2001–02 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 2001–02 NBA season was the 53rd season for the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association, and their 39th season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1] The 76ers were coming off of an NBA Finals defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers, in which they won Game 1, but lost the next four games. During the off-season, the team re-acquired forward 76ers forward Derrick Coleman from the Charlotte Hornets, and acquired Corie Blount and Vonteego Cummings from the Golden State Warriors in a three-team trade,^[2][3][4][5] acquired Matt Harpring from the Cleveland Cavaliers,^[6][7][8][9] and signed free agent Derrick McKey midway through the season.^[10][11][12]

2001–02 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach	Larry Brown
General manager	Billy King
Owners	Comcast Spectacor
Arena	First Union Center
Results
Record	43–39 (.524)
Place	Division: 4th (Atlantic) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Celtics 2–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WPSG Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
Radio	WIP
< 2000–01 2002–03 >

Having won the Eastern Conference Championship last season, reigning MVP Allen Iverson, Sixth Man Aaron McKie, and point guard Eric Snow were all sidelined with injuries as the 76ers lost their first five games of the regular season; Iverson was out with an elbow injury, while McKie had a shoulder injury, and Snow was out with a broken thumb.^{[13][14][15][16]} Also just four games into the season, center Matt Geiger retired.^[17][18] However, when their players returned, they won seven in a row after their bad start, but then lost seven straight in December leading to a 8–14 start to the season. The 76ers would play above .500 basketball for the remainder of the season, holding a 25–24 record at the All-Star break,^[19] and would climb back into playoff connection by finishing in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 43–39 record, and earning the #6 seed in the Eastern Conference.^[20]

Iverson averaged 31.4 points, 5.5 assists and 2.8 steals per game in 60 games this season, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Dikembe Mutombo averaged 11.5 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Coleman averaged 15.1 points and 8.8 rebounds per game, while McKie provided the team with 12.2 points per game, Harpring contributed 11.8 points and 7.1 rebounds per game, and Snow provided with 12.1 points, 6.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game.^[21]

Iverson and Mutombo were both selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game, which Philadelphia hosted at the First Union Center, and Iverson wore number #6 to honor Hall of Famer, and 76ers legend Julius Erving.^{[22][23][24][25][26]} Iverson also finished in ninth place in Most Valuable Player voting, and Mutombo finished tied in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.^[27][28][29]

However, the 76ers lost in the Eastern Conference First Round of the 2002 NBA playoffs to the Boston Celtics in five games.^{[30][31][32][33]} Following the season, Mutombo was traded to the New Jersey Nets,^{[34][35][36][37][38]} while Harpring signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz,^[39][40][41] rookie guard Speedy Claxton was traded to the San Antonio Spurs,^[42] Blount and Cummings were both released to free agency, and McKey retired.

Offseason

During the offseason, the 76ers made multiple trades. On August 3, the organization traded Tyrone Hill to the Cleveland Cavaliers (where he had previously played four seasons) for Matt Harpring, Cedric Henderson, and Robert Traylor. On the same day, the 76ers would trade Roshown McLeod and a 2003 1st round draft pick to the Boston Celtics for Jérôme Moïso. Harpring would be Philadelphia's starting small forward for the season, while Henderson, Traylor, and Moïso would be traded before the season started.

On October 2, the 76ers signed Ira Bowman. Bowman would play 3 games before being waived on November 6.

On October 25, the 76ers were involved in a three-team trade with the Golden State Warriors and the Charlotte Hornets. The 76ers traded Cedric Henderson and a 2005 1st round draft pick to the Warriors. They also traded George Lynch, Jérôme Moïso, and Robert Traylor to the Hornets. The 76ers received Derrick Coleman from the Hornets and Corie Blount and Vonteego Cummings from the Warriors.^[43]

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	26	Samuel Dalembert	C	Canada	Seton Hall
2	36	Damone Brown	SF	United States	Syracuse
2	56	Alvin Jones	C	Luxembourg	Georgia Tech

Roster

2001–02 Philadelphia 76ers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From SG 11 Raja Bell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1976–09–19 FIU PF 40 Corie Blount 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1969–01–04 Cincinnati SF 25 Damone Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979–06–28 Syracuse PG 12 Speedy Claxton 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 1978–05–08 Hofstra PF 44 Derrick Coleman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–06–21 Syracuse PG 5 Vonteego Cummings 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1976–02–29 Pittsburgh C 1 Samuel Dalembert 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1981–05–10 Seton Hall C 52 Matt Geiger 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1969–09–10 Georgia Tech SF 21 Matt Harpring 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1976–05–31 Georgia Tech SG 3 Allen Iverson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1975–06–07 Georgetown C 0 Alvin Jones 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1978–09–09 Georgia Tech SF 9 Derrick McKey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1966–10–10 Alabama SG 8 Aaron McKie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1972–10–02 Temple C 55 Dikembe Mutombo 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1966–06–25 Georgetown C 41 Jabari Smith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1977–02–12 LSU PG 20 Eric Snow 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1973–04–24 Michigan State

