2001–02 Los Angeles Clippers season

2001–02 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach Alvin Gentry
Owner(s) Donald Sterling
Arena Staples Center
Results
Record 39–43 (.476)
Place Division: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish Did Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports Net West 2
Radio KSPN
Los Angeles Clippers seasons
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The 2001-02 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 32nd season in the NBA, their 18th in Los Angeles.

Contents

Draft Picks

Main article: 2001 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 2 Tyson Chandler F  United States Dominguez HS

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (Y–M–D) From
PG 11 Boykins, Earl 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Eastern Michigan
PF 42 Brand, Elton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Duke
PG 1 Dooling, Keyon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Missouri
F/C 54 Ekezie, Obinna 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Maryland
SF 32 Fowlkes, Tremaine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fresno State
PF 40 Jamison, Harold 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 269 lb (122 kg) Clemson
SF 50 Maggette, Corey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Duke
PG 5 McInnis, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg) North Carolina
SF 21 Miles, Darius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) East St. Louis High School*
PF 7 Odom, Lamar (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Rhode Island
C 34 Olowokandi, Michael 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Pacific
PG 24 Overton, Doug 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle
G/F 52 Piatkowski, Eric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nebraska
SG 14 Recasner, Eldridge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Washington
SG 3 Richardson, Quentin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 238 lb (108 kg) DePaul
C 45 Rooks, Sean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
  • * High school

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2009-10-04

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
Los Angeles Clippers 39 43 .476 22 25–16 14–27 9–15
Phoenix Suns 36 46 .439 25 23–18 13–28 12–12
Golden State Warriors 21 61 .256 40 14–27 7–34 5–19

Awards, records and milestones

All-Star

Elton Brand selected as a reserve forward for the Western Conference All-Stars. Brand was chosen as a replacement for the injured Shaquille O'Neal on the roster. He is the first Clipper All-Star since Danny Manning was selected in 1994.

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 2001–02 season.

Trades

June 26, 2001
 To Los Angeles Clippers
  • Cash considerations
 To Philadelphia 76ers
  • 2001 2nd round draft pick
June 27, 2001
 To Los Angeles Clippers
To Chicago Bulls
October 29, 2001
 To Los Angeles Clippers
To Portland Trail Blazers
November 16, 2001
 To Los Angeles Clippers
To Orlando Magic
  • 2005 second-round draft pick

Free agents

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Harold Jamison September 28 Miami Heat
Obinna Ekezie September 28 Dallas Mavericks
Eldridge Recasner December 20
waived January 7
re-signed January 10		 Charlotte Hornets
Tremaine Fowlkes February 23 Columbus Riverdragons (NBDL)
Doug Overton March 16 New Jersey Nets

Subtractions

Player Left New team
Keith Closs waived, May 4 Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs (USBL)
Cherokee Parks free agency, August 3 San Antonio Spurs
Zendon Hamilton free agency, September 29 Denver Nuggets
Will Perdue waived, October 29 Basketball commentator & analyst for ESPN
Derek Strong waived, October 29 Columbus Riverdragons (NBDL)
Vinny Del Negro waived, November 16 Phoenix Suns (radio commentator)
Eldridge Recasner contract expired, January 29 Charlotte Hornets

See also

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General Managers
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