2001–02 Seattle SuperSonics season

2001–02 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coach Nate McMillan
General manager Rick Sund
Owner(s) Howard Schultz
Arena KeyArena
Results
Record 45–37 (.549)
Place Division: 4th (Pacific)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish West First Round
(eliminated 2-3)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2001-02 NBA season was the SuperSonics' 35th season in the NBA.[1] Heading into Nate McMillan's first full season as head coach, the Sonics finished fourth in the Pacific Division with a 45-37 record. However, their season would end quickly as they lost in five games in the first round of the playoffs to the San Antonio Spurs led by Tim Duncan, who was MVP following the season. This season was Gary Payton's final full season in Seattle, as he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks midway next season.

The Sonics also changed their logo and uniforms, going back to their traditional colors of green and yellow. The logo and uniforms lasted until 2008.

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 12 Vladimir Radmanovic SF/PF  Serbia
2 39 Earl Watson PG  United States UCLA
2 41 Bobby Simmons SF/PF  United States DePaul

Roster

Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 42 United States Baker, Vin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Hartford
G/F 31 United States Barry, Brent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oregon State
C 52 United States Booth, Calvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Penn State
C 14 Montenegro Drobnjak, Predrag 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Montenegro
C 33 United States James, Jerome 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 300 lb (136 kg) Florida A&M
F 7 United States Lewis, Rashard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Alief Elsik HS (TX)
G 9 United States Livingston, Randy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) LSU
F 35 United States Long, Art 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Cincinnati
G/F 24 United States Mason, Desmond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Oklahoma State
C 00 Nigeria Oyedeji, Olumide 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Nigeria
G 20 United States Payton, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon State
F 77 Serbia Radmanović, Vladimir 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Serbia
F 45 United States Sesay, Ansu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Mississippi
G 25 United States Watson, Earl 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) UCLA
G 1 Georgia (country) Williams, Shammond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Sacramento Kings 61 21 .744 – 36–5 25–16 15–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers 58 24 .707 3 34–7 24–17 16–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 .598 12 30–11 19–22 14–10
x-Seattle SuperSonics 45 37 .549 16 26–15 19–22 13–11
Los Angeles Clippers 39 43 .476 22 25–16 14–27 9–15
Phoenix Suns 36 46 .439 25 23–18 13–28 12–12
Golden State Warriors 21 61 .256 40 14–27 7–34 5–19
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Sacramento Kings 61 21 .744 –
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 58 24 .707 3
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers 58 24 .707 3
4 x-Dallas Mavericks 57 25 .695 4
5 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 50 32 .610 11
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 .598 12
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics 45 37 .549 16
8 x-Utah Jazz 44 38 .537 17
9 Los Angeles Clippers 39 43 .476 22
10 Phoenix Suns 36 46 .439 25
11 Houston Rockets 28 54 .341 33
12 Denver Nuggets 27 55 .329 34
13 Memphis Grizzlies 23 59 .280 38
14 Golden State Warriors 21 61 .256 40
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Seattle SuperSonics Last Playoff Meeting: 1982 Western Conference Semifinals (San Antonio won 4-1)

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(SAS-SEA)

 Venue TV Time (EST) TV Commentators
1 April 20 Seattle 89 San Antonio 110 1-0 Alamodome NBC 5:30 Mike Breen & P.J. Carlesimo
2 April 22 Seattle 98 San Antonio 90 1-1 Alamodome TNT 9:30 Kevin Harlan, John Thompson & Danny Ainge
3 April 27 San Antonio 102 Seattle 75 2-1 KeyArena NBC 5:30 Tom Hammond & Matt Guokas
4 May 1 San Antonio 79 Seattle 91 2-2 KeyArena TNT 10:30
5 May 3 Seattle 78 San Antonio 101 3-2 Alamodome TNT 9:30
San Antonio wins series 3–2

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
Vin Baker
Brent Barry
Calvin Booth
Predrag Drobnjak
Antonio Harvey
Jerome James
Rashard Lewis
Randy Livingston
Art Long
Desmond Mason
Olumide Oyedeji
Gary Payton
Vladimir Radmanovic
Ansu Sesay
Earl Watson
Shammond Williams

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Vin Baker
Brent Barry
Predrag Drobnjak
Jerome James
Rashard Lewis
Randy Livingston
Desmond Mason
Olumide Oyedeji
Gary Payton
Vladimir Radmanovic
Ansu Sesay
Shammond Williams

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ "2001-02 Seattle SuperSonics". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.

See also

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