2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach John Lucas
Arena Gund Arena
Results
Record 29–53 (.354)
Place Division: 7th (Central)
Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finish did not qualify
Local media
Television Fox Sports Net Ohio · WUAB
Radio WTAM

The 2001-02 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 32nd season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. Under new head coach John Lucas, the Cavaliers got off to a horrible start losing nine of their first 11 games as they lost 50 games for the third straight season with a 29-53 record, finishing 7th in the Central Division. Lamond Murray was the team's leading scorer and Andre Miller averaged a double-double in points and assists per contest.

Key Dates:

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 8 Desagana Diop Center  Senegal Oak Hill Academy
1 20* Brendan Haywood Center  United States North Carolina
2 36 Jeff Trepagnier Guard  United States Southern California

*1st round pick acquired from Miami in Shawn Kemp three-way deal with Portland.[1] Haywood traded to Orlando in Michael Doleac deal.[2]

Roster

Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 12 United States Coles, Bimbo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Virginia Tech
G/F 31 United States Davis, Ricky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Iowa
C 52 Senegal Diop, DeSagana 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Oak Hill Academy (HS)
C 51 United States Doleac, Michael 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) Utah
F/C 32 United States Hill, Tyrone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Xavier
C 11 Lithuania Ilgauskas, Zydrunas 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Lithuania
F 33 United States Jones, Jumaine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Georgia
G 21 United States Langdon, Trajan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Duke
C 4 United States Mihm, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Texas
G 24 United States Miller, Andre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Utah
F 30 United States Murray, Lamond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) California
G 1 United States Person, Wesley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Auburn
F/C 8 United States Skinner, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Baylor
G 20 United States Stith, Bryant 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Virginia
G 3 United States Trepagnier, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Southern California
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular 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

Game log

2001–02 game log
Total: 29–53 (Home: 20–21; Road: 9–32)
2001–02 season schedule

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; GS = Games started; MIN= Minutes; FG% = field goal %, FT% = free throw %, 3FG% = 3 point % STL= Steals; BLK = Blocks; AST = Assists; REB = Rebounds; PTS = Points

Regular Season

Playoffs

References

  1. ↑ Heat acquire forward Brian Grant in a three-way trade with Cleveland and Portland in which Miami sent forward Clarence Weatherspoon, forward Chris Gatling and a conditional first-round draft choice to the Cavaliers; Portland sent Brian Grant to Miami and guard Gary Grant to Cleveland and the Cavaliers sent forward Shawn Kemp to the Trail Blazers. http://www.nba.com/heat/history/keydates_transactions_2000.html
  2. ↑ On draft day, Magic trade Michael Doleac to Cavaliers for rights to Brendan Haywood http://www.nbadraft.net/2001.htm
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