2001–02 Orlando Magic season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2001–02 Orlando Magic season
Head coachDoc Rivers
General managerJohn Gabriel
OwnersRDV Sports, Inc.
ArenaTD Waterhouse Centre
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(Lost to Hornets 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
  • Sunshine Network
  • WBRW
< 2000–01 2002–03 >

The 2001–02 NBA season was the 13th season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Magic signed free agent All-Star center Patrick Ewing to their roster,[2] and re-signed former Magic forward Horace Grant to further strengthen the team's depth.[3] Early into the season, they traded Bo Outlaw to the Phoenix Suns for Jud Buechler.[4] The Magic played around .500 with a 25–24 record at the All-Star break. Tracy McGrady continued to emerge as a superstar as he finished fourth in the NBA in scoring with 25.6 points per game, along with 7.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game.[5] McGrady finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting with 7 first-place votes.[6] However, McGrady would not have much help as Grant Hill's comeback was ended after just 14 games, averaging 16.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, as he had to get more surgery on his bad ankle.[7] Despite Hill's injury, the Magic posted a six-game winning streak in March, and made it to the playoffs with a record of 44–38, third in the Atlantic Division.[8]

Second-year star Mike Miller continued to improve averaging 15.2 points per game, while Darrell Armstrong contributed 12.4 points, 5.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and Troy Hudson and Pat Garrity both provided scoring off the bench, averaging 11.7 and 11.1 points per game respectively.[9] However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Magic lost in four games to the Charlotte Hornets.[10] Following the season, Ewing retired after seventeen seasons in the NBA,[11] while Hudson signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Monty Williams signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, and Buechler and Dee Brown both retired.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2001 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 15 Steven Hunter C  United States DePaul
1 22 Jeryl Sasser SG  United States SMU
2 31 Omar Cook PG  United States St. John's

Roster[]

2001–02 Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 10 Armstrong, Darrell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1968–06–22 Fayetteville State
F 30 Buechler, Jud 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–06–19 Arizona
C 55 DeClercq, Andrew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1973–02–01 Florida
C 6 Ewing, Patrick 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1962–08–05 Georgetown
F 8 Garrity, Pat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1976–08–23 Notre Dame
F/C 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson
F 33 Hill, Grant Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972–10–05 Duke
G 11 Hudson, Troy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1976–03–13 Southern Illinois
C 34 Hunter, Steven 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1981–10–31 DePaul
G 2 Jackson, Jaren 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1967–10–27 Georgetown
G 1 McGrady, Tracy (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–05–24 Mt. Zion HS (NC)
F 50 Miller, Mike 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980–02–19 Florida
F 52 Reid, Don 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1973–12–30 Georgetown
G 5 Sasser, Jeryl 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979–02–13 SMU
F 3 Williams, Monty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1971–10–08 Notre Dame
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 2, 2002

Roster Notes[]

  • Small forward Grant Hill played 14 games (his last game being on November 26, 2001), but missed the rest of the season and the playoffs after undergoing season-ending surgery on December 19, 2001 to remove bone spurs from his left ankle, and it was the second surgery he had in a year and the third operation on his left ankle.[7]

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Atlantic Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New Jersey Nets 52 30 .634 – 33–8 19–22 16–8
x-Boston Celtics 49 33 .598 3 27–14 22–19 17–7
x-Orlando Magic 44 38 .537 8 27–14 17–24 12–12
x-Philadelphia 76ers 43 39 .524 9 22–19 21–20 14–11
Washington Wizards 37 45 .451 15 22–19 15–26 12–13
Miami Heat 36 46 .439 16 18–23 18–23 10–14
New York Knicks 30 52 .366 22 19–22 11–30 4–20
# 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
First round: 1–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 20 @ Charlotte L 79–80 Tracy McGrady (20) Horace Grant (10) Tracy McGrady (6) Charlotte Coliseum
9,505 		0–1
2 April 23 @ Charlotte W 111–103 (OT) Tracy McGrady (31) Tracy McGrady (11) Tracy McGrady (7) Charlotte Coliseum
10,323 		1–1
3 April 27 Charlotte L 100–110 (OT) Tracy McGrady (37) Garrity, Grant (10) Darrell Armstrong (8) TD Waterhouse Centre
16,754 		1–2
4 April 30 Charlotte L 85–102 Tracy McGrady (35) Patrick Ewing (10) Tracy McGrady (6) TD Waterhouse Centre
16,254 		1–3
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[]

Playoffs[]

Awards and honors[]

Transactions[]

Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

Players Lost

Via trade

Waived

Released

Trades[]

June 27, 2001 To Orlando Magic
Future first round draft pick 		To Denver Nuggets
Omar Cook
June 27, 2001 To Orlando Magic
Brendan Haywood 		To Cleveland Cavaliers
Michael Doleac
August 1, 2001 To Orlando Magic
Laron Profit
2005 first round draft pick (Julius Hodge) 		To Washington Wizards
Brendan Haywood
November 16, 2001 To Orlando Magic
Jud Buechler 		To Phoenix Suns
Bo Outlaw
2002 first round draft pick (Amar'e Stoudemire)

Free agents[]

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Patrick Ewing July 18 Seattle SuperSonics
Horace Grant July 19 Los Angeles Lakers
Todd Fuller October 19 Miami Heat
Jaren Jackson April 2 San Antonio Spurs

Player Transactions Citation:[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "2001-02 Orlando Magic Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Orlando Looks Like Ewing's Next Stop". New York Times. July 13, 2001. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Magic adds Grant, size". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Suns get Outlaw in 3-team trade". UPI Archives. November 16, 2001. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "2002 NBA All-Star Game: West 135, East 120". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "2001–02 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "BASKETBALL; Surgery Will End The Season For Hill". New York Times. December 19, 2001. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "2001–02 Orlando Magic Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "2001–02 Orlando Magic Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "N.B.A.: ROUNDUP; Davis Leads Hornets into Second Round". New York Times. May 1, 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  11. ^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Only Smiles, No Scowls, As Ewing Says Goodbye". New York Times. September 18, 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  12. ^ "2001–02 Orlando Magic Transactions". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
Retrieved from ""