington-as-newest-assistant-coach?ct=content_open&cv=cbox_latest Saddi Washington ]
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