2001–02 Utah Jazz season

The 2001–02 NBA season was the 28th season for the Utah Jazz in the National Basketball Association, and their 23rd season in Salt Lake City, Utah.^[1] During the off-season, the Jazz signed free agent John Amaechi.^[2][3] Small forward and Russian basketball star Andrei Kirilenko, who was drafted by the Jazz in the 1999 NBA draft, would finally make his debut in the NBA this season.^[4][5][6]

2001–02 Utah Jazz season
Head coach	Jerry Sloan
General manager	Kevin O'Connor
Owner(s)	Larry H. Miller
Arena	Delta Center
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 4th (Midwest) Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Kings 1–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	KJZZ-TV Fox Sports Net Utah
Radio	KFNZ
< 2000–01 2002–03 >

John Stockton continued to set new standards with 15,000 career assists and 3,000 career steals,^[7][8] as Karl Malone scored his 34,000th career point.^[9] However, the Jazz began to show their age as they struggled losing five of their first seven games, leading to a 6–11 start to the regular season. The team played above .500 basketball for the remainder of the season, holding a 25–24 record at the All-Star break,^[10] finishing in fourth place in the Midwest Division with a 44–38 record, and earning the #8 seed in the Western Conference.^[11] The Jazz also beat the Los Angeles Lakers' record of sixteen consecutive winning seasons above .500,^[12] set between the 1976–77 and 1991–92 seasons.^[13]

Malone averaged 22.4 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,^{[14][15][16][17][18]} but did not play due to visiting his sick mother back home in Louisiana.^{[19][20][21][22]} In addition, Donyell Marshall averaged 14.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, while Stockton provided the team with 13.4 points, 8.2 assists and 1.9 steals per game, Bryon Russell contributed 9.6 points per game, and Kirilenko averaged 10.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.^[23]

However, in the Western Conference First Round of the 2002 NBA playoffs, the Jazz lost in four games to the Sacramento Kings.^{[24][25][26][27]} Following the season, Russell signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards after nine seasons in Utah,^[28][29][30] while Marshall signed with the Chicago Bulls,^[31][32][33] and John Starks and John Crotty both retired.^[34]

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	24	Raúl López	PG	Spain
2	52	Jarron Collins	C/PF	United States	Stanford

Roster

2001–02 Utah Jazz roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From F/C 13 John Amaechi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1970–11–26 Penn State C 31 Jarron Collins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1978–12–02 Stanford G 25 John Crotty  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969–07–15 Virginia F 47 Andrei Kirilenko 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1981–02–18 Russia G 5 Rusty LaRue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1973–12–10 Wake Forest G/F 20 Quincy Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1977–06–26 Minnesota F 32 Karl Malone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 256 lb (116 kg) 1963–07–24 Louisiana Tech F 42 Donyell Marshall 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1973–05–18 Connecticut C 00 Greg Ostertag 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1973–03–06 Kansas F 34 Scott Padgett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976–04–19 Kentucky F 3 Bryon Russell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1970–12–31 Long Beach State G 9 John Starks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–08–10 Oklahoma State G/F 2 DeShawn Stevenson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1981–04–03 Washington Union HS (CA) G 12 John Stockton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1962–03–26 Gonzaga

Head coach Jerry Sloan Assistant(s) Gordon Chiesa David Fredman Phil Johnson Kenny Natt Mark McKown (player development) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	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
e-Houston Rockets	28	54	.341	30	18–23	10–31	9–15
e-Denver Nuggets	27	55	.329	31	20–21	7–34	8–16
e-Memphis Grizzlies	23	59	.280	35	15–26	8–33	7–17

#	Western Conference v t e
	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	e-Los Angeles Clippers	39	43	.476	22
10	e-Phoenix Suns	36	46	.439	25
11	e-Houston Rockets	28	54	.341	33
12	e-Denver Nuggets	27	55	.329	34
13	e-Memphis Grizzlies	23	59	.280	38
14	e-Golden State Warriors	21	61	.256	40

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: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 20 @ Sacramento L 86–89 Karl Malone (25) Donyell Marshall (10) John Stockton (12) ARCO Arena 17,317 0–1 2 April 23 @ Sacramento W 93–86 Donyell Marshall (19) Karl Malone (12) John Stockton (12) ARCO Arena 17,317 1–1 3 April 27 Sacramento L 87–90 Karl Malone (23) Malone, Russell (6) Malone, Stockton (7) Delta Center 19,911 1–2 4 April 29 Sacramento L 86–91 Karl Malone (14) Greg Ostertag (15) John Stockton (9) Delta Center 19,911 1–3
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

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
John Amaechi	54	0	10.9	.325		.638	2.0	.5	.1	.2	3.2
Jarron Collins	70	68	20.6	.461	.000	.740	4.2	.8	.4	.3	6.4
John Crotty	41	0	19.6	.471	.449	.864	1.8	3.4	.5	.0	6.9
Andrei Kirilenko	82	40	26.2	.450	.250	.768	4.9	1.1	1.4	1.9	10.7
Rusty LaRue	33	0	16.4	.395	.340	.857	1.5	2.2	.5	.2	5.8
Quincy Lewis	36	19	13.6	.448	.167	.650	1.2	1.0	.6	.3	4.0
Karl Malone	80	80	38.0	.454	.360	.797	8.6	4.3	1.9	.7	22.4
Donyell Marshall	58	42	30.2	.519	.310	.708	7.6	1.7	.9	1.2	14.8
Greg Ostertag	74	14	15.0	.453		.485	4.2	.7	.2	1.5	3.3
Scott Padgett	75	1	17.3	.476	.434	.735	3.8	1.1	.6	.2	6.7
Bryon Russell	66	40	30.3	.380	.341	.821	4.5	2.1	1.0	.3	9.6
John Starks	66	1	14.1	.368	.305	.805	1.0	1.1	.5	.0	4.4
DeShawn Stevenson	67	23	16.9	.385	.080	.698	2.0	1.7	.4	.4	4.9
John Stockton	82	82	31.3	.517	.321	.857	3.2	8.2	1.9	.3	13.4

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Jarron Collins	4	4	11.8	.556		1.000	1.8	.0	.0	.0	5.5
Andrei Kirilenko	4	4	30.5	.393	.000	.813	3.8	1.0	1.8	2.5	8.8
Rusty LaRue	4	0	13.3	.375	.400	.600	1.5	1.5	.3	.0	5.0
Quincy Lewis	4	0	14.0	.348	.200	.000	.8	.5	.5	.3	4.3
Karl Malone	4	4	40.8	.411	.000	.714	7.5	4.5	1.3	.8	20.0
Donyell Marshall	4	0	31.0	.420	.500	.750	7.8	2.8	.8	1.5	14.3
Greg Ostertag	4	0	21.8	.619		.100	8.5	.5	.5	1.5	6.8
Scott Padgett	4	0	11.8	.462	.000	.800	3.5	.5	.3	.3	4.0
Bryon Russell	4	4	30.0	.250	.400	1.000	4.3	1.8	1.0	.0	7.0
John Stockton	4	4	35.3	.450	.286	.923	4.0	10.0	2.8	.3	12.5

Player Statistics Citation:^[23]

Awards and records

• Andrei Kirilenko, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

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