Head coach Larry Brown Assistant(s) Randy Ayers Herb Brown Dave Hanners John Kuester Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: January 14, 2002

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-New Jersey Nets	52	30	.634	–	33–8	19–22	16–8
x-Boston Celtics	49	33	.598	3	27–14	22–19	17–7
x-Orlando Magic	44	38	.537	8	27–14	17–24	12–12
x-Philadelphia 76ers	43	39	.524	9	22–19	21–20	14–11
e-Washington Wizards	37	45	.451	15	22–19	15–26	12–13
e-Miami Heat	36	46	.439	16	18–23	18–23	10–14
e-New York Knicks	30	52	.366	22	19–22	11–30	4–20

#	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

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - 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	—	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

Playoffs

2002 playoff game log
First Round: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 21 @ Boston L 82–92 Allen Iverson (20) Dikembe Mutombo (11) Eric Snow (5) FleetCenter 18,624 0–1 2 April 25 @ Boston L 85–93 Allen Iverson (29) Derrick Coleman (13) Allen Iverson (7) FleetCenter 18,624 0–2 3 April 28 Boston W 108–103 Allen Iverson (42) Dikembe Mutombo (11) Eric Snow (5) First Union Center 20,689 1–2 4 May 1 Boston W 83–81 Allen Iverson (28) Dikembe Mutombo (14) Eric Snow (11) First Union Center 20,904 2–2 5 May 3 @ Boston L 87–120 Allen Iverson (31) Matt Harpring (8) Iverson, McKie (4) FleetCenter 18,624 2–3
2002 schedule

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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Raja Bell	74	12	12.0	.429	.273	.750	1.5	1.0	.3	.1	3.4
Corie Blount	72	21	19.8	.458	.000	.644	5.1	.6	.7	.4	3.6
Ira Bowman	3	0	9.7	.714	.000		.3	.3	.7	.0	3.3
Damone Brown	17	0	3.9	.381	.000	.875	.2	.1	.1	.1	1.4
Speedy Claxton	67	18	22.8	.400	.121	.838	2.4	3.0	1.4	.1	7.2
Derrick Coleman	58	58	35.9	.450	.337	.815	8.8	1.7	.7	.9	15.1
Vonteego Cummings	58	1	8.6	.417	.261	.750	.9	1.0	.3	.1	3.3
Samuel Dalembert	34	0	5.2	.440		.389	2.0	.1	.2	.4	1.5
Matt Geiger	4	0	9.0	.125		.500	1.5	.0	.0	.5	.8
Matt Harpring	81	81	31.4	.461	.304	.743	7.1	1.3	.9	.1	11.8
Allen Iverson	60	59	43.7	.398	.291	.812	4.5	5.5	2.8	.2	31.4
Tim James	9	0	4.6	.385		.333	.8	.1	.0	.1	1.3
Alvin Jones	23	2	5.5	.400		.500	1.6	.1	.1	.4	1.1
Derrick McKey	41	1	19.1	.426	.417	.714	3.1	1.1	1.0	.1	2.9
Aaron McKie	48	16	30.6	.449	.398	.787	4.0	3.7	1.2	.3	12.2
Dikembe Mutombo	80	80	36.3	.501		.764	10.8	1.0	.4	2.4	11.5
Michael Ruffin	15	0	11.3	.269		.250	3.4	.3	.3	.5	1.1
Jabari Smith†	11	0	10.0	.476	.000	.750	1.3	.5	.4	.2	5.0
Eric Snow	61	61	36.5	.442	.111	.806	3.5	6.6	1.6	.1	12.1

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Raja Bell	3	0	2.7	.333	.000		.3	.0	.0	.0	.7
Corie Blount	5	0	17.6	.250		.750	2.8	.4	.4	.4	1.4
Speedy Claxton	5	0	9.8	.333	.000	.667	.2	2.8	1.0	.0	2.4
Derrick Coleman	5	5	38.2	.524	.308	.800	9.2	2.0	.2	1.4	12.8
Vonteego Cummings	1	0	1.0				.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Matt Harpring	5	5	23.8	.500		.778	5.2	1.4	1.0	.0	10.2
Allen Iverson	5	5	41.8	.381	.333	.810	3.6	4.2	2.6	.0	30.0
Alvin Jones	2	0	2.5				.5	.0	.0	.0	.0
Derrick McKey	4	0	10.0	.500			1.5	.3	.3	.5	2.0
Aaron McKie	5	0	29.2	.435	.375	.700	3.6	2.4	2.0	.0	10.6
Dikembe Mutombo	5	5	34.6	.452		.615	10.6	.6	.4	1.8	8.8
Eric Snow	5	5	34.2	.321	.167	.773	4.4	5.4	1.2	.0	10.8

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the 76ers only.

Player Statistics Citation:^[21]

Awards and records

• Allen Iverson, All-NBA Second Team
• Dikembe Mutombo, All-NBA Third Team
• Dikembe Mutombo, NBA All-Defensive Second Team