2001–02 Charlotte Hornets season

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2001–02 Charlotte Hornets season
Head coachPaul Silas
General managerBob Bass
Owner(s)George Shinn
ArenaCharlotte Coliseum
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Nets 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWJZY
RadioWBT
< 2000–01 2004–05 >

The 2001–02 NBA season was the fourteenth and final season for the original Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Hornets acquired George Lynch and Robert Traylor from the Philadelphia 76ers in a three-team trade, and signed free agent Stacey Augmon. The Hornets struggled playing around .500 in the first half of the season, holding a 23–25 record at the All-Star break. Scoring leader Jamal Mashburn led the team with 21.5 points per game, but only played just 40 games due to a lower abdominal strain,[2] and was replaced with second-year forward Lee Nailon in the lineup at small forward. Despite losing Mashburn, the Hornets posted a 7-game winning streak in March, and finished the season second in the Central Division with a 44–38 record, and qualified for their third straight playoff appearance.[3]

Baron Davis continued to show improvement averaging 18.1 points, 8.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game,[4] while David Wesley provided the team with 14.2 points per game, Elden Campbell contributed 13.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, Nailon provided with 10.8 points per game, and P.J. Brown averaged 8.4 points and 9.8 rebounds per game.[5] The Hornets defeated the Orlando Magic 3–1 in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs,[6] but lost 4–1 in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals to the New Jersey Nets.[7] Following the season, Nailon was released to free agency.

This was also the team’s final season in Charlotte, as the Hornets relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana, and became the New Orleans Hornets next season.[8][9] Other city candidates for the team's relocation included Louisville, Kentucky, Norfolk, Virginia and St. Louis, Missouri.[10] The Hornets also finished twenty-ninth (last) in attendance for the season, a stark contrast to their earlier years in Charlotte. The city of Charlotte would return to the NBA two seasons later with the expansion Charlotte Bobcats, who began play in the 2004–05 season. That franchise changed its name to the Hornets in 2014 after the original franchise renamed itself the Pelicans, and also reclaimed the original Hornets' history from 1988 to 2002. As a result, the Hornets are now reckoned as having suspended operations after this season before returning as the Bobcats in 2004.

Offseason[]

NBA draft[]

Main article: 2001 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 16 Kirk Haston PF  United States Indiana

Roster[]

2001–02 Charlotte Hornets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G/F 2 Augmon, Stacey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–08–01 UNLV
F/C 42 Brown, P.J. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1969–10–14 Louisiana Tech
F 50 Bullard, Matt Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–06–05 Iowa
F/C 5 Campbell, Elden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1968–07–23 Clemson
G 1 Davis, Baron (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1979–04–13 UCLA
G 17 Drew, Bryce 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1974–09–21 Valparaiso
F/C 35 Haston, Kirk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1979–03–10 Indiana
F 9 Lynch, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1970–09–03 North Carolina
C 21 Magloire, Jamaal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 259 lb (117 kg) 1978–05–21 Kentucky
F 24 Mashburn, Jamal Injured (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1972–11–29 Kentucky
C 6 Moïso, Jérôme Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1978–06–15 UCLA
F 54 Nailon, Lee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1975–02–22 TCU
F 34 Traylor, Robert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 284 lb (129 kg) 1977–02–01 Michigan
G 4 Wesley, David 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–11–14 Baylor
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: November 19, 2001

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[]

Playoffs[]

2002 playoff game log
Total: 4–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–3)
First Round: 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 20 Orlando W 80–79 Baron Davis (28) P. J. Brown (15) Baron Davis (7) Charlotte Coliseum
9,505 		1–0
2 April 23 Orlando L 103–111 (OT) Elden Campbell (27) Elden Campbell (13) Baron Davis (10) Charlotte Coliseum
10,323 		1–1
3 April 27 @ Orlando W 110–100 (OT) Baron Davis (33) Baron Davis (14) Baron Davis (10) TD Waterhouse Centre
16,754 		2–1
4 April 30 @ Orlando W 102–85 Baron Davis (28) Baron Davis (11) Baron Davis (10) TD Waterhouse Centre
16,254 		3–1
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 5 @ New Jersey L 93–99 Baron Davis (23) P. J. Brown (9) David Wesley (7) Continental Airlines Arena
19,071 		0–1
2 May 7 @ New Jersey L 88–102 Baron Davis (21) George Lynch (11) Baron Davis (7) Continental Airlines Arena
20,049 		0–2
3 May 9 New Jersey W 115–97 Baron Davis (26) George Lynch (12) Baron Davis (8) Charlotte Coliseum
11,363 		1–2
4 May 12 New Jersey L 79–89 Baron Davis (20) P. J. Brown (16) Baron Davis (6) Charlotte Coliseum
13,864 		1–3
5 May 15 @ New Jersey L 95–103 Magloire, Nailon (14) George Lynch (13) Baron Davis (8) Continental Airlines Arena
20,049 		1–4
2002 schedule

