2001–02 Indiana Pacers season

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2001–02 Indiana Pacers season
Head coachIsiah Thomas
General managerDonnie Walsh
ArenaConseco Fieldhouse
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(Lost to Nets 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWTTV
Fox Sports Net Midwest
RadioWIBC
< 2000–01 2002–03 >

The 2001–02 NBA season was the Pacers' 26th season in the National Basketball Association, and 35th season as a franchise.[1] During the off-season, the Pacers acquired first round draft pick Jamaal Tinsley from the Atlanta Hawks, who had acquired him from the Memphis Grizzlies. The Pacers won six of their first eight games, but then lost seven of their next nine games and played around .500 for most of the first half of the season, holding a 25–25 record at the All-Star break. At midseason, the team traded Jalen Rose and Travis Best to the Chicago Bulls for Ron Artest, Brad Miller and Ron Mercer.[2] With a 37–40 record in mid April, the Pacers would win their final five games of the regular season, and sneak into the playoffs as the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference, finishing fourth in the Central Division with a 42–40 record.[3]

Jermaine O'Neal was named Most Improved Player of the Year averaging 19.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game.[4] He was also named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game.[5] Reggie Miller finished second on the team in scoring with 16.5 points per game, while Al Harrington played a sixth man role averaging 13.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game off the bench, but was out for the remainder of the season with a torn ACL after 44 games.[6] Tinsley averaged 9.4 points, 8.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[7] However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Pacers would lose in five games to the top-seeded New Jersey Nets, including a double overtime road loss in Game 5, which the Nets won 120–109.[8]

Offseason[]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2001 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 40 Jamison Brewer PG  United States Auburn

Roster[]

2001–02 Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
SF 15 Artest, Ron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 244 lb (111 kg) –– St. John's
SF 24 Bender, Jonathan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 202 lb (92 kg) –– Picayune Memorial HS (MS)
PG 2 Brewer, Jamison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) –– Auburn
C 27 Brezec, Primož 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 252 lb (114 kg) –– Slovenia
PF 44 Croshere, Austin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) –– Providence
C 10 Foster, Jeff 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) –– Texas State
PF 3 Harrington, Al Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) –– St. Patrick HS (NJ)
SG 5 Mercer, Ron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– Kentucky
C 52 Miller, Brad 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) –– Purdue
SG 31 Miller, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) –– UCLA
PF 7 O'Neal, Jermaine 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) –– Eau Claire HS (SC)
PG 12 Ollie, Kevin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) –– Connecticut
PF 6 Rogers, Carlos 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Tennessee State
C 40 Sundov, Bruno 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 220 lb (100 kg) –– Croatia
PG 11 Tinsley, Jamaal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) –– Iowa State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2002-02-19

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

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
First round: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 20 @ New Jersey W 89–83 Jermaine O'Neal (30) Brad Miller (12) Jamaal Tinsley (7) Continental Airlines Arena
18,555 		1–0
2 April 22 @ New Jersey L 79–95 Reggie Miller (26) Artest, O'Neal (6) Jamaal Tinsley (5) Continental Airlines Arena
20,049 		1–1
3 April 26 New Jersey L 84–85 Reggie Miller (30) Jeff Foster (12) Jamaal Tinsley (9) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345 		1–2
4 April 30 New Jersey W 97–74 Artest, Croshere (18) Artest, B. Miller (8) Kevin Ollie (9) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345 		2–2
5 May 2 @ New Jersey L 109–120 (2OT) Reggie Miller (31) Brad Miller (17) Kevin Ollie (8) Continental Airlines Arena
20,049 		2–3
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
Jermaine O'Neal 72 72 37.6 .479 .071 .688 10.5 1.6 0.6 2.3 19.0
Jalen Rose 53 53 36.5 .444 .356 .839 4.7 3.7 0.8 0.5 18.5
Reggie Miller 79 79 36.6 .453 .406 .911 2.8 3.2 1.1 0.1 16.5
Brad Miller 28 28 31.1 .562 .333 .823 7.9 1.8 0.9 0.4 15.1
Al Harrington 44 1 29.8 .475 .333 .799 6.3 1.2 0.9 0.5 13.1
Ron Artest 28 24 29.3 .411 .215 .733 5.0 1.8 2.4 0.6 10.9
Jamaal Tinsley 80 78 30.5 .380 .240 .704 3.7 8.1 1.7 0.5 9.4
Jonathan Bender 78 17 21.1 .430 .360 .773 3.1 0.8 0.2 0.6 7.4
Travis Best 44 3 21.7 .439 .382 .877 1.6 4.0 1.3 0.1 6.9
Austin Croshere 76 1 16.9 .413 .338 .851 3.9 1.0 0.3 0.4 6.8
Jeff Foster 82 48 21.8 .449 .133 .610 6.8 0.9 0.9 0.5 5.7
Kevin Ollie 29 0 19.9 .400 .804 1.9 3.4 0.9 0.0 5.4
Ron Mercer 13 1 16.4 .373 .200 1.000 1.8 0.8 0.2 0.2 4.8
Carlos Rogers 22 1 7.6 .558 .167 .526 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.3 2.7
Primoz Brezec 22 4 7.3 .483 .600 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 2.0
Bruno Sundov 22 0 4.0 .400 .000 .000 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.5
Jamison Brewer 13 0 3.3 .400 .000 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.3
Norm Richardson 3 0 1.3 .000 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Reggie Miller 5 5 39.6 .506 .419 .875 3.2 2.8 1.6 0.2 23.6
Jermaine O'Neal 5 5 38.4 .447 .000 .750 7.6 1.0 0.8 1.6 17.2
Ron Artest 5 5 33.4 .407 .462 .692 6.0 3.2 2.6 0.6 11.8
Brad Miller 5 5 36.0 .455 .800 9.8 1.4 0.8 0.4 11.2
Ron Mercer 5 0 23.4 .500 .750 2.0 0.8 0.2 0.2 7.8
Austin Croshere 4 0 14.8 .400 .333 .750 3.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 6.0
Kevin Ollie 5 0 23.6 .423 .500 1.000 2.4 4.6 0.6 0.0 5.8
Jeff Foster 5 0 15.6 .538 .500 .444 4.8 1.4 0.6 0.2 4.0
Jamaal Tinsley 5 5 17.6 .421 .000 .667 2.0 5.0 0.4 0.0 3.6
Bruno Sundov 1 0 2.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Jonathan Bender 5 0 9.0 .500 .000 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.2
Jamison Brewer 2 0 3.0 .000 .500 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5

Player Statistics Citation:[7]

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

February 19, 2002 To Indiana Pacers
Kevin Ollie 		To Chicago Bulls
Travis Best
February 19, 2002 To Indiana Pacers
Ron Artest, Brad Miller and Ron Mercer 		To Chicago Bulls
Jalen Rose, Norm Richardson, and a second round draft pick

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References[]

  1. ^ 2001–02 Indiana Pacers
  2. ^ "NBA trade winds: Bulls' big deal all set". Chicago Tribune. February 19, 2002. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "2001–02 Indiana Pacers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Pacer NBA's most improved". The Age. April 27, 2002. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "2002 NBA All-Star Game: West 135, East 120". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Pacers' Harrington out for season". UPI Archives. January 24, 2002. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "2001–02 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "Nets Win Game 5 in Double Overtime to Advance". New York Times. May 2, 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  9. ^ "2001–02 Indiana Pacers Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
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