2001–02 Golden State Warriors season

2001–02 Golden State Warriors season
Head coachDave Cowens
Brian Winters
OwnersChris Cohan
ArenaThe Arena in Oakland
Results
Record21–61 (.256)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Pacific)
Conference: 14th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference

The 2001–02 Golden State Warriors season was the 56th season for the Golden State Warriors in the National Basketball Association, and their 40th season in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] The Warriors received the fifth overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Jason Richardson from Michigan State University,[2][3][4] while drafting power forward Troy Murphy from the University of Notre Dame with the 14th overall pick,[5] and point guard Gilbert Arenas from the University of Arizona with the 31st overall pick in the second round.[4]

The addition of Richardson, Murphy and Arenas sought to help with the Warriors' struggles the past seasons with a 5–3 start to the regular season; instead, their struggles continued as they lost 12 of their next 15 games. Head coach Dave Cowens was fired after an 8–15 start to the season, and was replaced with Brian Winters. At mid-season, second-year center Marc Jackson was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Dean Garrett.[6][7] The Warriors suffered a ten-game losing streak in March, and finished in last place in the Pacific Division with a 21–61 record, missing the NBA playoffs for the eighth consecutive year;[8] their record was also tied with the Chicago Bulls for the league-worst record during the regular season.

Antawn Jamison averaged 19.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, while Richardson averaged 14.4 points and 1.3 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and Larry Hughes provided the team with 12.3 points, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. In addition, Danny Fortson provided with 11.2 points and 11.7 rebounds per game, while Arenas contributed 10.9 points, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game, and Bob Sura contributed 10.0 points and 3.5 assists per game. Meanwhile, Erick Dampier averaged 7.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, Chris Mills contributed 7.4 points per game, Murphy provided with 5.9 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, and Adonal Foyle averaged 4.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game.[9]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Richardson won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest,[10] and was also selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Rookies team;[11] Richardson scored 26 points along with 6 rebounds, and was named the Rookie Challenge Game's Most Valuable Player, as the Rookies defeated the Sophomores team, 103–97.[12][13] He also finished tied in third place in Rookie of the Year voting.[14][15]

Following the season, Hughes signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards,[16][17] while Winters was fired as head coach, Garrett was released to free agency and Mookie Blaylock retired.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 5 Jason Richardson SG  United States Michigan State University
1 14 Troy Murphy PF  United States University of Notre Dame
2 31 Gilbert Arenas PG  United States University of Arizona

Roster

2001–02 Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 0 Gilbert Arenas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Arizona
G 10 Mookie Blaylock  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oklahoma
C 25 Erick Dampier 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Mississippi State
F/C 21 Danny Fortson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Cincinnati
C 31 Adonal Foyle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Colgate
C 22 Dean Garrett 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Indiana
F 45 Cedric Henderson  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Memphis
G/F 20 Larry Hughes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Saint Louis
F 33 Antawn Jamison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) North Carolina
F 34 Chris Mills 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Arizona
F/C 1 Troy Murphy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Notre Dame
G 2 Dean Oliver 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Iowa
G/F 23 Jason Richardson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State
G 3 Bob Sura 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Florida State
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Sacramento Kings 61 21 .744 – 36–5 25–16 15–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers 58 24 .707 3 34–7 24–17 16–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 .598 12 30–11 19–22 14–10
x-Seattle SuperSonics 45 37 .549 16 26–15 19–22 13–11
e-Los Angeles Clippers 39 43 .476 22 25–16 14–27 9–15
e-Phoenix Suns 36 46 .439 25 23–18 13–28 12–12
e-Golden State Warriors 21 61 .256 40 14–27 7–34 5–19
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Sacramento Kings 61 21 .744 –
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 58 24 .707 3
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers 58 24 .707 3
4 x-Dallas Mavericks 57 25 .695 4
5 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 50 32 .610 11
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 .598 12
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics 45 37 .549 16
8 x-Utah Jazz 44 38 .537 17
9 e-Los Angeles Clippers 39 43 .476 22
10 e-Phoenix Suns 36 46 .439 25
11 e-Houston Rockets 28 54 .341 33
12 e-Denver Nuggets 27 55 .329 34
13 e-Memphis Grizzlies 23 59 .280 38
14 e-Golden State Warriors 21 61 .256 40
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Antawn Jamison 82 82 37.0 .447 .324 .734 6.8 2.0 .9 .5 19.7
Troy Murphy 82 4 17.7 .421 .333 .776 3.9 .9 .4 .3 5.9
Jason Richardson 80 75 32.9 .426 .333 .671 4.3 3.0 1.3 .4 14.4
Adonal Foyle 79 36 18.8 .444 .398 4.9 .5 .5 2.1 4.8
Bob Sura 78 5 22.8 .424 .316 .720 3.3 3.5 1.1 .2 10.0
Danny Fortson 77 76 28.8 .428 .250 .795 11.7 1.6 .6 .2 11.2
Larry Hughes 73 56 28.1 .423 .194 .737 3.4 4.3 1.5 .3 12.3
Erick Dampier 73 46 23.8 .435 .645 5.3 1.2 .2 2.3 7.6
Chris Mills 66 0 18.7 .417 .378 .794 2.9 1.1 .5 .2 7.4
Gilbert Arenas 47 30 24.6 .453 .345 .775 2.8 3.7 1.5 .2 10.9
Mookie Blaylock 35 0 17.1 .342 .357 .500 1.5 3.3 .7 .1 3.4
Dean Oliver 20 0 7.0 .370 .154 .667 .4 1.1 .2 .0 2.1
Marc Jackson† 17 0 9.9 .338 .833 2.5 .4 .3 .2 4.9
Cedric Henderson 12 0 5.8 .484 .500 .571 .3 .3 .5 .2 3.0
Dean Garrett† 5 0 6.2 .267 2.0 .2 .4 .2 1.6
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Warriors only.

Player Statistics Citation:[9]

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  1. ^ 2001-02 Golden State Warriors
  2. ^ "Wizards Go Young, But Bulls Go Younger". ESPN. Associated Press. June 27, 2001. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
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  7. ^ "Warriors Trade Jackson to Wolves". United Press International. February 21, 2002. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "2001–02 Golden State Warriors Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
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  10. ^ "NBA & ABA All-Star Game Contest Winners". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  11. ^ "Rookie Challenge Today". The Daily Gazette. February 9, 2002. p. D3. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
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  13. ^ "2002 NBA Rising Stars: Rookies 103, Sophomores 97". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  14. ^ "Gasol Gets 117 Out of a Possible 126 Votes". ESPN. Associated Press. April 24, 2002. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  15. ^ "2001–02 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  16. ^ "Wizards Sign Guard Larry Hughes". Associated Press. July 18, 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  17. ^ "Wizards' Changing of the Guard". The Washington Post. October 3, 2002. Retrieved October 25, 2022.

See also

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