2001–02 Atlanta Hawks season

The 2001–02 NBA season was the Hawks' 53rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 34th season in Atlanta.[1] In the 2001 NBA draft, the Hawks selected Spanish basketball star Pau Gasol with the third overall pick,[2] but soon traded him to the Memphis Grizzlies for Shareef Abdur-Rahim and first round draft pick Jamaal Tinsley, who was soon traded to the Indiana Pacers.[3][4] During the off-season, the team signed free agents Ira Newble, Jacque Vaughn and Emanual Davis. However, Theo Ratliff would only play just three games due to an off-season hip injury, and was replaced with Nazr Mohammed in the lineup at center.[5]

2001–02 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachLon Kruger
ArenaPhilips Arena
Results
Record33–49 (.402)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Central)
Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWUPA
Fox Sports Net South
Turner South
RadioWCNN

The Hawks struggled losing six of their first seven games, then posted a 3–12 record in January as they held a 16–33 record before the All-Star break. The team dealt with injuries all season as Davis only played just 28 games due to a broken left wrist, while Alan Henderson only played just 26 games due to a knee injury, and Chris Crawford only appeared in just seven games also due to a knee injury.[6] However, the team played around .500 for the remainder of the season while posting a 9–7 record in March. The Hawks showed slight improvement avoiding 50 losses by finishing sixth in the Central Division with a 33–49 record.[7]

Abdur-Rahim had a stellar season averaging 21.2 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game,[8] while Jason Terry averaged 19.3 points, 5.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and Mohammed provided the team with 9.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. In addition, Toni Kukoč provided with 9.9 points per game off the bench, while Dion Glover contributed 8.9 points per game, second-year forward DerMarr Johnson contributed 8.4 points per game, and Newble averaged 8.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.[9] Following the season, Kukoč was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks,[10] and Vaughn signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic.

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 2001 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
13Pau GasolPF/C Spain
233Terence MorrisSF United StatesMaryland

Roster
2001–02 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 3 Abdur-Rahim, Shareef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1976–12–11 California
F 6 Bowdler, Cal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1977–03–31 Old Dominion
F 4 Crawford, Chris  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1975–05–13 Marquette
G 15 Davis, Emanual  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968–08–27 Delaware State
G 5 Glover, Dion 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1978–10–22 Georgia Tech
F 44 Henderson, Alan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1972–12–02 Indiana
G/F 1 Johnson, DeMarr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1980–05–05 Cincinnati
F 7 Kukoč, Toni 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1968–09–18 Croatia
G 12 Maloney, Matt  (IN) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1971–12–06 Pennsylvania
C 2 Mohammed, Nazr 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1977–09–05 Kentucky
F 13 Möttölä, Hanno 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 1976–09–09 Utah
G 14 Newble, Ira 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1975–01–20 Miami (OH)
F/C 42 Ratliff, Theo  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1973–04–17 Wyoming
F 30 Strickland, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1970–07–14 Temple
G 31 Terry, Jason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1977–09–15 Arizona
G 11 Vaughn, Jacque 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975–02–11 Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured

Roster

Roster Notes
  • Point guard Matt Maloney missed the entire season due to a hand injury.

