2001–02 San Antonio Spurs season

2001–02 San Antonio Spurs season
Division Champions
Tony Parker's rookie season
Head coach	Gregg Popovich
Arena	Alamodome
Results
Record	58–24 (.707)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net Southwest, KENS, KRRT
Radio	KLEY

The 2001-02 NBA season was the Spurs' 26th season in the NBA, the 29th in San Antonio and 35th season as a franchise.^[1] This was the Spurs' last season at the Alamodome, as they moved into a new arena for the next season. The season saw Tim Duncan earn his first NBA MVP award joining David Robinson as the only Spurs to win the award. San Antonio finished first in the Midwest Division with a 58-24 record. They breezed past the defunct Seattle SuperSonics in the first round, but they were eliminated in the next round by the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers in five games and for the second year in a row, the Spurs had their playoff run ended by the Lakers.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	28	Tony Parker	PG	France
2	55	Robertas Javtokas	C	Lithuania
2	57	Bryan Bracey	F	United States	Oregon

Roster

San Antonio Spurs roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From F 12 Bowen, Bruce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Cal State Fullerton F 2 Bryant, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Seton Hall G 33 Daniels, Antonio 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Bowling Green F/C 21 Duncan, Tim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Wake Forest F 35 Ferry, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Duke G 1 Hart, Jason 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Syracuse F 3 Jackson, Stephen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Butler CC C 15 McCaskill, Amal 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Marquette G 9 Parker, Tony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) France C 44 Parks, Cherokee 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Duke G 30 Porter, Terry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) UW-Stevens Point C 50 Robinson, David 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Navy F 31 Rose, Malik 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Drexel G 7 Smith, Charles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) New Mexico G 8 Smith, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Michigan State	Head coach Gregg Popovich Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	58	24	.707	–	32–9	26–15	21–3
x-Dallas Mavericks	57	25	.695	1	30–11	27–14	16–8
x-Minnesota Timberwolves	50	32	.610	8	29–12	21–20	15–9
x-Utah Jazz	44	38	.537	14	25–16	19–22	8–16
Houston Rockets	28	54	.341	30	18–23	10–31	9–15
Denver Nuggets	27	55	.329	31	20–21	7–34	8–16
Memphis Grizzlies	23	59	.280	35	15–26	8–33	7–17

#	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

West Conference Semifinals

(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers Last Playoff Meeting: 2001 Western Conference Finals (Los Angeles won 4-0)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (LAL-SAS)	Venue	TV Time
1	May 5	San Antonio	80	Los Angeles	86	1-0	Staples Center	NBC 5:30et/2:30pt
2	May 7	San Antonio	88	Los Angeles	85	1-1	Staples Center	TBS 10:30et/7:30pt
3	May 10	Los Angeles	99	San Antonio	89	2-1	Alamodome	TNT 9:30et/8:30ct
4	May 12	Los Angeles	87	San Antonio	85	3-1	Alamodome	NBC 5:30et/4:30ct
5	May 14	San Antonio	87	Los Angeles	93	4-1	Staples Center	TBS 10:30et/7:30pt
Los Angeles wins series 4–1

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
Bruce Bowen
Mark Bryant
Antonio Daniels
Tim Duncan
Danny Ferry
Jason Hart
Stephen Jackson
Amal McCaskill
Tony Parker
Cherokee Parks
Terry Porter
David Robinson
Malik Rose
Charles Smith
Steve Smith

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Bruce Bowen
Mark Bryant
Antonio Daniels
Tim Duncan
Danny Ferry
Tony Parker
Cherokee Parks
Terry Porter
David Robinson
Malik Rose
Charles Smith
Steve Smith

Awards and records

• Tim Duncan, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
• Tim Duncan, All-NBA First Team
• Tim Duncan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Bruce Bowen, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Tony Parker, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

1. 2001-02 San Antonio Spurs

See also

• 2001-02 NBA season