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(Top) 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 Playoffs 5 Player statistics 5.1 Season 5.2 Playoffs 6 Awards and honors 7 Transactions 7.1 Trades 7.2 Free agents 8 References

2001–02 Orlando Magic season

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Head coach

General manager

Owners

Arena

Results

Record

44–38 (.537)

Place

Division: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)

Playoff finish

First round
(lost to Hornets 1–3)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Local media

Television

< 2000–01

2002–03 >

The 2001–02 NBA season was the 13th season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association.^[1] During the off-season, the Magic signed free agent All-Star center Patrick Ewing to their roster,^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] and re-signed former Magic forward Horace Grant to further strengthen the team's depth.^[6]^[7]^[8] Early into the season, the team traded Bo Outlaw to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Jud Buechler.^[9]^[10] The Magic played around .500 with a 25–24 record at the All-Star break.^[11] However, Grant Hill's comeback was ended after only just 14 games, averaging 16.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, as he had to get more surgery on his bad ankle.^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15] Despite Hill's injury, the Magic posted a six-game winning streak in March, and made it to the playoffs with a record of 44–38, third in the Atlantic Division.^[16]

Tracy McGrady continued to emerge as a superstar as he finished fourth in the NBA in scoring with 25.6 points per game, along with 7.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game.^[17]^[18]^[19] McGrady finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting with 7 first-place votes.^[20] In addition, second-year star Mike Miller continued to improve averaging 15.2 points per game, while Darrell Armstrong contributed 12.4 points, 5.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and Troy Hudson and Pat Garrity both provided scoring off the bench, averaging 11.7 and 11.1 points per game respectively.^[21]

However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Magic lost in four games to the Charlotte Hornets.^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25] Following the season, Ewing retired after seventeen seasons in the NBA, and would take a job as the assistant coach for the Washington Wizards,^[26]^[27]^[28] while Hudson signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves,^[29]^[30] Monty Williams signed with the Philadelphia 76ers,^[31]^[32] and Buechler and Dee Brown both retired.

Draft picks[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	15	Steven Hunter	C	United States	DePaul
1	22	Jeryl Sasser	SG	United States	SMU
2	31	Omar Cook	PG	United States	St. John's

Roster[edit]

2001–02 Orlando Magic roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G	10	Armstrong, Darrell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1968–06–22	Fayetteville State
F	30	Buechler, Jud	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1968–06–19	Arizona
C	55	DeClercq, Andrew	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1973–02–01	Florida
C	6	Ewing, Patrick	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1962–08–05	Georgetown
F	8	Garrity, Pat	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	1976–08–23	Notre Dame
F/C	54	Grant, Horace	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1965–07–04	Clemson
F	33	Hill, Grant	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1972–10–05	Duke
G	11	Hudson, Troy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1976–03–13	Southern Illinois
C	34	Hunter, Steven	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1981–10–31	DePaul
G	2	Jackson, Jaren	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1967–10–27	Georgetown
G	1	McGrady, Tracy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1979–05–24	Mt. Zion HS (NC)
F	50	Miller, Mike	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1980–02–19	Florida
F	52	Reid, Don	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1973–12–30	Georgetown
G	5	Sasser, Jeryl	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1979–02–13	SMU
F	3	Williams, Monty	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1971–10–08	Notre Dame

Head coach

Doc Rivers

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Roster
Last transaction: April 2, 2002

Roster Notes[edit]

Small forward Grant Hill played 14 games (his last game being on November 26, 2001), but missed the rest of the season and the playoffs after undergoing season-ending surgery on December 19, 2001 to remove bone spurs from his left ankle, and it was the second surgery he had in a year and the third operation on his left ankle.^[15]

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-New Jersey Nets	52	30	.634	–	33–8	19–22	16–8
x-Boston Celtics	49	33	.598	3	27–14	22–19	17–7
x-Orlando Magic	44	38	.537	8	27–14	17–24	12–12
x-Philadelphia 76ers	43	39	.524	9	22–19	21–20	14–11
Washington Wizards	37	45	.451	15	22–19	15–26	12–13
Miami Heat	36	46	.439	16	18–23	18–23	10–14
New York Knicks	30	52	.366	22	19–22	11–30	4–20

#	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]

Playoffs[edit]

2002 playoff game log

First round: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 20	@ Charlotte	L 79–80	Tracy McGrady (20)	Horace Grant (10)	Tracy McGrady (6)	Charlotte Coliseum 9,505	0–1
2	April 23	@ Charlotte	W 111–103 (OT)	Tracy McGrady (31)	Tracy McGrady (11)	Tracy McGrady (7)	Charlotte Coliseum 10,323	1–1
3	April 27	Charlotte	L 100–110 (OT)	Tracy McGrady (37)	Garrity, Grant (10)	Darrell Armstrong (8)	TD Waterhouse Centre 16,754	1–2
4	April 30	Charlotte	L 85–102	Tracy McGrady (35)	Patrick Ewing (10)	Tracy McGrady (6)	TD Waterhouse Centre 16,254	1–3

2002 schedule

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]

Playoffs[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Tracy McGrady – All-NBA 1st Team, All-Star

Transactions[edit]

Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

Players Lost

Via trade

Waived

Todd Fuller

Released

Dee Brown

Trades[edit]

June 27, 2001	ToOrlando Magic Future first round draft pick	ToDenver Nuggets Omar Cook
June 27, 2001	ToOrlando Magic Brendan Haywood	ToCleveland Cavaliers Michael Doleac
August 1, 2001	ToOrlando Magic Laron Profit 2005 first round draft pick (Julius Hodge)	ToWashington Wizards Brendan Haywood
November 16, 2001	ToOrlando Magic Jud Buechler	ToPhoenix Suns Bo Outlaw 2002 first round draft pick (Amar'e Stoudemire)

Free agents[edit]

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Patrick Ewing	July 18	Seattle SuperSonics
Horace Grant	July 19	Los Angeles Lakers
Todd Fuller	October 19	Miami Heat
Jaren Jackson	April 2	San Antonio Spurs

Player Transactions Citation:^[33]

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2001–02 NBA season by team

v t e Orlando Magic
Founded in 1989 Based in Orlando, Florida
Franchise	All-time roster Draft history 1989 Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Amway Arena Kia Center
Personnel	Owner(s) RDV Sports, Inc. (Doug DeVos, chairman) President Jeff Weltman General manager Anthony Parker Head coach Jamahl Mosley
G League affiliate	Osceola Magic
Retired numbers	6 32
Rivalries	Miami Heat
Culture and lore	Broadcasters Paul Porter Stuff the Magic Dragon Summer League This Magic Moment