NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The
2001β02 NBA season was the Mavericks' 22nd season in the
National Basketball Association .
[1] It was also their first season playing at
American Airlines Center .
[2] During the off-season, the Mavericks acquired All-Star point guard
Tim Hardaway from the
Miami Heat ,
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6] and signed free agents
Adrian Griffin ,
[7]
[8]
Johnny Newman ,
[9] and
Danny Manning .
[10]
[11] The Mavericks continued to play solid basketball winning ten straight games between December and January, then post a 7-game winning streak also in January as they held a 35β14 record at the All-Star break.
[12] At midseason, Hardaway was traded along with
Juwan Howard to the
Denver Nuggets in exchange for
Nick Van Exel and
Raef LaFrentz .
[13]
[14]
[15]
[16] The Mavericks finished fourth in the Western Conference, and second in the Midwest Division with a 57β25 record,
[17] and made the playoffs in back to back seasons for the first time since
1988 .
Dirk Nowitzki and
Steve Nash were both selected to the
2002 NBA All-Star Game for the first time in their careers, while head coach
Don Nelson was voted to coach the Western Conference.
[18]
[19]
[20] Nowitzki led the team with 23.4 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Nash averaged 17.9 points and led the team with 7.7 assists per game, and was selected to the All-NBA Third Team, and
Michael Finley provided the team with 20.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
[21] Nowitzki also finished in eighth place in
Most Valuable Player voting, while Nash finished in fourteenth place in
Most Valuable Player voting,
[22] and also finished in third place in
Most Improved Player voting.
[23]
[24]
In the
Western Conference First Round , the Mavericks swept the
Minnesota Timberwolves in three straight games,
[25]
[26]
[27]
[28] but then lost in five games to the
Sacramento Kings in the Western Conference Semi-finals.
[29]
[30]
[31]
[32] Following the season,
Greg Buckner signed as a free agent with the
Philadelphia 76ers ,
[33]
[34] while Newman retired, and Manning was released to free agency, and signed with the
Detroit Pistons midway through the next season.
[35]
For the season, the Mavericks changed their primary logo, which showed a horse in front of a blue basketball above the team name "Mavericks",
[36] and also changed their uniforms, adding dark navy blue and light blue along with grey and black to their color scheme.
[37]
[38] The home jerseys remained in use until 2014, while the road jerseys lasted until 2010. Their primary logo is still present as of 2024.
Offseason
Draft picks
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
College
2
43
Kyle Hill
PG/SG
United States
Eastern Illinois
2
53
Kenny Satterfield
PG
United States
Cincinnati
Roster
2001β02 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G/F
9
Abdul-Wahad, Tariq
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
223 lb (101 kg)
1974β11β03
San JosΓ© State
C
44
Bradley, Shawn
7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1972β03β22
BYU
G
21
Buckner, Greg
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1976β09β16
Clemson
C
42
Eschmeyer, Evan
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1975β05β30
Northwestern
G/F
4
Finley, Michael
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1973β03β06
Wisconsin
G/F
7
Griffin, Adrian
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
1974β07β04
Seton Hall
G
5
Johnson, Avery
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1965β03β25
Southern
F/C
45
LaFrentz, Raef
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1976β05β29
Kansas
F
6
Manning, Danny
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1966β05β17
Kansas
F
14
NΓ‘jera, Eduardo
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1976β07β11
Oklahoma
G
13
Nash, Steve
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1974β02β07
Santa Clara
F
2
Newman, Johnny
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1963β11β28
Richmond
F/C
41
Nowitzki, Dirk
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1978β06β19
Germany
G
31
Van Exel, Nick
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1971β11β27
Cincinnati
C
16
Zhizhi, Wang
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
284 lb (129 kg)
1977β07β08
China
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: February 21, 2002
Roster Notes
Regular season
Season standings
z β clinched division title
y β clinched division title
x β 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
β
2β2
2β2
3β1
3β1
0β2
2β0
1β3
2β0
1β1
1β3
1β1
1β1
2β0
3β1
1β3
0β2
2β1
1β3
1β3
1β3
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β4
1β1
0β3
Boston
2β2
β
2β1
2β2
4β0
0β2
2β0
2β2
1β1
0β2
3β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
3β1
1β3
1β1
3β1
4β0
3β1
1β3
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β1
3β1
Charlotte
2β2
1β2
β
4β0
3β1
0β2
2β0
1β3
2β0
1β1
3β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
3β0
2β2
0β2
1β3
2β2
3β1
1β3
2β0
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
2β2
1β1
3β1
Chicago
1β3
2β2
0β4
β
1β3
0β2
0β2
1β3
1β1
2β0
0β4
0β2
2β0
1β1
1β3
2β2
0β2
0β4
3β1
0β3
1β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β4
0β2
1β3
Cleveland
1β3
0β4
1β3
3β1
β
0β2
1β1
1β3
1β1
