2001-02 Washington Wizards season

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Michael Jordan came out of retirement for a second time to play with the Washington Wizards.

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	1	Kwame Brown	Center	United States	Glynn Academy (Brunswick, GA)

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Michael Jordan

After retiring from the Chicago Bulls in early 1999, Michael Jordan became the Washington Wizards’ president of basketball operations as well as a minority owner in January 2000. However in September 2001, Michael Jordan came out of retirement at age 38 to play basketball for the Washington Wizards. Jordan stated that he was returning “for the love of the game.” Because of NBA rules, he had to divest himself of any ownership of the team. Before the All-Star break, Jordan was only one of two players to average more than 25 points, 5 assists, and 5 rebounds as he led the Wizards to a 26-21 record. Unfortunately, after the all-star break, Jordan’s knee could not handle the workload of a full-season as he ended the season on the injured list, and the Wizards concluded the season with a 37-45 record. Still, Jordan had led the Wizards to an 18-win improvement from the previous season.

[edit] Season standings

Atlantic Division Team W L PCT GB New Jersey Nets 52 30 .634 - Boston Celtics 49 33 .598 3 Orlando Magic 44 38 .537 8 Philadelphia 76ers 43 39 .524 9 Washington Wizards 37 45 .451 15 Miami Heat 36 46 .439 16 New York Knicks 30 52 .366 22 [1] [edit] Player stats Note: GP= Games played; MPG= Minutes per Game; SPG= Steals per Game; RPG = Rebounds per Game; APG. = Assists per Game; BPG = Blocks per Game; PPG = Points per Game Player GP MPG STL RPG APG BLK PPG Michael Jordan 60 85 5.7 5.2 26 22.9 Richard Hamilton 63 38 3.4 2.7 14 20.0 Chris Whitney 82 72 1.9 3.8 6 10.2 Courtney Alexander 56 35 2.6 1.5 7 9.8 Tyronn Lue 71 49 1.7 3.5 0 7.8 Hubert Davis 51 28 1.5 2.1 3 7.2 Christian Laettner 57 60 5.3 2.6 25 7.1 Popeye Jones 79 50 7.3 1.6 19 7.0 Tyrone Nesby 70 61 4.5 1.3 22 6.3 Jahidi White 71 25 6.3 0.2 75 5.4 Brendan Haywood 62 21 5.2 0.5 91 5.1 Kwame Brown 57 16 3.5 0.8 26 4.5 Etan Thomas 47 17 3.9 0.1 35 4.3 Bobby Simmons 30 13 1.7 0.6 5 3.7 [edit] Award Winners [edit] References ^ http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2002.html Washington Wizards on Database Basketball Washington Wizards on Basketball Reference v • d • e 2001–02 NBA season by team 2001 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions East Atlantic Boston • Miami • New Jersey • New York • Orlando • Philadelphia • Washington Central Atlanta • Charlotte • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Indiana • Milwaukee • Toronto West Midwest Dallas • Denver • Houston • Memphis • Minnesota • San Antonio • Utah Pacific Golden State • L.A. Clippers • L.A. Lakers • Phoenix • Portland • Sacramento • Seattle v • d • e Chicago Packers/Zephyrs-Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets-Washington Wizards seasons 1961-62  • 1962-63  • 1963-64  • 1964-65  • 1965-66  • 1966-67  • 1967-68  • 1968-69  • 1969-70  • 1970-71  • 1971-72  • 1972-73  • 1973-74  • 1974-75  • 1975-76  • 1976-77  • 1977-78  • 1978-79  • 1979-80  • 1980-81  • 1981-82  • 1982-83  • 1983-84  • 1984-85  • 1985-86  • 1986-87  • 1987-88  • 1988-89  • 1989-90  • 1990-91  • 1991-92  • 1992-93  • 1993-94  • 1994-95  • 1995-96 • 1996-97 • 1997-98 • 1998-99  • 1999-00 • 2000-01 • 2001-02 • 2002-03 • 2003-04 • 2004-05 • 2005-06 • 2006-07 • 2007-08  • 2008-09 Bold indicates NBA Finals victory v • d • e Chicago Packers/Zephyrs-Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets-Washington Wizards Head Coaches Pollard • McMahon • Leonard • Jeannette • Seymour • Farmer • Jeannette • Shue • Jones • Motta • Shue • Loughery • Unseld • Lynam • Staak • Bickerstaff • Brovelli • Heard • Walker • Hamilton • Collins • Jordan v • d • e Sports teams based in and around Washington, D.C. Baseball MLB: Washington Nationals — EL: Bowie Baysox — CL: Potomac Nationals • Frederick Keys — SAL: Hagerstown Suns — ALPB: Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Basketball NBA: Washington Wizards — WNBA: Washington Mystics — PBL: Maryland Nighthawks — EBA: Alexandria Avengers Football NFL: Washington Redskins — CIFL: Chesapeake Tide — NAFL: D.C. Explosion — IWFL: D.C. Divas Hockey NHL: Washington Capitals Soccer MLS: D.C. United — USL-2: Real Maryland F.C. — PDL: Northern Virginia Royals • Fredericksburg Gunners — W-League: Fredericksburg Lady Gunners • Northern Virginia Majestics • Washington Freedom — WPSL: Maryland Pride Lacrosse MLL: Washington Bayhawks Rugby AMNRL: Washington D.C. Slayers Softball NPF: Washington Glory Tennis WTT: Washington Kastles College athletics NCAA Div. I: American • Georgetown • George Mason • George Washington • Howard • Maryland Main Article: Sports in Washington, D.C.