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
Stacey Augmon 77 3 17.1 .427 .000 .762 2.9 1.3 0.7 0.2 4.6
P.J. Brown 80 80 32.0 .474 .858 9.8 1.3 0.7 1.0 8.4
Matt Bullard 31 0 11.3 .339 .281 .917 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 3.4
Elden Campbell 77 74 28.0 .484 .000 .797 6.9 1.3 0.8 1.8 13.9
Baron Davis 82 82 40.5 .417 .356 .580 4.3 8.5 2.1 0.6 18.1
Bryce Drew 61 0 12.7 .429 .425 .793 1.2 1.7 0.5 0.0 3.4
Kirk Haston 15 0 5.1 .282 .000 .500 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 1.7
George Lynch 45 18 19.8 .369 .167 .625 4.1 1.2 0.9 0.3 3.8
Jamaal Magloire 82 8 18.9 .551 .000 .730 5.6 0.4 0.3 1.0 8.5
Jamal Mashburn 40 40 40.0 .407 .366 .876 6.1 4.3 1.1 0.2 21.5
Jérôme Moïso 15 0 5.1 .400 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.1
Lee Nailon 79 41 24.2 .483 .500 .747 3.7 1.2 0.7 0.2 10.8
Eldridge Recasner 1 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Robert Traylor 61 1 11.1 .426 1.000 .631 3.1 0.6 0.4 0.6 3.7
David Wesley 67 63 37.1 .400 .332 .734 2.1 3.5 1.1 0.2 14.2

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Stacey Augmon 9 0 16.9 .390 .762 3.0 1.4 1.1 0.1 5.3
P.J. Brown 9 9 36.8 .427 .757 9.6 1.6 0.7 1.3 10.2
Elden Campbell 9 9 28.2 .445 .000 .706 6.7 1.8 0.7 2.6 13.6
Baron Davis 9 9 44.6 .378 .339 .597 7.0 7.9 3.6 0.6 22.6
Bryce Drew 2 0 2.5 1.000 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Kirk Haston 2 0 2.0 1.000 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0
George Lynch 9 7 31.8 .492 .333 .692 8.4 1.6 1.1 0.7 7.7
Jamaal Magloire 8 0 21.0 .550 .761 5.6 0.6 0.0 1.9 12.3
Jamal Mashburn 1 1 10.0 .000 .000 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lee Nailon 9 1 17.8 .458 .000 .789 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 7.7
Robert Traylor 8 0 7.8 .350 .000 .667 2.0 0.4 0.3 0.3 2.3
David Wesley 9 9 41.9 .403 .447 .913 1.9 3.5 1.1 0.2 15.8

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

  • June 14, 2001

Traded a 2001 2nd round draft pick (Sean Lampley was later selected) to the Chicago Bulls for Roberto Dueñas.

  • July 24, 2001

Signed Bryce Drew as a free agent.

  • July 25, 2001

Signed Stacey Augmon as a free agent.

  • August 13, 2001

Signed Matt Bullard as a free agent.

  • October 25, 2001

As part of a 3-team trade, the Charlotte Hornets traded Derrick Coleman to the Philadelphia 76ers; the Charlotte Hornets traded cash to the Golden State Warriors; the Golden State Warriors traded Chris Porter to the Charlotte Hornets; the Golden State Warriors traded Corie Blount and Vonteego Cummings to the Philadelphia 76ers; the Philadelphia 76ers traded George Lynch, Jérôme Moïso and Robert Traylor to the Charlotte Hornets; and the Philadelphia 76ers traded Cedric Henderson and a 2005 1st round draft pick (Joey Graham was later selected) to the Golden State Warriors.

  • October 26, 2001

Waived Chris Porter.

  • October 29, 2001

Waived Tim James.

  • November 19, 2001

Waived Eldridge Recasner.

Player Transactions Citation:[11]

References[]

  1. ^ 2001-02 Charlotte Hornets
  2. ^ "Hornets F Jamal Mashburn makes successful return Monday". ESPN. February 19, 2002. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "2001–02 Charlotte Hornets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "2002 NBA All-Star Game: West 135, East 120". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "2001–02 Charlotte Hornets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "N.B.A.: ROUNDUP; Davis Leads Hornets Into Second Round". New York Times. May 1, 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Nets Reach Another Milestone". New York Times. May 16, 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "Hornets' Move Receives Initial Approval". New York Times. May 3, 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "Charlotte Hornets (1988-2002)". Sports Encyclopedia. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  10. ^ "Hornets Seeking Move to New Orleans". New York Times. January 16, 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  11. ^ "2001–02 Charlotte Hornets Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
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