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2001–02 Miami Heat season

NBA professional basketball team season

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The 2001–02 Miami Heat season was the 14th season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Heat re-acquired Chris Gatling from the Cleveland Cavaliers; Gatling previously played for the Heat during the second half of the 1995–96 season. The team also signed free agents Rod Strickland, LaPhonso Ellis, Kendall Gill, then later on signed Jim Jackson in December.

After dealing with a kidney disorder, Alonzo Mourning returned for a full season. However, he was not able to play up to the same level, as the Heat struggled and lost 23 of their first 28 games of the regular season, including a 12-game losing streak between November and December. The team soon recovered from their awful start, and played above .500 in winning percentage for the remainder of the season, winning nine of their next twelve games, and holding an 18–29 record at the All-Star break. However, the Heat finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Division with a 36–46 record, missing the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 1994–95 season.

Eddie Jones averaged 18.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, and led the Heat with 149 three-point field goals, while Mourning averaged 15.7 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, and Jackson played a sixth man role off the bench, providing the team with 10.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. In addition, Strickland contributed 10.4 points and 6.1 assists per game, while Brian Grant provided with 9.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, and second-year guard Eddie House contributed 8.0 points per game. Meanwhile, Ellis averaged 7.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, Gatling provided with 6.4 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, Gill contributed 5.7 points per game, and Anthony Carter provided with 4.3 points and 4.6 assists per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mourning was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was his final All-Star appearance. This season also proved to be Mourning's last season with the Heat, and although he was on the roster the following season, he was unable to play due to another kidney condition; he would return to the Heat midway through the 2004–05 season after a brief stint with the New Jersey Nets. This season also marked the first time in Pat Riley's coaching career that he failed to get his team into the NBA playoffs.

The Heat finished 19th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 655,549 at the American Airlines Arena during the regular season. Following the season, Gill signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves, while Jackson signed with the Sacramento Kings during the next season, Strickland was released to free agency, and Gatling retired.

For the season, the Heat added new red alternate road uniforms with black side panels, which would remain in use until 2010, while the shorts were slightly redesigned in 2009.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club team
248Ken JohnsonCOhio State

Roster

  • Pat Riley
  • Keith Askins
  • Bill Foran
  • Marc Iavaroni
  • Bob McAdoo
  • Erik Spoelstra
  • Stan Van Gundy

Regular season

Season standings

Player statistics

Ragular season

PlayerPOSGPGSMPREBASTSTLBLKPTSMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
SG**81****81****3,156**378262**117**77**1,480****39.0**4.73.2**1.4**1.0**18.3**
PG76642,294232**463**821179430.23.1**6.1**1.1.110.4
C75742,455**632**8727**186**1,17832.7**8.4**1.2.4**2.5**15.7
PF72722,256575137483167331.38.01.9.7.49.3
C67488427016244428513.24.0.2.4.74.3
SF66141,68428756303746925.54.3.8.5.67.1
SG65491,41018410044837221.72.81.5.7.15.7
PG6431,23011012343551419.21.71.9.7.18.0
SF55191,825290140421458933.25.32.5.8.310.7
PF54180920625171134515.03.8.5.3.26.4
PG46181,05011721450319822.82.54.71.1.14.3
C2163197585109615.23.6.4.2.54.6
PG150119141961427.9.91.3.4.12.8
PF122161385385213.43.2.4.3.74.3
SF121159144514013.31.2.3.4.13.3
SF9298185402010.92.0.6.4.02.2
C3021600137.02.0.0.0.31.0

References

References

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  3. (October 27, 2001). "PLUS: PRO BASKETBALL; Heat Adds Depth in Three-Team Trade". The New York Times.
  4. (October 23, 2001). "PLUS: PRO BASKETBALL; Strickland Joins Miami's Backcourt". The New York Times.
  5. (October 23, 2001). "Ex-Wizard Strickland Joins Heat Backcourt". The Washington Post.
  6. (October 23, 2001). "Heat Sign Strickland". United Press International.
  7. (July 29, 2001). "PLUS: PRO BASKETBALL; Ellis Moves Again, Signing with Heat". The New York Times.
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  9. (August 6, 2001). "PLUS: PRO BASKETBALL; Gill, a Free Agent, Leaves Nets for Heat". The New York Times.
  10. Wise, Mike. (October 30, 2001). "PRO BASKETBALL; Jordan Against the New Generation, Lakers Against the World". The New York Times.
  11. (December 3, 2001). "Struggling Heat Sign Jackson". Deseret News.
  12. (December 3, 2001). "Jim Jackson Joins Reeling Miami". United Press International.
  13. Winderman, Ira. (December 15, 2001). "Nets Cruise as Heat Crumbles". Sun Sentinel.
  14. "NBA Games Played on February 7, 2002". Basketball-Reference.
  15. "2001–02 Miami Heat Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference.
  16. "2001–02 Miami Heat Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.
  17. (February 8, 2002). "NBA All-Star Game Rosters". United Press International.
  18. (September 13, 2021). "2002 NBA All-Star Recap". NBA.com.
  19. "2002 NBA All-Star Game: West 135, East 120". Basketball-Reference.
  20. Wise, Mike. (September 13, 2002). "PRO BASKETBALL; Kidney Ailment Has Mourning Out Indefinitely". The New York Times.
  21. (September 13, 2002). "Illness May Keep Mourning Out for Season". Los Angeles Times.
  22. Winderman, Ira. (September 13, 2002). "Ailment May Bench Mourning for Season". Sun Sentinel.
  23. Kelly, Omar. (April 9, 2002). "It's Not Over till It's Over, Heat Insists". Sun Sentinel.
  24. "2001–02 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.
  25. (September 26, 2002). "Timberwolves Sign Kendall Gill". United Press International.
  26. (December 1, 2002). "Kings Sign Jim Jackson". United Press International.
  27. "Miami Heat Uniform".
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