2001–02 Milwaukee Bucks season

2001–02 Milwaukee Bucks season
2001–02 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coach	George Karl
General manager	Ernie Grunfeld
Owner(s)	Herb Kohl
Arena	Bradley Center
Results
Record	41–41 (.500)
Place	Division: 5th (Central); Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WCGV-TV; Fox Sports Net North;
Radio	WTMJ
< 2000–01	2002–03 >

The 2001–02 NBA season was the Bucks' 34th season in the National Basketball Association.^[1] During the offseason, the Bucks signed free agent Anthony Mason to shore up their front line. After advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals last year, the Bucks got off to a solid start winning nine of their first ten games, but then lost five straight afterwards. The team posted an 8-game winning streak in January, which led them to a division-leading record of 26–13 as of January 21. At midseason, the team signed free agent Greg Anthony, who was previously released by the Chicago Bulls. However, with a 35–25 record as of March 6, the Bucks would struggle and proceed to lose 16 of their final 22 games and miss the playoffs, finishing fifth in the Central Division with a 41–41 record, thanks to an embarrassing 123–89 road loss to the Detroit Pistons to close out the season. This was one of the biggest late-season collapses for a team that was contending for a Division title in March.^[2]

Ray Allen led the team in scoring with 21.8 points per game, and was selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game. Glenn Robinson finished second on the team in scoring averaging 20.7 points per game, while Sam Cassell provided the team with 19.7 points and 6.7 assists per game. Second-year guard Michael Redd showed improvement averaging 11.4 points per game off the bench. Following the season, Robinson was traded to the Atlanta Hawks after eight seasons in Milwaukee,^[3] Darvin Ham signed as a free agent with the Hawks, and Anthony retired.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	51	Andre Hutson	F	United States	Michigan State

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB
G	34	Allen, Ray	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Connecticut
G	11	Alston, Rafer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fresno State
G	50	Anthony, Greg	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	UNLV
F	35	Caffey, Jason	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	256 lb (116 kg)	Alabama
G	10	Cassell, Sam	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Florida State
F/C	44	Foster, Greg	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	UTEP
F	21	Ham, Darvin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Texas Tech
C	40	Johnson, Ervin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	New Orleans
F	17	Mason, Anthony	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Tennessee State
F	41	Pope, Mark	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Kentucky
C	6	Przybilla, Joel	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Minnesota
G	22	Redd, Michael	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Ohio State
F	13	Robinson, Glenn	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Purdue
F	5	Thomas, Tim	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Villanova

Head coach

George Karl (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	–	26–15	24–17	20–8
x-Charlotte Hornets	44	38	.537	6	21–20	23–18	17–11
x-Toronto Raptors	42	40	.512	8	24–17	18–23	17–11
x-Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	8	25–16	17–24	13–15
Milwaukee Bucks	41	41	.500	9	25–16	16–25	17–11
Atlanta Hawks	33	49	.402	17	23–18	10–31	11–17
Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	21	20–21	9–32	12–16
Chicago Bulls	21	61	.256	29	14–27	7–34	5–23

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	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

Record vs. opponents

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

2001–02 game log
Total: 41–41 (Home: 25–16; Road: 16–25)

October: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 30, 2001	@ Utah	W 119—112				Delta Center 18,845	1–0

November: 8–4 (home: 5–1; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
2	November 1, 2001	@ Denver	W 102—101	Pepsi Center 18,634	2–0
3	November 3, 2001	Boston	W 105–99	Bradley Center 18,171	3–0
4	November 8, 2001	Miami	W 86–82	Bradley Center 18,364	4–0
5	November 10, 2001	Minnesota	L 82–98	Bradley Center 18,717	4–1
6	November 14, 2001	@ Washington	W 107–98	MCI Center 20,674	5–1
7	November 17, 2001	Utah	W 104–93	Bradley Center 18,717	6–1
8	November 21, 2001	Chicago	W 95–79	Bradley Center 18,717	7–1
9	November 22, 2001	@ Toronto	W 107–98	Air Canada Centre 19,800	8–1
10	November 21, 2001	Atlanta	W 95–88	Bradley Center 18,717	9–1
11	November 27, 2001	@ L. A. Lakers	L 85–104	STAPLES Center 18,997	9–2
12	November 28, 2001	@ Phoenix	L 84–104	America West Arena 15,590	9–3
13	November 30, 2001	@ Portland	L 95–101	Rose Garden 18,723	9–4

December: 2–4 (home: 2–0; road: 0–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
14	December 2, 2001	@ Seattle	L 83–97	Key Arena 13,595	9–5
15	December 4, 2001	New York	L 71–85	Bradley Center 17,416	9–6
16	December 6, 2001	Toronto	W 95–89	Bradley Center 18,717	10–6
17	December 8, 2001	New Jersey	W 95–79	Bradley Center 18,171	11–6
22	December 20, 2001	@ Dallas	W 101—113	American Airlines Center 19,780	14–8
23	December 22, 2001	@ Houston	W 110—115	Compaq Center 11,628	14–9

January: 0–2 (home: 0–2; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
40	January 22, 2002	Phoenix	L 81–92				Bradley Center 17,036	26–14
41	January 24, 2002	Seattle	L 88–99				Bradley Center 16,659	26–15

February: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
46	February 7, 2002	Memphis	W 107–103				Bradley Center 17,726	28–18

March: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
65	March 18, 2002	@ Charlotte	L 110—113				Charlotte Coliseum 7,883	36–29
69	March 26, 2002	Dallas	L 106–112 OT				Bradley Center 18,465	37–32

April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

2001–02 schedule

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

Player	GP	GS	PPG
Ray Allen	69	67	21.8
Rafer Alston	50		3.5
Greg Anthony	24		7.2
Jason Caffey	23		4.3
Sam Cassell	74	73	19.7
Greg Foster	6		1.2
Darvin Ham	70	2	4.3
Ervin Johnson	81	9	2.6
Anthony Mason	82	82	9.6
Mark Pope	45	12	1.9
Joel Przybilla	71	62	2.7
Michael Redd	67	8	11.4
Glenn Robinson	66	63	20.7
Tim Thomas	74	22	11.7

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

June 28, 2001	To Milwaukee Bucks Greg Foster	To Los Angeles Lakers Lindsey Hunter
October 22, 2001	To Milwaukee Bucks Kevin Willis Aleksandar Radojevic	To Denver Nuggets Scott Williams
October 22, 2001	To Milwaukee Bucks---- 2002 2nd round pick (Dan Gadzuric)	To Houston Rockets---- Kevin Willis

Free agents

Player	Signed	Former team
Anthony Mason	October 25, 2001	Miami Heat
Greg Anthony	March 5, 2002	Chicago Bulls

References

^ 2001-02 Milwaukee Bucks
^ "Bucks Left In Disarray". Chicago Tribune. April 19, 2002. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
^ "Bucks Trade Robinson to Hawks for Kukoc, Smith". Los Angeles Times. August 3, 2002. Retrieved April 4, 2017.

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References

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