2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachJohn Lucas
ArenaGund Arena
Results
Record29–53 (.354)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Central)
Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Net Ohio · WUAB
RadioWTAM
< 2000–01 2002–03 >

The 2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 32nd season for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the National Basketball Association.[1] For the third consecutive year, the Cavaliers received the eighth overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft, and selected high school center DeSagana Diop.[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team re-acquired former Cavaliers forward Tyrone Hill, and Jumaine Jones from the Philadelphia 76ers,[5][6][7] acquired Ricky Davis from the Miami Heat,[8][9] acquired Michael Doleac from the Orlando Magic, and signed free agents Bryant Stith and Brian Skinner.[10][11]

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,[12] 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.[13]

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.[14]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Person participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout,[15][16] while Mihm was selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Sophomores team.[17][18] Following the season, Murray was traded to the Toronto Raptors,[19] while Miller and Stith were both traded to the Los Angeles Clippers,[20][21][22] and Person was dealt to the Memphis Grizzlies.[23]

Offseason

Free agents

Trades

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club Team
1 8 Desagana Diop Center  Senegal
1 20* Brendan Haywood (traded to Orlando) Center  United States North Carolina
2 36 Jeff Trepagnier Guard  United States Southern California

*1st round pick acquired from Miami in Shawn Kemp three-way deal with Portland.[24] Haywood traded to Orlando in Michael Doleac deal.[25]

Roster

2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G/F 31 Ricky Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Iowa
C 52 DeSagana Diop Injured 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Oak Hill Academy HS (VA)
C 51 Michael Doleac 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 262 lb (119 kg) Utah
F/C 32 Tyrone Hill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Xavier
C 11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Lithuania
F 33 Jumaine Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Georgia
G 21 Trajan Langdon Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Duke
C 4 Chris Mihm 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Texas
G 24 Andre Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Utah
F 30 Lamond Murray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) California
G 1 Wesley Person 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Auburn
F/C 8 Brian Skinner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Baylor
G 20 Bryant Stith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Virginia
G 3 Jeff Trepagnier Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) USC
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

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
e-Milwaukee Bucks 4141.500925–1616–2517–11
e-Atlanta Hawks 3349.4021723–1810–3111–17
e-Cleveland Cavaliers 2953.3542120–219–3212–16
e-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 e-Milwaukee Bucks4141.50011
10 e-Washington Wizards3745.45115
11 e-Miami Heat3646.43916
12 e-Atlanta Hawks3349.40219
13 e-New York Knicks3052.36622
14 e-Cleveland Cavaliers2953.35423
15 e-Chicago Bulls2161.25631

Game log

2001–02 game log
Total: 29–53 (Home: 20–21; Road: 9–32)
October: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
November: 5–9 (home: 3–4; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16November 29, 2001Atlanta L 96–105 Gund Arena
11,201		 5–11
December: 7–7 (home: 5–3; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
January: 2–13 (home: 2–4; road: 0–9)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
February: 7–5 (home: 4–4; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
March: 4–12 (home: 3–4; road: 1–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
58March 2, 2002@ Atlanta L 81–84 Philips Arena
15,878		 21–37
60March 5, 2002Atlanta W 103–96 Gund Arena
9,915		 22–38
April: 4–5 (home: 3–1; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
80April 13, 2002@ Atlanta L 123–128 (2 OT) Philips Arena
15,282		 29–51
2001–02 schedule

Player stats

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
Lamond Murray 71 68 32.6 43.6 42.4 81.7 5.2 2.2 1.0 0.6 16.6
Andre Miller 81 81 37.3 45.4 25.3 81.7 4.7 10.9 1.6 0.4 16.5
Wesley Person 78 78 35.8 49.5 44.4 79.8 3.8 2.2 1.0 0.5 15.1
Ricky Davis 82 8 23.8 48.1 31.4 79.0 3.0 2.2 0.8 0.3 11.7
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 62 23 21.4 42.5 0.0 75.4 5.4 1.1 0.3 1.4 11.1
Jumaine Jones 81 36 26.4 44.8 31.0 66.2 6.0 1.4 0.9 0.6 8.3
Tyrone Hill 26 26 31.2 39.0 0.0 65.0 10.5 0.9 0.7 0.5 8.0
Chris Mihm 74 60 22.4 42.0 42.9 69.3 5.3 0.3 0.2 1.2 7.7
Trajan Langdon 44 0 10.8 39.8 36.5 91.3 1.3 1.4 0.3 0.1 4.8
Michael Doleac 42 15 16.8 41.7 0.0 82.6 4.0 0.6 0.4 0.3 4.6
Bryant Stith 50 5 13.3 37.2 35.3 84.6 1.7 0.8 0.6 0.1 4.2
Brian Skinner 65 8 17.0 54.3 0.0 60.8 4.3 0.3 0.4 0.9 3.4
Bimbo Coles 47 1 14.7 38.4 20.0 89.2 1.2 2.3 0.3 0.1 3.2
Jeff Trepagnier 12 0 6.4 30.4 0.0 57.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.3 1.5
DeSagana Diop 18 1 6.1 41.4 0.0 20.0 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.4

Player statistics citation:[14]

Awards and records

Records

Milestones

All-Star

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Development League

References

  1. ↑ 2001-02 Cleveland Cavaliers
  2. ↑ "Wizards Go Young, But Bulls Go Younger". ESPN. Associated Press. June 27, 2001. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ Wise, Mike (June 28, 2001). "High School Star Taken No. 1 in N.B.A. Draft". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
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  5. ↑ "Sixers, Cavs Complete 5-Player Trade". ESPN. Associated Press. August 3, 2001. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  6. ↑ "N.B.A.: ROUNDUP; Tyrone Hill Returns to the Cavs". The New York Times. Associated Press. August 4, 2001. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  7. ↑ "76ers Deal Away Hill, But Acquire Moiso". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. August 4, 2001. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Heat Gets Gatling in a 3-Team Deal Again". Tampa Bay Times. October 27, 2001. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
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  10. ↑ "Brown Goes to Miami". Orlando Sentinel. August 14, 2001. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
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  12. ↑ "Miller's Triple-Double Carries Cavs Past Raptors". ESPN. February 13, 2002. Archived from the original on October 25, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  13. ↑ "2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  14. 1 2 "2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Basketball". The Spokesman-Review. February 10, 2002. p. C10. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  16. ↑ "NBA & ABA All-Star Game Contest Winners". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Rookie Challenge Today". The Daily Gazette. February 9, 2002. p. D3. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  18. ↑ "2002 NBA Rising Stars: Rookies 103, Sophomores 97". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Lamond Murray Traded to Raptors". United Press International. September 25, 2002. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  20. ↑ Teaford, Elliott (July 30, 2002). "Clippers Going Miles for Miller". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  21. ↑ Broussard, Chris (July 31, 2002). "BASKETBALL; Cavs Trade Miller in a Deal for Miles". The New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Miller, Stith Head West for Miles, Jamison". ESPN. ESPN.com News Services. August 1, 2002. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  23. ↑ "NBA Draft". Los Angeles Times. June 28, 2002. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  24. ↑ 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 Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
  25. ↑ On draft day, Magic trade Michael Doleac to Cavaliers for rights to Brendan Haywood http://www.nbadraft.net/2001.htm Archived 2008-03-02 at the Wayback Machine