The 2001–02 NBA season was the Mavericks' 22nd season in the National Basketball Association .[1] It was also their first season playing at American Airlines Center . During the off-season, the Mavericks acquired All-Star point guard Tim Hardaway from the Miami Heat ,[2] and signed free agents Adrian Griffin , Johnny Newman and Danny Manning . The Mavericks continued to play solid basketball winning ten straight games between December and January, then post a 7-game winning streak also in January as they held a 35–14 record at the All-Star break.[3] At midseason, Hardaway was traded along with Juwan Howard to the Denver Nuggets for Nick Van Exel and Raef LaFrentz .[4] The Mavericks finished fourth in the Western Conference, and second in the Midwest Division with a 57–25 record,[5] and made the playoffs in back to back seasons for the first time since 1988 .
Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash were both selected to the 2002 NBA All-Star Game for the first time in their careers, while head coach Don Nelson was voted to coach the Western Conference.[6] Nowitzki led the team with 23.4 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Nash averaged 17.9 points and led the team with 7.7 assists per game, and was selected to the All-NBA Third Team, and Michael Finley finished second on the team in scoring with 20.6 points per game.[7] Nowitzki also finished in eighth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Nash finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting.[8] In the Western Conference First Round , the Mavericks swept the Minnesota Timberwolves in three straight games,[9] but then lost in five games to the Sacramento Kings in the Western Conference Semi-finals.[10] Following the season, Newman retired while Manning was released to free agency.
For the season, the Mavericks changed their primary logo, which showed a horse in front of a blue basketball above the team name "Mavericks",[11] and also changed their uniforms, adding dark navy blue and light blue along with grey and black to their color scheme.[12] [13] The home jerseys lasted until 2014, while the road jerseys lasted until 2010. Their primary logo is still present as of 2021.
Offseason [ ]
Draft picks [ ]
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
College
2
43
Kyle Hill
PG/SG
United States
Eastern Illinois
2
53
Kenny Satterfield
PG
United States
Cincinnati
Roster [ ]
2001–02 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
G/F
9
Abdul-Wahad, Tariq
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
223 lb (101 kg)
1974–11–03
San José State
C
44
Bradley, Shawn
7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1972–03–22
BYU
G
21
Buckner, Greg
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1976–09–16
Clemson
C
42
Eschmeyer, Evan
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1975–05–30
Northwestern
G/F
4
Finley, Michael (C)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1973–03–06
Wisconsin
G/F
7
Griffin, Adrian
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
1974–07–04
Seton Hall
G
5
Johnson, Avery
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1965–03–25
Southern
F/C
45
LaFrentz, Raef
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1976–05–29
Kansas
F
6
Manning, Danny
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1966–05–17
Kansas
F
14
Nájera, Eduardo
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1976–07–11
Oklahoma
G
13
Nash, Steve (C)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1974–02–07
Santa Clara
F
2
Newman, Johnny
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1963–11–28
Richmond
F/C
41
Nowitzki, Dirk
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1978–06–19
Germany
G
31
Van Exel, Nick
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1971–11–27
Cincinnati
C
16
Zhizhi, Wang
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
284 lb (129 kg)
1977–07–08
China
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: February 21, 2002
Roster Notes [ ]
Regular season [ ]
Season standings [ ]
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 [ ]
2001–02 game log Total: 57–25 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
November
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
December
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
January
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
February
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
March
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
April
: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
2001–02 schedule
Playoffs [ ]
2002 playoff game log
First Round: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)
2002 schedule
Player statistics [ ]
Season [ ]
Playoffs [ ]
Awards and records [ ]
Transactions [ ]
Trades [ ]
Free Agents [ ]
Player Transactions Citation:[14]
References [ ]
^ "2001-02 Dallas Mavericks" . Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11 .
^ "PLUS: PRO BASKETBALL; Mavericks Trade For Hardaway" . New York Times . August 23, 2001. Retrieved July 23, 2021 .
^ "Dallas Mavericks at New Jersey Nets Box Score, February 6, 2002" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved January 19, 2022 .
^ "BASKETBALL; Van Exel and LaFrentz Are Traded to the Mavericks" . New York Times . February 22, 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2022 .
^ "2001–02 Dallas Mavericks Schedule and Results" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2021 .
^ "2002 NBA All-Star Game: West 135, East 120" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved October 16, 2021 .
^ "2001–02 Dallas Mavericks Roster and Stats" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2021 .
^ "2001–02 NBA Awards Voting" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved January 11, 2022 .
^ "N.B.A.: ROUNDUP; Lakers And Mavs Advance" . New York Times . April 29, 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2021 .
^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Kings Shatter the Mavs, And Some Eardrums" . New York Times . May 14, 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2021 .
^ "Dallas Mavericks Logo" . Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net . Retrieved November 24, 2021 .
^ "Dallas Mavericks Uniform" . Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net . Retrieved November 24, 2021 .
^ "Dallas Mavericks Uniform" . Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net . Retrieved November 24, 2021 .
^ "2001–02 Dallas Mavericks Transactions" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021 .
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