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 5032.610–26–1524–1720–8
x-Charlotte Hornets 4438.537621–2023–1817–11
x-Toronto Raptors 4240.512824–1718–2317–11
x-Indiana Pacers 4240.512825–1617–2413–15
Milwaukee Bucks 4141.500925–1616–2517–11
Atlanta Hawks 3349.4021723–1810–3111–17
Cleveland Cavaliers 2953.3542120–219–3212–16
Chicago Bulls 2161.2562914–277–345–23
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-New Jersey Nets5230.634–
2 y-Detroit Pistons5032.6102
3 x-Boston Celtics4933.5983
4 x-Charlotte Hornets4438.5378
5 x-Orlando Magic4438.5378
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers4339.5249
7 x-Toronto Raptors4240.51210
8 x-Indiana Pacers4240.51210
9 Milwaukee Bucks4141.50011
10 Washington Wizards3745.45115
11 Miami Heat3646.43916
12 Atlanta Hawks3349.40219
13 New York Knicks3052.36622
14 Cleveland Cavaliers2953.35423
15 Chicago Bulls2161.25631
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 —2–22–23–13–10–22–01–32–01–11–31–11–12–03–11–30–22–11–31–31–31–11–10–20–20–20–41–10–3
Boston 2–2—2–12–24–00–22–02–21–10–23–02–02–02–03–11–31–13–14–03–11–31–11–10–20–21–12–21–13–1
Charlotte 2–21–2—4–03–10–22–01–32–01–13–11–10–21–13–02–20–21–32–23–11–32–01–10–21–11–12–21–13–1
Chicago 1–32–20–4—1–30–20–21–31–12–00–40–22–01–11–32–20–20–43–10–31–21–10–20–20–21–10–40–21–3
Cleveland 1–30–41–33–1—0–21–11–31–12–02–20–20–21–13–13–12–01–32–21–30–31–10–20–21–10–21–30–21–2
Dallas 2–02–02–02–02–0—4–01–14–02–22–02–21–34–01–12–02–22–01–11–11–13–12–23–11–33–11–13–11–1
Denver 0–20–20–22–01–10–4—0–21–32–20–21–31–33–10–20–22–21–12–00–21–13–12–20–40–43–11–11–30–2
Detroit 3–12–23–13–13–11–12–0—1–11–13–11–10–22–02–12–21–13–13–12–22–11–10–20–20–21–13–11–14–0
Golden State 0–21–10–21–11–10–43–11–1—1–30–22–21–33–10–20–21–31–11–10–21–10–42–20–40–40–40–20–41–1
Houston 1–12–01–10–20–22–22–21–13–1—0–21–30–41–30–21–12–20–21–10–21–12–21–30–40–42–21–12–21–1
Indiana 3–10–31–34–02–20–22–01–32–02–0—1–10–21–12–21–31–11–32–13–13–11–11–12–01–10–21–31–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–10–21–12–02–02–23–11–12–23–11–1—1–33–12–01–12–20–22–01–10–23–11–31–31–31–31–10–41–1
L.A. Lakers 1–10–22–00–22–03–13–12–03–14–02–03–1—3–11–12–02–21–12–02–01–12–22–23–13–13–11–13–12–0
Memphis 0–20–21–11–11–10–41–30–21–33–11–11–31–3—1–10–20–40–21–10–22–01–32–21–30–40–41–13–10–2
Miami 1–31–30–33–11–31–12–01–22–02–02–20–21–11–1—3–10–21–32–23–11–31–11–10–21–12–01–30–22–2
Milwaukee 3–13–12–22–21–30–22–02–22–01–13–11–10–22–01–3—0–21–21–32–11–30–20–20–22–00–24–02–03–1
Minnesota 2–01–12–02–00–22–22–21–13–12–21–12–22–24–02–02–0—1–12–01–11–12–22–21–32–22–21–13–12–0
New Jersey 1–21–33–14–03–10–21–11–31–12–03–12–01–12–03–12–11–1—4–03–12–21–11–11–12–01–12–21–13–1
New York 3–10–42–21–32–21–10–21–31–11–11–20–20–21–12–23–10–20–4—0–41–31–11–11–10–22–03–01–11–3
Orlando 3–11–31–33–03–11–12–02–22–02–01–31–10–22–01–31–21–11–34–0—3–12–00–21–10–20–23–11–12–2
Philadelphia 3–13–13–12–13–01–11–11–21–11–11–32–01–10–23–13–11–12–23–11–3—2–00–20–21–11–11–30–22–3
Phoenix 1–11–10–21–11–11–31–31–14–02–21–11–32–23–11–12–02–21–11–10–20–2—2–21–31–32–21–12–20–2
Portland 1–11–11–12–02–02–22–22–02–23–11–13–12–22–21–12–02–21–11–12–02–02–2—2–21–33–11–11–32–0
Sacramento 2–02–02–02–02–01–34–02–04–04–00–23–11–33–12–02–03–11–11–11–12–03–12–2—3–12–22–04–01–1
San Antonio 2–02–01–12–01–13–14–02–04–04–01–13–11–34–01–10–22–20–22–02–01–13–13–11–3—2–21–14–02–0
Seattle 2–01–11–11–12–01–31–31–14–02–22–03–11–34–00–22–02–21–10–22–01–12–21–32–22–2—2–01–31–1
Toronto 4–02–22–24–03–11–11–11–32–01–13–11–11–11–13–10–41–12–20–31–33–11–11–10–21–10–2—1–11–2
Utah 1–11–11–12–02–01–33–11–14–02–21–14–01–31–32–00–21–31–11–11–12–02–23–10–40–43–11–1—2–0
Washington 3–01–31–33–12–11–12–00–41–11–11–31–10–22–02–21–30–21–33–12–23–22–00–21–10–21–12–10–2—

