2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers season
2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	John Lucas
Arena	Gund Arena
Results
Record	29–53 (.354)
Place	Division: 7th (Central); Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net Ohio · WUAB
Radio	WTAM
< 2000–01	2002–03 >

The 2001–02 NBA season was the 32nd season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio.^[1] For the third consecutive year, the Cavaliers had the eighth pick in the 2001 NBA draft, and selected high school center DeSagana Diop.^[2] During the offseason, the team re-acquired former Cavs forward Tyrone Hill and Jumaine Jones from the Philadelphia 76ers, acquired Ricky Davis from the Miami Heat, and signed free agent Bryant Stith. Under new head coach John Lucas, the Cavaliers got off to a horrible start losing nine of their first eleven games, then suffered a 12-game losing streak in January. Hill only played just 26 games due to sore back spasms, and Diop failed to live up to expectations only playing just 18 games due to knee, ankle and foot injuries. The Cavs lost 50 games for the third straight season, finishing 7th in the Central Division with a 29–53 record.^[3]

Lamond Murray was the team's leading scorer averaging 16.6 points per game, and Andre Miller averaged a double-double in points and assists, averaging 16.5 points and leading the league with 10.9 assists per game.^[4] Following the season, Murray was traded to the Toronto Raptors, Miller was traded along with Stith to the Los Angeles Clippers, and Wesley Person was dealt to the Memphis Grizzlies.

Key Dates:

Offseason[]

Free agents[]

Trades[]

Draft picks[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club Team
1	8	Desagana Diop	Center	Senegal
1	20^*	Brendan Haywood (traded to Orlando)	Center	United States	North Carolina
2	36	Jeff Trepagnier	Guard	United States	Southern California

^*1st round pick acquired from Miami in Shawn Kemp three-way deal with Portland.^[5] Haywood traded to Orlando in Michael Doleac deal.^[6]

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
G/F	31	Davis, Ricky	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Iowa
C	52	Diop, DeSagana	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Oak Hill Academy HS (VA)
C	51	Doleac, Michael	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	Utah
F/C	32	Hill, Tyrone	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Xavier
C	11	Ilgauskas, Zydrunas	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Lithuania
F	33	Jones, Jumaine	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Georgia
G	21	Langdon, Trajan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Duke
C	4	Mihm, Chris	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Texas
G	24	Miller, Andre	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Utah
F	30	Murray, Lamond	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	California
G	1	Person, Wesley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Auburn
F/C	8	Skinner, Brian	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Baylor
G	20	Stith, Bryant	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Virginia
G	3	Trepagnier, Jeff	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Southern California

Head coach

John Lucas (Maryland)

Assistant coach(es)

Keith Smart (Indiana)

Legend

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

Roster

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Central Division v t	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 v t
#	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

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[]

2001–02 game log
Total: 29–53 (Home: 20–21; Road: 9–32)

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October: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)

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November: 5–9 (Home: 3–4; Road: 2–5)

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December: 7–7 (Home: 5–3; Road: 2–4)

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January: 2–13 (Home: 2–4; Road: 0–9)

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February: 7–5 (Home: 4–4; Road: 3–1)

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March: 4–12 (Home: 3–4; Road: 1–8)

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April: 4–5 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–4)

2001–02 schedule

Player stats[]

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

Regular season[]

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Lamond Murray	71	68	32.6	43.6	42.4	81.7	5.2	2.2	1.0	0.6	16.6
Andre Miller	81	81	37.3	45.4	25.3	81.7	4.7	10.9	1.6	0.4	16.5
Wesley Person	78	78	35.8	49.5	44.4	79.8	3.8	2.2	1.0	0.5	15.1
Ricky Davis	82	8	23.8	48.1	31.4	79.0	3.0	2.2	0.8	0.3	11.7
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	62	23	21.4	42.5	0.0	75.4	5.4	1.1	0.3	1.4	11.1
Jumaine Jones	81	36	26.4	44.8	31.0	66.2	6.0	1.4	0.9	0.6	8.3
Tyrone Hill	26	26	31.2	39.0	0.0	65.0	10.5	0.9	0.7	0.5	8.0
Chris Mihm	74	60	22.4	42.0	42.9	69.3	5.3	0.3	0.2	1.2	7.7
Trajan Langdon	44	0	10.8	39.8	36.5	91.3	1.3	1.4	0.3	0.1	4.8
Michael Doleac	42	15	16.8	41.7	0.0	82.6	4.0	0.6	0.4	0.3	4.6
Bryant Stith	50	5	13.3	37.2	35.3	84.6	1.7	0.8	0.6	0.1	4.2
Brian Skinner	65	8	17.0	54.3	0.0	60.8	4.3	0.3	0.4	0.9	3.4
Bimbo Coles	47	1	14.7	38.4	20.0	89.2	1.2	2.3	0.3	0.1	3.2
Jeff Trepagnier	12	0	6.4	30.4	0.0	57.1	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.3	1.5
DeSagana Diop	18	1	6.1	41.4	0.0	20.0	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.6	1.4

Player Statistics Citation:^[4]

Awards and records[]

Records[]

Milestones[]

All-Star[]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

Free agents[]

Development League[]

References[]

^ 2001-02 Cleveland Cavaliers
^ "High School Player Tops NBA Draft". AP News. June 27, 2001. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
^ "2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ Heat acquire forward Brian Grant in a three-way trade with Cleveland and Portland in which Miami sent forward Clarence Weatherspoon, forward Chris Gatling and a conditional first-round draft choice to the Cavaliers; Portland sent Brian Grant to Miami and guard Gary Grant to Cleveland and the Cavaliers sent forward Shawn Kemp to the Trail Blazers. http://www.nba.com/heat/history/keydates_transactions_2000.html Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ On draft day, Magic trade Michael Doleac to Cavaliers for rights to Brendan Haywood http://www.nbadraft.net/2001.htm Archived 2008-03-02 at the Wayback Machine

[1] 2001-02 Cleveland Cavaliers

[2] "High School Player Tops NBA Draft". AP News. June 27, 2001. Retrieved July 24, 2021.

[results-3] "2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[roster-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[5] Heat acquire forward Brian Grant in a three-way trade with Cleveland and Portland in which Miami sent forward Clarence Weatherspoon, forward Chris Gatling and a conditional first-round draft choice to the Cavaliers; Portland sent Brian Grant to Miami and guard Gary Grant to Cleveland and the Cavaliers sent forward Shawn Kemp to the Trail Blazers. http://www.nba.com/heat/history/keydates_transactions_2000.html Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine

[6] On draft day, Magic trade Michael Doleac to Cavaliers for rights to Brendan Haywood http://www.nbadraft.net/2001.htm Archived 2008-03-02 at the Wayback Machine

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