2001–02 Atlanta Hawks season

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2001–02 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachLon Kruger
ArenaPhilips Arena
Results
Record33–49 (.402)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Central)
Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWUPA
Fox Sports Net South
Turner South
RadioWCNN
< 2000–01 2002–03 >

The 2001–02 NBA season was the Hawks' 53rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 34th season in Atlanta.[1] In the 2001 NBA draft, the Hawks selected Spanish basketball star Pau Gasol with the third overall pick,[2] but soon traded him to the Memphis Grizzlies for Shareef Abdur-Rahim and first round draft pick Jamaal Tinsley, who was soon traded to the Indiana Pacers.[3][4] During the off-season, the team signed free agents Ira Newble, Jacque Vaughn and Emanual Davis. The Hawks struggled losing six of their first seven games, then posted a 3–12 record in January as they held a 16–33 record before the All-Star break. Theo Ratliff only played just three games due to an off-season hip injury, and was replaced with Nazr Mohammed in the lineup at center.[5] Davis only played 28 games due to a broken left wrist, while Alan Henderson played just 26 games due to a knee injury, and Chris Crawford only played just seven games also due to a knee injury.[6]

However, the team played around .500 for the remainder of the season while posting a 9–7 record in March. The Hawks showed slight improvement avoiding 50 losses by finishing sixth in the Central Division with a 33–49 record.[7] Abdur-Rahim had a stellar season averaging 21.2 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game.[8] In addition, Jason Terry averaged 19.3 points, 5.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game, while Mohammed provided the team with 9.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, and Toni Kukoč contributed 9.9 points per game off the bench.[9] Following the season, Kukoč was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks,[10] and Vaughn signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic.

Offseason[]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2001 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 3 Pau Gasol PF/C  Spain
2 33 Terence Morris SF  United States Maryland

Roster[]

2001–02 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 3 Abdur-Rahim, Shareef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1976–12–11 California
F 6 Bowdler, Cal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1977–03–31 Old Dominion
F 4 Crawford, Chris Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1975–05–13 Marquette
G 15 Davis, Emanual Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968–08–27 Delaware State
G 5 Glover, Dion 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1978–10–22 Georgia Tech
F 44 Henderson, Alan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1972–12–02 Indiana
G/F 1 Johnson, DeMarr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1980–05–05 Cincinnati
F 7 Kukoč, Toni 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1968–09–18 Croatia
G 12 Maloney, Matt Injured (IN) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1971–12–06 Pennsylvania
C 2 Mohammed, Nazr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1977–09–05 Kentucky
F 13 Möttölä, Hanno 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1976–09–09 Utah
G 14 Newble, Ira 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1975–01–20 Miami (OH)
F/C 42 Ratliff, Theo Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1973–04–17 Wyoming
F 30 Strickland, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1970–07–14 Temple
G 31 Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1977–09–15 Arizona
G 11 Vaughn, Jacque 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975–02–11 Kansas
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Roster Notes[]

  • Point guard Matt Maloney missed the entire season due to a hand injury.

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Central Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 – 26–15 24–17 20–8
x-Charlotte Hornets 44 38 .537 6 21–20 23–18 17–11
x-Toronto Raptors 42 40 .512 8 24–17 18–23 17–11
x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 8 25–16 17–24 13–15
Milwaukee Bucks 41 41 .500 9 25–16 16–25 17–11
Atlanta Hawks 33 49 .402 17 23–18 10–31 11–17
Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 21 20–21 9–32 12–16
Chicago Bulls 21 61 .256 29 14–27 7–34 5–23
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-New Jersey Nets 52 30 .634 –
2 y-Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 2
3 x-Boston Celtics 49 33 .598 3
4 x-Charlotte Hornets 44 38 .537 8
5 x-Orlando Magic 44 38 .537 8
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers 43 39 .524 9
7 x-Toronto Raptors 42 40 .512 10
8 x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 10
9 Milwaukee Bucks 41 41 .500 11
10 Washington Wizards 37 45 .451 15
11 Miami Heat 36 46 .439 16
12 Atlanta Hawks 33 49 .402 19
13 New York Knicks 30 52 .366 22
14 Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 23
15 Chicago Bulls 21 61 .256 31
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