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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shareef Abdur-Rahim 777738.746.130.080.19.03.11.31.121.2
Jason Terry 78 78 38.0 43.0 38.7 83.5 3.5 5.7 1.8 0.2 19.3
Toni Kukoc 59 9 25.3 41.9 31.0 71.2 3.7 3.6 0.8 0.3 9.9
Nazr Mohammed 82 73 26.4 46.1 0.0 61.7 7.9 0.4 0.8 0.7 9.7
Dion Glover 55 25 21.0 42.1 33.0 75.7 3.1 1.5 0.8 0.3 8.9
Theo Ratliff 3 2 27.3 50.0 0.0 54.5 5.3 0.3 0.3 2.7 8.7
DerMarr Johnson 72 46 24.0 39.6 36.0 81.0 3.4 1.1 0.9 0.8 8.4
Ira Newble 42 35 30.3 49.8 14.3 85.2 5.3 1.1 0.9 0.5 8.0
Chris Crawford 7 4 18.7 46.7 0.0 73.3 3.6 0.7 0.3 0.7 7.6
Emanual Davis 28 20 27.6 35.4 34.1 88.9 2.6 2.4 1.0 0.2 6.6
Jacque Vaughn 82 16 22.6 47.0 44.4 82.5 2.0 4.3 0.8 0.0 6.6
Alan Henderson 26 1 16.2 50.9 100.0 53.3 3.7 0.4 0.4 0.6 5.5
Hanno Mottola 82 14 16.7 44.0 7.7 75.0 3.3 0.6 0.2 0.2 4.8
Mark Strickland 46 10 14.2 44.6 25.0 56.8 2.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 4.5
Reggie Slater 4 0 9.3 38.5 0.0 66.7 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 4.0
Cal Bowdler 52 0 11.3 35.1 20.0 83.0 2.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 3.1
Leon Smith 14 0 7.1 38.5 0.0 64.7 2.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 2.2
Dickey Simpkins 1 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[9]

References
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  2. "High School Player Tops NBA Draft". AP News. June 27, 2001. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  3. "Hawks to get Abdur-Rahim in deal". ESPN. June 26, 2001. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  4. "Tinsley drafted by Hawks, traded to Pacers". UPI Archives. June 27, 2001. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  5. "Hawks center out 6-8 weeks". UPI Archives. November 16, 2001. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  6. "Hawks' Davis to Miss 6-to-8 Weeks". Huron Daily Tribune. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  7. "2001–02 Atlanta Hawks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  8. "2002 NBA All-Star Game: West 135, East 120". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  9. "2001–02 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  10. "PRO BASKETBALL: NOTEBOOK; Hawks Gain a Scorer In Trade for Robinson". New York Times. August 3, 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

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