2β0
2β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
3β1
3β1
2β0
1β3
2β2
1β3
0β3
1β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β3
0β2
1β2
Dallas
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
β
4β0
1β1
4β0
2β2
2β0
2β2
1β3
4β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
2β2
3β1
1β3
3β1
1β1
3β1
1β1
Denver
0β2
0β2
0β2
2β0
1β1
0β4
β
0β2
1β3
2β2
0β2
1β3
1β3
3β1
0β2
0β2
2β2
1β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
3β1
2β2
0β4
0β4
3β1
1β1
1β3
0β2
Detroit
3β1
2β2
3β1
3β1
3β1
1β1
2β0
β
1β1
1β1
3β1
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β1
2β2
1β1
3β1
3β1
2β2
2β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
3β1
1β1
4β0
Golden State
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β4
3β1
1β1
β
1β3
0β2
2β2
1β3
3β1
0β2
0β2
1β3
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β4
2β2
0β4
0β4
0β4
0β2
0β4
1β1
Houston
1β1
2β0
1β1
0β2
0β2
2β2
2β2
1β1
3β1
β
0β2
1β3
0β4
1β3
0β2
1β1
2β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β3
0β4
0β4
2β2
1β1
2β2
1β1
Indiana
3β1
0β3
1β3
4β0
2β2
0β2
2β0
1β3
2β0
2β0
β
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β3
1β1
1β3
2β1
3β1
3β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
0β2
1β3
1β1
3β1
L.A. Clippers
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β2
3β1
1β1
2β2
3β1
1β1
β
1β3
3β1
2β0
1β1
2β2
0β2
2β0
1β1
0β2
3β1
1β3
1β3
1β3
1β3
1β1
0β4
1β1
L.A. Lakers
1β1
0β2
2β0
0β2
2β0
3β1
3β1
2β0
3β1
4β0
2β0
3β1
β
3β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β1
2β2
2β2
3β1
3β1
3β1
1β1
3β1
2β0
Memphis
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β4
1β3
0β2
1β3
3β1
1β1
1β3
1β3
β
1β1
0β2
0β4
0β2
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β3
2β2
1β3
0β4
0β4
1β1
3β1
0β2
Miami
1β3
1β3
0β3
3β1
1β3
1β1
2β0
1β2
2β0
2β0
2β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
β
3β1
0β2
1β3
2β2
3β1
1β3
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β0
1β3
0β2
2β2
Milwaukee
3β1
3β1
2β2
2β2
1β3
0β2
2β0
2β2
2β0
1β1
3β1
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β3
β
0β2
1β2
1β3
2β1
1β3
0β2
0β2
0β2
2β0
0β2
4β0
2β0
3β1
Minnesota
2β0
1β1
2β0
2β0
0β2
2β2
2β2
1β1
3β1
2β2
1β1
2β2
2β2
4β0
2β0
2β0
β
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β2
2β2
1β3
2β2
2β2
1β1
3β1
2β0
New Jersey
1β2
1β3
3β1
4β0
3β1
0β2
1β1
1β3
1β1
2β0
3β1
2β0
1β1
2β0
3β1
2β1
1β1
β
4β0
3β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β2
1β1
3β1
New York
3β1
0β4
2β2
1β3
2β2
1β1
0β2
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
2β2
3β1
0β2
0β4
β
0β4
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
2β0
3β0
1β1
1β3
Orlando
3β1
1β3
1β3
3β0
3β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
2β0
2β0
1β3
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β3
1β2
1β1
1β3
4β0
β
3β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
3β1
1β1
2β2
Philadelphia
3β1
3β1
3β1
2β1
3β0
1β1
1β1
1β2
1β1
1β1
1β3
2β0
1β1
0β2
3β1
3β1
1β1
2β2
3β1
1β3
β
2β0
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β3
0β2
2β3
Phoenix
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β3
1β1
4β0
2β2
1β1
1β3
2β2
3β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
β
2β2
1β3
1β3
2β2
1β1
2β2
0β2
Portland
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β2
2β2
2β0
2β2
3β1
1β1
3β1
2β2
2β2
1β1
2β0
2β2
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β2
β
2β2
1β3
3β1
1β1
1β3
2β0
Sacramento
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
1β3
4β0
2β0
4β0
4β0
0β2
3β1
1β3
3β1
2β0
2β0
3β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
3β1
2β2
β
3β1
2β2
2β0
4β0
1β1
San Antonio
2β0
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β1
3β1
4β0
2β0
4β0
4β0
1β1
3β1
1β3
4β0
1β1
0β2
2β2
0β2
2β0
2β0
1β1
3β1
3β1
1β3
β
2β2
1β1
4β0
2β0
Seattle
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β3
1β3
1β1
4β0
2β2
2β0
3β1
1β3
4β0
0β2
2β0
2β2
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β1
2β2
1β3
2β2
2β2
β
2β0
1β3
1β1
Toronto
4β0
2β2
2β2
4β0
3β1
1β1
1β1
1β3
2β0
1β1
3β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
0β4
1β1
2β2
0β3
1β3
3β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
β
1β1
1β2
Utah
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β3
3β1
1β1
4β0
2β2
1β1
4β0
1β3
1β3
2β0
0β2
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
3β1
0β4
0β4
3β1
1β1
β
2β0
Washington
3β0
1β3
1β3
3β1
2β1
1β1
2β0
0β4
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β2
1β3
0β2
1β3
3β1
2β2
3β2
2β0
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β1
0β2
β
Game log
2001β02 game log Total: 57β25 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
October: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
November
: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
December
: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
January
: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
February
: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
March
: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
April
: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
2001β02 schedule
Playoffs
2002 playoff game log
First round: 3β0 (home: 2β0; road: 1β0)
Conference Semi-finals: 1β4 (home: 0β2; road: 1β2)
2002 schedule
Player statistics
Season
Playoffs
Awards and records
Transactions
Trades
Free Agents
Player Transactions Citation:
[39]
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