Jump to content

Main menu Navigation ●Main page ●Contents ●Current events ●Random article ●About Wikipedia ●Contact us ●Donate Contribute ●Help ●Learn to edit ●Community portal ●Recent changes ●Upload file

●Create account ●Log in ●Create account ● Log in Pages for logged out editors learn more ●Contributions ●Talk

(Top) 1 Offseason 1.1 Draft picks 2 Roster 2.1 Roster Notes 3 Regular season 3.1 Season standings 3.2 Record vs. opponents 3.3 Game log 4 Player statistics 4.1 Season 5 Awards and records 6 Transactions 7 References 8 See also

2001–02 Atlanta Hawks season

●Italiano Edit links ●Article ●Talk ●Read ●Edit ●View history Tools Actions ●Read ●Edit ●View history General ●What links here ●Related changes ●Upload file ●Special pages ●Permanent link ●Page information ●Cite this page ●Get shortened URL ●Download QR code ●Wikidata item Print/export ●Download as PDF ●Printable version Appearance From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Head coach

Lon Kruger

Arena

Philips Arena

Results

Record

33–49 (.402)

Place

Division: 6th (Central)
Conference: 12th (Eastern)

Playoff finish

Did not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Local media

Television

WUPA
Fox Sports Net South
Turner South

Radio

WCNN

< 2000–01

2002–03 >

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, but soon traded him to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Shareef Abdur-Rahim, and first round draft pick Jamaal Tinsley,^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] who was soon traded to the Indiana Pacers.^[7]^[8] During the off-season, the team signed free agents Ira Newble, Jacque Vaughn and Emanual Davis.^[9]^[10] However, Theo Ratliff would only play just three games due to a hip injury, and was replaced with Nazr Mohammed as the team's starting center.^[11]^[12]

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 at the All-Star break.^[13] 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.^[14] 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.^[15]

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,^[16]^[17]^[18] 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.^[19] Following the season, Kukoč was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks,^[20]^[21] and Vaughn signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic.^[22]^[23]

Offseason[edit]

Draft picks[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	Pau Gasol	PF/C	Spain
2	33	Terence Morris	SF	United States	Maryland

Roster[edit]

2001–02 Atlanta Hawks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	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	Penn
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

Lon Kruger

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(IN) Inactive
Injured

Roster

Roster Notes[edit]

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

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	–	26–15	24–17	20–8
x-Charlotte Hornets	44	38	.537	6	21–20	23–18	17–11
x-Toronto Raptors	42	40	.512	8	24–17	18–23	17–11
x-Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	8	25–16	17–24	13–15
Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	9	25–16	16–25	17–11
Atlanta Hawks	33	49	.402	17	23–18	10–31	11–17
Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	21	20–21	9–32	12–16
Chicago Bulls	21	61	.256	29	14–27	7–34	5–23

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-New Jersey Nets	52	30	.634	–
2	y-Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	2
3	x-Boston Celtics	49	33	.598	3
4	x-Charlotte Hornets	44	38	.537	8
5	x-Orlando Magic	44	38	.537	8
6	x-Philadelphia 76ers	43	39	.524	9
7	x-Toronto Raptors	42	40	.512	10
8	x-Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	10

9	Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	11
10	Washington Wizards	37	45	.451	15
11	Miami Heat	36	46	.439	16
12	Atlanta Hawks	33	49	.402	19
13	New York Knicks	30	52	.366	22
14	Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	23
15	Chicago Bulls	21	61	.256	31

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[edit]

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[edit]

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (January 2011)

Player statistics[edit]

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[edit]

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Shareef Abdur-Rahim	77	77	38.7	46.1	30.0	80.1	9.0	3.1	1.3	1.1	21.2
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:^[19]

Awards and records[edit]

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (February 2013)

Transactions[edit]

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (January 2011)

References[edit]

^ "2001-02 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats".

^ "Wizards Go Young, But Bulls Go Younger". ESPN. Associated Press. June 27, 2001. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

^ Wise, Mike (June 28, 2001). "High School Star Taken No. 1 in N.B.A. Draft". The New York Times. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

^ Denlinger, Ken (June 28, 2001). "NBA Draft Is Elementary". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

^ Brewer, Jerry (June 28, 2001). "And a Child Leads Them". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

^ "2001 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2023.

^ "Tinsley Drafted by Hawks, Traded to Pacers". United Press International. June 27, 2001. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

^ "Pacers Sign Jamaal Tinsley". United Press International. July 19, 2001. Retrieved October 24, 2022.

^ "Hawks Sign Jacque Vaughn". United Press International. July 30, 2001. Retrieved June 23, 2022.

^ Wise, Mike (October 30, 2001). "PRO BASKETBALL; Jordan Against the New Generation, Lakers Against the World". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2022.

^ "Theo Ratliff Goes on Injured List". United Press International. November 5, 2001. Retrieved October 24, 2022.

^ "Hawks Center Out 6-8 Weeks". United Press International. November 16, 2001. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

^ "NBA Games Played on February 7, 2002". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 13, 2022.

^ "Hawks' Davis to Miss 6-to-8 Weeks". Huron Daily Tribune. Retrieved July 15, 2021.

^ "2001–02 Atlanta Hawks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

^ "2002 NBA All-Star Recap". NBA.com. NBA.com Staff. September 13, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2023.

^ "2002 All-Star Weekend - at Philadelphia: February 8-10". Eskimo North. Retrieved May 4, 2023.

^ "2002 NBA All-Star Game: West 135, East 120". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2021.

^ ^a ^b "2001–02 Atlanta Hawks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

^ Broussard, Chris (August 3, 2002). "PRO BASKETBALL: NOTEBOOK; Hawks Gain a Scorer in Trade for Robinson". The New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

^ "Bucks Trade Robinson to Hawks for Kukoc, Smith". Los Angeles Times. August 3, 2002. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

^ "Magic Sign Free Agent Vaughn". United Press International. July 17, 2002. Retrieved July 2, 2022.

^ Brewer, Jerry (October 25, 2002). "Jacque Vaughn". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 27, 2022.