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2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

FieldValue
teamCleveland Cavaliers
end_year2002
wins29
losses53
divisioncentral
division_place7
conf_place14
coachJohn Lucas
arenaGund Arena
televisionFox Sports Net Ohio WUAB
radioWTAM
playoffsDid not qualify

The 2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 32nd season for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the National Basketball Association. For the third consecutive year, the Cavaliers received the eighth overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft, and selected high school center DeSagana Diop. During the off-season, the team re-acquired former Cavaliers forward Tyrone Hill, and Jumaine Jones from the Philadelphia 76ers, acquired Ricky Davis from the Miami Heat, acquired Michael Doleac from the Orlando Magic, and signed free agents Bryant Stith and Brian Skinner.

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, 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.

Lamond Murray averaged 16.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, and contributed 101 three-point field goals, while Andre Miller averaged 16.5 points, 10.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and Wesley Person provided the team with 15.1 points per game, and also led them with 143 three-point field goals. In addition, Davis contributed 11.7 points per game off the bench, while Zydrunas Ilgauskas averaged 11.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, Jones provided with 8.3 points and 6.0 rebounds, and second-year center Chris Mihm contributed 7.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. Meanwhile, Hill averaged 8.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, Doleac provided with 4.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, and Skinner contributed 3.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Person participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout, while Mihm was selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Sophomores team. The Cavaliers finished 23rd in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 596,115 at the Gund Arena during the regular season.

Following the season, Murray was traded to the Toronto Raptors, while Miller and Stith were both traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, and Person was dealt to the Memphis Grizzlies.

Offseason

Free agents

Trades

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege / Club Team
18Desagana DiopCenter
120*Brendan Haywood (traded to Orlando)CenterNorth Carolina
236Jeff TrepagnierGuardSouthern California

*1st round pick acquired from Miami in Shawn Kemp three-way deal with Portland. Haywood traded to Orlando in Michael Doleac deal.

Roster

  • John Lucas
  • Jerry Eaves
  • Ron Ekker
  • Keith Smart

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

|-style="background:#fcc;" | 16 || November 29, 2001 || Atlanta | L 96–105 | | | | Gund Arena 11,201 | 5–11 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 58 || March 2, 2002 || @ Atlanta | L 81–84 | | | | Philips Arena 15,878 | 21–37 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || March 5, 2002 || Atlanta | W 103–96 | | | | Gund Arena 9,915 | 22–38 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 80 || April 13, 2002 || @ Atlanta | L 123–128 (2 OT) | | | | Philips Arena 15,282 | 29–51

Player stats

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Lamond Murray716832.643.642.481.75.22.21.00.616.6
Andre Miller818137.345.425.381.74.710.91.60.416.5
Wesley Person787835.849.544.479.83.82.21.00.515.1
Ricky Davis82823.848.131.479.03.02.20.80.311.7
Zydrunas Ilgauskas622321.442.50.075.45.41.10.31.411.1
Jumaine Jones813626.444.831.066.26.01.40.90.68.3
Tyrone Hill262631.239.00.065.010.50.90.70.58.0
Chris Mihm746022.442.042.969.35.30.30.21.27.7
Trajan Langdon44010.839.836.591.31.31.40.30.14.8
Michael Doleac421516.841.70.082.64.00.60.40.34.6
Bryant Stith50513.337.235.384.61.70.80.60.14.2
Brian Skinner65817.054.30.060.84.30.30.40.93.4
Bimbo Coles47114.738.420.089.21.22.30.30.13.2
Jeff Trepagnier1206.430.40.057.11.01.00.70.31.5
DeSagana Diop1816.141.40.020.00.90.30.10.61.4

Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

All-Star

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Development League

References

References

  1. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2002.html 2001-02 Cleveland Cavaliers]
  2. (June 27, 2001). "Wizards Go Young, But Bulls Go Younger". ESPN.
  3. Wise, Mike. (June 28, 2001). "High School Star Taken No. 1 in N.B.A. Draft". The New York Times.
  4. "2001 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.
  5. (August 3, 2001). "Sixers, Cavs Complete 5-Player Trade". ESPN.
  6. (August 4, 2001). "N.B.A.: ROUNDUP; Tyrone Hill Returns to the Cavs". The New York Times.
  7. (August 4, 2001). "76ers Deal Away Hill, But Acquire Moiso". Los Angeles Times.
  8. (October 27, 2001). "Heat Gets Gatling in a 3-Team Deal Again". Tampa Bay Times.
  9. (October 26, 2001). "Gatling Becomes Part of Three-Team Trade". United Press International.
  10. (August 14, 2001). "Brown Goes to Miami". Orlando Sentinel.
  11. Wise, Mike. (October 30, 2001). "PRO BASKETBALL; Jordan Against the New Generation, Lakers Against the World". The New York Times.
  12. (February 13, 2002). "Miller's Triple-Double Carries Cavs Past Raptors". ESPN.
  13. "2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference.
  14. "2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.
  15. (February 10, 2002). "Basketball". The Spokesman-Review.
  16. "NBA & ABA All-Star Game Contest Winners". Basketball-Reference.
  17. (February 9, 2002). "Rookie Challenge Today". The Daily Gazette.
  18. "2002 NBA Rising Stars: Rookies 103, Sophomores 97". Basketball-Reference.
  19. "2001–02 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.
  20. (September 25, 2002). "Lamond Murray Traded to Raptors". United Press International.
  21. Teaford, Elliott. (July 30, 2002). "Clippers Going Miles for Miller". Los Angeles Times.
  22. Broussard, Chris. (July 31, 2002). "BASKETBALL; Cavs Trade Miller in a Deal for Miles". The New York Times.
  23. (August 1, 2002). "Miller, Stith Head West for Miles, Jamison". ESPN.
  24. (June 28, 2002). "NBA Draft". Los Angeles Times.
  25. Heat acquire forward Brian Grant in a three-way trade with Cleveland and Portland in which Miami sent forward Clarence Weatherspoon, forward Chris Gatling and a conditional first-round draft choice to the Cavaliers; Portland sent Brian Grant to Miami and guard Gary Grant to Cleveland and the Cavaliers sent forward Shawn Kemp to the Trail Blazers. http://www.nba.com/heat/history/keydates_transactions_2000.html {{Webarchive. link. (2008-04-10)
  26. On draft day, Magic trade Michael Doleac to Cavaliers for rights to Brendan Haywood http://www.nbadraft.net/2001.htm {{Webarchive. link. (2008-03-02)
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