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2001–02 Utah Jazz season
Head coachJerry Sloan
General managerKevin O'Connor
Owner(s)Larry 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.com
Local media
TelevisionKJZZ-TV
Fox Sports Net Utah
RadioKFNZ
< 2000–01 2002–03 >

The 2001–02 NBA season was the Jazz's 28th season in the National Basketball Association, and 23rd season in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] During the off-season, the Jazz signed free agent John Amaechi.[2][3] Russian basketball star Andrei Kirilenko, who was drafted by the Jazz in the 1999 NBA draft, would finally make his debut in the NBA.[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 season. They played above .500 for the remainder of the season, holding a 25–24 record at the All-Star break,[10] finishing fourth in the Midwest Division, and eighth in the Western Conference with a 44–38 record.[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 and 8.6 rebounds per game, and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game,[14][15][16][17][18] but did not play due to visiting his sick mother back home in Louisiana.[19][20][21][22] In addition, Donyell Marshall averaged 14.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, while Stockton provided the team with 13.4 points, 8.2 assists and 1.9 steals per game, Bryon Russell contributed 9.6 points per game, and Kirilenko averaged 10.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.[23]

However, in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Jazz lost in four games to the Sacramento Kings.[24][25][26][27] Following the season, Russell signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards after nine seasons in Utah,[28][29][30] while Marshall signed with the Chicago Bulls,[31][32][33] and John Starks and John Crotty both retired.[34]

Draft picks

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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

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

Roster

Regular season

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Season standings

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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
Houston Rockets 28 54 .341 30 18–23 10–31 9–15
Denver Nuggets 27 55 .329 31 20–21 7–34 8–16
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 Los Angeles Clippers 39 43 .476 22
10 Phoenix Suns 36 46 .439 25
11 Houston Rockets 28 54 .341 33
12 Denver Nuggets 27 55 .329 34
13 Memphis Grizzlies 23 59 .280 38
14 Golden State Warriors 21 61 .256 40

Record vs. opponents

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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

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Playoffs

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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

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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

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season

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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

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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

Awards and records

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Transactions

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References

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