2001–02 Atlanta Hawks season

2001–02 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach Lon Kruger
Arena Philips Arena
Results
Record 33–49 (.402)
Place Division: 6th (Central)
Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2001-02 NBA season was the Hawks' 53rd season in the NBA and 34th season in Atlanta.[1] The Hawks selected Pau Gasol with their third pick in the 2001 NBA Draft. However, Gasol was traded along with Lorenzen Wright and Brevin Knight to the Memphis Grizzlies for Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Abdur-Rahim averaged 21.2 points per game and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game. The Hawks showed slight improvement avoiding 50 losses by finishing sixth in the Central Division with a 33-49 record.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 3 Pau Gasol PF/C  Spain Cincinnati
2 33 Terence Morris SF  United States Maryland

Roster

Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 3 United States Abdur-Rahim, Shareef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) California
F 6 United States Bowdler, Cal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Old Dominion
F 4 United States Crawford, Chris  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Marquette
G 15 United States Davis, Emanual 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Delaware State
G 5 United States Glover, Dion 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Georgia Tech
F 44 United States Henderson, Alan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Indiana
F 1 United States Johnson, DeMarr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Cincinnati
F 7 Croatia Kukoc, Toni 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Croatia
C 2 United States Mohammed, Nazr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Kentucky
F 13 Finland Möttölä, Hanno 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Utah
G 14 United States Newble, Ira 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Miami (OH)
C 42 United States Ratliff, Theo  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Wyoming
F 30 United States Strickland, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Temple
G 31 United States Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Arizona
G 11 United States Vaughn, Jacque 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

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

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

References

  1. ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/ATL/2002.html

See also

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