2001–02 Washington Wizards season

2001–02 Washington Wizards season
Michael Jordan plays for Wizards
Head coach Doug Collins
Owner(s) Abe Pollin
Arena MCI Center
Results
Record 37–45 (.451)
Place Division: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television CSN Mid-Atlantic, UPN Washington
Radio ESPN 980
Washington Wizards seasons
< 2000–01 2002–03 >

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

Contents

Offseason

NBA Draft

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

Regular season

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.

Standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New Jersey Nets 52 30 .634 – 33–8 19–22 16–8
x-Boston Celtics 49 33 .598 3 27–14 22–19 17–7
x-Orlando Magic 44 38 .537 8 27–14 17–24 12–12
x-Philadelphia 76ers 43 39 .524 9 22–19 21–20 14–11
Washington Wizards 37 45 .451 15 22–19 15–26 12–13
Miami Heat 36 46 .439 16 18–23 18–23 10–14
New York Knicks 30 52 .366 22 19–22 11–30 4–20

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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

Award winners

References

  1. ^ 2001-02 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
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