2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2001–02 NBA season was the 32nd season for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the National Basketball Association.^[1] For the third consecutive year, the Cavaliers received the eighth overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft, and selected high school center DeSagana Diop.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} During the off-season, the team re-acquired former Cavaliers forward Tyrone Hill, and Jumaine Jones from the Philadelphia 76ers,^[7][8][9] acquired Ricky Davis from the Miami Heat,^[10][11] and signed free agent Bryant Stith.^[12][13]

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
< 2000–01 2002–03 >

Under new head coach John Lucas, the Cavaliers got off to a horrible start by losing nine of their first eleven games of the regular season, then suffered a 12-game losing streak in January. Hill only played just 26 games due to sore back spasms,^[14] and Diop failed to live up to expectations only playing just 18 games due to knee, ankle and foot injuries. The Cavaliers lost 50 games for the third consecutive season, finishing in seventh place in the Central Division with a 29–53 record.^[15]

Lamond Murray was the team's leading scorer averaging 16.6 points per game, and Andre Miller averaged a double-double in points and assists, averaging 16.5 points and leading the league with 10.9 assists per game.^[16] Following the season, Murray was traded to the Toronto Raptors,^[17] while Miller and Stith were both traded to the Los Angeles Clippers,^[18][19][20] and Wesley Person was dealt to the Memphis Grizzlies.^[21]

Key Dates:

Offseason

Free agents

Trades

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club Team
1	8	Desagana Diop	Center	Senegal
1	20*	Brendan Haywood (traded to Orlando)	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.^[22] Haywood traded to Orlando in Michael Doleac deal.^[23]

Roster

2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G/F 31 Ricky Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Iowa C 52 DeSagana Diop  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Oak Hill Academy HS (VA) C 51 Michael Doleac 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) Utah F/C 32 Tyrone Hill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Xavier C 11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Lithuania F 33 Jumaine Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Georgia G 21 Trajan Langdon  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Duke C 4 Chris Mihm 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Texas G 24 Andre Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Utah F 30 Lamond Murray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) California G 1 Wesley Person 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Auburn F/C 8 Brian Skinner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Baylor G 20 Bryant Stith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Virginia G 3 Jeff Trepagnier  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) USC

Head coach John Lucas Assistant(s) Keith Smart Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	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
e-Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	9	25–16	16–25	17–11
e-Atlanta Hawks	33	49	.402	17	23–18	10–31	11–17
e-Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	21	20–21	9–32	12–16
e-Chicago Bulls	21	61	.256	29	14–27	7–34	5–23

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	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	e-Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	11
10	e-Washington Wizards	37	45	.451	15
11	e-Miami Heat	36	46	.439	16
12	e-Atlanta Hawks	33	49	.402	19
13	e-New York Knicks	30	52	.366	22
14	e-Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	23
15	e-Chicago Bulls	21	61	.256	31

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	–	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–3	0–2	2–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–3
Boston	2–2	–	2–1	2–2	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	3–1	4–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	2–2	1–2	–	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–0	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	3–1
Chicago	1–3	2–2	0–4	–	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–4	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2	0–4	3–1	0–3	1–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–3
Cleveland	1–3	0–4	1–3	3–1	–	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–2
Dallas	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	–	4–0	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–3	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–1
Denver	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	–	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	0–4	0–4	3–1	1–1	1–3	0–2
Detroit	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	–	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	4–0
Golden State	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	3–1	1–1	–	1–3	0–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	1–1
Houston	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	–	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–1
Indiana	3–1	0–3	1–3	4–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–0	2–0	–	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	2–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	3–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	–	1–3	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–4	1–1
L.A. Lakers	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	3–1	–	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–0
Memphis	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	–	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	3–1	0–2
Miami	1–3	1–3	0–3	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	–	3–1	0–2	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–2	2–2
Milwaukee	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	–	0–2	1–2	1–3	2–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	2–0	3–1
Minnesota	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	4–0	2–0	2–0	–	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–0
New Jersey	1–2	1–3	3–1	4–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–1	1–1	–	4–0	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	3–1
New York	3–1	0–4	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	3–1	0–2	0–4	–	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–0	1–1	1–3
Orlando	3–1	1–3	1–3	3–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–2	1–1	1–3	4–0	–	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–2
Philadelphia	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–1	3–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	–	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	2–3
Phoenix	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	–	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–2
Portland	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	–	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–3	2–0
Sacramento	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	4–0	4–0	0–2	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	–	3–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	1–1
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	–	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–0
Seattle	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	–	2–0	1–3	1–1
Toronto	4–0	2–2	2–2	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–4	1–1	2–2	0–3	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	–	1–1	1–2
Utah	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	0–4	0–4	3–1	1–1	–	2–0
Washington	3–0	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	3–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	—

Game log

2001–02 game log Total: 29–53 (Home: 20–21; Road: 9–32)
October: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
November: 5–9 (home: 3–4; road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 16 November 29, 2001 Atlanta L 96–105 Gund Arena 11,201 5–11
December: 7–7 (home: 5–3; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
January: 2–13 (home: 2–4; road: 0–9) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
February: 7–5 (home: 4–4; road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
March: 4–12 (home: 3–4; road: 1–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 58 March 2, 2002 @ Atlanta L 81–84 Philips Arena 15,878 21–37 60 March 5, 2002 Atlanta W 103–96 Gund Arena 9,915 22–38
April: 4–5 (home: 3–1; road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 80 April 13, 2002 @ Atlanta L 123–128 (2 OT) Philips Arena 15,282 29–51
2001–02 schedule

Player stats

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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Lamond Murray	71	68	32.6	43.6	42.4	81.7	5.2	2.2	1.0	0.6	16.6
Andre Miller	81	81	37.3	45.4	25.3	81.7	4.7	10.9	1.6	0.4	16.5
Wesley Person	78	78	35.8	49.5	44.4	79.8	3.8	2.2	1.0	0.5	15.1
Ricky Davis	82	8	23.8	48.1	31.4	79.0	3.0	2.2	0.8	0.3	11.7
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	62	23	21.4	42.5	0.0	75.4	5.4	1.1	0.3	1.4	11.1
Jumaine Jones	81	36	26.4	44.8	31.0	66.2	6.0	1.4	0.9	0.6	8.3
Tyrone Hill	26	26	31.2	39.0	0.0	65.0	10.5	0.9	0.7	0.5	8.0
Chris Mihm	74	60	22.4	42.0	42.9	69.3	5.3	0.3	0.2	1.2	7.7
Trajan Langdon	44	0	10.8	39.8	36.5	91.3	1.3	1.4	0.3	0.1	4.8
Michael Doleac	42	15	16.8	41.7	0.0	82.6	4.0	0.6	0.4	0.3	4.6
Bryant Stith	50	5	13.3	37.2	35.3	84.6	1.7	0.8	0.6	0.1	4.2
Brian Skinner	65	8	17.0	54.3	0.0	60.8	4.3	0.3	0.4	0.9	3.4
Bimbo Coles	47	1	14.7	38.4	20.0	89.2	1.2	2.3	0.3	0.1	3.2
Jeff Trepagnier	12	0	6.4	30.4	0.0	57.1	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.3	1.5
DeSagana Diop	18	1	6.1	41.4	0.0	20.0	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.6	1.4

Player Statistics Citation:^[16]

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

All-Star

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Development League