2001-02 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta — 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–3
Boston 2–2 — 2–1 2–2 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 3–1 4–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1
Charlotte 2–2 1–2 — 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1
Chicago 1–3 2–2 0–4 — 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–4 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 0–4 3–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–3
Cleveland 1–3 0–4 1–3 3–1 — 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–2
Dallas 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 — 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1
Denver 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–4 — 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–4 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–3 0–2
Detroit 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 4–0
Golden State 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 3–1 1–1 — 1–3 0–2 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–4 1–1
Houston 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 — 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–4 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1
Indiana 3–1 0–3 1–3 4–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 — 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–4 1–1
L.A. Lakers 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 — 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–0
Memphis 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 — 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 3–1 0–2
Miami 1–3 1–3 0–3 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 — 3–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–2
Milwaukee 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 — 0–2 1–2 1–3 2–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 2–0 3–1
Minnesota 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–0
New Jersey 1–2 1–3 3–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 — 4–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1
New York 3–1 0–4 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 0–4 — 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–3
Orlando 3–1 1–3 1–3 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–3 4–0 — 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–2
Philadelphia 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 — 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 2–3
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–2
Portland 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 — 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–0
Sacramento 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 — 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–1
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 — 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–0
Seattle 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–2 — 2–0 1–3 1–1
Toronto 4–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–3 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 1–2
Utah 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 0–4 0–4 3–1 1–1 — 2–0
Washington 3–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 —

Game log[]

Player statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 77 77 38.7 46.1 30.0 80.1 9.0 3.1 1.3 1.1 21.2
Jason Terry 78 78 38.0 43.0 38.7 83.5 3.5 5.7 1.8 0.2 19.3
Toni Kukoc 59 9 25.3 41.9 31.0 71.2 3.7 3.6 0.8 0.3 9.9
Nazr Mohammed 82 73 26.4 46.1 0.0 61.7 7.9 0.4 0.8 0.7 9.7
Dion Glover 55 25 21.0 42.1 33.0 75.7 3.1 1.5 0.8 0.3 8.9
Theo Ratliff 3 2 27.3 50.0 0.0 54.5 5.3 0.3 0.3 2.7 8.7
DerMarr Johnson 72 46 24.0 39.6 36.0 81.0 3.4 1.1 0.9 0.8 8.4
Ira Newble 42 35 30.3 49.8 14.3 85.2 5.3 1.1 0.9 0.5 8.0
Chris Crawford 7 4 18.7 46.7 0.0 73.3 3.6 0.7 0.3 0.7 7.6
Emanual Davis 28 20 27.6 35.4 34.1 88.9 2.6 2.4 1.0 0.2 6.6
Jacque Vaughn 82 16 22.6 47.0 44.4 82.5 2.0 4.3 0.8 0.0 6.6
Alan Henderson 26 1 16.2 50.9 100.0 53.3 3.7 0.4 0.4 0.6 5.5
Hanno Mottola 82 14 16.7 44.0 7.7 75.0 3.3 0.6 0.2 0.2 4.8
Mark Strickland 46 10 14.2 44.6 25.0 56.8 2.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 4.5
Reggie Slater 4 0 9.3 38.5 0.0 66.7 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 4.0
Cal Bowdler 52 0 11.3 35.1 20.0 83.0 2.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 3.1
Leon Smith 14 0 7.1 38.5 0.0 64.7 2.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 2.2
Dickey Simpkins 1 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[9]

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2001-02 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats".
  2. ^ "High School Player Tops NBA Draft". AP News. June 27, 2001. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Hawks to get Abdur-Rahim in deal". ESPN. June 26, 2001. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Tinsley drafted by Hawks, traded to Pacers". UPI Archives. June 27, 2001. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "Hawks center out 6-8 weeks". UPI Archives. November 16, 2001. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Hawks' Davis to Miss 6-to-8 Weeks". Huron Daily Tribune. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "2001–02 Atlanta Hawks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "2002 NBA All-Star Game: West 135, East 120". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "2001–02 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL: NOTEBOOK; Hawks Gain a Scorer In Trade for Robinson". New York Times. August 3, 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

See also[]

  • 2001-02 NBA season
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