2001–02 Utah Jazz season

2001–02 Utah Jazz season
Head coachJerry Sloan
General managerKevin O'Connor
OwnerLarry H. Miller
ArenaDelta Center
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Kings 1–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKJZZ-TV
Fox Sports Net Utah
RadioKFNZ

The 2001–02 Utah Jazz season was the 28th season for the Utah Jazz in the National Basketball Association, and their 23rd season in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] During the off-season, the Jazz signed free agent John Amaechi.[2][3] Small forward and Russian basketball star Andrei Kirilenko, who was drafted by the Jazz in the 1999 NBA draft, made his debut in the NBA this season.[4][5][6]

John Stockton continued to set new standards with 15,000 career assists and 3,000 career steals,[7][8] as Karl Malone scored his 34,000th career point.[9] However, the Jazz began to show their age as they struggled losing five of their first seven games, leading to a 6–11 start to the regular season. The team played above .500 in winning percentage for the remainder of the season, holding a 25–24 record at the All-Star break,[10] finishing in fourth place in the Midwest Division with a 44–38 record, and earning the eighth seed in the Western Conference.[11] The Jazz also beat the Los Angeles Lakers' record of sixteen consecutive winning seasons above .500,[12] set between the 1976–77 and 1991–92 seasons.[13]

Malone averaged 22.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.9 steals per game, while Donyell Marshall averaged 14.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, and Stockton provided the team with 13.4 points, 8.2 assists and 1.9 steals per game. In addition, Kirilenko provided with 10.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.9 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while Bryon Russell contributed 9.6 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, and John Crotty contributed 6.9 points and 3.4 assists per game. Meanwhile, Scott Padgett averaged 6.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, rookie center and second-round draft pick Jarron Collins provided with 6.4 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, second-year guard DeShawn Stevenson contributed 4.9 points per game, and Greg Ostertag averaged 3.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.[14]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Malone was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team,[15][16][17] but did not participate due to visiting his sick mother back home in Louisiana; it was his final All-Star selection.[18][19][20] Meanwhile, Kirilenko was selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Rookies team,[21][22] and also finished tied in third place in Rookie of the Year voting.[23][24]

However, in the Western Conference First Round of the 2002 NBA playoffs, the Jazz lost in four games to the Sacramento Kings.[25][26][27] Following the season, Russell signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards after nine seasons with the Jazz,[28][29][30] while Marshall signed with the Chicago Bulls,[31][32][33] and Crotty and John Starks both retired.[34]

Draft picks

Main article: 2001 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 24 Raúl López PG  Spain
2 52 Jarron Collins C/PF  United States Stanford

Roster

2001–02 Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F/C 13 John Amaechi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1970–11–26 Penn State
C 31 Jarron Collins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1978–12–02 Stanford
G 25 John Crotty  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969–07–15 Virginia
F 47 Andrei Kirilenko 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1981–02–18 Russia
G 5 Rusty LaRue 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1973–12–10 Wake Forest
G/F 20 Quincy Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1977–06–26 Minnesota
F 32 Karl Malone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 256 lb (116 kg) 1963–07–24 Louisiana Tech
F 42 Donyell Marshall 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1973–05–18 Connecticut
C 00 Greg Ostertag 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1973–03–06 Kansas
F 34 Scott Padgett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976–04–19 Kentucky
F 3 Bryon Russell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1970–12–31 Long Beach State
G 9 John Starks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–08–10 Oklahoma State
G/F 2 DeShawn Stevenson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1981–04–03 Washington Union HS (CA)
G 12 John Stockton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1962–03–26 Gonzaga
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 58 24 .707 – 32–9 26–15 21–3
x-Dallas Mavericks 57 25 .695 1 30–11 27–14 16–8
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 50 32 .610 8 29–12 21–20 15–9
x-Utah Jazz 44 38 .537 14 25–16 19–22 8–16
e-Houston Rockets 28 54 .341 30 18–23 10–31 9–15
e-Denver Nuggets 27 55 .329 31 20–21 7–34 8–16
e-Memphis Grizzlies 23 59 .280 35 15–26 8–33 7–17
#
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

Game log

Playoffs

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 @ Sacramento L 86–89 Karl Malone (25) Donyell Marshall (10) John Stockton (12) ARCO Arena
17,317 		0–1
2 April 23 @ Sacramento W 93–86 Donyell Marshall (19) Karl Malone (12) John Stockton (12) ARCO Arena
17,317 		1–1
3 April 27 Sacramento L 87–90 Karl Malone (23) Malone, Russell (6) Malone, Stockton (7) Delta Center
19,911 		1–2
4 April 29 Sacramento L 86–91 Karl Malone (14) Greg Ostertag (15) John Stockton (9) Delta Center
19,911 		1–3
2002 schedule

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
John Amaechi 54 0 10.9 .325 .638 2.0 .5 .1 .2 3.2
Jarron Collins 70 68 20.6 .461 .000 .740 4.2 .8 .4 .3 6.4
John Crotty 41 0 19.6 .471 .449 .864 1.8 3.4 .5 .0 6.9
Andrei Kirilenko 82 40 26.2 .450 .250 .768 4.9 1.1 1.4 1.9 10.7
Rusty LaRue 33 0 16.4 .395 .340 .857 1.5 2.2 .5 .2 5.8
Quincy Lewis 36 19 13.6 .448 .167 .650 1.2 1.0 .6 .3 4.0
Karl Malone 80 80 38.0 .454 .360 .797 8.6 4.3 1.9 .7 22.4
Donyell Marshall 58 42 30.2 .519 .310 .708 7.6 1.7 .9 1.2 14.8
Greg Ostertag 74 14 15.0 .453 .485 4.2 .7 .2 1.5 3.3
Scott Padgett 75 1 17.3 .476 .434 .735 3.8 1.1 .6 .2 6.7
Bryon Russell 66 40 30.3 .380 .341 .821 4.5 2.1 1.0 .3 9.6
John Starks 66 1 14.1 .368 .305 .805 1.0 1.1 .5 .0 4.4
DeShawn Stevenson 67 23 16.9 .385 .080 .698 2.0 1.7 .4 .4 4.9
John Stockton 82 82 31.3 .517 .321 .857 3.2 8.2 1.9 .3 13.4

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jarron Collins 4 4 11.8 .556 1.000 1.8 .0 .0 .0 5.5
Andrei Kirilenko 4 4 30.5 .393 .000 .813 3.8 1.0 1.8 2.5 8.8
Rusty LaRue 4 0 13.3 .375 .400 .600 1.5 1.5 .3 .0 5.0
Quincy Lewis 4 0 14.0 .348 .200 .000 .8 .5 .5 .3 4.3
Karl Malone 4 4 40.8 .411 .000 .714 7.5 4.5 1.3 .8 20.0
Donyell Marshall 4 0 31.0 .420 .500 .750 7.8 2.8 .8 1.5 14.3
Greg Ostertag 4 0 21.8 .619 .100 8.5 .5 .5 1.5 6.8
Scott Padgett 4 0 11.8 .462 .000 .800 3.5 .5 .3 .3 4.0
Bryon Russell 4 4 30.0 .250 .400 1.000 4.3 1.8 1.0 .0 7.0
John Stockton 4 4 35.3 .450 .286 .923 4.0 10.0 2.8 .3 12.5

Player Statistics Citation:[14]

Awards and records

Transactions

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