2001–02 Orlando Magic season

2001–02 Orlando Magic season
Head coach Doc Rivers
Arena TD Waterhouse Centre
Results
Record 44–38 (.537)
Place Division: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East First Round (eliminated 1-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
< 2000–01 2002–03 >

The 2001–02 season was the 13th season of the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Magic made it to the playoffs with a record of 44–38, and lost in the first round to the Charlotte Hornets. This was also Patrick Ewing's final year of his career.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 15 Steven Hunter C  United States DePaul[2]
1 22 Jeryl Sasser G  United States SMU[2]
2 31 Omar Cook G  United States St. John's[2]

Roster

Orlando Magic roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 10 Armstrong, Darrell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1968–06–22 Fayetteville State
G 7 Brown, Dee style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1968–11–29 Jacksonville
F 30 Buechler, Jud style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–06–19 Arizona
C 55 DeClercq, Andrew style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1973–02–01 Florida
C 6 Ewing, Patrick style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1962–08–05 Georgetown
F 8 Garrity, Pat style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1976–08–23 Notre Dame
F 54 Grant, Horace style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson
F 33 Hill, Grant style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1972–10–05 Duke
G 11 Hudson, Troy style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1976–03–13 Southern Illinois
C 34 Hunter, Steven style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1981–10–31 DePaul
G 2 Jackson, Jaren style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1967–10–27 Georgetown
F 1 McGrady, Tracy style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–05–24 Mount Zion Christian Academy (N.C.)
F 50 Miller, Mike style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1980–02–19 Florida
F 45 Outlaw, Bo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1971–04–13 Houston
F 52 Reid, Don style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1973–12–30 Georgetown
G 5 Sasser, Jeryl style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979–02–13 Southern Methodist
F 3 Williams, Monty style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1971–10–08 Notre Dame
Head coach


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2002–04–02

Regular season

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
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-New Jersey Nets 52 30 .634 –
2 y-Detroit Pistons 50 32 .610 2
3 x-Boston Celtics 49 33 .598 3
4 x-Charlotte Hornets 44 38 .537 8
5 x-Orlando Magic 44 38 .537 8
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers 43 39 .524 9
7 x-Toronto Raptors 42 40 .512 10
8 x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 10
9 Milwaukee Bucks 41 41 .500 11
10 Washington Wizards 37 45 .451 15
11 Miami Heat 36 46 .439 16
12 Atlanta Hawks 33 49 .402 19
13 New York Knicks 30 52 .366 22
14 Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 354 23
15 Chicago Bulls 21 61 .256 31
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Charlotte Hornets vs. (5) Orlando Magic Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Hornets and Magic.

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(CHA-ORL)

 Venue TV Time
1 April 20 Orlando 79 Charlotte 80 1-0 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte TNT 8:30et
2* April 23 Orlando 111 Charlotte 103 1-1 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte TBS 8:00et
3* April 27 Charlotte 110 Orlando 100 2-1 TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando NBC 12:30et
4 April 30 Charlotte 102 Orlando 85 3-1 TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando TBS 8:30et
Charlotte wins series 3–1

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

Awards and honors

Transactions

Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Via trade

 Players Lost

Via trade

Waived

Released

Trades

June 27, 2001 To Orlando Magic
Future first round draft pick		 To Denver Nuggets
Omar Cook[2]
June 27, 2001 To Orlando Magic
Brendan Haywood		 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Michael Doleac[2]
August 1, 2011 To Orlando Magic
Laron Profit
2005 first round draft pick (Julius Hodge)		 To Washington Wizards
Brendan Haywood[3]
November 16, 2001 To Orlando Magic
Jud Buechler		 To Phoenix Suns
Bo Outlaw
2002 first round draft pick (Amare Stoudemire)[3]

Free agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Patrick Ewing July 18 Seattle SuperSonics[3]
Horace Grant July 19 Los Angeles Lakers[3]
Todd Fuller October 19 Miami Heat[3]
Jaren Jackson April 2 San Antonio Spurs[3]

References

  1. ↑ "2001-02 Orlando Magic Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 "2001-02 Orlando Magic Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports reference. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 "2000-01 Orlando Magic Transactions". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports reference. Retrieved 16 January 2013.